a community of musicians at TXST School of Music
Cheryl Parrish was engaged as the Italian coach for a production of The Light in the Piazza at Brick Road Theater in Plano, Texas. There are large scenes with Italian dialogue as well as sung Italian. Many of the actors had never spoken a word of Italian!
More than 500 students from across the Texas/New Mexico/Oklahoma region competed this weekend in Canyon, Texas, in the student audition competition for NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing). Of the 29 Texas State students competing, 15 made it to the Semi-Finals, and 7 of those made it to the final round. Jordan Van De…
The Texas State Mysterium Ensemble gave a multi-media performance of new and experimental music for the College Music Society Fifty-Ninth National Conference October 28 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The ensemble is led by Senior Lecturer Richard Hall, and the program included a composition, LIGHTFORMS 1: Constellations, by School of Music Director Thomas Clark. Faculty…
Two bus loads with 98 Texas State students traveled to Fort Worth recently, all members of Intro to Fine Arts classes taught by Daris Hale or Ian Davidson. They had great fun experiencing with their instructors’ guidance the art and architecture in the Kimball Art Museum, its new auditorium designed by Lorenzo Piano, and the nearby…
Todd Oxford has been named as an American Prize Finalist in the Professional Instrumental Solo Division. Winners will be named next month. The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit, national competitions designed to recognize and reward the very best in the performing arts in the United States. Oxford performed as a guest musician…
Mr. Emerick Dee, from Traverse City Schools in Traverse City, Michigan, shared his expertise during a clinic with singers in the Hill Country Youth Chorus and music education majors on September 19.
Army Specialist Valerie (Cowan) Avila, M.M. in Flute Performance, 2014, prepares to perform François Borne’s “Carmen Fantasie Brillante” for Flute and Wind Band with the United States Army Europe Band & Chorus, under the direction of Major Dwayne Milburn. She will premiere this work on October 3rd at Fruchhalle in Kaiserslautern, Germany and round out…
On September 8th, the San Pedro Creek renovation project kicked off in San Antonio with the performance of a new opera entitled Las Fundaciones de Bejar. The City of San Antonio along with the San Antonio Symphony, Alamo City Opera, Opera San Antonio, Ballet San Antonio, and the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio commissioned John…
Dr. Vanguel Tangarov performed as a concertmaster of the International Clarinet Association professors’ clarinet choir during the 2016 ICA Clarinet Fest in Laurence, Kansas, in August. He was invited to lead an ensemble comprised of 69 clarinet professors from universities and music educational institutions from all over the world. During the week, Dr. Tangarov performed…
Dr. Martin McCain presented a 3-day masterclass in Brazil in addition to giving the South American premiere of James Kessler’s Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra. He taught at the Austin Chamber Music Festival, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and gave a series of masterclasses in Singapore. McCain also performed in the Victoria Bach Festival…