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The Texas State University Chorale has been invited to participate in the London Handel Orchestra‘s special spring London Handel Festival! Each December the London Handel Orchestra, under the direction of Laurence Cummings, presents Messiah from Handel’s own place of worship, St. George’s church in Hanover Square, London. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the December 2020…
Dr. Todd Oxford, Associate Professor of Saxophone, stayed busy during the latter half of 2020. Recently Dr. Oxford served on the judging panel for the ENKOR International Music Competition in London. He also was named Silver Medal Winner Global Music Awards Solo Instrumental Division in La Jolla, California and First Prize Winner Charleston International Competition…
The Texas State University String Project was recently featured in the University Star by Tania Zapien, Life and Arts Contributor. Zapien outlines the impact of the project on the community of San Marcos and it’s involvement with the School of Music students and faculty. Music Studies major Morgan Milner working with String Project students in…
In December 2020, Dr. Nico Schüler was awarded the Research Enhancement Program (REP) grant. As only one of four recipients from the College of Fine Arts and Communications this Fall, Dr. Schüler received maximum funding for his grant entitled: Jacob J. Sawyer (1856-1885) and the Rediscovery of African-American Musical Theatre. Jacob J. Sawyer, according to Dr.…
Fall 2020 presented unprecedented complications for educational institutions and performance venues around the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Texas State University School of Music was charged with tackling these challenges head-on in an effort to assist our students meet graduation milestones and continue to safely share our art with the Texas…
Texas State University Senior William Phi has been selected as the recipient for the Rosaura Garcia Gonzales ’52 Endowed Scholarship, to be awarded in the spring 2021 semester! The Rosaura Garcia Gonzales ’52 Endowed Scholarship was established to assist first-generation college students at Texas State majoring in Music. To qualify, students must have completed over…
In October, Texas State Sound Recording Technology (SRT) staff member Chris Bell received a call from musician Jennifer Akerman. Akerman, who releases music under band name Final Child, was working on music for Paul Leyden’s film Chick Fight. Bell assisted her in production of these 7 tracks for the film, which was produced by and stars…
On December 2nd, Dr. Denise Trauth shared her 2020 Holiday Greetings with the Texas State community. Among the videos presented by the Texas State University President was a performance of Jingle Bell Rock by students in Mariachi Nueva Generación and Ballet Folklórico. This performance was filmed in the courtyard of the Taylor-Murphy History building on the…
Senior Lecturer Richard Hall was the lead composer on the screen dance film “THULE,” a collaborative work between German dancer/choreographer Heike Salzer and Texas State University Dance Professor and video-choreographer Ana Baer. “THULE” was filmed in Iceland. It was recently selected/shown at the following festivals: American Dance Festival’s “Movies by Movers” Online Film Festival, Exchange Choreography Festival…
Cynthia I. Gonzales has had a busy fall semester! In September, she completed a three-day virtual residency at Michigan State University, teaching a 3-hour Pedagogy of Music Theory class, delivering a scholarly lecture, and meeting with students to discuss their research. In October, her presentation at the annual meeting of the College Music Society and…