Looking back on 45 years in the Department of Music
CONCERTO WINNERS
Meet the winners of the Orchestra Concerto Competition
MUTE FEST II
Second annual MuTe Fest February 22-23
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Featuring Dr. Noel Archambeault
MUSIC THEORY CLUB
MTC presents independent research
CONTRIBUTORS:
Shelby Gorden - Graphic Designer
Cindy Solis - Senior Events Manager
Alissa Stolt - Editor
Cover photo courtesy of Gil Barrera
Photographs of the University of Texas at San Antonio, 1972-1978
Cindy Solis Dr. Mark Brill
Sydney Guerrier
Dito Sáenz
Thomas Redmond
Melissa Gohlke, UTSA Library Special Collections
Welcome to CADENZA Showcasing UTSA Music
FRIENDS,
In this issue of Cadenza, we are celebrating! UTSA is marking its 50th year during all of 2019, and we are happy to join in this celebration by sharing the history of our department with you in this issue’s timeline. It is an honor to reflect on the past achievements of our students, alumni, faculty, and staff, and this inspires us as we head into one of the busiest months of the year!
This month is filled with activities, including faculty recitals, ensemble concerts, visiting artist concerts, and a UTSA original: MuTeFest, a celebration of original music and technology, hosted by the student organization MuTe. They have several great events planned, including an off-campus performance that you won’t want to miss! Please continue to check our calendar of events at wwwmusicutsaedu or any of our social media pages for updated information about events.
February is one of our favorite months around here because of the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention, held right here in San Antonio. Many of our faculty and students are looking forward to presenting performances and sessions at the convention – you’ll find a list of these in this issue Alumni, please stop by the booth to say hello, and join us at our alumni reception on Friday evening!
Our Alumni Spotlight this month features Dr. Noel Archambeault, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Delaware We would love to include more alumni stories in Cadenza, so please keep the news coming! Help us celebrate UTSA’s 50th birthday by sharing your favorite stories from your time with us.
Tracy Cowden
Roland K. Blumberg Endowed Professor in Music and Chair
Black History in Music
February is Black History Month In recognition, we celebrate the important contributions of black Americans in the field of music There are many black American musicians who are household names, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, B B King, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur, and groups such as The Temptations, Earth Wind & Fire, The Isley Brothers, and The Four Tops But there are many still whose contributions to American music are not as well known We are taking this opportunity to familiarize our readers with the names and works of some of the musicians who shaped the American musical landscape Here are some of the noteworthy milestones:
Black Americans served in the Revolutionary War and were involved in important events. Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave, is considered to be the first casualty of the Boston Massacre in 1770. The black battalion “Bucks of America” fought during the war under the command of a black leader, Colonel Middleton. Jazeb Jolly was a drummer who served on the battlefield in the 7th Massachusetts Regiment; William Nickens was a drummer in a Virginia company; fifer Barzillai Lew fought throughout the war, including at the Battle of Bunker Hill; “Negro Tom” was a drummer who served in the Orangetown, NY regiment, while Nimrod Perkins was a naval drummer on the warship Diligence.
After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau was established to begin educating newly freed slaves Many colleges and schools were opened at this time, notably Fisk University in Nashville, whose Fisk Jubilee Singers became important proponents and transmitters of negro spirituals Eventually, the Jubilee Singers became internationally known and respected The first collection of African American spirituals, Slave Songs of the United States, was the published in book form in 1867
While Scott Joplin is today known as the “King of Ragtime,” Thomas Million Turpin was the first black American to publish a piano rag and was bestowed the title “Father of St Louis Ragtime ” James Sylvester Scott is regarded as second only to Joplin as a ragtime composer In the 1920s, Scott successfully led an orchestra that accompanied silent films in Kansas City theaters, until the advent of “talking pictures” the following decade
After receiving her musical training at Western University in Kansas, Eva Jessye achieved national distinction as the first black woman to professionall di t choral group She received numerous commissions for radio programs commercial advertising In 1929, Jessye was hired to train the choir fo soundtrack of King Vidor’s film Hallelujah, which had an all-black cas
Trumpet player Louis Armstrong, also known as “Satchmo,” became influential figure in early jazz. He became the first black American to nationally syndicated radio program in the 1930s. He collaborated wi artists, including Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Ella Fitzgerald. Other black singers such as Ida Cox, Bertha Hill, Clara Smith, Sippie Wal Victoria Spivey performed with major jazz musicians of the 1920s and 1930s.
