April 1, 2014—Andrew Stiefel, graduate student in music composition, has won the Zvi Zeitlin Memorial International Composer’s Competition Grand Prize.

March 31, 2014—On April 18 and 19, the UO Repertory Dance Company (UORDC), composed of the elite student dancers of the University of Oregon, will present culminating works of the academic year at their annual concert on the UO campus. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. both evenings in the Dougherty Dance Theatre on the third floor of the Gerlinger Annex on the UO campus.

Oregon Jazz Ensemble to Travel to Europe

March 27, 2014—Under the direction of Steve Owen, Philip H. Knight Professor of Music, the Oregon Jazz Ensemble will travel to Europe for ten days in July 2014 to perform at leading festivals in Switzerland, France, and Italy. The group of twenty students will also serve as goodwill ambassadors for the UO.

March 18, 2014—Brad Foley, dean of the UO School of Music and Dance, has announced his first sabbatical in thirty-seven years. Dean Foley will be on sabbatical starting April 1, and will resume his duties on September 1, 2014.

Feb. 27, 2014—Junior flute performance major Sarah Benton has won the College Winds-Percussion-Brass division of the 2014 National Young Artists' Competition of the Coeur d'Alene Symphony.

Feb. 24, 2014—On February 15, students from the UO School of Music and Dance swept the awards at the Eugene Symphony's 2013-14 Young Artist Competition.

Feb. 19, 2014—On Friday, March 7, fans of the traditional folk music of Ireland can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a wee bit early on the University of Oregon campus. Folklorist and performer Mick Moloney will present a concert of Celtic tunes at 8 p.m. in historic Beall Concert Hall, the opening event of Eugene's annual Irish Cultural Festival.

Feb. 14, 2014—Starting Tuesday, Feb. 18, the University of Oregon is honored to welcome the celebrated cellist Jeffrey Zeigler for a special weeklong residency at the School of Music and Dance.

The UO School of Music and Dance has named Zeigler a 2014 Robert M. Trotter Visiting Professor, a mark of distinction reserved for honored guest artists and scholars. Zeigler’s time on campus will include two public performances in historic Beall Concert Hall, as well as a more informal master class that will be free and open to the public.