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The Epsilon Tau chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society at Texas State University has chosen 12 new inductees into their prestigious organization: Undergraduates: Melanie Goldstein Amy Gravell Kaley McDonald Payton McIntyre William Phi Caroline Reedy Cole Spengler Sara Trogdon Graduate students: Marissa Hernandez Gregory Hilliard Andrew LaRusch Joshua Torres Congratulations to these…
Recent TXST Master of Music–Composition Graduate John Vinzant has had his paper Sed Non Eodem Modo: Comparing Ludomusicology to Nineteenth-Century Musikwissenschaft accepted for presentation at two international video game conferences. The first conference, Ludo 2020, was an international conference hosted by the Ludomusicology Research Group and the University of Malta. The conference took place virtually on…
On April 23 I wrote that I had been asked to postpone my retirement and stay on one more year as Director of the School of Music. I was OK with that. Now we are deep into necessary budget cuts, and the University is encouraging longtime faculty to retire so their position can be de-funded…
The Texas State Mysterium for New Music Ensemble was recently the featured ensemble for the University of Texas at San Antonio MuTeFest (Music Technology Conference). Works performed included original student pieces, structured improvisational works, video game music and a piece by School of Music Director Dr. Tom Clark. Members were graduate students Dan Christenson, Andi Ivins, Wesley Uchiyama-Penix, John…
Fifteen Texas State Graduate students have been awarded Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) International Peace Scholarships. The P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a highly competitive, prestigious scholarship program which provides funding for women pursuing graduate studies internationally in the United States and Canada. Scholarships awarded by the Fund grant up to $12,500 in…
TXST’s Mariachi Lince de Oro and Mariachi Nueva Generacion have assembled video collage performances which were shared on their Facebook last Friday. Below are links to these at-home performances: Mariachi Lince de Oro, Amaneci en Tus Brazos Mariachi Lince de Oro, El Relampago Mariachi Nueva Generacion, Ojitos Verdes Mariachi Nueva Generacion, Teatro Mexico Thank you…