A SOUND INVESTMENT The UNT College of Music is one of the most respected comprehensive music schools in the nation. Our prestigious faculty is comprised of internationally acclaimed artists and scholars in conducting, composition, ethnomusicology, music education, music entrepreneurship, music history, music theory and performance. We present over 1,100 concerts and recitals every year and our award-winning alumni enjoy impressive careers across a wide range of music professions around the globe. Peggy, you’ve been a beloved member of the College of Music family for many years. Your investment in the The Henry Gibbons Choral Conducting Scholarship has fueled our ongoing endeavor to develop and nurture the artistry, creativity, scholarship and professional competence our conducting students need to succeed. The following recipients of The Henry Gibbons Choral Conducting Scholarship are prime examples of your enormous impact at the University of North Texas.
SAMUEL SWEET 2019-20 ($1,000)
Samuel Sweet earned a bachelor’s degree in choral music education in 2018 and a master’s in choral music education in 2020, both from UNT. He is currently the assistant choirmaster at Saint Michaels and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas where he works with choristers and senior chorister students, the Compline Choir and the Adult Choir. "Music is a time capsule, allowing us to really have moments of reflection to last for centuries," Sweet says. "I don’t think a composer knows what their impact will be. Music allows us to leave our fingerprints."
JUN YOUNG NA (No Photo Available) 2019-20 ($1,000)
Jun Young Na is a third year D.M.A. student in the choral conducting program at Colorado Univer - sity Boulder and is currently serving as the conductor of the Denver Korean Christian Church Choir. He received a master’s degree in choral conducting from UNT. Na is originally from South Korea and was taught by Hawon Yoon in the choral conducting program at Hanse University. Before moving to the U.S., he served as the choir director of Young-do Women’s Chorus, a semi-profes - sional choir, and worked as a vice-choir director with the director, Hakwon Yoon, at Busan Student Art Choir for Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education in South Korea. Na is now living in Boul- der with his wife, Hyunju, and their two children, Miseo and Yeseo.
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