a community of musicians at TXST School of Music
The Texas State Choirs have launched a new podcast, “Texas State Choirs Today.” Hosted by Associate Director of Choral Activities Jonathan Babcock, the podcast features interviews with guest artists and faculty. This season will include interviews with composers Gwyneth Walker and Jocelyn Hagen; Ralph Allwood, O.B.E. former Precentor and Director of Music at Eton College,…
Three hundred and sixty-five days go by and it is a year. Ten of those years pass and it is a decade. Ten decades pass and the overwhelming feeling of a hundred years passing by is a century filled with rich memories and evolution. The upcoming year, 2019 – 2020, the Bobcat Bands are planning…
TC writes: “Always nice to bump into TXST musical alumni as they contribute to their community . . . ” A recent worship experience at First United Methodist Church of Harlingen was enhanced by the music ministry of alumni Tracy Roberts and Erin Kelleher Roberts.
An op-ed column in today’s paper July 11 by David Brooks reviewed the documentary film “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” about the career and impact of Mr. Rogers and his wonderful children’s TV series, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. The column used the phrase, “radical kindness.” It struck me deeply that this is exactly what our community…
The Wall Street Journal on April 28 published an opinion column by Peggy Noonan. Though it was about politics, it contained some wise advice for life in general. Here are some quotes, rearranged into verse: Don’t lose your composure. Don’t become sour. Maintain your poise. Maintain your own standards. Keep on your game. …
TC writes: This month is the third anniversary of our first post at this news blog of the School of Music at Texas State. Some 200 posts have been published since July of 2014. Previous to July of 2014, the School of Music published monthly electronic newsletters. Back issues of those can be accessed at…
The Provost has reminded us all of Our Shared Values as a university community, which include valuing . . . • “A diversity of people and ideas, a spirit of inclusiveness, a global perspective, and a sense of community as essential conditions for campus life” • “The cultivation of character and the modeling of honesty,…
Teaching is not so much imparting knowledge as it is facilitating learning. A teacher is an enabling coach on the sideline; all the on-field action is by the student, the learner. From a veteran coach, here is a simple but effective playbook. Each rule is a command to action. Rule 1: SHOW UP. Rule 2: …
TC writes: Several splendid recent faculty concerts in our Performing Arts Center Recital Hall gave us the pleasure of hearing the live, pure sound of voices, strings, wind instruments, and piano in a wonderfully intimate acoustical space. The faculty are also commenting on their experience performing there. One said, “For a performer, the sound on…
TC writes: “A major point of pride for the School of Music and Texas State is the legacy of John Stansberry. Outstanding musician and teacher, Maestro Stansberry for many years directed our bands and was instrumental in establishing the Texas State Symphony Orchestra. Countless students and colleagues consider ourselves blessed to have had the opportunity…