Alumni

Jeffrey Daijiro Taylor '21 | soundtrack for the film Moments Fleeting has won the Best Soundtrack award from the Oniros Film Awards and the New York International Film Award;  finalist for the Best Soundtrack award at the Toronto Independent Film Festival

Patrick Holcomb '18 | awarded the ASCAP Foundation Nissim Prize for his orchestral work "Persephone."

Matthew Podd '08| Matt Podd works with the music industry’s top artists, outlets, publishers, and venues as a pianist, composer, and arranger. Recent credits include Broadway’s Hadestown, HBO’s The Deuce, and The Plot Against America, Barbra Streisand, Jason Mraz, Dave Mathews, Renée Fleming, Joshua Bell, The Boston Pops, The New York Pops, and The National Symphony Orchestra,

Dominick DiOrio '06 | On April 8, Dominick DiOrio '06BM (now Professor of Music at Indiana University) conducted NOTUS and IU Jacobs School of Music instrumentalists in his original work "Eclipse Music for William Shatner," which accompanied the famous actor's original spoken-word narration, performed at the IU Memorial Stadium moments before eclipse totality.

Corey Stark '25 |  Has won the Warren County Summer Music School’s 12th Annual Promising Young Composers Competition in the overall category for his composition “Wretched’s Lament” for solo piano! This competition was judged by Neil Flory, DMA. This follows his recent distinction for the Louis Smadbeck Composition Award for his piece "The Orbit of Dawn" for trombone octet.

Jack Goodenough '23 | Named Teacher of the Year in Tallahassee, FL (2025)