News and Announcements

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.

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.