In 1933, Caterina Jarboro became the first black to perform with a major opera company in the United States when she sang the title role of Aida with the Chicago Opera Company In 1928, Anne Brown was the first black person to study voice at the Juilliard Institute (now the Juilliard School of Music), and so impressed George Gershwin that he wrote the role of Bess in Porgy and Bess especially for her The role of Porgy went to the baritone Todd Duncan, who in 1945 became the first black male singer to appear with a major opera company, the New York City Opera
“I’ll Overcome Some Day,” written in the 1890s by gospel hymnodist C. Albert Tindley, was first adapted as a protest song in 1945 by union workers in Charleston, South Carolina. “We Shall Overcome,” based on Tindley’s hymn, has since become synonymous with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Dr Mark Brill, professor of musicology at UTSA acknowledges the significant influence of black musicians, “Without the contributions of black musicians, there would be little American music to speak of African-American musicians were at the heart of the three great styles that emerged in the United States in the 20th century: jazz in the 1910s and 1920s, rock ' n ' roll and rock in the 1950s and 1960s, and rap and hip-hop in the 1980s and 1990s ” He further adds, “But black Americans can also be found in any and all styles and genres, from country and western to Latin music, from film scores to opera and classical music, and everything in between ” The UTSA Music Department celebrates all of these styles and musicians, and will continue to look forward to new developments and contributions by black Americans in the 21st century
The UTSA Department of Music Presents
UTSA SYMPHONIC BAND
Featuring "A Movement for Rosa"
February 5th, 7:30pm - UTSA Recital Hall
February 7, 2019 - 7:30pm - UTSA Recital Hall
Sousa Saucedo Welcher & More
Saucedo Balmages
Carter LaPlante
Andmore…
AllAroundUs The UTSA University Band
February 10, 2019 - 7:30pm
UTSA Recital Hall
Nestor Torres UTSA Music Welcomes
early age. At age five his father bought him a drum set, and at age twelve he started to take flute lessons. He began formal studies at the Escuela Libre de Música and went on to attend Puerto Rico’s Inter-American University. At the age of eighteen he moved to New York with his family where he studied jazz and classical music at Mannes College of Music. Torres also studied at Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music During this time he learned how to improvise charanga, a Cuban dance music genre, which helped him develop his unique playing style.
After receiving his degree, Torres returned to New York where he spent time with his mentors before moving to Miami. He lectured and performed on the college circuit in south Florida, as well as festivals and clubs in and around Miami. Around this time he also signed a multi-album contract with Polygram Records and released his first album, Morning Ride that climbed to the top of the contemporary jazz charts and became a top-ten best-seller. Since then, Torres has released fifteen albums, including No Me Provoques (1981), Treasures of the Heart (1999), Sin Palabras (2004), and Nestor Torres - Nouveau Latino (2008)
Torres has collaborated with a number of talented and widely diverse artists including Gloria Estefan, Kenny Loggins, Dave Matthews, Herbie Hancock, Tito Puente, Michael Camilo,Paquito D' Rivera, and Arturo Sandoval. He has also performed with the Cleveland, Singapore, and New World Symphony Orchestras, as well as many others. His collaborations and performances with artists and ensembles have been described as a testament to his remarkable versatility and artistry. Torres is the recipient of many awards and distinctions including four Latin Grammy nominations, one Grammy nomination, and one Latin Grammy for his amazing works. Torres is also the recipient of two honorary doctorate degrees from Barry University and Carlos Albizu University
Recently, Torres has been focusing on surpassing his role as a jazz flutist to become an “agent of change” through crossover multi-media productions, compositions, and performances. As a composer, he has been commissioned by the Miami Children's Chorus, St. MarthaYamaha Concert Series, and ICAP - the International Committee of Artists for Peace.
