Saxophone, Tuba Recitals on Tap at WT

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

CANYON, Texas — A pair of upcoming recitals at West Texas A&M University will spotlight the highs and lows of wind instruments.

Up first, the WT Saxophone Studio will offer solo, quartet and large-ensemble performances at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall on WT’s Canyon campus.

Coby Mount, a graduate student in music from Midland, will give the world premiere of “Prelude, Aria and Finale” by 2023 WT alumnus Joshua Carrillo.

“I’m excited about this recital because it gives our students the opportunity to demonstrate just how versatile the saxophone can be,” said Dr. James Barger, associate professor of saxophone in the School of Music in WT’s Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities. “The program moves from solo repertoire to quartets and large ensemble, and from traditional classical works to contemporary. Having a world premiere written by a WT alumnus specifically for one of our graduate students makes the evening even more special.”

Then, Dr. Arturo Galvan, professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Texas at El Paso, will give a solo recital at 6 p.m. Oct. 16, also in the Fine Arts Complex Recital Hall.

Galvan is principal tuba of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and formerly held the same position with the West Texas Symphony Orchestra and the Big Spring Symphony Orchestra.

He has earned recognition in several prestigious competitions, including the Georgia Music Teachers National Association’s Young Artist Competition, the Southern Division MTNA Solo Competition, and the International Leonard Falcone Euphonium and Tuba Festival.

Admission to both recitals is free.

The concerts will be livestreamed at vimeo.com/wtschoolofmusic

Student performers, in addition to Mount, in the saxophone recital will include Cooper Allen, a junior music education major from College Station; Diego Castillo, a freshman music education major from Midland; Jordyn Dunlap, a freshman music education major from Amarillo; Nathan Ferris, a senior music education major from Lubbock; Trace Freeman, a junior music education major from Crosbyton; Kelsie Martinez, a freshman music education major from Aurora, Colorado; Ethan Murray, a freshman music education and performance major from Flower Mound; Peyton Oden, a freshman music education and composition major from Amarillo; Adrian Perez, a junior music education major from Laredo; E.J. Rosette, a sophomore music education major from Midland; and Jacob Valencia, a senior music education major from El Paso.

About West Texas A&M University

West Texas A&M University is a Regional Research University 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 boasts an enrollment of about 9,000 and offers multiple options for students to graduate and succeed: 65 undergraduate degree programs, including eight associate degrees; and 41 graduate degrees, including an integrated bachelor’s and master’s degree, a specialist degree and three doctoral degrees. WT recently earned a Carnegie Foundation classification as a Research College and University. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference; WT offers 16 men’s and women’s athletics programs.

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