News and Announcements
TWU Wind Symphony performs at Collegiate Band Directors National Association regional conference
2/27/20
On Wednesday, February 19, the TWU Wind Symphony performed at the Collegiate Band Directors National Association's Southwest regional conference, hosted by Oklahoma University. Carter Biggers designed the program, which included the world premiere of The Rules Have to Change by Paul David Thomas, Remembering the Remarkables by Grace Baugher, Twist by Jodie Blackshaw, Daughters of Texas by John Philip Sousa, Shenandoah by Omar Thomas, and Masquerade by Vincent Persichetti. Two of the composers were in attendance.
TWU choir to perform at music educators’ centennial convention
2/6/20
The Texas Woman’s University Concert Choir has been selected to perform at the 2020 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Centennial Clinic/Convention Feb. 13 in San Antonio. TWU is one of only two collegiate choral ensembles invited to perform out of more than 150 entries.
TWU alumnus and music therapist Chad Harmon joins Baylor
2/4/20
TWU alumnus and music therapist Chad Harmon joins Baylor University Medical Center's NICU.
Assistant professor Paul David Thomas awarded second place in national competition
6/6/19
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts recently announced the winners of The American Prize in Composition, 2018-19, in the choral music division (octavos). TWU assistant professor and coordinator of music theory, Paul David Thomas, Ph.D., was awarded second place for his composition, Out Damned Spot.
Vocal pedagogy alumna Meredith Tompkins featured by Art&Seek as 'Opportunity for Inspiration'
4/15/19
Verdigris Ensemble’s ION Young Composer Competition is the brainchild of Meredith Tompkins, a Verdigris soprano and board member. Tompkins is a Dallas-based soprano completing her second season with Verdigris. Currently, she is the associate choir director and private voice teacher at Harwood Junior High in Bedford, TX and is an active composer of choral music for young voices. She earned a master’s in vocal pedagogy from TWU in 2014.