CADENZA | Opus 8

CADENZA

UTSA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC | NOVEMBER 2018 Opus 8

A MUSICAL HARVEST Gathering the fruits of our labor.Â

CONTENTS 03 04 08 14 20

WELCOME Word from Music Chair, Dr. Tracy Cowden

UTSA VETERANS Veteran spotlights and military affiliated events around campus

STEVEN WHITE Masterclass by renown conductor, Maestro Steven White

WINTERLUDE Annual holiday concert series

TAKING FLIGHT UTSA's fifth annual dance showcase

This Month's CADENZA Contributors: Correction: In last month's issue of CADENZA the composition by Dr. Ethan Wickman was incorrect.

The correct title is Nor Height, Nor Depth

Shelby Gorden - Graphic Designer Sarah Gutierrez-Riera - Editor Cindy Solis - Senior Events Manager _____________________________

Donna Arevalo Joey Berrios Alfredo Gonzalez Katelyn Johnson Josh Miller

Lainey Mitchell Deonte Orange John Pitt Brandon Taylor

Welcome to

CADENZA SHOWCASING UTSA MUSIC

Dear UTSA Music Family, FRIENDS – The Department of Music at UTSA is thriving this fall! We are excited to share our good news and busy events calendar with you in this issue of Cadenza. November will include at least 30 concerts, masterclasses, and guest lectures, both on-campus and in the community, and we welcome your presence as we celebrate the work of our students, faculty, and guest artists.

November features the beginning of our Winterlude festival of concerts, including a performance of Dvořák’s Te Deum on Sunday, November 18th with the UTSA orchestra and combined choirs. This beautiful cantata was actually written as Dvořák’s introduction to American audiences and premiered in 1892 with the composer conducting the performance in New York. The following evening, November 19th, several of our smaller ensembles will delight you with holiday favorites, just in time for Thanksgiving!

We also have several distinguished guests joining us for lectures and masterclasses this month. Dr. Kittie Verdolini-Abbott is our guest for the Institute of Music Research’s Donald Hodges Distinguished Lecture Series on November 4-5, Maestro Steven White will present a masterclass for voice students on Tuesday, November 13th at 11:15 a.m., and Jonathan Palomar from Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán will present a class for the UTSA Mariachi Ensemble on Thursday, November 15th at 5:00 p.m.

This month often prompts us to reflect and be thankful; I am particularly thankful for the ways in which our students, faculty, and staff work together to make every aspect of our program thrive. We are also thankful for the support of parents, friends, and community members who encourage us and participate in our program in numerous ways. Finally, we are thankful for the opportunity to create meaningful musical experiences that can touch hearts and bring people together. Happy Thanksgiving!

Tracy Cowden Roland K. Blumberg Endowed Professor in Music and Chair

Our Veterans of Note According to the UTSA Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, there are approximately 5,000 students enrolled at UTSA who are affiliated with the military. Federal tuition assistance for active military, veterans or their dependents in the forms of the G.I. Bill, Post 9/11 G. I. Bill and the Texas-based Hazelwood Exemption, to name a few, make getting a college degree a reachable goal for those that serve.

Thomas Hardaway is from a family that served in military medicine. His grandfather was an Army doctor, and his father (who is 103 years old), was one of the surgeons who cared for the wounded sailors at Pearl Harbor. Thomas developed a love of music early in life but music took a back seat to his medical studies and consecutive 30 year career as a pediatrician in the Army. Upon retiring, Col. Hardaway decided to fulfill his musical aspirations here at UTSA by attaining a degree in organ performance.

Hardaway also works with the Texas Children’s Choir and travels around the country and the world with the group as it performs in events commemorating important military anniversaries.

Music Office staff member, Master Sgt. Victor Mendiola served in the US Marine Corps for 22 and a half years.

During his service, Gunny Mendiola was stationed in Japan, California, Hawaii and North Carolina. He worked as an Aviation Radio Tech before retiring in 1989. Victor enrolled at UTSA and received his teacher certification in 2003. He graduated in the same ceremony with two of his sons.

Following a brief stint as a history teacher at Memorial High School, Victor joined the Music Department staff in 2004 as an Administrative Associate.

Coming to college following a stint in the military often creates a different kind of student: older than other incoming freshmen, more experienced with “real world” situations, and knowledgeable in a field of expertise connected with their service. In the case of percussionist and Army specialist. Cory Sales, serving in the military prior to coming to UTSA took some adapting, “When I deployed I left my musician role and volunteered as infantry and was put in situations that have helped me in non-musical ways. My experience being an older student has been difficult … but a fantastic learning experience in how I teach and interact with my colleagues.”

