Two choral experts visit Texas State

This spring the Texas State choral program hosted two nationally recognized composers on campus: Mr. Mark Hayes and Mr. Timothy Takach. Both presented information about the professional world of choral music and composing ideas with the choral literature class. Mr. Hayes shared two of his own compositions and presented a clinic with both the Men’s…

Guitarist headed to Indiana for DMA

Texas State graduate guitar student Onur Alakavuklar from Turkey was accepted into the DMA program at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, receiving a teaching assistantship. Onur was a member of the graduate guitar trio that placed first at the Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Festival competition last year.

Theory prof presents and sings

On February 14, theory professor Cynthia I. Gonzales, Ph.D. presented a Texas Music Educators Association Convention session titled “Using SmartMusic in the Choral Rehearsal.” That evening, she performed a concert with The San Antonio Chamber Choir, a professional ensemble.  To close the month of February, she presented an interest session titled “SmartMusic can do that?  Maximizing…

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