A beloved and respected jazz musician, Nestor Torres is an inspiration to many aspiring flutists and musicians. He will be giving a masterclass in the Recital Hall of the Arts building on February 13, 2019 at 6:00 PM. We hope that you can join us in welcoming Mr Torres to UTSA
UTSA MUSIC PLAYS A PART AT TMEA
The Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention happens February 13-16 this year and you can expect downtown San Antonio to be overrun with musicians, music educators, and music vendors According to the TMEA website, www tmea org, the annual convention is “ an organization of over 11,000 school music educators dedicated to promoting excellence in music education” and “ over 29,000 attendees from around the world experience the best professional development, inspiring performances, and an exhibit hall with the latest music education products and services “
Music educators in grades K-12 and secondary institutions from around the state will participate as presenters, performers, or recruiters during TMEA UTSA faculty will be there, so if you are going to TMEA be sure to take advantage of the sessions and recitals they will be offering.
Dr. John Zarco, Director of Bands and author of Rehearsing the Band will co-present with Dr Courtney Snyder from the University of Michigan
Maximizing Rehearsal Through Effective Gesture
This session will explore conducting gesture as a valuable means to more efficient and effective rehearsals. Using a combination of demonstration and audience participation, the clinicians will provide practical strategies for influencing musicians’ performance through non-verbal communication Topics covered in this session include: providing feedback while conducting, allowing for more creativity in conducting and playing, adjusting balances in the ensemble, how to direct listening, experiencing music beyond the beat pattern, influencing articulation, and creating resonance. When utilized, these time-saving techniques help develop connected and intuitive musicians while fostering a more spontaneous music making experience
Date: Thursday, 2/14/2019
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: CC 303
Music Education instructor Dr. Laurie Williams will present a clinic at TMEA as part of the UTSA faculty. Dr. Williams in the conductor and artistic director of the Lubbock Youth Orchestra and has taught at Texas Tech and the University of Missouri-Kansas City before her arrival to UTSA
Rehearsing Full Orchestras with Confidence: A No Fear Guide
Full orchestras present many challenges, particularly for the non-wind/percussion conductor. However, with practical guidance, the "strings-only" conductor can lead full orchestras with confidence. Dr. Williams will discuss wind and percussion instrument idiosyncrasies, wind section roles, score-reading, realistic expectations for middle and high school band students, rehearsal needs, and successful programming
Date: Thursday, 2/14/2019
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: CC 214 CD
Dr. Gary Mabry, Director of Choral Activities, along with audiologists Dr. Phallon Doss (Doss Audiology), Dr. Allyson Pratka (UT Health Science Center), and Dr. Sajid Surve (Audiology Specialist at the University of North Texas), will be leading a TMEA Clinic focused on hearing health
Preventing Music-Induced Hearing Loss
The clinic will examine “at risk” environments in our landscape of sound and will survey current research in the area of hearing loss prevention, hearing protection, and hearing loss treatment.
Date: Thursday, 2/14/2019
Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Room: CC 304
Dr Si Millican, Associate Vice Provost - Core Curriculum and Professor of Music Education is presenting two sessions for those preparing to enter college and those preparing for certification following graduation.
Passing the EC–12 Music TExES
This session is designed to give practical study tips and resources for people preparing to take the state-required Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) for teacher certification. This test tests future teachers’ skills in listening, music theory and composition, music history and culture, music classroom performance, and music education. In this session, Dr. Millican will provide sample questions (with answers!) and a comprehensive list of study resources Participants can bring a smart device to “play along” answering the sample questions to see how they do
Date: Friday, 2/15/2019
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: CC 302 AB
Finding the College You'll Love (And Helping Them Love You)
Going to college is a major investment of time and money, so deciding where to go is very important. Dr. Millican will help you answer questions like: How can you find out what kind of school fits you best? How can you get insider information about a particular school, its faculty, and the students? How can you make a good impression when you visit?
Date: Friday, 2/15/2019
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: CC 303
Trumpet instructor Dr Joseph Cooper will be performing as part of the Texas College Professors All-Star Trumpet Ensemble The recital is slated for Thursday, February 14 from 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM at the Convention Center West Lobby Music Showcase Stage. Cooper was invited to perform in the ensemble that features many top players from Texas colleges and universities. Many details like musical selections and part assignments are still to be determined This will be the first time many of the trumpeters will have performed together, so for those who attend, it is a great example of how professional players can put together a high quality concert after only one rehearsal.
THE UTSA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PRESENTS
DANNY CHAPA
Guest Euphonium Recital
Dr. Chapa is a professor at Steven F. Austin State University. He will be performing with Hyun Ji Oh on piano.
