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Jazz alumnus Kyle Johnson just won the 3rd trombone position with the United States Army Jazz Ambassadors, the premiere jazz ensemble of that service. Kyle also recently completed a master’s degree in Jazz Performance at the Juilliard School.
Michael Ippolito has received a commission to compose a new string quartet for the Altius Quartet, the Graduate String Quartet-in-Residence at University of Colorado-Boulder. Chamber Music America, the national network for ensemble music professionals, announced the Altius and Ippolito as recipients in its 2016 commissioning programs, supporting the creation of new works for small ensembles.…
Donny De La Rosa, former Texas State student of Keith Winking, is working on his DMA degree in trumpet at the University of Illiinois, where he has been principal trumpet the last three semesters in the U of I Wind Symphony, their elite top ensemble. He also just received their prestigious AA Harding Award. At…
Our inaugural year of the International Concert Series concluded April 21 with a spectacular showcase performance by Texas State’s top-notch jazz faculty, led by renowned former Count Basie drummer Butch Miles. Joining him were jazz faculty Hank Hehmsoth, Morris Nelms, Russell Haight, Paul Deemer, Bennett Wood, Russell Scanlon, Stephen Hawk, and Keith Winking. Graduate student…
Balquhidder Music in Montrose, California, has just released Raul Rodriguez‘s etude book for tuba, Low Blows, which will be exclusively distributed by Carl Fischer Music in New York.
Soon Cho gave a very successful performance of Dvorak’s Stabat Mater with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and the Oahu Choral Society. She also performed with the Valdosta Symphony in Georgia, singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
Todd Oxford was featured in Billboard Magazine’s April 3 issue as an Emerging Artist and Global Music Awards Gold Medal Winner. Also, his solo CD, Synaesthesia, was reviewed in the United Kingdom’s Clarinet and Saxophone Magazine.
April 19 a select group of Texas State musicians gave the final Camerata house concert of the year, hosted by Ernie Dominquez. Established by music professor Cynthia Gonzales and music supporter Sharon Lockett, who hosted the first concert in September at her home, the series gives invited guests an up-close experience getting acquainted with some of…
DePauw University has named Texas State University Regents’ Professor Ian Davidson as winner of the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Creative and Performing Arts. The awards are given to DePauw alumni in recognition of outstanding professional achievement in areas such as performing arts, entrepreneurship, science, technology and media. Previous winners include Pulitzer Prize winning…
On March 29, Todd Oxford presented a solo recital as featured artist on Classical Music for the World’s Spring 2015 Concert Series. His solo CD “Synaesthesia” appears in Saxophone Life Magazine April issue’s recommended recordings section. He also submitted two articles to be published in the May Issue, “The Classical Saxophone Tone” and “A Tribute to…