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Dr. Nico Schüler recently published a book chapter on “Orientation Processes and Perspectivism in the Spatiality of Music-Theoretical Research: Reflections on the Plurality of Modern Methods and Methodology of Music Analysis” in the book Music and Spatiality (ed. by Miloš Zatkalik, et al., Belgrade, 2021). He also published a research article on “Otto Laske and…
Dr. Lynn F. Ledbetter, Professor of Violin, conducted a master class for 40 string students from Southwest High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin on December 17, 2021. Topics discussed included Zoom-related teaching, string careers, and orchestral repertoire. The class will be repeated in Spring 2022.
At the end of last year we shared that Dr. Jason Kwak, Professor of Piano was recently nominated by Steinway San Antonio for the Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame. Since then Steinway helped produce a Professor Profile video on Dr. Kwak and has released an official press release. You can view the video and press…
Daris Hale (bassoon) and Ian Davidson (oboe) traveled to Rio de Janiero where they appeared as featured soloists at the RioWinds Festival. Their solo concert included a performance of Ian’s most recent original composition “Ranch Songs”, scored for oboe and bassoon. Also on the program was the premiere performance of Harold Emert’s (principal oboe – National Orchestra of…
Daris Hale (bassoon) and Ian Davidson (oboe) traveled to Mexico City for a series of master classes involving students from there music schools in central Mexico; Escuela de Bellas Artes, Escuela de Musica Vida y Movimient Ollin Yoliztli, and Conservatorio Nacional de Musica de Mexico. Their visit to Mexico City also included a featured chamber music…
Daris Hale (bassoon) and Ian Davidson (oboe) recorded tracks for the documentary film “Simple as Water” that was released on HBO November 16. The film, nominated for best documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, explores the impact of war, separation, and displacement, the film takes audiences into Syrian families’ quests for normalcy and building a new…
Dr. Dimitar Ninov, Senior Lecturer of Music, won first prize for his composition in the “Dance” category at the sixth International Festival of Wind Orchestras “Diko Iliev”, in Montana, Bulgaria. Dr. Ninov’s work “Orhaniysky Buchemish” is a dance in 15/8 time. 11 composers participated in the competition, with the winners being awarded a cash prize, a…
Senior Lecturer of Music Richard D. Hall, composed, record and performed the music for several screen-dance films that were recently featured at multiple film festivals. “Being Together” (2020) is a collaborative screen-dance work between Hall, Texas State University Dance video-choreographer Ana Baer, the Texas State University Merge Dance Company, and the Body Shift Collective, an…
Texas State University School of Music Artist in Residence, Dr. Craig Hella Johnson, and his Austin-based vocal ensemble Conspirare received their tenth GRAMMY® nomination in the Best Choral Performance category for their new album The Singing Guitar ahead of the 64th annual GRAMMY® awards. The Singing Guitar, released under the Delos label, features works by composers…
Boston-based ensemble Hub New Music released a digital album of Michael Ippolito‘s Capriccio, a 25-minute work that responds to paintings by the German-American artist Hans Hofmann. The album is currently available on Bandcamp and will be released on streaming services in the coming weeks.