ALIVE
WORKS BY LIVING COMPOSERS
Jourdan Laine Howell, soprano
Rob Saldana, baritone and and
Christine Debus, piano
02.17.19 | 3PM | UTSA RECITAL HALL A FACULTY RECITAL
An Anniversary of our Own
This year UTSA turns 50 and the calendar is chock full of events to celebrate throughout 2019 As the anniversary year progresses, the traditional events such as Best Fest, Fiesta UTSA, and Commencement Ceremonies will have an emphasis on the big 5-0 when they occur later in the year
The UTSA Department of Music is also celebrating a milestone anniversary this year The Division of Music (as it was called back then) was established in 1974, just five short years after the founding of the University In four and a half decades since then, much has happened to this sleepy division as it began to take its place within the University and the community Here is a timeline with some of the achievements the Department of Music has made thus far We have come a long way, baby!
1974
Dr Gordon Lamb, Division of Music Director conducts the first chorale group rehearsal at St Lukes Episcopal Church while the Arts Building is under construction
1975
A photo of a pianist is used to promote the Division of Music at UTSA.
established by the family of Emily Wells Brown for future music scholarships. This will be the first of over 20 the Department establishes over the course of its existence.
1969
The Division of Music is authorized to award a Bachelor of Music Education Degree The Division is a part of the College of Fine and Applied Arts
1975-76
1977
The first band rehearsal conducted by Robert Rustowicz in the Recital Hall located on the third floor of the Arts Building. The first concert follows two months later
1981
Dr Joe Stuessy, the Division of Music Director and Dr Alan Craven, the Director of the Division of English, Classics and Philosophy write “Hail UTSA,” the university’s alma mater
1976-78
The Division of Music is authorized to award a Bachelor of Music Education Degree Students may select one of four emphases: Secondary Choral, All-level Choral, Secondary Instrumental or All-level Instrumental Dr Lamb is joined by other faculty members: Dr. James R. Riley, Michael A. Fink, James E. Sheppard, and Robert Rustowicz. History is made when Dr Bess Hieronymus, the first woman appointed to full professor at UTSA and first person to receive a Doctor of Musical arts degree in organ performance and musicology from the University of Texas at Austin joins the division.
1978-80
Students are now authorized to select one of three emphases in the Bachelor of Music program: music literature, music performance or music theory-composition.
Gil Barrera Photographs of the University of Texas at San Antonio, 1972-1978
1981
UTSA Office of University Communications Photographs, 1972-2001 forms under the direction of Dr. John Silantien.
The Division of Music is authorized to award a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Music Education Degree. Students may select one of three emphases in the Bachelor of Music program: music performance, music theory-composition, or music marketing.
1982-84
1994
The Division of Music holds its first Extravaganza awards ceremony and donor recognition dinner at the University Center Laurel Room
1980-82
Students may select one of four emphases in the Bachelor of Music program: music literature, music performance, music theory-composition, or music management. Students may select one of four emphases in the Bachelor of Music Education program: Secondary Choral, All-level Choral, Secondary Instrumental, or All-level Instrumental
The Arts Addition is complete and ready to house all music classes, concerts and administration offices 1983
Photos promoting the new 500 seat Recital Hall and the different fields of study within h f M
The UTSA Lyric Theatre makes its debut performance at the Buena Vista Theatre on the UTSA Downtown Campus with Menotti’s The Consul.
The Spirit of San Antonio Marching Band appears at the first UTSA football game in the Alamodome
CONCERTO WINNERS' CONCERT utsa Orchestra
B o r d e r - F r o n t e r a
Works by: Wagner, Gwyneth Walker, Rossini, Rosauro, & Copland
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 AT 7:30PM
UTSA RECITAL HALL
Tickets $5; Free with UTSA student ID.
The UTSA Orchestra continues the Border-Frontera theme in their first program of the Spring semester. While UTSA celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2019, the Department of Music is marking the 25th anniversary of the annual UTSA Orchestra Concerto & Aria Competitions. The concerto winners chosen to perform on this program were selected in a live audition before guest artists and faculty Joseph Mora, clarinet, will play Rossini's Introduction, Theme and Variations, and Daulton Mattingly will perform Rosauro's Concerto No. 1 for Marimba. The UTSA Orchestra is also performing Gwyneth Walker's powerful work dedicated to women composers entitled Open the Door. Other works include Richard Wagner's Prelude to Die Meistersinger and Aaron Copland's picturesque ballet suite Appalachian Spring.
