Alumna is First-Year Teacher of the Year
Lyndsea Woodall recently was awarded the First Year Teacher of the Year award. Lyndsea graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Studies and she teaches at Rahe Bulverde Elementary School.
Prof to perform at International Trumpet Guild
Dr. Andrew Cheetham (Assistant Professor of Trumpet & Jazz Studies) will give a joint presentation with former student and colleague Dr. Benjamin Hay (Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Northeastern State University) at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in June 2022. The presentation is entitled “The Pedagogy of Duets” and will feature brief performance demonstrations and…
Composer’s work to premiere at Eastern Music Festival
Eastern Music Festival will present the world premiere July 20 of a piece by Michael Ippolito called “Wand’ring Fire” for percussion and harp. The piece was commissioned by John Shaw, percussionist, and Anna Kate Mackle, harpist, both faculty artists with Eastern Music Festival.
Alumnus performs in Japan
Matt Hurtado (BM 2015) currently lives in Japan where he performs on euphonium with the Yokohama Euphonium Ensemble and trombone at Universal Studios Japan.
Singers compete at South Texas NATS
Daveda Karanas (Assistant Professor) and Dr. Richard Novak (Assistant Professor) recently took their voice students to the 2022 SOUTH TEXAS NATS Chapter Student Auditions, hosted by Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. Finley Hagan (Sophomore/Vocal Performance, at left) and Brissa Trondle (Freshman/Music Studies, below center), both students from Prof. Karanas’ studio, placed 2nd in…
Alumnus serves U.S. in Seoul
SPC William Fettig (BA 2019) continues to serve his country as a musician with the Eighth Army Band stationed in Seoul, South Korea.
Voice prof sings opera in Montana and West Indies
Voice Assistant Professor Daveda Karanas recently performed the title role of The (Montana) Mikado with Intermountain Opera Bozeman in Bozeman, Montana. A brand-new and revolutionary adaptation of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s 19th-century English comic opera. Avoiding the problematic negative stereotypes of its original Japanese setting, Intermountain Opera Bozeman doubled down on The Mikado’s satirical…
Alumna and faculty present at TSMT
TXST Music Alumus Amy Dixon Hatch will receive her Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of North Texas this spring. In the fall, she begins as an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Music Theory at the University of Texas at Arlington. At the recent meeting of the Texas Society for Music Theory, Amy presented…
Choral conductor for West Virginia All-State
Dr. Lynn Brinckmeyer recently conducted the West Virginia Elementary All-State Honor Choir in Charleston, West Virginia. One hundred twenty 4th, 5th and 6th graders earned the privilege to sing at the 2022 West Virginia Music Educators Association Conference.
McCain at Carnegie Hall
Trombone professor Martin McCain recently performed at Carnegie Hall with the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra to a sold-out audience. The Gateways Orchestra made history by being the first African-American orchestra to be invited to be featured in a Carnegie Hall season. The program included works by Brahms, Walker, Price and a world-premiere with Grammy Award…