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TCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble Performs at SWACDA Convention

The TCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble was selected to perform at the Southwestern American Choral Directors Association (SWACDA) Convention, a prestigious and highly competitive honor that recognizes excellence in collegiate choral performance. Chosen through a rigorous audition process featuring recordings from multiple years of live performances, the ensemble represented TCU among top programs from across the region.

Bobby R. Francis, wearing a tuxedo, conducts the TCU Wind Symphony

A Night of World Premieres: TCU Wind Symphony at the 2025 CBDNA Conference

The TCU School of Music is proud to host the 2025 College Band Director’s National Association Conference, organized by Bobby Francis, director of bands and professor of conducting. This prestigious conference is one of the premier national performance invitations for collegiate wind bands.

March 4, 2025, by Adrianna Santos
A student wearing a black shirt and glasses plays a silver trumpet

The School of Music Hosts the Nation's Premier Trumpet Competition

The TCU School of Music is honored to host the National Trumpet Competition, a premier event that showcases emerging talent and provides invaluable educational experiences. This prestigious gathering brings together musicians from high school to the graduate level, along with world-class trumpet performers and faculty from around the globe.

March 3, 2025, by Adrianna Santos
Texas, Our Texas: official state song by William J. Marsh

Texas, Our Texas! A Musical Legacy Rediscovered

Thanks to a remarkable discovery by TCU Police Officer George Steen, we are reminded of the legacy of William J. Marsh—a former choral director and professor of organ, composition and theory at the School of Music from the 1930s to 1940s.

February 6, 2025, by Adrianna Santos
Viola Fantasies. Georg Philip Telemann. Misha Galaganov.

Mikhail Galaganov Unveils 'Viola Fantasies': A Groundbreaking Album

This extraordinary collection showcases Fantasies for Bass Viol by Baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann—the only known solo works by a major Baroque composer that perfectly complement the modern viola’s range and tonal qualities.

January 30, 2025, by Adrianna Santos