Joseph Mora
"I've been playing clarinet for 14 years now. I started in 5th grade when I was 10 and I've loved it every second since then! My beginning band director was a fantastic clarinetist and he really fostered my love for the instrument.
After high school, I went to the University of Texas at Austin for my first two years of college. I was studying clarinet performance, but I decided to leave school after my sophomore year when my old band signed a record deal. I spent four years touring North America and a few countries in Western Europe and, after about 400 shows and 3 albums, I got married and decided to resume my studies. As a San Antonio native, I'm excited to be a Roadrunner now!
The piece I'm playing was the first piece of solo clarinet repertoire that I ever heard. I was in 7th grade and I bought an album on iTunes recorded by Charles Neidich of the Juilliard School playing Rossini's Introduction, Theme, and Variations. Ever since then, I've loved the piece and have always dreamed of playing it with an orchestra. It's a super flashy, technical piece, but it's also really accessible to the listener. There are wonderful melodies and virtuoso passages, so it's the best of both worlds!"
Daulton Mattingly
"Throughout my musical journey I have had the opportunity to play music in many different capacities such as wind ensembles, big bands, and percussion ensembles just to name a few One experience I have never been lucky enough to experience though is being the featured soloist in a large ensemble setting I was really excited when I found out that UTSA hosts this competition, as this is something I have wanted to do since my time in high school when I learned that music like this even existed I will be performing the 3rd and 4th movements of Ney Rosauro’s Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra The movements I chose have somewhat contrasting styles with the 3rd movement being very lyrical and relaxed, and the 4th movement being very aggressive and “in your face” Studying music at UTSA has blessed my life with many impactful experiences and being allowed the opportunity to participate in this concert will surely be an unforgettable experience I am currently a student of professor Michael Mixtacki, and have also studied under professor Sherry Rubins, and Dr Graeme Francis "
THE UTSA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PRESENTS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 - 7:30PM
ScheduleofEvents:
Wednesday,Feb20th Thursday,Feb21st Friday,Feb22nd
Guest Teacher: John Burcham aka Psymbionic
11am-1pm, Music Tech Lab (Arts 3 01 30B)
Cresting the modern wave of electronic producers, Psymbionic creates aural experiences that explore the range of multi-tempo Bass Music within an influential and dynamic culture. With an ear for situational relevance, Psymbionic enjoys turning non-traditional sound design and infectious rhythms into dancefloor heat, while also maintaining his history in the downtempo, emotive side of the electronic sound. He visits from Austin to demonstrate the use of Ableton Live as a compositional tool. His visit is sponsored by Ableton, makers of the popular sound-editing program Live as well as the widelyused Push pad controller
Open Soundtracking Session 7:30pm, UTSA Recital Hall
“Frankie” dir Mike Pappa New Score by Nicole Russell.
"Les Escargots" dir René Laloux New Score by Meredith Shuman.
“Recoil” dir Evan Matthews New Score by Alissa Stolt
Three distinguished UTSA composers lead the MuTe Chamber Ensemble in a live 16channel recording session of original music Three short films will receive a brand-new soundtrack performed in real-time while the films are projected on the big screen Come watch the soundtracking unfold in real time!
Guest Teacher: Jerod Jerry 1pm-2:30pm, Music Tech Lab (Arts 3 01 30B)
Workshop Summary:
How do we do it? Discover the principles and best practices for creating compelling music production in touring environments!
Jerod Jerry is a marketing and multimedia specialist based out of San Antonio Jerod’s creativity and dedication to quality led him to be selected as the first and only audio engineer in the U S for the Walt Disney World Company Collegiate Technical Program This early success inspired him to continue to grow and study event production Throughout his career, he has accumulated extensive experience in broad scope music and technology education. From developing technical audio solutions to a non-profit music technology program to touring and managing recording artists, he possess practical knowledge and dynamic, broad based experience
MuTeFest Mixer and Listening Party 6pm-10pm, Canela Vintage (301 Blanco Road, San Antonio TX 78212)
Cover: $5 (suggested)
In the tradition of the recent MuTe listening parties (usually hosted in the Arts Building Music Tech Lab), members and friends of MuTe will meet at this great Beacon Hill venue to share their own recent productions as well as various other sonic favorites Come mix with MuTe!
