October, 2009

October 9, 2009

BU School of Music Appoints New DirectorRobert 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. [...]

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July, 2009

July 6, 2009

Alan Pasqua to Head USC JazzLegendary 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 [...]

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