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TWU Music's Sam Flippin invites string players to join Virtual Orchestra

3/18/20

Texas Woman's University has launched its "Virtual Orchestra 2020" project to help musicians collaborate and make music together, even when they can't be in the same room.

"Like many of you, we find ourselves suddenly unable to meet together and rehearse, and we do not know how long this situation will last.

We've decided to take inspiration from Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir Project, and create our own virtual orchestra, as a way to make music with one another, and we'd like to invite other musicians to join us," said Sam Flippin, project organizer and TWU Orchestra Director.

The project will start with “Adoration,” a piece written by American composer Florence Price, and arranged for string orchestra by Elaine Fine.

If you are a string player and interested in being a part of this project, visit the TWU Virtual Orchestra website for more information.

TWU biology graduate student Daisy Cantu is pioneering pain research for women

3/9/20

As a young girl growing up in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Daisy Cantu was fascinated by the natural world and dreamed of becoming a doctor. She hoped to find a role model in the medical field who could provide some guidance, but as a child, she was struggling just to find a long-term living situation and a permanent family.

Dean, Director of Development host alumni dinner in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

3/4/20

Abigail Tilton, Ph.D., Dean of the TWU College of Arts and Sciences, and Patton Griffith, Director of Development for the College of Arts and Sciences, visited with alumni at a dinner held Wednesday, February 19, at the Lona Cocina restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 

TWU’s top scholarship awarded to McKinney HS senior

3/4/20

Sometimes, surprises aren’t just big, they’re transformational, too.

And for Caroline Deitch, whose outstanding academic credentials put her near the top of her senior class at McKinney High School, the surprise was a full-ride scholarship to Texas Woman’s University.

Incandescent: 'Shining Lives' recalls women behind landmark case

2/25/20

The Denton Record-Chronicle covers the TWU Theatre production These Shining Lives, a true story about workers harmed by an unprincipled employer. Guest directors Susan Carol Davis and Sharon Barnhill lead the show.