Sales is a music education major currently student teaching.

Master Sgt. Gary Poffenbarger, the current euphonium and tuba instructor was in the U. S. Air Force from 1991 to 2014. After completing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base he was transferred to the USAF Academy Band in Colorado where he spent 20 years performing and touring. In 2011 Poffenbarger was transferred to San Antonio and became the Chief of Band Division for the Air Force Public Affairs Agency and worked with the USAF Band of the West. Poffenbarger states that his military background has improved his professional marketability, “In my military experience, not only was I asked to perform but I was also expected to do various ‘additional duties’.” Poffenbarger arranged music, worked in public relations and publicity, was the ensemble’s webmaster, acquired sponsorships, planned tours and managed people and logistics. “This wide range of experience has proven extremely valuable after I retired from the military.”

The UTSA Music Department wishes to thank our veterans for their service. On Sunday, November 11 the University Band, under the direction of Dr. John Zarco will present, “American Portraits: A Veterans Day Concert” at 7:30pm in the Recital Hall. Admission is free.

In further appreciation, The UTSA Office of Veteran and Military Affairs is sponsoring a week of events beginning November 3 on the UTSA campuses.

Veteran Affiliated Events Nov. 3rd

Salute to Service

3 PM- 4 PM Central Plaza

Nov. 5th

Women Vets of SA

12 PM - 1 PM HSU 1.102

Nov. 6th

Platicas

2 pm - 3pm SU Mesquite Rm (2.01.24)

Film screening Kilimanjaro Warriors

5PM - 8PM Retama Auditorium

Nov. 7th

VA Resource fair

10 AM - 1 PM Sombrilla

Nov. 8th

VFW Panel

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Veterans Day Ceremony (ROTC Parade)

3 PM - 4 PM Central Plaza

Hero's Day Football Game Military Affiliated Tailgate

12 PM Alamodome Lot B Game starts at 6 PM

Nov. 10th

For more events and information, contact: UTSA office of Military and Veterans Affairs.

THE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

DONALD HODGES LECTURE SERIES

Dr. Kittie Verdolini-Abbott Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders University of Delaware

"Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Voice Problems."

Sunday, Nov. 4, 7:30pm // JPL Assembly Room Dr. Kittie Verdolini-Abbott is internationally known for her work in the field of voice, and is the co-author (with Ingo Titze) of the popular textbook, Vocology. Dr. Verdolini-Abbott will also be speaking at 11:00 am on Monday, November 5 in ARTS 3.01.30A. The topic of that lecture will be Motor Learning and Voice Training.

FLUTE

STUDIO RECITALS STUDIO Telemann Meets the French Flute November 5th | 5:00pm UTSA Recital Hall

From Baroque to the Twentieth Century November 5th | 6:30pm UTSA Recital Hall With Dr. Tracy Cowden, Dr. Ivan Hurd, and Dr. Kasandra Keeling on piano Recital credit given for each recital

MASTERCLASS MAESTRO STEVEN WHITE Maestro Steven White works with UTSA voice students on operatic repertoire in this masterclass. Maestro White has conducted prestigious orchestras across the globe, including the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic, the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, and London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, and opera productions at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, L’Opera de Montréal,Arizona Opera, Austin Opera, and with many other opera companies and music schools across the United States and Canada.

11.13.18

11:15AM-12:45PM RECITAL HALL

We are excited to welcome Maestro Steven White to UTSA this November!

Maestro White will be in Texas to conduct Austin Opera’s performance of Verdi’s Otello, and has graciously offered to work with our voice students in a masterclass on Tuesday, November 13th from 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. This masterclass is free and open to the public.

Maestro White is a renowned conductor of operatic and symphonic repertoire, who has been lauded by Opera News as a conductor who “squeezes every drop of excitement and pathos from the score.” The extensive list of opera companies and orchestras he has conducted include the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic, the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the New World Symphony Orchestra, the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Syracuse Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, the Florida Philharmonic, the Fort Worth Symphony, the North Carolina Symphony, the Madison Symphony Orchestra and London’s Philharmonia Orchestra for a CHANDOS recording of arias featuring his wife, soprano Elizabeth Futral.