Open Tracking and Mixing Session 11am-5pm, Stone Creek Sound, Helotes - Free with RSVP (Contact mute@utsa edu for RSVP details)
Saturday,Feb23rd
Concert: Surround Sound Night at Cave Without a Name
7-9 pm, Cave Without a Name, Boerne Cover: $20
Battle of The Beats (Showcase/Battles) 7-10pm, UTSA Student Union, Mesquite Room
Two of San Antonio’s greatest producer/engineers, Mack Damon (formerly of Hollywood Studio) and Clifton Miles (formerly of Dead Room Studio), have recently joined forces to create a new full-service tracking and production space, Stone Creek Sound, in a log house in Helotes This scenic location, about 15 minutes from the UTSA music department, will be a perfect venue for a day-long masterclass in drum tracking and drum mixing. For this session, they will be joined by UTSA stalwart Jamail Chachere as composer/producer/client and UTSA technology professor and longtime drum/percussion guru Joe Caploe as performer (on drum set) Producer Yung Verm hosts a beatbuilding contest complete with judges, prizes, and a live audience. Producers are challenged to make three beats in the span of three individual 40-minute rounds Within each round, the producers are provided with three songs that they must sample to create their beat on the fly The producers then go head to head in a singleelimination style bracket where the better beat wins. Beats will be judged on originality, quality, diversity, complexity, impact, and creativity. Contact mute@utsa edu for more details and to enter the competition.
Enjoy an evening of 6-channel surround sound compositions, with accompanying visual flourishes, as created by UTSA music tech students and faculty, all within the breathtaking confines of one of the world’s most beautiful and resonant caverns
The event also features North Carolina-based artist Alex McKenzie who will be completing an immersive sound installation composed entirely of FM radio transmissions. Audience members will navigate the cavern with a personal FM receiver and headphones, creating a unique composition by moving in and out of transmission fields Visit http://www alex-mckenzie com/ for more information.
For General MuTeFest 2 Information:
Contact UTSA music technology director Dr Andrew Bergmann at Andrew.Bergmann@utsa.edu or MuTe student directors John Espinoza and Meredith Shuman at mute@utsa edu
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT:
D R . N O E L A R C H A M B E A U L T
alumna ● a graduate or former student, of a particular school, especially a female one, of a college or university
Meet Dr. Noel Archambeault, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Delaware. Dr. Archambeault teaches applied voice, vocal pedagogy, lyric diction and is a sought out research expert on the topics of vocal jazz and the use of technology in the voice studio Dr Archambault began her music education studies at UTSA in 1993 taking voice lessons with Dr Diana Allan As an undergraduate, Dr Archambeault was one of the fortunate few that was chosen to study voice with renowned Broadway and film bass-baritone, William Warfield while the singer was guest resident in the Music Department.
While an undergraduate, Dr. Archambeault sang with the UTSA Women’s Choir under the direction of Dr. Gary Mabry and returned in 2016 as a participant in the 25th Anniversary Concert held in the Recital Hall. Although Dr. Archambeault transferred to the University of the Incarnate Word in 1994 and .
graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance in 1996, she still feels a strong connection with her first school of choice, “I feel as though I use my UTSA Music experience every day as a teacher and performer. I would say that the faculty were, and still are, the most transformative and important part of my foundation ”
After completion of her bachelor's degree, Archambeault attended Westminster Choir College of Rider University in New Jersey, graduating with a Master of Music Performance in 1999. In 2006, Archambeault graduated from Texas Tech with her Doctor of Music degree in Voice Performance. Dr. Archambeault was on the music faculties of Lincoln University, Texas Tech University, Texas A & M University-Kingsville, Mineral Area College and Brevard Music Center before joining the faculty at Delaware.
Archambeault’s career as a performer includes a long list performances of operatic and concert repertoire taken from soprano and mezzo-soprano literature. She has sung the title role of Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Amelia in Verdi’s Un Ballo and Micaela in Bizet’s Carmen. As a recitalist, Dr. Archambeault performs music from drastically different composers such as J. S. Bach and Arnold Schoenberg. She is also in high demand as an interpreter of 20th century and contemporary music
She is currently working on several projects, one of which includes a collaboration with UTSA alumna, Edna Alejandra Longoria. She explains, “I continue to work diligently on a project known as the Chicana Art Song Project.The Project is a multidisciplinary endeavor aimed at giving voice to Chicana (female Mexican-American) artists in literature, music, and the visual arts. It is still in its formative stage, but we hope to have 30 songs completed over the next two to three years, with a tour of the Southwest to follow.” The project is part of the University of Delaware’s Tiger Lily concert series which highlights works by women African-American and Latino composers.
