October 2019 College News

1 Dr. Martin McCain with students at the Mahidol University College of Music in Bangkok, Tailand 2 Clarinet professor, Dr. Vanguel Tangarov assisted his students with the creation of Te Texas State Clarinet Fiesta CD 3 Scary Movie , a low-budget fright-fest flmed entirely around Austin, featuring the flm score composed by Hank Hehmsoth 14 | October | College News MUSIC Music, Music Studies, Per formance, & Sound Recording Technolog y FACULTY ACCOLADES Dr. Martin McCain was recently an artist-in-residence at the Mahidol University College of Music in Bangkok, Tailand. [ 1 ] He performed a recital, led a masterclass and coached the Mahidol Trombone Octet. While in Southeast Asia, McCain performed a few weeks with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and continues to be regularly engaged with the ensemble. He also led a masterclass for the Memphis Youth Symphony program’s low brass section. Most recently, McCain joined the artist roster with the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass which is an international touring ensemble composed of some of America’s top brass musicians. STUDENT ACCOLADES Te Texas State Clarinet Fiesta CD, created by Texas State clarinet students under the direction of Dr. Vanguel Tangarov , [ 2 ] has been accepted by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) for an appearance on the GRAMMY® Award Entry List, the second step of the GRAMMY® process. Teir LIVE from the Texas State Clarinet Fiesta CD appears in the following four categories: • Album of the Year • Best Engineered Album, Classical • Best Orchestral Performance • Best Classical Instrumental Solo Te Texas State Clarinet Fiesta CD is on a list that will allow voting NARAS members to vote for their music for the actual GRAMMY® Award Nomination. Te Texas State Mysterium for New Music Ensemble recently performed for several days at the Austin Classic Game Fest Convention, the largest retro gaming event in Texas. Attendance at the convention was estimated to be over 6000. Te ensemble consisted of graduate composition major Wesley Uchiyama-Penix and undergraduate composition seniors Sean Eure and James Tistleton . Te ensemble is directed by senior lecturer Richard Hall . ALUMNI ACCOLADES Julia Escobar (BM Flute Performance 2019) received a scholarship to attend the University of Illinois where she is pursuing an M.M. in Flute Performance under the supervision of Jonathan Keeble. Ziqing Guan (M.M. Flute Performance 2018) is a T.A. at University of South Carolina where she will be pursuing a D.M.A. under the supervision of Jennifer Parker-Harley. Stephanie Hulsey (M.M. in Performance and Pedagogy 2016) has accepted an adjunct position as fute instructor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. She also continues to teach in multiple school districts in Central Texas carrying a load of over 30 students and conducting numerous fute masterclasses in Hays ISD, Comal ISD, New Braunfels ISD, and Seguin ISD. Hilary Janysek (B.M. in Music Studies 2011) received her M.M. (2015) and D.A. degrees (2018) in Flute Performance and Entrepreneurial Studies from Ball State University. Tis summer, she was ofered the adjunct assistant professor position in Flute at Texas Lutheran University and an adjunct position in Flute at Schreiner University in Kerrville. Also, this August, she gave a presentation “Creating Sustainable Chamber Ensembles” at the National Flute Association convention in a session titled “Lightning Talks” where presenters shared innovative projects and research. She studied fute with Dr. Mihoko Watanabe and received the following awards: NAMM President’s Innovation Award, Outstanding Graduate Student in Music, Music History Assistantship, Music Education Assistantship, Graduate Concerto Competition Winner, and a Graduate Merit Fellowship. Danielle (Dani) Stevens Nutting (B.M. ’14) has been awarded a Fulbright grant to conduct her dissertation research on the classical fute tradition in Bulgaria. Dani will live in Sofa during the 2019-20 academic year, study with leading Bulgarian futist-pedagogue Lydia Oshavkova, and conduct ethnographic research with futists and musicians throughout the country. Her project, “Exploring Artistry: Epistemologies of Flute Performance and Pedagogy in Bulgaria,” aims to understand the multidimensional life of the fute in Bulgaria from its incorporation into local music-making in the late 19th century to its role in the contemporary art music scene, with special attention to the importation of west European fute schools and the performance practice of the Bulgarian kaval. Daniel Pardo (B.M. in Flute Performance 2010) received an M.M. and D.M.A. from UNT where he was a fute T.A. for Mary Karen Clardy. He recently accepted the tenure track position for Assistant Professor of Flute at Prairie View A&M where he is also teaching music appreciation and music fundamentals. While in the military, Daniel served as Principal Flute in the Combined Armed Forces Pacifc Band, the Marine Forces Pacifc Band and the 36th I.D. Army National Guard Band. Juan (Tony) Rodriguez and Joshua Valdez (both B.M. Music Studies) received elementary teaching positions at Copperas Cove and Del Valle respectively. #SCARYMOVIE Hank Hehmsoth , composed the flm score for the 1991 flm Scary Movie , [ 3] a low-budget fright-fest flmed entirely around Austin, which is receiving a Blu-Ray special edition release from American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) on Oct. 15, nearly three decades after it played limited runs in Europe and Asia. To coincide with the release, the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin hosted a screening of Scary Movie on Oct. 8 as a part of its “Terror Tuesday” series, and the Mayfair Teatre in Ottawa, Canada, screened it as part of “Up All Night Fest 2” on Oct. 19. College of Fine Arts and Communication | 15