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Todd Oxford was an Adjudicator for the ENKOR International Chamber Music Competition (Düsseldorf, Germany). Oxford also was hired by the Music Division of Texas University Interscholastic League to edit and update the Class I Solo Saxophone List, used by every high school band in the state. He appeared as an Artist/Endorser for Andreas Eastman Saxophones…
Senior performance major Camden Scarborough has been named 2nd alternate in the International Trombone Association’s Robert Marsteller Competition. The Marsteller competition has become one of the most challenging categories for upper-classmen undergraduates and master students.
Trumpet student Evan Fowler was named as a semi-finalist for the prestigious National Trumpet Competition (NTC) Graduate Solo Division. A Texas State Trumpet Ensemble was also named as semi-finalist in the large ensemble division. Ensemble members are: Evan Fowler, Connor Towns, Aaron Rachui, Michael Lehman, Jason Martinez, Sarah McGriff, Shawn Henderson, Esteban Borjas, and Matt…
Freshman euphonium student Peter Scott is one of eight semi-finalists who will compete in live rounds for the Solo Euphonium-Young Artist competition at the 2016 International Tuba Euphonium Conference May 30 – June 4.
The winner of the American Prize in Orchestral Performance, 2015, arts high school orchestra division, is the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, conducted by now our Texas State Symphony Orchestra Director, Dr. Carolyn Watson. She also won 2nd place in the American Prize for Conducting, high school division.
Dr. Martin McCain recently received two Global Music Awards silver medals: in the Emerging Artist category, and for his CD Trombone Czar: The Extended Version. He presented a Skype masterclass for the Intro to Music Learning and Teaching class at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in December. McCain also launched a new website…
Kyle Glaser‘s new edition of Down to the Sea in Ships by Robert Russell Bennett has been published by Alfred Publishing Belwin Division. The publisher describes, “This fresh, carefully edited concert band transcription has been extensively researched and will be a cherished addition to serious band literature for generations to come.” An outgrowth of NBC’s…
December 9, 19 students competed in the final round of the School of Music Aria & Concerto Competition in the Performing Arts Center. All 19 gave a fine effort, performing an aria or concerto movement with piano accompaniment. Much appreciation is owed to all 8 collaborative pianists who enabled their performances. The judges were: Dr.…
Students from Dr. Gonzales’s Aural I class went Christmas caroling before Final Exams began. Dr. Gonzales¹s almost-annual caroling party is a favorite event for her neighbors, some of whom even greet carolers with cookies and other treats! For the students, it¹s a opportunity to share their musical gifts and to apply their sight -singing skills. …
Conspirare’s CD “Pablo Neruda: The Poet Sings” has just been announced as a Grammy nominee for Best Choral Performance. Artist in Residence Craig Hella Johnson directs Conspirare, and Faith DeBow played piano on the majority of the recording. The awards are February 15 in Los Angeles.