News
News
UTRGV Patron of the Arts brings fine arts at the click of a button
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
Last year, the UTRGV School of Music’s hefty schedule of live events on the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses came to an abrupt halt, silenced by the pandemic and the need for safety.
Students of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s School of Music on Thursday worked alongside those of the School of Medicine to provide healing for the community in harmony, using the instruments they know how to use best.
Read the full story here.
Sebastian Wilson, Music Performance - Piano
What opportunities has UTRGV helped you find throughout your community?
UTRGV has given me many opportunities and I am eternally grateful for. My mentor, Dr. Saxon put me forward to participate in the Texas Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition and I earned first place at that venue in 2020. I have been given leadership and management opportunities by being a Resident Assistant at Casa Bella. I am learning to be an educator by being given the opportunity to be a Music Tutor working at the Learning Center. These are a few of the opportunities I have received, and they are many more! Click Here to Read More!
Congratulations to Scott Roeder for two appearances on the Grammy Entry List for "Album of the Year" and "Best Classical Instrumental Solo" for his "Five Muses" release on Mark Masters.
Check out our new School of Music Youtube Channel!
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Music is the cultural leader of the Rio Grande Valley. We provide creative and innovative opportunities for experiencing the world and encouraging new ways of thinking about music research, performance, and education. The School of Music is home to over 400 music students and over 50 faculty. Our faculty and students are engaging in research, creative works, performing, and competing at national and international locations in Europe, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and across the United States. When you become a part of the UTRGV School of Music community, you will open the doors to incredible opportunities, exponential growth, and invaluable professional and personal friendships.
Beyond the Score: The Growth and Enhancement of Music Education in the Rio Grande Valley
Mauricio Castellano
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals push to further equitable and quality primary and secondary education for students around the world . Sustainability Fellow Mauricio Castellano and advisor Dr. Mark Ramirez are conducting research methods to create an efficient and effective music education model, which will enhance student's quality of music and academic education.
UTRGV Mariachi Juvenil Aztlán wins at Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza
UTRGV’s Mariachi Juvenil Aztlán took top honors at the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza, the largest and longest-running mariachi music festival in Texas.
UTRGV’s student mariachi ensemble won first place in the university and college division, and Alex Vasquez, a voice major at UTRGV, took third place in the vocal competition. Click Here to Read More!
UTRGV alum says music education is a way to hit life’s high notes
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Mathew Campbell, a UTRGV alumni, has transformed music from a creative hobby to a lifelong passion and career.
Campbell is an award-winning composer and educator, taking what he loves about music and turning it into art and curriculum for students.
“Music education is important to education as a whole because it can bring the art of being human to an academic setting,” he said. “Music brings the subjectivity to education where other subjects do not.”
Campbell graduated from UTRGV with a bachelor’s in Music Education in 2016. He chose to attend UTRGV after being accepted into the University Scorpion Scholars Program provided by legacy institution The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) and Texas Southmost College (TSC).
Congratulations to senior music education major Chloe Vergara who spent the week in Austin as an Insight Fellow with Grammy winning choral ensemble Conspirare and their music director Craig Hella Johnson. She studied new music for guitars and choir, which was performed Saturday evening and which will be recorded for commercial release next week.
Congratulations to the UTRGV “Flautistas” Flute Ensemble, who were selected to perform at the 2020 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention in San Antonio, TX. The Flautistas will perform at TMEA under the direction of UTRGV Flute Professor Dr. Krista Jobson.
From Valley Stage to an International One
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – UTRGV School of Music alumnus Clyde Guerra this year found himself living out one of his dreams – getting to showcase his talent on television. Guerra was a contestant on the singing competition La Voz , the popular Mexican equivalent of The Voice in the United States . “When I auditioned, I felt I was putting myself out there. I had never done something like that before,” the Roma native said. “And I said, if it happens, it happens; if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.” Guerra started his journey by sending in an application to the show, along with an audition video. Getting the call from La Voz producers in March to come in for an audition was surreal, he said, but he certainly wasn’t going to pass it up. (June 2019)