News at the College of Music and Fine Arts

Katie M. Codina ’07, Metairie, La., was named the Elementary Band Director of the Year by the District VI Band Director’s Association.

Amanda Wuerstlin ’06 (music education), New Orleans, La., plays violin and sings harmonies in Big History, a band that layers sultry, southern voca

Ashley Stevens, bachelor of arts in music ‘11, was named account coordinator for The Food Group, a national food and beverage marketing agency, in

"The singers were exceptionally fine and well matched, starting with the tenor Richard Croft, strong yet vulnerable as Gandhi. Like Mr.

Madeleine Flynn '10 (aka New Orleans singer Maddie Ruthless) hosts a monthly ska and reggae night at the Lower Garden District bar the Saint, and l

Loyola University New Orleans student David Castillo won first prize in March 2010 in the Stewart Brady Competition for Young Artists sponsored by

Kasey Sollenberger '10, a graduate of the Music Therapy program, has established YourSong Music Therapy, a private practice in Fort Worth, Texas.

Hailed by The New York Times as “bright, active, and fastidiously musical,” and by Opera News as having “a golden sound,” Sarah Jane McMahon ’02 is

Loyola University New Orleans alumnus and noted jazz pianist Matt Lemmler ’90 will return to campus to perform a special