James Burch (DMA ’16) and Matthew Armbruster (MM ’16) have joined forces with composer and conductor Christopher Prosser to form Tetractys, a fresh concert series that aims to cultivate a thriving new music scene in the Austin metropolitan area. For event and more information about Tetractys, visit www.tetractysnewmusic.com.
Archives for the month of: September, 2015
Dylan Rieck (MM ’09) has won a position in the Portland Opera Orchestra beginning this season. Led by General Director Christopher Mattaliano and Music Director George Manahan, the Portland Opera launches its sixth decade of great opera in 2016 having grown from two performances of Die Fledermaus in 1964 at Madison High School to 23 performances of four productions this season at the Keller Auditorium and Newmark Theatre in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts.
Daniel Smith (DMA ’15) has been appointed as Principal Cellist of the Waco Symphony Orchestra beginning this season. The Waco Symphony Orchestra has been a cornerstone of Waco music for over 50 years and has been directed by conductor Stephen Heyde since 1987. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma headlines their opening Gala Concert on October 15, 2015.
This season, Doug Machiz’s (MM ’11) Friction Quartet will be the first ensemble in residence at the Center for New Music in San Francsico. They will also be one of three ensembles in residence at San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music. Other season highlights include the St. Lawrence String Quartet inviting the quartet to participate in their Emerging String Quartet Program this fall where they will enjoy a week-long residency at Avaloch Farm in New Hampshire work shopping a new piano quintet with composer Andy Akiho as well as residencies at UNC Greensboro, Appalachian State University, Coastal Carolina University, CSU Long Beach, and Western Washington University, and performances at Berkeley Chamber Performances and People Inside Electronics in Pasadena, CA.
Michelle Ferry Williams (BM ’09) has been appointed as Principal Cellist of the Rockbridge Symphony Orchestra in Virginia and will perform the Vivaldi Double Cello Concerto with cellist Julia Goudimova, Artistic Director and Conductor Mark Taylor and the RSO later this season.
In addition to teaching cello, double bass and music appreciation at Murray State University, Jinhee Han (BM ’07), has been appointed as Ensemble Director of the Murray State University String Project as well as Conductor of the Paris Henry County Youth Orchestra (TN).
Longhorn Cellos 