a community of musicians at TXST School of Music
Hank Hehmsoth and Thomas Clark teamed up for a Musicians Forum presentation “Secrets of Professional Success” Thursday September 25 at the new TxState Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. As a closing surprise, Clark made his “vocal debut” at Texas State singing “Smoke Gets in your Eyes” accompanied by Hehmsoth’s inimitable piano styling. Musicians Forum was…
In recognition of his world-class performing artistry, Vanguel Tangarov has been honored with an invitation to become a Buffet Crampon Performing Artist.
Texas State music faculty member Charles Ditto has received a commission from Amherst College Department of Theater and Dance for a full-length score as part of a multi-media theater work to be presented in April, 2015, in Amherst. The work, written and directed by Amherst’s Senior Artist-in-Residence, Peter Lobdell, will also feature animated video sculpture…
Initial visits by Music’s jazz and Latin music programs to the Instituto Profesional Projazz in Santiago, Chile, have led to an agreement to continue developing further collaborations on teaching and research projects. An official memorandum of understanding just signed in Santiago states that ProJazz and the Texas State College of Fine Arts and Communication “will…
Prof. Ian Davidson (oboe, fine arts) has been named by the Regents of the Texas State University System as a new Regents Professor. This high honor has been given to only 20 individuals throughout the System, 10 of whom are at Texas State’s San Marcos campus. Prof. Davidson will be specially recognized at the December…
Cynthia I. Gonzales, Associate Professor of Music Theory, led the beginning of the year Professional Development in-service for the choral directors in Mission ISD. The day focused on using SmartMusic in the choral rehearsal, which is the topic of her 2015 TMEA presentation. The choral directors demonstrated excellent sight reading skills when singing canons, one…
More than 100 alumni of the Bobcat Marching Band participated in the second annual reunion event Saturday September 13. Beside catching up on each other, they rehearsed and then performed with the current 300+ members of the Band at half-time of the Navy game to a huge crowd.
Texas State Opera Theatre students were selected to perform at highly selective and prestigious Summer Opera Internships this past summer. Chosen from music schools and conservatories across the country and around the world, the following students excelled at Amalfi Music Festival in Italy, Opera of the Ozarks, Chicago Summer Opera, and the Castleton Festival, among…
Dr. Kevin Mooney and Dr. Nico Schüler attended the Southwest Chapter conference of the American Musicological Society at Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas on September 5 and 6. Both were panelists for the session titled “Careers in Music Research,” and Dr. Mooney presented his paper “Resurrecting the Son: Reinterpreting Goethe’s “Der Erlkönig.”
Jazz pianist/composer faculty Hank Hehmsoth was guest clinician/trainer at Fort Eustis- Williamsburg, Virginia, with the US Army School of Music, & the US Air Force band attending. He worked with adult professional career musicians on: Innovative Practice Techniques Contemporary creativity Maximizing individual potential Global/Cross-cultural impact of music He also conferenced with 2-star general Major General…