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Critics Name Meadows Alumni and Student Performances as Favorites of 2014

Alumni Dance Music Theatre Area arts writers praise innovative works by alums and undergrads

January 06, 2015

Meadows Dean Sam Holland Named MTNA Teacher of the Year

Music Holland recognized for authorship, leadership, pedagogy

January 05, 2015

Class Led by MacArthur Fellow Rick Lowe Uses Art to Build Up One of Dallas’s Most International - and Challenged - Neighborhoods

Art Art and Social Practice class helps Vickery Meadow express experiences of immigration, isolation and the unexpected arrival of America’s first case of Ebola.

December 16, 2014

SMU's National Center for Arts Research Publishes Second Major Report on Arts Industry Health

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Report Measures Industry Health by Sector, Organizational Size, and Geographic Location and Examines What Drives Performance

December 04, 2014

What’s Coming Up for SMU Student Theatre

Events Theatre Take the edge off of finals week with these SMUST-see shows

December 03, 2014

SMU to Host Debate with Rwandan National Debate Team December 3

Corporate Communication and Public Affairs

December 01, 2014

Far Out: Meadows Faculty Art to Travel the Universe

Art Ransom, Tran works to be transmitted into deep space in 2015

November 25, 2014

Stunning Organ by German Master Builder Rudolf Janke Donated to Meadows by Wolfgang Rübsam

Music International musician donates instrument in honor of his SMU teacher, the late Dr. Robert T. Anderson

November 21, 2014

Leading Musician and Arts Administrator Named Dean of Meadows School of the Arts at SMU

Samuel S. Holland, internationally renowned music educator, named dean of Meadows School of the Arts

November 12, 2014

"Edge" Exhibit Features Works by Meadows Professor

Art Brian Molanphy’s "pousse" series explores perception of materials, line at Eastfield College Galleries, November 14 – December 19, 2014

November 11, 2014

SMU’S Pollock Gallery to Present "Stranger than Fiction", November 14 – December 13, 2014

Events Art Opening Reception on Nov. 21 from 6-8 p.m.; Artists’ Gallery Talk on Nov. 22 at 1 p.m.

November 10, 2014

'Tyrant' Star Wrenn Schmidt Shares Her Experiences from SMU Meadows

Theatre studies B.F.A. Wrenn Schmidt visited SMU to talk with theatre students on how Meadows prepped her for her career

November 10, 2014

An Interview with 2014 Fall Dance Concert Choreographer Adam Hougland

Choreographer of "Cigarettes" and "To the Fore" talks career transitions and inspirations

November 07, 2014

Actor Brian Baumgartner is SMU Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal

Plans to sample “Moody Magic”

November 05, 2014

An Interview with Alexander Sanchez, One of the Three Choreographers to the 2014 Fall Dance Concert

Dance The full Q&A with Alexander Sanchez, choreographer of Dancin’ Man

November 05, 2014

SMU Meadows Faculty Artist & Distinguished Alumni Recital Series Presents “à la française!,” Debut Concert with New Chair of Organ Stefan Engels, November 22

Music Engels will perform a program of classic French works spanning the centuries

November 05, 2014

Speaking Up

Corporate Communication and Public Affairs SMU Debate Team wins “Top Speaker” in novice division and third place overall at Edmond, Okla. tourney

November 03, 2014

Neue Galerie “Egon Schiele: Portraits” Exhibit in New York Curated by Former Meadows Professor

Art History Controversial Victorian-era artist subject of study by Dr. Alessandra Comini, University Distinguished Professor Emerita of Art History; New York Times calls the show “gripping”

October 30, 2014

M.A./M.B.A.: After the Degree

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Alumna Robin Rose draws on networking, budgeting skills learned in M.A./M.B.A. program for her career

October 29, 2014

Up Close with the Landscapes of Texas and New Mexico

Alumni Art Associate Professor of Photography Debora Hunter and painter Jane Starks (M.F.A. Art '99) showcase the landscapes of Texas and New Mexico in new exhibition

October 28, 2014

A Tribute to Matthew Tomlanovich, the 21st Century Margo Jones

A memorial service for Tomlanovich will be held Nov. 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the St. James Episcopal Church

October 27, 2014

12 Photos from SMU Theatre’s Production of Top Girls

Theatre Photographer Kim Leeson went behind the scenes to capture the show

October 23, 2014

Meadows Music Alumna Michelle Merrill Named Assistant Conductor of Detroit Symphony

