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Paolo Santos holds his flute wearing sunglasses in front of the Tiny Desk set at NPR.

From Campus to Stage: A Tiny Desk Story 

March 19, 2024

Paulo Santos (B.M., Jazz Studies, 2021) recently shared the stage with Juwan Elcock–better known as Blk Odyssy–for a Tiny Desk concert, the flagship live concert series from NPR Music. We had a chance to sit down with him and delve deeper into Paulo's journey as a Jazz Studies student at the Butler School of Music to the Tiny Desk stage.

A still from the film Goodbye, Mr. Chips, showing a man kneeling beside a desk in front of a chalkboard.

"Goodbye, Mr. Chips" at AFS Cinema

March 18, 2024

The Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce a screening of composer Gordon Getty’s opera Goodbye, Mr. Chips at the AFS Cinema, Austin’s only nonprofit art house theater. The screening on April 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm will feature a conversation and Q&A with members of the creative team behind the film, with opportunities for the audience to ask questions.

A portrait of Caleb

Interview with Caleb Hudson

March 14, 2024 | Spectrum News In Focus

Karla Leal speaks with associate professor of trumpet Caleb Hudson about what the future holds for Texas-based musicians and his new album, Nothing Less.

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2023-2024 Rainwater Grant Winners

March 7, 2024

We are delighted to announce this years' recipients of the 2023-2024 Rainwater Grants. We'd like to thank the selection committee for their hard work in selecting these six winners.