CADENZA | Opus 2

CADENZA

UTSA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC | FEBRUARY 2018 Opus 2

ON THE ROAD AGAIN WE RECAP OUR 2018 ORCHESTRA & CHOIR TOURS AND LOOK AHEAD AS THE WIND ENSEMBLE READIES FOR DEPARTURE.

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WELCOME Word from Interim Music Chair, Eugene Dowdy.

CONTINUING THE LEGACY

The Janice K. Hodges Contemporary Piano Competition.

UTSA MUSIC CAMPS Check-out all the fantastic summer music opportunities offered here at UTSA.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN

A celebration of original music & technology.

UTSA Music students travel across the state to recruit prospective students.

This Month's Cadenza Contributors Cindy Solis - Editor Alex Flores - Copy Editor Aaron Collins - Design Editor

Dr. Kasandra Keeling Aaron Collins Sean Kithas Leonardo Costa Perez Nathaniel Garza Pablo Riverroll

Cindy Solis Roselyn Rios Amy Reece Alex Flores Rami El-Farrah Michael Mixtacki J.D. Moreno

Welcome to

CADENZA SHOWCASING UTSA MUSIC

FRIENDS Welcome to the February issue of Cadenza, our new monthly e-magazine. February is a big month for the Department of Music at UTSA. Among the many activities going on this time of year, the most important are focused on recruitment of new music majors, both undergraduate and graduate. While we are a considered a large music department at the national level by our accrediting association (NASM), we must be diligent each year in attracting and supporting the high quality students that make our programs so successful. This takes a coordinated effort from faculty, staff, and students. One example of this effort is led by Dr. Si Millican, professor of music education, who heads up our faculty Recruiting Committee. This group organizes the procedures and publicity for our annual recruitment activities, and also coordinates the audition days where prospective students hope to win admission and possible scholarship support to attend UTSA. At the same time, our music ensembles (choir, band, and orchestra) have been on the road this semester to visit schools and meet prospective students. Our Spring 2018 tours put our UTSA students and faculty into direct contact with over 2,000 student musicians from Houston to San Antonio to the Rio Grande Valley. Also, associate music department chair, Dr. Stacey Davis, works with music staff in handling the complicated admission and scholarship paperwork necessary to get these students in the door once they are accepted.

All of these activities require the support of our music faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends.

While we admit dozens of talented music majors each year, we also lose out on many interested prospective students due to lack of scholarship and graduate assistantship funding. If you are able to help us with this ongoing effort, please make a donation today to the UTSA Friends of Music.

Thank you, and best wishes for a wonderful spring, Go ‘Runners!

Gene Dowdy, Interim Chair

ATTENTIONÂ PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS:

UPCOMING AUDITIONS

Photo courtesy of: William McCrary

The UTSA Department of Music is hosting music major auditions during the following dates: Fall 2018 Entrance (Scholarship audition) February 10, 2018: All Areas (Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Strings, Guitar, Piano, and Voice) March 3, 2018: All Areas (Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Strings, Guitar, Piano, and Voice) Fall 2018 Entrance (Non-Scholarship audition) May 5, 2018: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Guitar, and Voice Click Here for more info: music.utsa.edu/index.php/prospective-students/audition-process

www.utsamusiccamps.com

WHAT IS PERCUSSION CAMP? The UTSA Percussion Camp is a week-long “total percussion” experience for both middle and high school students graduating 6th-12th grade in a day camp format. Our goal is to

FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

PERCUSSION CAMP

immerse students in the exciting world of percussion, helping them develop their technique and musicality, improve their sightreading abilities, and learn about new styles of music and instruments through interactive masterclasses and ensemble experiences.

Each day, students will attend hands-on masterclasses with UTSA percussion faculty on the following topics: Snare drum and marching percussion fundamentals Timpani and ear training Keyboard percussion techniques Jazz percussion and drum set World percussion (Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and Trinidadian music) Students will directly apply these skills in a wide variety of ensembles, including small chamber groups, large percussion ensembles, as well as jazz and world percussion ensembles. Each of these groups will perform on the final concert on Friday, July 13 at 4pm.

Students should have at least one year of experience studying music to participate in the UTSA Percussion Camp (band, private lessons, or similar).

Faculty Michael Mixtacki - director, world percussion, percussion ensembles Sherry Rubins - assistant director, concert percussion, steel band, percussion ensembles Joe Caploe - jazz vibraphone and drum set Ben Pyles – marching percussion Cost: $265