2025-2026 WT Arts Season Announced

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu

CANYON, Texas — The arts are in full bloom at West Texas A&M University.

Students and faculty members in WT’s Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts will be featured in a full slate of art exhibitions, concerts and recitals, dance pieces, and theatrical and operatic performances during the 2025-2026 academic year.

“We invite all members of the community to enjoy our College’s fine exhibitions and performances,” said Dr. Dan Patterson, dean. “This thoughtful list of works demonstrates the amazing talents and abilities of our students, faculty and staff.” 

Classes begin Aug. 25. Move-In Day is Aug. 21, and Buff Branding, the traditional welcome weekend for new and returning students, is Aug. 21 to 23.

Students and faculty in the School of Music and the Department of Art, Theatre and Dance will be featured in dozens of on-campus events throughout the upcoming academic year.

Jon Revett, art, theatre and dance department head, said his department’s offerings make the University “a center for the arts in the Panhandle.”

“I almost had a heart attack when I put all the 2025-2026 events on to a single list, but I then I realize it was a swelling of pride. Our theatrical performances, dance concerts and art exhibitions are almost entirely student driven and anchored by our faculty. Our program aims to expand the horizons of our students, the University and the greater community by offering a broad selection of artistic excellence.”

Dr. B.J. Brooks, director of the WT School of Music, promises a “spectacular season of performances.”

“We offer unique listening opportunities throughout the year, including the WT Symphony Homecoming Concert, the annual Christmas concerts, and numerous performances by our bands and choirs,” Brooks said. “Join us as we celebrate the talent, creativity, and spirit of the WT School of Music.”

Several events on the arts calendar will be exclusive activities for members of The Arts at WT: A Subscription Series. Memberships are still available.

Fostering an appreciation for the arts and engaging and retaining the best students are key components of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign’s new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised more than $165 million.

The schedule, subject to change, includes free and ticketed events:

• Aug. 25 to Oct. 24: “Proximity: Paintings from the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Collection”; Dord Fitz Formal Gallery in Mary Moody Northen Hall; free
• Aug. 26: WT Faculty Showcase; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Aug. 27: Piano Trio concert; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Aug. 29: Guglielmo Manfredi horn recital; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Sept. 9: Jessica Schury Peckham flute recital; 6:30 p.m.; Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall; free
• Sept. 15: WT Electronic Ensemble Happening #1; 6 p.m.; Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum north parking lot; free
• Sept. 26 to Oct. 5: “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” theatre performance; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 to 27 and Oct. 2 to 4 and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 and Oct. 5; Happy State Bank Studio Theatre in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex; tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, free for WT students, faculty and staff with Buff Gold Card
• Oct. 3: Homecoming Pops Concert: “Listen to the Music”; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; tickets $10, free with Buff Gold Card; available Sept. 1 at cur8.com
• Oct. 7: “The General” silent film screening with live accompaniment; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; tickets free but required; cur8.com/22281/project/133279
• Oct. 9: “One-Ounce Operas” opera performances; 7:30 p.m.; Jack B. Kelley Student Center Legacy Hall; tickets $30 or $50 for premium seating; cur8.com/22281/project/133319
• Oct. 9: WT Saxophone Studio recital; 7:30 p.m.; Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall; free
• Oct. 13: WT Electronic Ensemble Happening #2; 7 p.m.; location TBD; free
• Oct. 16: “Hope is the Thing with Feathers”: An Evening of Verse and Sculpture; 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. program; Cornette Library; free for members of The Arts at WT subscription series
• Oct. 16: WT Choirs; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Oct. 18: Dr. Rossitza Goza and Lee Phillips recital; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Oct. 23: Sarah Beckham-Turner and Ronald Land recital; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Oct. 31 to Nov. 9: “A Year with Frog and Toad” musical theatre performance; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 and Nov. 6 to 8, and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 9; Branding Iron Theatre in the Harrington Fine Arts Complex; tickets $20 adults, $15 seniors and students, free for WT students, faculty and staff with Buff Gold Card
• Nov. 4: Triosarahchops faculty recital; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Nov. 6 to 29: Amber Miller art exhibition; Fitz Formal Gallery; opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 6; free
• Nov. 6: Percussion Ensemble concert; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Nov. 7: Harrington String Quartet; 7:30 p.m.; The Church in Austin Park, 2525 Wimberly Road in Amarillo; season tickets $50, individual tickets $20
• Nov. 11: Brass Choir concert; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Nov. 12: WT Jazz concert; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Nov. 13: “Can You COMM?”; 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. program; Harrington Fine Arts Complex; free for members of The Arts at WT subscription series
• Nov. 13: Horn Choir concert; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Nov. 14: WT Faculty Brass Quintet concert; 6 p.m.; Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall; free
• Nov. 20 to 23: “Falling Into Dance” performances; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 to 22 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23; Happy State Bank Studio Theatre in the Harrington Fine Arts Complex; tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, free for WT students, faculty and staff with Buff Gold Card
• Nov. 20: WT Saxophone Studio recital; 7:30 p.m.; Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall; free
• Nov. 24: WT Electronic Ensemble Happening #3; 7 p.m.; location TBD; free
• Dec. 2: WT Chamber Singers concert; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Dec. 3: WT Concert and Symphonic Bands concert; 6 and 8 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Dec. 4 to 19: Fall Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition; Fitz Formal Gallery; opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4; free
• Dec. 7: “Music of the Christmas Season” concert; 4 and 7 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free tickets required; available beginning Nov. 1 at cur8.com
• Jan. 20 to March 13: Nishiki Sugawara-Beda art exhibition; Fitz Formal Gallery; free
• Jan. 24: “New York, New York” WT Opera Gala; 6 p.m.; Legacy Hall; tickets $100 each, sponsorships $1,000 and up; on sale in November
• Jan. 30: WT Faculty Grand Recital; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• Feb. 6 to 15: “Pride and Prejudice” theatre performance; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and 7 and Feb. 12 to 14 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and 15; Happy State Bank Studio Theatre; tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, free for WT students, faculty and staff with Buff Gold Card
• Feb. 19 to 22: “Don Giovanni” opera performance; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 to 21 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22; Northen Recital Hall; tickets $20 for general admission, $30 for premium seating
• Feb. 20: Harrington String Quartet; 7:30 p.m.; Amarillo Botanical Gardens, 1400 Streit Drive; season tickets $50, individual tickets $20
• Feb. 22: WT Symphonic Band concert; 7:30 p.m; Northen Recital Hall; free
• March 1: WT Choirs; 2:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• March 6: Grace Hamilton Piano Festival headlining concert with David Korevaar; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; tickets $10 adults, $5 non-WT students, and free for festival participants and WT students, faculty and staff with a Buff Gold Card
• March 7: WT Symphony; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• March 8: WT Concert Band; 7:30 p.m; Northen Recital Hall; free
• March 12: “New Views of the Canyon” concert and art exhibition; 6 p.m.; location TBD; free for members of The Arts at WT subscription series
• March 29: Eric Barry Vocal Competition; 2 p.m.; Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall; free
• April 2 to May 2: Matthew Rowe art exhibition; Fitz Formal Gallery; opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. April 2; free
• April 10: Harrington String Quartet; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; season tickets $50, individual tickets $20
• April 10 to 19: “Freaky Friday” musical theatre performance; 7:30 p.m. April 10 and 11 and 16 to 18 and 2:30 p.m. April 12 and 19; Branding Iron Theatre; tickets $20 adults, $15 seniors and students, free for WT students, faculty and staff with Buff Gold Card
• April 10: Percussion Ensemble; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• April 10: “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci” concert and exhibition; 3 p.m.; Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd. in Amarillo; free for members of The Arts at WT subscription series
• April 16: WT Jazz concert; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• April 26: World Music Festival; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• April 27: WT Electronic Ensemble Spring Concert; 7:30 p.m.; Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall; free
• April 28: WT Choirs; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• April 30: Horn Choir; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• May 1: Showcase of Music; 7:30 p.m.; Amarillo Civic Center Complex Auditorium, 401 S. Buchanan St.; free
• May 1 to 3: “Portraits of Dance” performances; 7:30 p.m. May 1 and 2 and 2:30 p.m. May 3; Branding Iron Theatre; tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, free for WT students, faculty and staff with Buff Gold Card
• May 3: Brass Choir; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• May 5: WT Honors Recital; 7:30 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• May 6: WT Concert and Symphonic Bands; 6 and 8 p.m.; Northen Recital Hall; free
• May 7 to 23: Spring Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition; Fitz Formal Gallery; opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. May 7; free

For information or tickets for School of Music performances, call 806-651-2780 or visit wtamu.edu/music. For information or tickets for opera performances, call 806-651-2780 or visit wtamu.edu/opera. For information or tickets for Harrington String Quartet performances, call 806-651-2780 or visit wtamu.edu/music; season tickets are $50, and single tickets are $20 each. 

For information for art exhibitions, email jrevett@wtamu.edu.

For information or tickets for theater performances, call 806-651-2810, email artsboxoffice@wtamu.edu or visit wtamu.edu/theatre. For information or tickets for dance performances, call 806-651-2810, email artsboxoffice@wtamu.edu or visit wtamu.edu/dance.

About West Texas A&M University

WT, a Regional Research University, is redefining excellence in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus, as well as the Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center in downtown Amarillo. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of more than 9,000 and offers 66 undergraduate degree programs, including eight associate degrees; and 44 graduate degrees, including an integrated bachelor’s and master’s degree, a specialist degree and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 16 men’s and women’s athletics programs.

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