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Dr. Martin McCain recently released his 3rd solo CD “Trombone Czar: The Extended Version” on his independent record label, Kairoi Music. This CD is a compilation of four live re-mastered tracks from his first EP Trombone Czar: Russian Treasures for Bass Trombone Recorded Live! in addition to featuring premiere recordings of Russian music for the…
Dr. Nico Schüler has been invited to participate in a prestigious international research project on methodologies of music analysis, Plurality of Music Analysis, to be published by Bärenreiter. The research team consist of scholars from around the world, with scholars from the US such as Christopher Hasty, Lawrence Zbikowski, Fred Maus, Steven Rings, Poundie Burstein,…
A group of musicians performed November 19 in the Somos Músicos concert series, a program that gives students majoring in music additional opportunities to perform in front of an audience. (Somos Músicos, Spanish for ‘we are musicians,’ is also the title of this School of Music news blog.) Performers included percussionists Sigifredo Santana and Luis…
Our 2015 music teacher graduates were once again completely successful in gaining employment or entering the graduate program of their choice: Randallyn Kelso – Asst. Band Director, Beckendorff Jr. High, Katy ISD, Katy, Texas Lawrence Varela-Halbert – Asst. Band Director, S.C. Lee Jr. High School, Copperas Cove ISD Haley Dougherty Kibodeaux – Music Teacher at…
Dr. Todd Oxford hosted virtuoso saxophonist Harvey Pittel, who presented a master class and November 18 concert for the Texas State International Concert Series.
Dr. Martin McCain recently completed two university residencies. November 2-4, he presented a masterclass and recital at Louisiana State University in addition to teaching lessons and coaching the LSU Trombone Choir. McCain then traveled to Boston November 9-12 where he presented a series of masterclasses to the trombone studios of Boston University, Boston Conservatory and…
First-year MM-Performance student Michael Martinez recently appeared as a guest soloist with the Southwestern University Wind Ensemble. Martinez performed Lars-Erik Larsson’s Concertino for Trombone. He is a student of Dr. Martin McCain.
Texas State Director of Orchestral Studies, Dr. Carolyn Watson, is a finalist in two categories of The American Prize for Conducting. The Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, conducted by Watson, has also been selected as a finalist in the high school orchestra division of The American Prize for Orchestral Performance. The American Prize is a national,…
Theory professor Cynthia I. Gonzales traveled to St. Louis to participate in the annual meeting of the Society of Music Theory, at which she chaired the session “Delight in Diversity” and delivered a paper titled “SMT Meetings 1978-2013: Which Composers and What Topics?” As Chair of the SMT Committee on Diversity, she hosted a luncheon…
Todd Oxford is a new Artist/Endorser for the Andreas Eastman 52nd Street Saxophone Line. He performed as a featured soloist on the Texas State University International Concert Series Faculty Showcase in early September. On September 24, he gave a Texas All-State Saxophone Etudes Performance and Master Class for the Roma, Texas Independent School District. SoM…