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Check out the recent news from our alumni:
• Steven Cohen (B.A. 2014; M.M. 2015; MBA 2023) was awarded a Platinum Prize in the 2025 Mozart International Music Competition (French Horn category) with his recording of Kevin Day's "Windborne" with the South Dakota State University Wind Symphony and Jake Wallace from earlier this year. See the full list of winners at https://mozart-competition.com/winners-march25/.
• Danni Gilbert (M.M. 2009; Ph.D. 2015) has been awarded the 2025 Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Collegiate Music Educator of the Year award. For more on the award, visit https://go.unl.edu/k8jx.