The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters (MIAL) has announced its award winners for works first published, shown, or performed in the year 2012.

COLUMBUS, Miss. – Dr. Julia Mortyakova, chair of the Department of Music, will perform a solo piano recital, Friday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium of Poindexter Hall.

COLUMBUS, Miss. – Alisa Toy, music education major at Mississippi University for Women, was recently honored by the Mississippi Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.

COLUMBUS, Miss. – Soprano Cherry Dunn, assistant professor of music at Mississippi University for Women, will present a faculty voice recital, Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium of Poindexter Hall.