a community of musicians at TXST School of Music
Dr. Kevin Edward Mooney, Senior Lecturer in Music History, is publishing his new book, Texas Jazz Singer: Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond, in May of this year. Published through Texas A&M University Press, Texas Jazz Singer: Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond is part of the Sam…
Senior Lecturer of Music Richard Hall was asked to write a chapter for the book Dance and Philosophy, published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London. Out of the 38 authors, only one other author is associated with music and Hall is the only musician/composer to contribute. The chapter “Discovering Collaboration in Dance,” discusses Hall’s various experiences performing and…
Dr. Alec D. Scherer presented at the 2021 biennial National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music Research and Teacher Education Virtual Conference as a member of a research team for a spoken presentation and poster, and as the primary author for a poster. During Research Poster Session I, Dr. Scherer presented Creativity Items Among Beginning Band…
Congratulations to Master of Music Orchestral Conducting student and Texas State Orchestra Graduate Assistant, Tyler Bainter! He was one of four accepted from across the country to be a participant in the College Orchestra Directors Association‘s conducting masterclass with Maestro Timothy Muffitt, music director of the Baton Rouge and Lansing Symphony Orchestras!!
Dr. Martin McCain was a guest artist on January 9th for the Brass Out Loud workshop where he led a masterclass for an international audience. He was featured on Pedal Note Media’s podcast The Entrepreneurial Musician, Episode 228. On January 19, McCain presented a lecture, “How to Succeed as a Professional Musician” to the McCown…
Dr. Lynn F. Ledbetter, Texas State Professor of Violin, was invited to give a Master Class for the Escuela Superior de Danza y Musica de Monterrey (Mexico) for violin students playing Prokofiev “Concerto No. 1”, Stravinsky “Concerto in Re”, Mendelssohn “Concerto in E Minor”, and Ysaye “Sonata No. 4” on Friday, February 5, 2020. The…
Austin Opera presents a weekly Vimeo broadcast series on Fridays at 3:00pm entitled “Live from Indy Terrace” which spotlights artists who are part of Austin Opera productions. “Live from Indy Terrace” has featured vocal artists, costume designers, lighting designers, live recitals, and more. A recent three-episode series during January featured extended discussions between Austin Opera Artistic…
Texas State University School of Music student Cutter W. González has been admitted to the International Conducting Workshop & Festival (ICWF) in Lviv, Ukraine in August 2021! This workshop will focus on Brahms’ four symphonies across twelve full orchestra sessions and nine sextet sessions, totaling more than 40 hours of instructional time with the Lviv National…
Kate Thane, a Spring 2020 graduate, was recently named “Rookie Teacher of the Year” at Clements High School in Sugar Land! Thane studied trumpet under Dr. Keith Winking and received a Bachelor of Music in Music Studies degree in Spring of 2020. Following graduation, Thane took a position at Clements High School in Fort Bend…
Associate Professor of Practice, Hank Hehmsoth, was recently featured on the front page of the Texas State Stories. The story, We Are the Music Makers, follows Hehmsoth’s research in the field of Jazz as well as the research grants he has been awarded. The second half of the piece gives an overview of Hehmsoth’s storied…