by unmmusicadmin | Jan 21, 2026 | Featured News
Albuquerque, NM — Dr. Michael Hix, Professor of Voice and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of New Mexico, has been selected to participate in the 2026 cohort of the Leadership Innovation for Faculty Transformation (LIFT) program, a competitive...
by Billy Overstreet | Jan 14, 2026 | Musicology
Star Trail, the newest CD by composer and pianist José Luis Hurtado, invites listeners into a vibrant universe of sound, one that shimmers, expands, and unfolds like light moving through space. Released on the Kairos label, the album presents a collection of works...
by unmmusicadmin | Apr 28, 2025 | Featured News, Musicology
By Melissa Ríos, UNM Musicology Graduate Student & Musicology Research Assistant April 2025 April 17th marked the celebration of a decade of musicology at UNM. To celebrate the occasion, Dr. Heidi Jensen, who was the first graduate of the revamped program in 2015,...
by jsumrow | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured News
Dr. Beth Ratay awarded Discovery Grant from OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers program Dr. Beth Ratay, a faculty member at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a Discovery Grant from OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers program....
by dajordan | Feb 14, 2025 | Featured News, Performance
Marchiando and Stojanovska to present “Soundscapes of Her,” music for trumpet and piano on KHFM, 95.5 FM “10 at 10” Series with Brent Stevens UNM Associate Professor of Trumpet, Dr. John Marchiando, and pianist Dr. Natasha Stojanovska will perform and chat about music...
by jsumrow | Feb 12, 2025 | Featured News, Music Education
Dr. Hurtado is the recipient of the 2024 “Mexicanos Distinguidos Award” Every year, the Mexican Government, through the Foreign Ministry of Mexico, selects a handful of nationals from all over the world to receive the Distinguished Mexicans Award, which is given to...
