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New takes on a traditional tune: Jazz program arranges, records 3 styles of ‘Pomp & Circumstance’
“As students and families prepare for the 2024 commencement ceremony at ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Boulder on May 9, there’s a buzz of excitement surrounding a unique musical endeavor set to take center stage. The College of Music’s Thompson Jazz Studies Program is providing this year’s graduates with new takes on the timeless rendition of Sir Edward Elgar’s ‘Pomp & Circumstance’ theme.” The traditional graduation march has been reimagined by Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Paul McKee in three distinct, captivating styles: Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing!

• Donor support puts Glenn Miller collections in the spotlight: Ahead of International Jazz Day on April 30, we’re pleased to share that ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Boulder’s vast and historically valuable Glenn Miller collection is set to take the spotlight, thanks to a philanthropy-funded archiving project. We’re so grateful for this unique donation that impacts our College of Music and ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Boulder Libraries, preserving an important period of American history that has yet to be preserved and digitized.
• Michael Sy Uy to direct American Music Research Center (AMRC): We’re thrilled to announce that Uy will join the College of Music’s musicology faculty as an associate professor and assume leadership of the AMRC this fall, bringing to his new responsibilities a rich background in musicological research as well as a broadly-based perspective on academic administration. 
• Congrats to our new Associate Professor of Bass Susan Cahill who will guest star on on May 3; and to Assistant Professor of Voice Andrew Garland who will be teaching several courses on the .
• We’re super proud of alumna Hannah Darroch (MM ’12) who’s the new ! At ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Boulder, Darroch was a teaching assistant to our Professor of Flute Christina Jennings.
• Special guests: , the Uvalde High School Mariachi Band—“Los Coyotes”—is visiting our College of Music today!

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