Dr. Archambeault recently returned from Trinidad and Tobago where she was part of an exchange teaching and concert project with four colleagues from the University of Delaware and several from the University of Trinidad and Tobago “We worked on a touching chamber composition, entitled, The River of Freedom, by Adam Walters and text by Caitlyn Kamminga. It tells the historical journey of the enslaved African-Americans who fought with the British in America's Second War of Independence of 1812 in exchange for freedom and land in Trinidad.
“I am also engaged in a few research projects with several of my colleagues on campus and across the country. These projects focus on performance anxiety in singers and audience perception of multi-media performances ”
As a pedagogue, researcher, and recitalist, Dr. Archambeault’s career has been an impressive and illustrious one. Her journey from an undergraduate to a Doctor of Musical Arts began when she stepped into the UTSA Department of Music where her love of music directed her. Years later, she still waxes nostalgic, “It's difficult to choose just one favorite thing about UTSA's Music Department, but I remember [the faculty] being most helpful and caring about my goals and experiences in my early studies, even helping me though graduate studies at other institutions when I had questions about my future.” One of the recurring messages received from Department of Music alumni is that the bond created with UTSA is a strong foundation The connection to things learned in the classroom, advice and opportunities offered by faculty, and the camaraderie of fellow students is a trademark of the Department that alumni seek to pay forward. Archambeault is no exception, “I am most grateful for their influence, guidance and support. I hope to give audiences more than they anticipated at every performance, just as we did many times over with our choral, opera and studio performances.”
“Taking care of the humans in the room (in the world) is a beautiful way to create music and life.”
- Dr. Noel Archambeault
STREAMING IN THE AIR AND ON THE ROAD:
The Music Theory Club to Present Independent Research
TheUTSAMusicTheoryClub(MTC)isleavingtheirmarkintheworldofmusic academia Theorganization’smembers,whoconductedalarge-scaleresearch projectandoversawscholastictutoringandtestpreparationfortheirpeerslast year, areenroutetopresentasecondindependentresearchprojectatthe upcomingTexasSocietyforMusicTheoryconference (http://www.texasmusictheory.org/).Thisyear’sconferencewillbehostedbyTexas StateUniversityinFebruary
TheMTC,ledbyitspresidentDitoSáenz,amusicmajoratUTSA,comprisesa diversegroupofbothmusicandnon–musicmajorswhoseektoanswerquestions whicharenottypicallyansweredwithintheclassroom.Inadditiontothisresearch project,themembersalsooffertutorialsandtestpreparationsessionsfortheir peersandmeetmonthlytodiscussmusictheorytopics.TheMTCstrivestocreate e t
Members
Pictured Right: Music Theory Club
Natalie Morales, Wesley Taylor, Dito Sáenz, and Alissa Stolt meet with Dr. Jennifer Beavers in the JPL.
FEBRUARY DATES
BENJAMIN A. GILMAN SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL
Students who have recieved the Gilman Scholarship to study in Urbino, Italy perform in a recital: Mariah Ramirez (cello), Thomas Mullins (guitar), and Jacob Bernstein (composition) 7:30PM - UTSA Recital Hall
JANICE K. HODGES PIANO COMPETITION
The UTSA Music Department and the San Antonio Teachers Music Association present the annual contemporary piano competition for students in grades 4 through 12 UTSA Recital Hall
MARCIA NEEL
Music Education and Yamaha artist Marcia Neel presents “Crossing Over the Podium: One Small Step for You, One Giant Leap for Music Ed” 11:30AM - UTSA Recital Hall
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TMEA ALUMNI RECEPTION
Reconnect with UTSA music faculty and music alumni at this annual reception. 9:00PM - RioRio Cantina on the Riverwalk.
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DANIELLE MORALES
Percussion student Danielle Morales performs an hour long recital 7:30PM - UTSA Recital Hall
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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