Alumni Music Conducting ensembles and the Meadows Symphony while at SMU provided valuable experience

October 23, 2014

Higher Notes

Faculty Music Meadows voice professor donates talent, time to help build concert choir at high school in South Dallas

October 21, 2014

SMU Meadows Dance Ensemble Presents 2014 Fall Dance Concert, November 5-9

Dance Two world premieres, including an homage to Bob Fosse, among the four innovative contemporary works featured at the concert

October 15, 2014

Meadows Dance Professor Christopher Dolder to premiere documentary at Dallas Videofest on October 18 about the making of SMU's new Rite of Spring

Dance Classic work re-imagined by noted Dutch choreographer Joost Vrouenraets debuted in 2013 at SMU to critical acclaim

October 15, 2014

Art Professor Philip Van Keuren Featured in Solo Exhibition at the Gallery at UTA, October 13 - November 15

Faculty Art Certain Named Parts presents atmospheric black and white photogravures

October 07, 2014

15 Must-See Photos from SMU Theatre’s Production of Black Snow

Theatre Photographer Kim Leeson went behind the scenes on Meadows Theatre's first main stage show

October 07, 2014

Watch the SMU Meadows Brown Bag Dance Series Live

Students Dance SMU Meadows to live stream the Brown Bag performance on Wednesday, October 8 at 12:00 pm

October 06, 2014

SMU Speech Team Wins Two First-Place Speaking Awards at Regional Tournament

Staff Corporate Communication and Public Affairs After a three-year hiatus, team re-launches and wins top awards in both informative and extemporaneous speaking, taking third place overall

October 04, 2014

SMU's Pollock Gallery to Present "1972," October 10 - November 8, 2014

Art Film and exhibit by Sarah Morris will cover the events of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

October 03, 2014

SMU's Meadows School of the Arts brings activist artist Tania Bruguera's new project "The Francis Effect" to Dallas, October 3-4

Art Public Project Results From Bruguera’s 2013 Meadows Prize Residency Work Co-Commissioned with Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Santa Monica Museum of Art

October 02, 2014

SMU Names New Leah Young Fullinwider Centennial Chair In Music Performance

Faculty Music New Chair Funded by $2 Million Gift from Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr.

September 29, 2014

Clyde Valentin, Director of SMU Meadows Arts and Urbansim initiative, chosen to participate in International Leadership program hosted by National Arts Strategies

Valentín is one of 50 international arts leaders selected for 2014-15 class of The Chief Executive Program: Community and Culture

September 24, 2014

Music, Message: Student’s Documentary Music Helps Raise Awareness

Students Music Combining her lifelong love of music and activism, M.M. student Ellen Seldin creates musical scores for documentaries about urgent matters: gendercide, kids at risk, wildlife conservation and more

September 22, 2014

At SMU Theatre’s Conference Hour, Alums Chris Mathews and Jake Minton Talk Careers

Alumni Theatre Chicago’s House Theatre founders visit with students about their lives before and after SMU Meadows

September 11, 2014

Pulitzer-Winning Editorial Cartoonist Michael Ramirez to give the 2014 Sammons Media Ethics Lecture at SMU, October 2

Ramirez to give the fifteenth annual Rosine Smith Sammons Lecture in Media Ethics at SMU at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2

September 10, 2014

Meadows Collaborates on Pike Park Exhibit at Latino Cultural Center, Opening September 12

"Uptown’s Pike Park: Little Jerusalem to Little Mexico, 100 Years of Settlement" explores the Dallas immigrant experience

August 26, 2014

Chair of Communication Studies Joins Arthur W. Page Society

Faculty Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Sandra Duhé to join association of public relations CEOs, communications officers and leading academics

August 25, 2014

Cliburn Golden Medalist Alexander Kobrin and Former DSO Concertmaster Emanuel Borok to Present Concert at SMU, Sept. 6

Events Music First of three concerts in SMU Meadows School Faculty Artist and Distinguished Alumni Recital Series devoted to complete collection of Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano

August 21, 2014

SMU Meadows’ Sandra Duhé Named to PRSA College of Fellows

Faculty Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Chair of Division of Communication Studies is one of 15 professionals nationwide selected for the honor

July 23, 2014

Building a Career in Digital Marketing

Alumni Advertising Temerlin alum Wendi Leggitt '07, director of DKC Connect, on listening, hard work and the 'aha!' moment

