Librettist Mark Campbell’s (Thtr’75) work continues to be exhibited across the country. Performed so far this year are the oratorio “Sanctuary Road” and operas “Approaching Ali,” “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” and “The Shining.” Mark has received numerous awards for his work including a Pulitzer Prize in music for “Silent Night” and a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” He has created 40 opera librettos and the lyrics for seven musicals. He lives in New York, New York.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Dz𾱲(Mus’75) continues to perform and record his music, which has appeared on seven albums since he retired in 2014 as coordinator of music theory and composition at Northern Illinois University. During the first half of 2022, his score “Six Little Piano Pieces” was performed by Minato Sakamoto during the Boston New Music Initiative Prismatic Congruency video concert series; his electroacoustic “Parallel” premiered during the Earth Day Art Model International Telematic Festival; and his electroacoustic miniature, “Loretto Alfresco,” has been performed 29 times in a dozen states. Three works will be included on a Neuma Records album due out in November. In December, his toy piano miniature, “BACH (for Jan),” will premiere by David Bohn as part of the Vox Novus Fifteen Minutes of Fame series.

Posted Nov. 7, 2022

Betty Arkell (MPolSci’72; Law’75) and ٲ(Law’73) are both attorneys. Betty is a shareholder and corporate attorney at Buchalter’s Denver office, where she guides companies through the entire corporate lifestyle. David is a partner at Moye White, where he specializes in construction law. Beyond the courtroom, they participate in pro bono work and community outreach. The couple lives in Denver. 

Posted Nov. 6, 2023

dzDzDz𾱲 (Mus’75) received two New York City premieres. His “Six Little Piano Pieces” was performed by Max Lifchitz in 2022 at the National Opera Center’s Scorca Hall and his piano trio, “Dumkyana,” was performed in 2023 by the Trio Casals at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Also in 2023, his electroacoustic composition, “Parallel,” was heard during the VU Symposium in Park City, Utah, and during 13 National Association of Composers USA concerts in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. Most recently, Robert produced the album Composing ֱ: The First Three Generations (Neuma Records), comprising 10 works by nine composers, eight of whom were profiled in his 1997 book, Twenty ֱi Composers. Performers include nine members of the ֱ Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by music director Lahav Shani, additional ֱi artists and Northern Illinois University School of Music faculty and graduate students. 

Posted Nov. 6, 2023

James Navratil (Chem'70; MS'72; PhD'75) is a professor emeritus of environmental engineering and science at Clemson University. Navratil, who resides in Nederland, ֱ, has recently published two novels, Bare Essentials and Bear Hugs. Both novels partially take place on the ֱ Boulder campus. 

Posted Jul. 15, 2024

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