TXST trio releases first album

Trio488 — Ian Davidson (oboe), Daris Hale (bassoon), and Jason Kwak (piano) — just released its first album, 488 Around the World. The album, recorded at Fire Station Studios, was mastered by TXST music recording gurus Mark Erickson and Gary Hickinbotham. The compilation of works, all commissioned by or arranged by Trio488, features music from…

Wild Basin Christmas

Texas State music faculty members Daris Hale, Steve Girko, and Ian Davidson, all members of the Wild Basin Winds, have released a new CD.  The recording, now available on iTunes, CDBaby, and Spotify, is called Christmas Too, a compilation of jazz-inspired arrangements of holiday favorites, by Austin jazz guru Gary Sletcha, scored for woodwind quintet. …

TXST @ NATS Texhoma results

Held November 8-11 at Texas A&M Commerce, the National Teachers of Singing Texhoma region competition selected two TXST singers as finalists: Ivy Cantu (student of Cheryl Parrish) and Ben Ruiz (student of Ron Ulen). TXST Semi-Finalists included Youna Hartgraves’ students James Adamson and Hunter Sabin; Richard Novak’s students Alexis Alvarado, Audrey Harris, and Courtney Katzmeyer;…

Aria / Concerto Competition

Student performers in the November 5  Concerto/Aria finals were: Hyunjin Wang, Holim Choi, Cameron Dennis, Madeline Anderson, Ramiro Cortez, Noah Ornelas, Raquel Escamilla Gomez, Ziqing Guan, Elaina Walzel, Audrey Harris, Amy Gravell, Mackenzie Bitz, Peter Scott, Jaimie Lowe, and Matthew Acosta. All presented polished and exciting performances, and the judges were duly impressed. The winners, …

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