a community of musicians at TXST School of Music
An American String Teachers Association webinar, “The Many Facets of Studio Teaching: Exploring Key Areas for Success!” on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 6-7:00 pm ET will include presenters TXST violin professor Dr. Lynn Ledbetter (Chair, ASTA Studio Teacher Committee) and Dr. Theodore Buchholz (Vice-Chair, ASTA Studio Teacher Committee).
Saxophone student Jack Woodruff was selected via audition to perform with the National Youth Wind Ensemble in Washington D.C. at the historic Warner Theater. Following a comprehensive audition process, the NYWE consists of the nation’s premier young wind, brass, and percussion performers. Musicians spent a week in the nation’s capital, with daily rehearsals led by…
Undergraduate music student Nolan Hopkins toured nationally over the summer with the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps. Founded in 1940, the organization is the third-oldest junior drum and bugle corps in the nation and a founding member of Drum Corps International. Composed entirely of brass players, percussionists and color guard members under the age…
Several TXST flute alumni performed or presented at the National Flute Association Convention in Chicago in August: Ziging Guan (MM 2018) was selected and performed for a panel as a quarterfinalist in the Young Artist Competition. Teresa Sandragorsian (BM 2014,MM Jazz 2020) performed in jazz masterclass (chosen by audition). Hilary Janysek (2011) chaired the NFA…
Flute professor Dr. Adah T. Jones was Principal Flute for the Victoria Bach Festival June 7-12, also performed a flute and harp recital. She served on the National Flute Association Golden Anniversary Awards Committee and performed in the premier of “Images of Cherubim” by James Lee III (commissioned by the Awards Committee in celebration of…
School of Music alumnus Samuel Gaskin has received a Fulbright Study/Research award to study with organist-composer Jean-Baptiste Robin at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Versailles (CRR de Versailles). Additionally, he will be studying jazz piano and organ improvisation, with the goals of investigating the pedagogical methods of the French conservatory, mutual cultural exchange, and…
Dr. Joey Martin, Director of Choral Actiivities, received the 2022 Choral Advocacy Award from the Texas Choral Directors Association. This award “honors conductors, educators, administrators, and other individuals who have been advocates for singing and ardent supporters of the choral arts within the community, school, or place of worship.” Congratulations to Dr. Martin on this well-deserved recognition!
University Advancement TXST has posted a Big Ideas TXST about our own Associate Professor of Practice, superb musician, and jazz history researcher: “Episode 31: A life in music with Hank Hehmsoth” https://news.txst.edu/inside-txst/big-ideas-podcast/episode-31-a-life-in-music-with-hank-hehmsoth.html
Apple TV was recognized by the News & Documentary Emmy Awards with nominations for celebrated documentaries, including Outstanding Science & Technology Documentary and Outstanding Sound: Documentary for the groundbreaking nature film “Fathom”. SRT alum Brad Engleking was both the supervising sound editor & re-recording mixer for “Fathom”.
Alec D. Scherer, Assistant Professor of Music Education, recently presented two spoken research presentations at the 35th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education. The research topics presented included undergraduate choral musicians’ conducting behaviors and their instructors’ pedagogy and perceptions of conductor attire.