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In this episode, we talk to Assistant Director for Operations Page Stephens about taking the helm of KMFA’s weekly radio show, From the Butler School. She discusses the motivations behind the show and what listeners can expect from the first episode.

In this episode, we speak with Marissa Guarriello, Assistant Professor of Music and Human Learning and Director of the String Project. Marissa discusses some of the exciting changes being introduced to the String Project this year and what they mean for students, teachers, and the future of the program.

In this episode, we talk to Butler’s Lecturer in Theory, Christopher Prosser, about Austin’s indie-classical music festival, Here Be Monsters. Chris discusses this year’s lineup and the many connections between Austin’s new music scene and current and former students of the Butler School of Music.

In this episode, we talk to Artist Diploma student and soprano Jinni Shen about winning the concerto competition and her upcoming performance of Puccini’s “Un bel dì, vedremo” from Madama Butterfly. We also discuss her role in the upcoming production of Il Trittico, which is happening the same weekend as the concerto concert.

In this podcast episode, we talk with Artist Diploma student and violinist Yida An about winning the concerto competition and preparing to perform Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the university’s symphony orchestra.  He talks about two practice hacks he uses to prepare for concert: midnight practice sessions and playing soccer.

In this podcast episode, we talk with DMA student Aaron Kurz about winning the concerto competition and preparing to perform Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the University’s Symphony Orchestra.

In this episode, we talk with senior Isabella Perez about winning the Concerto Competition. She discusses growing up in San Antonio, learning multiple instruments, and eventually studying Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191/186e, which she will perform with the Butler Chamber Orchestra.

In this episode, we talk with graduate student Michael Robert Smith about writing the opera Downwind in collaboration with librettist Demian Chavez Galvan and the entire Butler Opera Center. Michael discusses the inspiration for the opera, followed by a brief score study of a few key moments from the work.

We talk with undergraduate student Sidney Becktold about her research on vocal injuries. Sidney discusses her research collaboration with the Moody School of Communication and the Butler School of Music. She also talks about working with assistant professor of voice Dr. Liliana Guerrero to create the research project, “Using Cepstral Peak Prominence Values in Research and the Voice Studio,” which Sidney presented at the Pan-American Vocology Symposium, where she won Best Student Presenter.