a community of musicians at TXST School of Music
The first-ever Texas State University Alumni Trombone Choir performed at the 2017 Texas State Trombone Symposium in the Texas State Performing Arts Center. Organized by Jeremiah Ward (BM ’13), former students gathered to rehearse and perform pieces that they enjoyed during their time in the Texas State Trombone Choir and Hill Country Jazz Bones. These…
Mary Ellen Cavitt presented four presentations in Warsaw, Poland to the Association for Music in International Schools in November.
Richard Hall represented two music projects displayed at Texas State’s recent Health Scholar Showcase. One project he is collaborating on is Thomas Clark’s ORIGAMI Project, planning a series of events providing opportunities to experience music and related visual images designed specifically for serenity and meditation in gallery format in an informal, tranquil environment.
Texas State trombone students Ramiro Cortez, Camden Scarborough, and Matthew Flores were accepted and received scholarships to attend the Winter Trombone Workshop held at Ithaca College. The Texas State Trombone Octet, coached by Dr. Martin McCain, performed a featured concert at the recent Big 12 Trombone Conference. The ensemble also performed outreach concerts at Bowie…
Dr. Martin McCain visited Buffalo State University, Ithaca College, the University of Toronto and the Glenn Gould School. He presented master classes, solo recitals, entrepreneurship talks and coached chamber ensembles. McCain also gave music business lectures at the University of Memphis and Indiana University. He judged the preliminary round of the International Trombone Quartet Competition…
TXST School of Music alumnus Major Leo Peña, Executive Officer, The United States Army Band, and conductor of the U.S. Army Chorus, shared the stage with Texas State Music Professor Lynn Ledbetter and the Arlington Philharmonic in a joint concert January 29 in Arlington, Virginia.
Todd Oxford has recently engaged in the following activities: ▪ Performer and Artist/endorser at the National Association of Music Merchants Show 2017 in Anaheim, California with Eastman Saxophones. NAMM is one of the largest music trade shows in the world. ▪ Adjudicator for 2017 ENKOR International Chamber Music Competition, Düsseldorf, Germany, and the MTNA/TMTA Solo…
Texas State’s small trumpet ensemble was just named semi-finalists in the prestigious National Trumpet Competition to be held in Denver in March. Other schools in the semi-finals include the University of Michigan, Boston University, McGill University, Cincinnati Conservatory, Indiana University, New England Conservatory and the University of Miami. The group, Connor Towns, Esteban Borjas, Scott…
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: …