With Thanksgiving break just around the corner, it’s a good time to acknowledge the many contributions of our students and faculty at recent conferences: Marian Wilson Kimber, Cody Norling, Christine Getz, Daniel Thompson, Trevor Harvey, Andrew Tubbs, Kelsey McGinnis, Sarah Suhadolnik, and Nathan Platte.

When 1400 fourth graders arrived at the UI School of Music for an orchestra concert in October, they met an ensemble with whom they had already been introduced. That introduction was made by PhD student Megan Small and UI music librarian Katie Buehner, who produced two short videos specially tailored for the program and its fourth-grade audience.