DMA Percussionist, Michael Pratt wins FFSoM Concerto Competition!

Congratulations to DMA percussionist, Michael Pratt, who won the 2018 FFSoM Concerto Competition. Michael beat out all 50+ other contestants in the Woodwind/Brass/Percussion Area – in fact, he was the only percussionists IN the competition! Nice one! Judges were...

Dr. Morris Palter at PASIC 2016

Dr. Morris Palter gave a solo peformance at PASIC 2016, and a presentation at TEDxTucson 2017 which involved members of the UA percussion studio. He was a part of four faculty concert colaborations including a full scale production of Stravinsky’s “Les...

Congratulations, Trevor Barroero

Congratulations to TREVOR BARROERO, sophomore, who was the recent winner of two concerto competitions. Trevor won the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, and the University of Arizona Preseident’s Concerto Competition. Trevor was the soloist with...

CrossTalk Composition Contest

CROSSTALK was awarded a grant from the James P. and Shirley J. O’Brien Foundation to sponsor a composition competition to create a work for CrossTalk and UASteel, the school’s top steel band. Deadline for this competiton was January 15, 2014. The winning...