Maestro White made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in 2010, conducting performances of La traviata starring Angela Gheorghiu. Since then he has conducted a number of Metropolitan Opera performances of La traviata, with such stars as Natalie Dessay, Hei-Kyung Hong, Placido Domingo, Thomas Hampson, Dmitri Hvorostovksy and Matthew Polenzani. In the past two seasons he has returned to the Met to participate in critically fêted productions of The Rake’s Progress and Elektra.

While his conducting and residency credits place Maestro White in extremely prestigious company, he truly enjoys working with developing artists, and has frequently guest conducted university orchestras and opera productions across North America. His passion for the repertoire is inspiring the next generation of artists, and we look forward to welcoming him to UTSA for the first time this month! You can read more about Maestro White here: https://www.fletcherartists.com/artists/steven-white/.

UTSA PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

11/6, 7:30pm Recital Hall

The UTSA Department of Music Presents

Duo Milando Guest Recital

November 9th, 7:30pm UTSA Recital Hall

With Orlando Cotto and Mike Mixtacki

The UTSA Department of Music Presents

Guitar Studio Recital

November 7th at 5:00pm UTSA Recital Hall

With performances by students

of Dr. Matthew Dunne:

Caleb Bailey Abram Fernandez Susana Frade  Carlos Guevara  Andrew Rubio Aaiden Witten

THE UTSA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PRESENTS

Guitar Ensemble Concert NOV 13TH, 5:00PM RECITAL HALL A joint recital with Isaac Martinez Directed by Professor Johnny Peña Works by Debussy, Mussorgsky, De Falla, and Piazzolla.

THE UTSA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PRESENTS

Winterlude CONCERT SERIES

2018

ORCHESTRA AND CHOIRS Nov. 18 - 3:00pm The annual concert series begins with the choirs and orchestra performing Dvorak's "Te Deum"

ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES Nov. 19 - 7:30pm Instrumental and choral ensembles perform holiday music

HOLIDAY BANDS CONCERT Dec. 4 - 7:30pm Instrumental holiday favorites

Choirs and Orchestra The temperature has dropped; the seasons have changed, and UTSA's Choirs and Orchestra take the stage to give their most chilling performance of the year, Winterlude: a three-concert series beginning Sunday, November 18 with the orchestra and choir performance. Every year UTSA's Music Department brings together its musicians to create a seasonal spectacular, showcasing the University's diverse talent. This year, Dr. Gary Mabry takes charge of the event with a medley of seasonal carols composed by Theron Kirk, as well as classical pieces such as Antonín Dvořåk's "Te Deum". As conductor, Dr. Mabry is tasked with uniting three choral groups and full orchestra to deliver a quality and memorable performance for all who attend. With so many ensembles involved, Dr. Mabry only has a few opportunities to bring everyone together to rehearse, so attention to detail and ensuring every instrument and voice melds together in unison is crucial. For the students, this is a chance to perform a classical masterwork in a large setting, allowing them to display their training and talent.

Dr. Gary Mabry, Director of Choral Activities, began his career in 1969 conducting his high school choir. He joined UTSA faculty in 1991, making 27 years of service to the Music Department.

Many past performers of Winterlude have gone on to become college level music faculty, conductors of orchestras and choirs, and professional performers. Becoming a member of the Music Department's many ensembles does not require you to major in music. If you dream of being a member of the choir or orchestra, all you must do is audition; the department is looking to recruit passionate and skilled students who share a mutual interest in music.

Winterlude is a concert series with other concerts on Monday, November 19 and December 4, each featuring different performers and a different program of music. Tickets go on sale November 1, and performances will be held in the Arts Building Recital Hall.

Ensemble Performances The first version of Winterlude was staged in 2012, but it was not the Music Department’s first attempt at producing a holiday-themed event.

Approximately five years earlier while visiting his daughter at Texas Tech, Dr. Gary Mabry the choral director and program supervisor of Winterlude, noticed that the campus was strewn with lights and decorations and many different music groups were caroling about getting anybody within earshot into the spirit of the season. Dr. Mabry decided to bring something similar to UTSA and “Holiday Stroll” was born.

“Holiday Stroll” reversed the tradition of carolers traveling to crowds; instead, the music lured crowds to different areas of the campus where various ensembles performed consecutively.

Although “Holiday Stroll” was unsuccessful, its essence prevails in the second concert in the Winterlude series. This concert follows a rotation of performances featuring different ensembles in three areas of the Recital Hall: stage, aisle right and aisle left. Holiday themed lighting will attract audience goers to the areas where readied musicians lay in wait to sing and play.

