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Texas State School of Music graduate student John Vinzant presented his paper, “Sed Non Eodem Modo: The Origins of Ludomusicology Compared to Musikwissenschaft,” at Texas Christian University for the fall 2019 conference of the American Musicological Society-Southwest Chapter. To view his presentation, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn5jZNMMj9k (starts at 6:01:00).
Texas State’s Mariachi Lince de Oro, directed by Miguel Guzman, were featured performers in San Marcos Record’s article “Centro Holds Annual Noche de Gala.” The gala featured keynote speaker Sandra Cisneros, notable poet and author of “The House on Mango Street.” Funds from the gala benefited Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos. For the full…
Texas State music faculty Hank Hehmsoth recently had his first professional journalist byline published. The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) invited him to write an article on NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern’s 90th birthday on Thursday, October 24, 2019. This expansive article is the headliner for the JJA, which has honored Morgenstern as recipient of its Jazz…
A review by GRAMOPHONE praises the music on a new CD by composer Jake Runestad, a recent guest at the School of Music. The review mentions Texas State Artist in Residence Craig Hella Johnson: “In all of the repertoire, Conspirare founding artistic director and conductor Craig Hella Johnson draws lustrous and controlled artistry from his…
Texas State music faculty Hank Hehmsoth was recently featured on Texas State Newsroom for his film score from 1991. A decade before Keenen Ivory Wayans spoofed horror films with “Scary Movie,” Academy Award-nominee John Hawkes made his film debut in 1991’s “Scary Movie,” a low-budget fright-fest filmed entirely around Austin. Texas State University’s Hank Hehmsoth,…
Dr. Martin McCain was recently an artist-in-residence at the Mahidol University College of Music in Bangkok, Thailand. He performed a recital, led a masterclass and coached the Mahidol Trombone Octet. While in Southeast Asia, McCain performed a few weeks with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and continues to be regularly engaged with the ensemble. He also…
The Texas State Mysterium for New Music Ensemble recently performed for several days at the Austin Classic Game Fest Convention, the largest retro gaming event in Texas. Attendance at the convention was estimated to be over 6000. The ensemble consisted of graduate composition major Wesley Uchiyama-Penix and undergraduate composition seniors Sean Eure and James Thistleton. The ensemble is directed by…
The Texas State Clarinet FIESTA CD, created by Texas State clarinet students under the direction of Dr. Vanguel Tangarov, has been accepted by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) for an appearance on the GRAMMY® Award Entry List, the second step of the GRAMMY® process. Their “LIVE from the Texas State Clarinet Fiesta”…
Director’s Diary — TC writes: Sunday, September 29, the San Marcos Daily Record ran a wonderful front-page story about our community outreach program, headlined “Mariachi Infantil trains youth in music, shares culture.” We are understandably proud of the work of TXST Professor John Lopez and his TXST students and colleagues training children and youths to…