Joy Williams Archives

Apr 06, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

ECU guitar students place in competition

ECU guitar students distinguished themselves at the Appalachian Guitar Festival's International Solo Competition in April, 2014. Justin Lindley and Aaron Beck were chosen as two of the six semifinalists. Aaron was selected as a...

Apr 02, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

Sarah Cox wins ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week competition

Congratulations to School of Music sophomore Sarah Cox for winning first place for her presentation in the undergraduate Humanities category of the 2014 ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week competition, held April...

Mar 12, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

McCaslin nominated for recording award

ECU tuba professor Tom McCaslin has been nominated for the International Tuba Euphonium Association Roger Bobo Award in the Solo Tuba category for his CD "One More Dance" released on the Potenza...

Mar 08, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

Voice students compete at Orpheus

Five ECU voice majors were invited to compete in this year’s Orpheus Voice Competition in Tennessee on March 8 and 9, 2014. Sopranos Kimberly Watson and Caroline Vaughan, mezzo-sopranos Martha Hensler and Olivia Johnson, and tenor Ashton...

Mar 06, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

ECU Music Therapy Club wins Spirit Award

The ECU Music Therapy Club was awarded the Spirit Award for the Southeastern Region (11 states) of the American Music Therapy Association in March 2014. This is the highest award...

Mar 06, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

Organ students achieve

Krista Melcher, senior, has been named "E. Power Biggs Fellow" by the Organ Historical Society. She will represent ECU at the national convention summer 2014 in Syracuse, New York. Jordan...

Feb 07, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

Tomlinson’s “Audible Desserts” chosen for Electronic Music Midwest Festival

ECU composition graduate student Joshua Tomlinson has had his composition “Audible Desserts” selected by the Electronic Music Midwest Festival for performance in October. It was chosen previously by PARMA recordings for the...

Feb 02, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

Student competition success

Mary Catherine Cox, junior violin performance major studying with Ara Gregorian, won both the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra and the Durham Symphony Orchestra concerto competitions in January 2014. Also, she recently...

Jan 07, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

School of Music welcomes two new faculty

The School of Music welcomes two new faculty members to start the 2014-2015 school year. Daniel Shirley joins the School as teaching instructor in the Voice Department and assistant professor Dr. Raychl Smith is...

Jan 06, 2014
  • ECU School of Music

Brooks named 2014 Distinguished Alum

Joli Brooks has been named the 2014 School of Music Distinguished Alumna. Brooks began playing the violin as a sixth grader in the public schools of Sanford, NC. Brooks performed in...