Student ensemble rocks out through shared passion
From opera and jazz to mariachi and choir, the Texas State School of Music offers a place for everyone within its music ensembles. One of them, the Texas State Rock Ensemble, gives students a place to...
View ArticleBri Bagwell: A new voice in country
Born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, country musician Bri Bagwell keeps with the traditionalism of country pioneers by paving her own path while sticking to her roots and prides herself on carrying the...
View ArticleStudent-led ensemble works to preserve country and western music
Bobcat Country, a student ensemble consisting of music students and non-music students, celebrates Texas heritage through performances of classical and contemporary country. With Jordan Stern, music...
View ArticlePR students lead benefit concert for the H.O.M.E. Center
On April 5, months of hard work from public relations seniors paid off at “Take Me H.O.M.E.,” a benefit concert at The Porch to fundraise for the Homeless Outreach Mitigation Emergency Center...
View ArticleCake in a Bowl: TXST band finds paradise in pop funk music
What started as a decision to form a band at a Halloween party in 2020 has blossomed into a pop-funk music band that has now released four singles. “Cake in a Bowl,” consisting of eight Texas State...
View ArticleAnnual Martian Arts Festival celebrates all things San Marcos art and music
Printed fabrics and disco balls strung across vendor’s booths, live painters painted colorful layers of neon paint onto canvases and local bands and musicians played at the seventh annual Martian Arts...
View ArticleSan Marcos celebrates music with annual Frights and Sounds festival
On Friday and Saturday, attendees at the fourth annual Frights and Sounds Music Festival were decked out as pirates, witches, mummies and more as local bands played with plenty of vendors to explore....
View ArticleThe story behind TXST’s self-taught ranchera singer
On Saturday, Jan. 20, Pablo Cardona wowed the crowd at a men’s basketball game with a musical performance. While some might think that Cardona has been participating in the art of ranchera music for...
View ArticleSaxophone quartet to perform at TMEA
From Feb. 7-10, San Antonio will host to one of the biggest conventions in the music education world. The Texas Music Education Association (TMEA), will host its annual convention, where music...
View ArticleWindow Shop shows live sound in first official album
Local band Window Shop emits waves of seven-part harmonies and fuzz guitar-filled vibrations into the music scene. Its first official album came out on March 5, channeling its live sound into a...
View ArticleHomegrown harmonies: Music on the Square celebrates local musicians
The Music on the Square concert series kicked off its 2024 season on May 10, offering a free opportunity for locals to enjoy live music and support the local art scene. Josie Falletta, downtown...
View ArticleSan Marcos musicians band together for summer album releases
Haddon Stauffer, a Texas State computer science junior, spends a lot of his time in front of technology. Instead of solely coding, he writes and produces music. Stauffer’s new album Hey, Hallelujah! is...
View ArticleTXST Camerata bands non-music majors together to play music
The TXST Camerata Orchestra is a new orchestra starting fall 2024, as a way for non-music majors to continue playing string instruments such as the violin, viola, cello and bass. Prior to fall 2024,...
View ArticleDocumentary captures TXST mariachi student’s journey to San Marcos
Abigail Garcia, social work junior, reflected on what she took from the experience of the Edinburg North High School (ENHS) Mariachi Oro preparing for the state mariachi competition while on camera in...
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