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Eight of the 28 total students recognized in the college categories of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, New England regional Student Auditions were UMass voice students.

UMass students Ethan Cogswell, Matthew Dao, Cristovao Fagundes, Marcus González, Thomas Gray, and Helkin Sosa are winners of International Trumpet Guild scholarships.

Music major, senior saxophonist Zoe Stinson is one of only eight students to be recognized as a Rising Researcher by UMass Amherst.

Ryan Nash, a senior Vocal Performance major, won First Place in the Student Auditions Competition (Upper College/Classical Division) held by the Boston Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS).

The Department of Music & Dance has created a new online music competition, UMass Young Artist Awards, open to high school students who are residents of, or attend school in Massachusetts. 

In January 2021, UMass faculty cellist Edward Arron and pianist Jeewon Park released a recording of Beethoven’s Complete Works for Cello and Piano on the Aeolian Classics label.