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BU School of Music Appoints New Director
Robert K. Dodson will serve as the new director of the School of Music in the Boston University College of Fine Arts. Dodson comes to Boston University from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he was director of the Division of Music in the Meadows School of the Arts.
As director of the BU School of Music, Dodson will oversee a resident undergraduate and graduate student body of 500, online graduate programs in music education, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, a summer program for high school musicians.
To learn more, visit www.bu.edu.
Read More...Alan Pasqua to Head USC Jazz
Legendary jazz pianist Alan Pasqua has been appointed Chair of USC Thornton School of Music's Jazz Studies department. Also joining the jazz studies faculty are saxophonist/composer Bob Mintzer and drummer Peter Erskine.
In addition, USC Thornton is introducing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Jazz, which will be overseen by Kathleen Grace and Kristin Korb. For more information, visit www.usc.edu/music.
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