a community of musicians at TXST School of Music
TXST was well represented at South Texas Chapter of NATS at Del Mar University on Saturday, April 6. With support from collaborative pianists Alexis Korbe and Joung-A Yum, the following TXST singers took first-place honors: Karissa Kim, Pedro Valdez and Gavin Magee. Second place: Reese Landis, Lucas Phillips, Darrin Ruiz, and Abraham Villarreal. Finalist Trenton…
Texas State alumnus Luca Cubisino (MM in Piano Performance) has developed and will be directing the Advanced Preparatory Piano Program, a division of the Frost School of Music Preparatory Program at the University of Miami.
Recent saxophone student accomplishments: ▪ Undergraduate student Peyton Grover received the TMEA Collegiate Music Educator Award and nominated for the LBJ Civic Leadership Award at Texas State. ▪ Undergraduate student Coy Reid was nominated for the TXST Ralph Harrel Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior and was accepted for a live audition with the United States…
Todd Oxford was featured soloist with the New Texas Symphony Orchestra performing Debussy’s Rapsodie at the Moody Performance Hall in Dallas, Texas. Other recent activities included: ▪ Adjudicator for the Coltman National Chamber Music Competition, Butler School of Music, Austin. ▪ Audition applicant for the American Prize in Instrumental Solo Performance, Danbury, Connecticut. ▪ Audition…
The Schneider Music Library was awarded a $4,056 grant for permanent access to Oxford Music Handbooks Online: Music (the Foundation package and the 2012 and 2013 packages). According to music librarian Mark Blair, the 21 collections of peer-reviewed essays therein are deep dives into specialized concepts such as Philosophy in Music Education, Medical Ethnomusicology, and…
Three School of Music outreach projects for children and youths presented a wonderful joint concert March 4 in Evans Auditorium. The Hill Country Youth Chorus is directed by Lynn Brinckmeyer, assisted by accompanist Joung-A Yum and student interns Katie Wilson, Sara Trogdon, Anarra Whitcher, and Lyndsea Woodall. Mariachi Infantil is directed by John Lopez, assisted…
Dr. Martin McCain recently completed a tour of Hong Kong in January. He led masterclasses and performed recitals at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also gave an interview and performed on a live broadcast for Radio Television Hong Kong 4. In…
The Texas State University Trumpet Ensemble was named quarter-finalists in the prestigious National Trumpet Competition to be held at the University of Kentucky in Lexington on March 14-16. This is the premier trumpet competition in the United States — quite an honor for the student players: Jared Dunn Esteban Bjoras Noel Ayala-Loera …
Senior Lecturer Richard Hall composed, performed and recorded the music for two screen dance films that were recently shown at international film festivals. “Shift,” which was selected into the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival in Mumbai, India, was produced and edited by Texas State University dance Professor Ana Baer. Another of Hall’s composition projects for…
As project director of a 2018-2019 NEA grant, Hank Hehmsoth traveled to New York City in August 2018 to record interviews with NEA Jazz Master/historian Dan Morgenstern and his lifelong friends and other internationally recognized jazz historians. These included Loren Schoenberg, founder of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and this year’s Eddie Durham Celebration…