July 21, 2014

13 Questions with Temerlin alumna Wendi Leggitt

Alumni Advertising Temerlin alum Wendi Leggitt (’07) acquired tenacity and learned strategy at TAI

July 20, 2014

A Report from the 2014 Teaching Jazz Dance Symposium

Dance Professor Danny Buraczeski reports on results of bi-annual event and next steps

July 18, 2014

Artist-in-Residence Matt Albert Named Director of Music in the Mountains Conservatory in Durango, Colorado

Music Prestigious, two-week summer program draws talented high school and college string musicians from across the country

July 18, 2014

Q&A with Joe Hoselton/Jenna Skyy: Living the Double Life

Staff Meadows staff member by day; award-winning female impersonator by night

July 17, 2014

New Website Ranks SMU Among Top Ten Colleges for Dance Performance in the U.S.

Dance ZOOMtens.com says Meadows offers “unparalleled quality in instruction”

July 15, 2014

Meadows Dance Students and Alumni Chosen to Participate in Inaugural Dallas DanceFest, Aug. 29-31

Alumni Dance Performers to include SMU Meadows Dance Ensemble; Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, founded by alum Joshua Peugh

July 10, 2014

Meadows Alum Ian Derrer (B.M. Voice Performance,’96) Named New Artistic Administrator at The Dallas Opera

Alumni Music Derrer chosen following an international search for newly created position; will support the planning and implementation of the opera’s programming for future seasons.

June 25, 2014

SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts named top music school in the country in study published in USA Today College

Music SMU heads top 10 list in rankings by College Factual

June 20, 2014

The 2013-14 Year at Meadows School of the Arts in GIFs

Creative Computation Dance Journalism Music Theatre From the Brown Bag dance series to the Art Division hot molten bronze pour, a look back on the best GIFs of the 2013-14 academic year

June 18, 2014

SMU Piano Student Alessandro Mazzamuto Wins Center for Musical Excellence International Grant/Birte Moller Young Artists Award

Students Music Prize includes Carnegie Hall debut in 2015

June 12, 2014

Next Stop: Carnegie Hall

Students Music Student Alessandro Mazzamuto has already soloed with orchestras in Milan, Germany, Ukraine and Romania. Now, thanks to a 2014 CME International Grant/Birte Moller Young Artists Award, he’s headed to Carnegie Hall in 2015.

June 10, 2014

Two Meadows Alumni Receive Tony Awards Sunday Night

Alumni Music James Houghton ’86 and Will Trice ’01 Receive Broadway’s Top Honor

June 09, 2014

SMU Associate Film Professor Carolyn Macartney to premiere WANDA THE WONDERFUL at Oak Cliff Film festival, June 22

Faculty Film & Media Arts Wild West sharpshooter Wanda "had four husbands, but only shot one of them…"

June 09, 2014

Meadows Ph.D. Art History Candidate to Speak in London on Contemporary Artist Richard Mosse

Students Art History Gayle and Paul Stoffel Fellow Lauren Richman to present conference paper on Mosse’s The Enclave

June 02, 2014

Two Meadows Staff Members Honored with Faculty Senate Outstanding Staff Awards

Amy Dahmann and Pam Henderson among five SMU staff to receive 2014 awards

May 23, 2014

Hear The Final Two Tracks from SYZYGY’s New Album

Music Tracks by student composers sizzle, breathe; works by Uriah W. Rinzel (M.M. Composition, ’14, M.M. Theory Pedagogy, ’15) and Nathan Courtright (M.M, ’13) complete year-long creation of album

May 20, 2014

Altius Quartet Takes Silver Medal at International Fischoff Chamber Music Competition

Alumni Music Just weeks after taking first place at the Coltman, SMU alumni ensemble wins the silver and $3,000 at the Fischoff Competition

May 14, 2014

Meadows Alums and Faculty to Perform Excerpts from Simon Sargon’s "Saul" Opera

Music One-hour version of the dramatic struggles of King Saul features internationally recognized Meadows opera artists Donnie Ray Albert and Clifton Forbis

May 13, 2014

The Making of an Album: SYZYGY’s New Tracks Showcase the Inspiration Behind Exploration

Music How SYZYGY, SMU’s New Music Ensemble, built an album of music and wrote a love letter to how it’s done in the process

May 05, 2014

2014 End-of-Year Awards Given to Outstanding Meadows Students and Faculty

Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Recipients selected for awards from the University and from the Meadows School

May 05, 2014

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