2025

Larry Murdock, Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Keyboard Studies - Piano, Sun Min, Kim, Amelia Senior ’25
Students
Ongoing community support for Denison’s young musicians
Former registrar Larry Murdock keeps showing up — supporting Denison student musicians and sharing their music with his senior community.
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Po' Ramblin' Boys
Workshops & Info Sessions, Performances, Faculty, Visiting Artists
Fun and great music at the Bluegrass and American Roots Festival
People of all ages will enjoy the festival’s outstanding musical talent, featuring The Cleverlys and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys.
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2024

Jared Thompson ’04
Alumni
Sock Joplin Trio’s Jared Thompson ’04 on a national tour
Thompson, his twin brother Joshua, and vocalist Psywrn Simone share their journey into sound and pay tribute to Black music on their national tour.
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Student News
Sophomore music major releases first album
Wyatt Fabyanske ’27 writes music by ear and lyrics based on his life.
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Illustration of a yellow crescent moon against a deep blue night sky, seen through the silhouette of a tree canopy.
Performances
Send in the clowns: Tears and laughter accompany ‘A Little Night Music’
The Sondheim classic comes to Sharon Martin Hall in December, with a talented student cast navigating a story of tangled relationships.
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Performances, Faculty, Visiting Artists
‘The War is Over’ with DU Wind Ensemble
Can music serve as a voice for peace?
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The Hilltoppers singing at groundhogs day
Denison Magazine
It was strange and beautiful and unforgettable
A Hilltopper shares his experience opening up for the world's most famous groundhog.
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Timothy Carpenter on stage inside Swasey chapel with singers behind him
Denison Magazine
Denison’s ‘Rev’ is moved by a spirit of tolerance and inclusion
The leader of the gospel choir and coordinator of Christian life, Timothy Carpenter embraces the struggle and tenacity of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Cristina Caldari, Justin Coleman, and Philip Rudd
Featured News
Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024
Denison welcomes newly tenured faculty Cristina Caldari, Justin Coleman, and Philip Rudd.
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What's Happening
Blending voices and sharing stories in the ‘Considering Matthew Shepard’ oratorio
Professor Harris Ipock conducts this “meditation on the oneness that all human beings share.”
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Henhouse Prowlers
Performances
Bluegrass Festival features nationally renowned bands
Bluegrass bands blend traditional sounds and creative energy
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I Exist Event
What's Happening
Contemporary Sounds Concert Series: I Exist Project
Enjoy a performance of eclectic visuals and music featuring LGBTQIA+ composers.
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2023

Sun Min Kim
Denison Magazine
5 questions with Music’s Sun Min Kim
His path to piano, the mentor who still watches over him, and the freedom he finds in teaching and studying music at a liberal arts college
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Performances
Handel’s 'Messiah' performed in historic Swasey Chapel
The December performance, which takes place every four years, is a Denison tradition.
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UCelli
Performances
'TenSCORE' featuring music & composition of faculty
Cora Kuyvenhoven will perform and Ching-chu Hu and Hye Kyung Lee have compositions featured on the Short North Stage in Columbus.
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Fairs & Festivals
Denison's 27th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival
With performances by guitarists, Pasquale Grasso and Fareed Haque. Accompanied by the Hammond B-3 master, Tony Monaco.
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Vail series staff
Performances
Students are the Heartbeat of Denison's Vail Series
The Vail Series offers a unique opportunity for students to not only attend concerts but also to actively participate in its behind-the-scenes operations.
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Pete Mills
Faculty
Music faculty Pete Mills excels in the Columbus jazz scene
Over the last two decades in the Columbus area, Mills has become a central figure in the diverse and exciting local jazz scene.
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Performances
2023-24 Vail Season Opens
The Vail Series proudly presents a season of amazing world-renowned artists and incredible rising stars to Denison.
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Newly tenured Denison faculty, left to right: Sarah Supp, Chris David Westover-Muñoz, Matthew Jungers, and Ojeya Cruz Banks.
Featured News
Denison welcomes faculty to tenured positions
Tenure has been awarded to five members of the faculty, who will be promoted to associate professor in fall 2023.
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Faculty
Bluegrass Standard interviews Prof. Adam Schlenker
Our American Roots Music concentration doesn't take away any of the bluegrass components. It allows us to look at more music, people, and culture.
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Madeleine Murphy ’23
President's Medalists
Madeleine Murphy ’23: President’s Medalist
“What surprised me while we were playing high-level music I felt the emphasis was not on perfection — it was on learning to be a lifelong creative.”
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Jaelyn Roth’23
Awards & Honors
Jaelyn Roth ’23: President’s Medalist
Roth is one of six students in the country to receive the national Society of Physics Students Leadership Scholarship in 2022.
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Lori Christian '00
Alumni
Lori Christian '00 EVP of Marketing for Universal Music
As executive vice president, Lori Christian '00 will oversee Universal Music Group's Nashville’s Artist Development and more.
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Four actors in period costume
Performances
'The Threepenny Opera'
“A play with music,” The Threepenny Opera has two directors, one each in music and theatre.
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Rachel Abzell '19
Alumni
Rachel Azbell '19 empowers girls in jazz
Jazz Arts Group's Rachel Azbell '19 leads Columbus' first Jazz Girls Day, an all-day event for high school and college students.
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Announcements & Updates
Orchestra Concert features Concerto Winners
Founded in 2018, the Concerto Competition showcases individual performers
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Stained glass window
Newsletters
tiny TUTTI Festival brings us "all together"
Music is at the heart of the spiritual theme, connecting the two nights of performances.
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Newsletters
Turning Mistakes into Lessons: The American Roots Ensemble
Ansley Maynard ‘23 turning her first major musical mistake into a learning experience.
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Appalachian Swing
Fairs & Festivals
2023 Bluegrass Festival features celebrated guest artists
“This is the epitome of our American Roots Music program at Denison." Adam Schlenker
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