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Johnette Makamaeakahaiokaho’oponoponookapunahelekupuoka’aina Lee Martin—a PhD ethnomusicology student at our College of Music—has been awarded the highly competitive and prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in South Pasadena, California. This fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities and will enable Martin to pursue her project: “Unveiling Pacific Histories: Joseph Oliver Carter and the Role of Privy Councilors in Hawaiian Sovereignty.” 

Grants support student projects promoting equity and wellness

Jan. 17, 2025
By Kathryn Bistodeau 

At the CU Boulder College of Music, student ingenuity and creativity know no bounds. Two graduate students—Nicholas Felder, a DMA student in music composition and Ian Gunnarschja, a master’s student in saxophone performance and pedagogy—received grants supporting their innovative projects advancing equity in music and wellness among neurodiverse musicians, respectively. Note: In November 2024, as part of the Museum of Boulder’s Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History interactive exhibit, “Con-nect” featured Nicholas Felder.

Musicology doctoral candidate explores new research in Japan thanks to CAAAS Graduate Student Fellowship

“Motivated by the interdisciplinary approach to musicological studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, my pursuit of new knowledge and the invaluable guidance of my advisor, Dr. Austin Okigbo, who encouraged me to explore new frontiers, I began to explore new and unresearched areas of African cultural expressions,” says musicology PhD student Ubochi Igbokwe. [...] “My research aims to illuminate the patterns of African migrations in the 20th/21st centuries and their influence on the global dissemination of music and expressive cultural forms.”

Corey Nance (MM ’26, trombone) is serving on the International Trombone Festival's new Student Advisory Board.  

Corey Nance

Ethan Stahl (DMA ’26) won second place in the piano division of the Naftzger Young Artists Auditions and Awards.

Ethan Stahl