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UMass Tubist Tyler Woodbury Selected as Semi-Finalist in International Competition
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Tyler Woodbury, a tuba student currently enrolled at the Department of Music and Dance, is one of only 10 collegiate student semi-finalists chosen from an international field by the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival, one of the most prestigious solo competitions for tuba in the world.

UMass Music & Dance Holds Convocation Awards Ceremony for 2018-19
Thursday, May 2, 2019
On May 1, the Department held its annual Convocation Ceremony to honor undergraduate, graduate, and honors students for their accomplishments. The event featured performances by oboist Erin Hussey, winner of the 2018 Theodore Presser Scholar Award, with Annierose Klingbeil, violin; Lauren Brown, viola and David Lookwhy, cello; and mezzo-soprano Caroline Lee, the 2018 Howard LeBow Memorial Scholarship awardee, with Sarah Kim, piano.