“Winterlude is a great opportunity to showcase the talent and dedication of the entire music department,” Mabry stated. “It gives more ensembles the opportunity to perform. One of our more successful events. Really cool.” Under his direction, the Chamber Singers will sing Santa Baby, In a Bleak Midwinter, and a contemporary arrangement of an old French carol titled Gaudete.

One of many popular Music Department groups is the UTSA Jazz Ensemble. Led by Dr. Adrian Ruiz, each year the group rallies the Winterlude audience with a foot-tapping, finger-snapping performance. This year is no exception. One of the pieces Ruiz and company will be performing is the Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn arrangement of Nutcracker Suite called Sugar Rum Cherry.

Dr. Rami El-Farrah directs the UTSA Saxophone Ensemble in a “saxy” rendition of Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. Dr. El-Farrah is excited for the chance to hear other ensembles perform during the concert. He loves seeing all the progress the students have made through out the year.

Other ensembles slated to perform on the concert are the Flute Ensemble, String Quartet, and Men’s Glee Club.

The Recital Hall stage and audience aisles will be replete with the sounds of the season during the holiday series, Winterlude. Be sure to get your tickets when they go on sale November 1 at music.utsa.edu. Admission is $10 per concert and seating is reserved.

Holiday Bands Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, & University Band

Winter is fast approaching and as the season rolls in, so does the holiday music. What a fitting time for the UTSA Department of Music to bring joy and warmth to the community with its annual holiday concert series in the Recital Hall. Winterlude is a three part series which concludes with the Holiday Bands concert featuring the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and the University Band.

The musicians anticipate this time of year because, not only do they get to play wonderful holiday music, they perform as a larger ensemble to express the sounds of the season. Justin Aspinwall, a trumpet player in the Symphonic Band described Winterlude as, “[a] fun way to get to hang out and jam out…and meet new people, along with a fun way to get into the holiday spirit!” Winterlude is a creative and festive way to transition into the holidays bidding a farewell to the fall semester. Student, Sarah Keenum, also a trumpet player in the Symphonic Band, loves “…that all the bands get together for Winterlude, as it creates a unity between the bands.”

Ron Ellis and John Zarco individually direct and program the music for the three bands during the regular semester. It is always interesting to see what music they choose to best characterize the holiday spirit and what they want the audience to experience.

“We have a rotating library of about twenty pieces,” Director Ron Ellis stated. “We pick ten or twelve every year just to keep it different.” Ellis went on to say, “We like to play happy music to celebrate the season.

Plus we want the arrangements and the orchestrations to be really, really good.”

Mike Steiner, Assistant Band Director said he wants the audience to “listen to some great holiday music, just come in, enjoy and relax… and enjoy the moments of holiday, family and fun.” He further explains that Winterlude is “a way for the department to let their hair down” by playing music that is not dictated by curriculum or mandated college-level repertoire.

The third director involved, Dr. John Zarco is most excited for the three bands to get together and play Christmas music. “I personally love the holidays,” he says. “For me it’s the collaboration of the three bands coming together. We all rehearse separately and we put it together and it’s really exciting. It’s probably what I’m most looking forward to.” Dr. Zarco went on to describe his excitement about some select pieces that will be performed, but stopped short before sharing too many details. After all, Christmas is also about anticipation and the surprise is best left revealed at the concert.

Everyone in the Music Department looks forward to Winterlude. Not only is it a festive way to end the Fall semester, it also sets the mood for spending time with family. Winterlude is a family-friendly event that concludes Tuesday, December 4 with the Holiday Bands concert. Tickets go on sale November 1. Don’t miss it!

The UTSA Department of Music Presents

American Portraits A Veterans Day Concert Sunday, Nov. 11th, 7:30 pm UTSA Recital Hall

University Band Roland Sandoval, John Zarco, Michael Steiner, conductors Smith - American Flourish Lo Presti - Elegy for a Young American Schuman - Chester Grundman - Concord Melillo - America the Brave!

UTSA

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA November 12 at 7:30pm UTSA Recital Hall

WORKS BY: Dmitri Shostakovich, James Syler, and David Balakrishnan

The UTSA Department of Music Presents

Taking Flight FIFTH ANNUAL DANCE SHOWCASE Choreographed by Megan Rulewicz, Randi Miles and Michelle Pietri

December 1st, 8:00pm Buena Vista Theatre Downtown Campus Tickets $10 music.utsa.edu

" Taking Flight” The Annual Dance Showcase Did you know there is a Dance program at UTSA? It is a growing academic discipline within the UTSA Music Department and is headed by Megan Rulewicz. She and two other instructors, Randi Miles and Michelle Pietri teach Ballet I, II, and III, Intro to Modern Dance, Intro to Dance, Modern Dance II, Contemporary Jazz, and Jazz and Musical Theater Dance. Randi Miles also creates and executes the choreography for the dancers in the SOSA Marching Band.

