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In August Dr. Ian Davidson, Regents’ Professor, signed a multi-year contract with Trevco Publishing, the largest double reed publisher in the world, to publish his original compositions. “Scenes at the Ranch”, inspired by five paintings of American Painter, Georgia O’Keefe, and an encounter with the artist, was released earlier this month. The work, scored for…
Recently, Matt Hurtado (BM 2015) was invited to become a member of the Yokohama Euphonium Ensemble (YEE), one of Japan’s oldest euphonium ensembles and sponsored by the Agency of Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan). Yokohama is the birthplace of the euphonium in Japan and the YEE is one of the oldest euphonium ensemble organizations in the…
Mysterium recently performed at the Classic Game Fest in Austin, TX, which is considered “the biggest retro gaming event in Texas,” with an estimated attendance of over 6000. The ensemble performed music from several well know video games including Sonic, Undertale, Zelda, Castelvania, Star Fox, and Donkey Country as well as several structured improvisations. All…
Dr. Gilbert Garza, alumnus of the Bobcat Saxophone Studio was hired as Saxophone Instructor at Texas A&M University in Kingsville. Congratulations Dr. Garza!
During September of 2021, Dr. Kwak will be inducted into Steinway and Sons Teacher Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place in New York and his name will remain permanently in their hall of fame at the Steinway factory in Astoria, NY.
Lilian Vo (bassoonist) was awarded undergraduate student travel funds to attend the Eastern Music Festival for Summer 2021. During her time there, Vo met musicians from all over the world, played in chamber groups with coaches, and attended studio classes. Vo worked with bassoon faculty members George Sakakeeny, Eastman School of Music and Karla Ekholm, principal…
Dr. Michael Ippolito, Associate Professor of Music Composition, was recently featured on the debut album of c/o chamber orchestra, Divertissement! which was released on June 4, 2021. The c/o chamber orchestra is a thirty-musician collective from a dozen European countries. c/o was founded in 2014 as an unconducted chamber ensemble that celebrates the responsibilities of collaboration and…
Dr. Dimitar Ninov published a theoretical article in Musicological Annual, entitled “Interior Cadences in the Sentence of Schoenberg”. Another article accepted for publication in Facta Universitatis is named “The Defects of a Reigning Theory”. As composer, Ninov participated in two virtual concerts given by the Composers Alliance of San Antonio (CASA): Ephemera Universalis (21 March,…
Texas State University School of Music Alumnus Martin Kesuma recently released his album “Detours” through Centaur on July 16th. “Detours” features Granados’ Allegro de Concierto, Vine’s Five Bagatelles, Ginastera’s Piano Sonata No. 1, Suprana’s Tembrang Alit, Takemitsu’s Train Tree Sketch II, Kapustin’s Variations, Op. 41, and the title track, Oquin’s Detours. Lynn René Bayley of The…
Welp Magazine, an online publication focused on technology, recently released their list of the top 20 choral podcasts of 2021. Dr. Jonathan Babcock’s podcast Texas State Choirs Today made the list! Texas State Choirs Today focuses on interviews with visitors to the Texas State University Choral Department, including Gwyneth Walker, Craig Hella Johnson, and Derrick…