Cadenza | Opus 19

CADENZA

UTSA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC | JANUARY 2020 Opus 19

IT’S A NEW YEAR! Make your 2020 resolution to support #UTSAMUSIC.

CONTENTS

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WELCOME A word from Department of Music Chair, Dr. Tracy Cowden

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BUON VIAGGIO!

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MUSIC IS GOOD MEDICINE

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UTSA Music students embark on their study abroad trip to Urbino, Italy

Dr. Cowden offers a new class on “Music in Health”

JOIN OUR TEAM Wanted: Sound Tech, PR Assistant, and Graphic Designer

GUEST MUSICIANS UTSA Music and Musical Bridges Around the World welcome special guests

A FAREWELL SALUTE Administrative Associate II, Victor Mendiola to retire

CONTRIBUTORS: Shelby Gorden - Graphic Designer Cindy Solis - Senior Events Manager Alissa Stolt - Editor

Welcome to

CADENZA Showcasing UTSA Music

FRIENDS, The students, staff, and faculty in the Department of Music at UTSA wish you all a very Happy New Year! This marks the halfway point of the academic year, and we welcome new students to the Department at the same time that we send best wishes to our recent graduates. I’m delighted to report that 46% of our December 2019 graduates completed their degrees with honors! We are proud of our students’ hard work, and we look forward to a new semester starting soon.

This marks the second anniversary of Cadenza, and we hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as we have enjoyed preparing it for you. In fact, if you have requests for stories you would like to see featured in Cadenza, or you would like to share a story yourself, please contact us. Thank you to those of you who completed our survey link from the December issue – we appreciate the opportunity to learn from your feedback.

In this issue, we feature stories about our students preparing for a semester-long study abroad program in Urbino, Italy, as well as on a new Music in Health course. We also present an article on two upcoming masterclasses that will take place at UTSA in partnership with Musical Bridges Around the World. Join us on Thursday, January 30th to welcome and learn from these special guest artists. This issue also includes a special tribute to one of our MVPs in the department, Victor Mendiola, as he approaches retirement.

The Department of Music is preparing for a busy audition season. It is time to welcome a new generation of Roadrunner musicians – please help spread the word about the opportunity to join our fantastic community of students, faculty, and staff! And if you know of current UTSA students who may want to join an ensemble, please forward this issue to them. We look forward to supporting music-making across the generations through all of our programs, and we look forward to welcoming you at our upcoming events.

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

JANUARY DATES

30 RAMI EL-FARRAH

Music faculty member Dr. Rami ElFarrah will perform an hour long recital that is free and open to the public.

7:30PM - UTSA Recital Hall

21 CLASSES BEGIN

Tuesday begins the Spring 2020 semester.

21 MUSIC CONVOCATION

This seminar will cover the topic of mental health. 11:30AM - UTSA Recital Hall

22 JULIANA WOODLEE

Piano student Juliana Woodlee performs a solo 30 minute recital.

5:00PM - UTSA Recital Hall

30 PIANO MASTERCLASS

In collaboration with Musical Bridges Across the World, the UTSA Music Department presents Olga Kern in a masterclass.

12:30PM - UTSA Recital Hall

30 PERCUSSION MASTERCLASS

In collaboration with Musical Bridges Across the World, the UTSA Music Department presents John Hadfield in a masterclass.

4:00PM - UTSA Band Hall

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Parking for many UTSA Department of Music events is on an individual pay basis in the nearby Ximenes Avenue Garage. Â Click on the icon to find XAG (Ximenes Avenue Garage) off of UTSA Blvd and Ximenes Avenue.

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