For the last five years, these dance instructors have produced “Taking Flight,” an end of the year showcase that features students and creates a buzz about the emerging performing arts at UTSA. “Our theme [taking flight] is referring to the work we are putting in to help the dance program at UTSA take off, shine and be successful for the university and the community,” states Rulewicz.

The students come in with different levels of experience and skill. Creating the right choreography to make the most of these variables is often a demanding task for both the student and instructor. “We have various levels of advancement in the program and sometimes even within one class,” explains Rulewicz. “It can be a challenge to create choreography that shows off everyone’s strengths.” The degrees of advancement are often relative to performance experience.

Many of the novices have never performed on stage as a dancer or otherwise. For many up to this point, their only audience has been a studio mirror and each other.

In preparation for the showcase, students participate in all the steps involved in launching a full staged production. They learn choreography, rehearse with complete costumes and make up, and learn their cues so that by the time the curtain rises, they are energized, confident and excited. “Seeing the choreographer’s vision come to fruition with lights and costumes completes the process the students started in class,” says Pietri. Rulewicz concurs, “The students get off the stage and feel a huge sense of accomplishment.

Especially those who have never performed before.”

“Taking Flight” is an opportunity for the students to grow in other ways. Dance classes can give students the opportunity to push out of their comfort zones and get excited about a common goal. “Dancing in front of an audience builds poise, confidence and self-esteem,” states Pietri.

The “Taking Flight” showcase will feature ballet, jazz, and modern dance pieces. The performance will be held in the Buena Vista Theatre on the UTSA Downtown Campus at 8pm on Saturday, December 1st.

Tickets are $10 and go on sale November 1st at music.utsa.edu.

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Dance Scenes Symphonic Band Dr. John Zarco, conductor

Nov. 13, 7:30pm Recital Hall Dello Joio, Basler, Kallman, Zdechlik, Shostakovich

Leonard Bernstien Teacher, Composer, Conductor

THE UTSA WIND ENSEMBLE November 15th, 7:30pm UTSA Recital Hall Overture to Candide Profanation from “Symphony no. 1” Simple Song from “The Mass” West Side Story and more

THE UTSA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC PRESENTS

COMPOSITION

STUDIO RECITAL

Composition Students of Dr. Andrew Lloyd, Professor James Syler and Dr. Ethan Wickman will showcase their recent work.

NOV 14, 5:00PM RECITAL HALL Juan Arreguin Joseph Davey Noel Echeverria Thomas Mullins Noah Serrata Wesley Taylor

NOV 28, 5:00PM RECITAL HALL Jamail Chachere-Stuart Darien Defreitas River Rios Angelo Salgado Meredith Shuman Alissa Stolt Michael Tijerina Dominic Valadez

The UTSA Department of Music Presents

Mariachi Los Paisanos

Friday, Nov. 30th, 7:30pm UTSA Recital Hall Free Admission

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Three hundred and ninety eight years after the first settlers landed at Plymouth Rock, those “yearning to breathe free” still travel to this great nation. In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, we asked UTSA Music denizens to share with us their family history, or in some cases family lore, in order to appreciate what our past kin went through so that we may live as we do in the present.

The Navy, NASA and Nixon Patty Fagan-Miller, bassoon instructor My grandfather John Meierdierks is a war veteran and served as an officer in the United States Navy. He enlisted right out of high school and survived two tours of duty to Vietnam. His third ship was a communications ship involved in the recovery task force for several of the Apollo space mission capsules in the southern Pacific Ocean. This ship was responsible for information relay to NASA headquarters in Houston. On one of these Apollo recovery missions, President Nixon and his entourage came out to my grandpa’s ship. My grandpa spotted the president and jumped out to meet him. Grandpa John served for thirty years in the Navy and the Naval Reserve. His service was an inspiration for my older brother Brendan Fagan to eventually join the Navy; he is now active duty and has served since 1999.

