Category: Achievements

Hank Hehmsoth received an @ASCAP PLUS award for 2014, given to writer members whose catalogs have prestige value.

Texas State’s VocaLibre ensemble entertained about 50 people gathered November 6 to celebrate the opening of Central Texas Medical Center‘s new inpatient hospice unit. According to the November 7 story by Jillian Beck in the San Marcos Daily Record, the CTMC unit “is the first of its kind between Austin and San Antonio.” VocaLibre is…

Texas State music faculty member Richard Hall‘s score for the short film “Viva La Riena De La Muerte”  was recently released.  The movie was filmed in Guatemala and had its American premier at the Dia de Los Muertos Festival at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on November 1st.  The film will have a short, two week…

San Antonio Express-News staff writer David Hendricks wrote a November 3 review of Opera Piccola‘s recent performance. TxState professor Samuel Mungo was praised as “acting effectively” to convey the poignancy of Trouble in Tahiti by Bernstein. Texas State vocal coach Kristin Roach served as musical director and accompanist.

During her Spring faculty development leave, amongst other activities, Dr. Lynn Brinckmeyer served as conductor for the West Virginia Elementary All-State Choir in Wheeling, March 19-21. She also served as Adjudicator for the Michigan State Vocal Music Association, near Detroit,  April 22-23. Her main leave project, a book draft, Wander the World with Warm-ups, is…

October 1-5, Dr. Vanguel Tangarov served as an adjudicator for the 2014 Plovdiv International Chamber Music Competition in Bulgaria. There were 65 candidates from 11 countries admitted to participate to the live auditions after a long preliminary selection process with live recordings. At the Opening Gala Ceremony/Recital Tangarov performed  Bartok’s Contrasts with world-class musicians Elmira…

Todd Oxford’s solo CD “Synaesthesia” was accepted as a 1st-ballot entry for nomination in the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. He has launched a new professional performance website: www.toddoxfordsaxophonist.com Oxford recently performed an All State Saxophone Master Class at East Central High School in San Antonio, and concerts at Southwest Episcopal Seminary, Shepherd of the Hills…

October 11 some 100 Texas State “Intro to Fine Arts” students attended the Austin Symphony’s special performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scherherazade. The evening began with a “Beyond the Score” dramatization (created for the Chicago Symphony) of the making of this famous piece.  Actors portrayed the composer and the title character, while the orchestra demonstrated excerpts from…

Joey M. Martin, Director of Choral Activities, spent a week on the campus of the University of North Florida serving as a guest lecturer during the week of September 22.  During his time he served as a clinician for the UNF Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir, Chorale, and Chamber Singers.  His week culminated as the guest…

Our Bobcat Marching Band of more than 300 members had an exciting weekend September 27 and 28. Led by Dr. Kyle Glaser, Saturday they performed at the University of Tulsa football game, cheering on the Bobcats to an overtime victory. On their way back to San Marcos on Sunday, they performed for halftime of the…