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Jeff Rupert has been recognized as a Pegasus Professor, the most prestigious faculty award at UCF. The honor recognizes extraordinary contributions to the UCF community through teaching, research, and service. The award was formally presented by President John Hitt at the annual Founder’s Day Convocation on April 2. Pegasus Professors are chosen from senior faculty…

The 2014 Writes of Spring, a collaborative writing and theatrical production involving the UCF Theatre for Young Audiences, will be presented April 22-23 at the Orlando Repertory Theatre (REP). The 11th annual event is a writing contest designed to support literacy and promote creative expression. Each year The REP accepts writing submissions from kindergarten through…

Michael Wyatt Cox’s Florida childhood provided an unexpected boost to his career. The actor, starring in the touring production of “War Horse,” grew up in Jupiter Farms, west of the turnpike in Palm Beach County. “I grew up around horses,” says the University of Central Florida graduate, 26, with a laugh. “It was rural.” Cox…

Professor Jeff Moore traveled to Chicago to perform Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich at the University of Illinois in Chicago. The ensemble is made up of faculty members from various schools in Illinois, Michigan, New York, Texas and Florida.

Professor Jeff Moore traveled to Syracuse, New York to perform on a post-minimalist percussion ensemble concert that included Steve Reich’s Mallet Quartet, Peter Garland’s Apple Blossom and the New York premiere of Mark Mellits’s Gravity at Storers Auditorium on the Onondaga Community College campus. The ensemble included OCC faculty members Dr. Robert Bridge and Jen…

Professor Jeff Moore was invited to present master classes, clinics, and to perform in concert at the PAS Australia National Drums and Percussion Summer Camp at the University of Adelaide-Elder Conservatory of Music. Moore was among several international percussionists and pedagogues invited from Australia, Austria, and America, including Nebosja Zivkovic of the Konservatorium Wien University…

Professor Jeff Moore was interviewed for an article in Australia’s DRUMscene Magazine, released in January 2014. In the article Professor Moore discusses his background and percussion career. In addition, he discussed the topics for his upcoming sessions at the Australian National Drums and Percussion Camp in Adelaide, Australia.

Professor Jeff Moore was interviewed for an article in Orlando Arts Magazine, November/December 2013 issue. In the article he discusses his new position as Director and the goals for the newly formed School of Performing Arts.

Professor Jeff Moore second percussion method book and CD package, Fundamental Drumstick Control was published by Alfred Publishing Company, Van Nuys, CA.

Professor Jeff Moore was the featured clinician at the Yamaha Sounds of Summer Camp at UCONN (University of Connecticut) in Storrs.