WELCOME

Welcome to CADENZA Showcasing UTSA Music

FRIENDS,

I am delighted to welcome all of you to this issue of Cadenza on behalf of the Department of Music! We are settling into the semester well in the UTSA Department of Music, and finding creative ways to make music together and share it with audiences near and far.

This month marks the start of our concert season for 2020-2021, and we are excited to announce that we will be livestreaming concerts from the UTSA Recital Hall starting this month! You can read all about it in this issue and mark your calendars for the Percussion Ensemble and Orchestra concerts. More information about the livestreams will be available on our website and social media sites, so be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram.

Feature articles in this issue include topics from the release of the recording The Singing Guitar, which includes our own guitar professor Dr. Isaac Bustos, to an alumni spotlight on attorney José Blazquez. You will also learn about upcoming student participation in a regional vocal competition, and the ways that our Lyric Theatre program is addressing contemporary issues with original student works.

As always, one of our primary purposes of Cadenza is to connect with you! To our alumni, in particular, we invite you to submit your news and reconnect with your UTSA Music friends. We would love to hear from any of you with any feedback about Cadenza and Department of Music events; please reach out to us at music@utsa.edu with questions and comments. We hope your October marks a beautiful fall season, and we look forward to welcoming you to virtual music events this month at UTSA!

Tracy Cowden Roland K. Blumberg Endowed Professor in Music and Chair