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The Texas State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Carolyn Watson was given an Honorable Mention in the 2016 Ernst Bacon Award for the Performance of American Music (College/University) Division for their role in the premiere of the opera, Lady Bird.
The Texas State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carolyn Watson is a semifinalist in the 2016 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award in the Performance of American Music, College/University Division, for its role in the world premiere at Texas State of the commissioned opera Lady Bird: First Lady of the Land by Sheldon Harnick and Henry Mollicone.