Minin’ and Moonshinin’ Kristin Pellegrino, string education instructor Both of my grandfathers grew up in Italy. My mother’s dad moved to the US when he was 15 with my great grandfather. They traveled to Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines in Nanty Glo, where my grandfather’s older brothers had been working years prior. Since my grandfather was too young to work in the mines when he first arrived, he contributed to the family by running moonshine! Because the brothers entered the US through Ellis Island at different times they had different spellings of their last name: Barto, Borto, and Bartot.

Orphan Train Sherri Downey, class piano instructor My grandpa and uncle, Robert and Richard Baker, were orphaned as young children around 1920 in New York. After visiting many cities on an orphan train they were adopted by a loving family in Missouri. After growing up with only a grade school education and working on his family’s farm, my grandpa later served his church as custodian, deacon, Sunday school teacher and softball coach.

Robert married Birdie Moody and they spent their lives instilling the values of hard work, love and gratitude in their own family of 12 children.

Parks and Pageantry William McCrary, Lyric Theatre director My great uncle was Bert Parks, the original host of the Miss America contest. My mother used to say that I received my “talent” from the Parks’ (her mother’s) side of the family. We were extremely proud of this relation all the way till the end of his run when he famously forgot the words to the Miss America song ... I guess this was before teleprompters!

Fowl Weather Joe Cooper, trumpet instructor My paternal grandfather, Linville Braxton Cooper, was a sailor on the Byrd expedition to Antarctica as part of Operation Highjump in 1946-47. The historic trip was undoubtedly treacherous as the men faced extreme weather conditions, but it didn’t go without high jinx in their spare time. He and some friends captured a penguin and sought to bring it back in the ship’s freezer. The penguin didn’t make the return voyage.

50+ Variations Dr. Gary Mabry, choral area director According to the genealogical tome, The Mabry Family: Descendants of Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam of Surry County, Virginia by Donald E. Collins, there are at least 53 spellings of the surname Mabry: Mabery, Mabarry, (not to be confused with Marbury), Maebry, Maybry, Mabre, for example.

Some of the spellings can be traced to careless clerks or other record-keeping officials handling documents. Other variations are due to different regional accents, which could explain the New England Mayberrys, Virginia Mayburys, and Carolina Mabrys.

Murderous Kin Cindy Rios-Solis, senior events manager I was told that my Mexican paternal great-grandfather, whose last name was supposedly Martinez, fought and killed a man in a cantina. In order to escape the law, he fled to south Texas and changed his name to Rios--the name of the small settlement he passed through while on the lam.

Penguin credit Dr. Joe Cooper Grandpa John credit Dr. Patty Fagan-Miller Mabry ancestor credit The Mabry Family: Descendants of Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam of Surry County, Virginia Orphan Train credit Kansas State Historical Society Dunwiddie mine credit nantyglo.com Miss America credit gettyimages.com

NOVEMBER RECITALS

27 SEAN MCCURTAIN Percussion student, Sean McCurtain performs an hour long recital in pursuit of a performance certificate 7:30PM - UTSA Recital Hall

27 MICHAEL YBARRA 01 ALEXIA BEASLEY

Saxophone student, Alexia Beasley performs an hour long recital in pursuit of a performance certificate. Accompanied by Anna Hakobyan on piano.

7:30 PM - UTSA Recital Hall

06 JESSE SANCHEZ Trombone student, Jesse Sanchez performs a solo 30 minute recital.

5:00PM - UTSA Recital Hall

14 DANIELLE POBLETE Cello student, Danielle Poblete performs a recital in pursuit of a performance certificate accompanied on piano by Christine Debus.

7:30PM - UTSA Recital Hall

15 SEAN KELLIHER Cello student , Sean Kelliher performs a 30 minute recital accompanied on piano by Christine Debus.

5:00PM - UTSA Recital Hall

20 ROBERT VALDEZ Robert Valdez performs a 30 minute rectital accompaned on piano by Mary Lowder.

5:00PM - UTSA Recital Hall

Saxophone student, Michael Ybarra performs a 30 minute saxophone recital accompanied on piano by Anna Hakobyan.

5:00PM - UTSA Recital Hall

29 JACK MCKOWN Composition student, Jack McKown has his music performed.

5:00PM - UTSA Recital Hall

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Parking for all UTSA Department of Music student recitals is on an individual pay basis in the nearby Ximenes Avenue Garage.

Click on the icon to find XAG (Ximenes Avenue Garage) off of UTSA Blvd and Ximenes Avenue.

Current construction to the south of the Arts Building has made a pedestrian detour necessary. Please click on the icon for a time lapsed video with walking and wheelchair routes from XAG.

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