Lauren Koszyk (’20 M.M.), Dallas, is an arts administrator who received a scholarship award from the Gena Branscombe Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to the revival of music by Canadian-American composer Gena Branscombe. Lauren is studying for her master’s degree in business administration in music business and doctorate of musical arts in collaborative piano. She served as assistant artistic director for UNT’s CollabFest, the first international conference dedicated exclusively to collaborative piano. She also has worked with The Cliburn, Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy and the International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Society. She is a pianist who was named a 2023 Top Piano Teacher by Steinway & Sons and has performed in the U.S., Canada and Europe.