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Diego Rivera on the 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship
In this episode, we talk to Director of Jazz Studies Diego Rivera about being accepted to the 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship. We discuss the history of the Jazz Championship and what the Jazz Orchestra will encounter when they arrive in New York to compete.
Gathering around the hearth: inside the Miró Quartet’s new holiday album
Chloe Yofan on Becoming the Assistant Concertmaster of the Austin Symphony Orchestra
In this episode, we talk to first-year Artist Diploma violinist Chloe Yofan. Chloe was recently appointed assistant concertmaster of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and also performs with the Austin Opera Orchestra. In addition, she won first place in the Music Teachers National Association’s Chamber Music Competition with her group, the Soha Quartet.
Butler School of Music Sends Two Saxophone Quartets to Naumburg Competition Semifinals
Kirsten Townander on Composing Bicycle Face
In this week's episode, we sit down with master of composition student Kirsten Townander. We talk about Kirsten's newest piece Bicycle Face, which will have its world premiere with the New Music Ensemble on Monday, November 17th, at 7:30 p.m. She discusses how her inspiration for the piece came from society's pushback against women riding bicycles in the 1890s.
Butler School Alum Dillon MacIntyre Featured in World Premiere with Santa Barbara Symphony
UT Conjunto gives visibility to century-old Mexican American musical tradition
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