UT-Austin School of Music awarded $55M gift
The University of Texas at Austin recently received the largest gift to any public higher ed music department in history. The school will be named the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music to honor their 25 year support of music at UT-Austin. More than half of the monies will go toward students’ needs. This follows a $2M endowment from the couple for the music school’s opera theater. Aptly, Dr. Butler is a retired otolaryngologist, or eye, ear, and nose specialist–the singer’s best friend.
Even though this is the largest endowment for public music schools, it bears noting that gifts to the sciences far exceed those to the arts. UT-Austin received $245 million from the estate of John A. and Katherine G. Jackson. The university’s Jackson School of Geosciences is named for the Jacksons. It’s pretty cool, especially the high resolution x-ray computer tomography, which allows you to visualize the inside of opaque objects.
This week in the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music. One of the outstanding functions of this Website are the concert and recital webcasts, making them accessible to everyone–you can listen to them at your leisure.
Monday, April 14, 8:00 pm
Wet Ink Composers (University of Texas composition students)
Bates Recital Hall, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
Monday, April 14, 8:00 pm:
University of Texas Jazz Combos
Recital Studio, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
Tuesday, April 15, 6:00 pm:
Marcus Wilcher, saxophone, junior recital
Jessen Recital Hall, UT Rainey Building, 21st & Whitis
471-5401 FREE
Tuesday, April 15, 8:00 pm:
Dongjoon Yook, piano, doctoral recital
Jessen Recital Hall, UT Rainey Building, 21st & Whitis
471-5401 FREE
Tuesday, April 15, 8:00 pm:
University of Texas LongHorn Choir
Bates Recital Hall, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
Wednesday, April 16, 4:30 pm:
Christa Frye, clarinet, doctoral recital
Room 2.634, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
Wednesday, April 16, 4:30 pm:
Todd Meehan, percussion, doctoral recital
Jessen Recital Hall, UT Rainey Building, 21st & Whitis
471-5401 FREE
Wednesday, April 16, 6:00 pm:
Matthew Price, composer, senior recital
Bates Recital Hall, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
Wednesday, April 16, 7:00 pm:
Sarah Pizzichemi, violin recital
Jessen Recital Hall, UT Rainey Building, 21st & Whitis
471-5401 FREE
Wednesday, April 16, 8:00 pm:
University of Texas Andean & Mariachi Ensembles
Recital Studio, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
Wednesday, April 16, 8:00 pm:
Joachim Reinhuber, piano, doctoral recital
Bates Recital Hall, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
Thursday, April 17, 4:30 pm:
Oscar Diaz, trombone, doctoral recital
Recital Studio, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
Thursday, April 17, 6:00 pm:
Kristoffer Afflerbaugh, composer, senior recital
Jessen Recital Hall, UT Rainey Building, 21st & Whitis
471-5401 FREE
Thursday, April 17, 8:00 pm:
University of Texas Miro String Quartet, & Bion Tsang, cello
Sandy Yamamoto & Daniel Ching, violins
John Largess, viola, & Joshua Gindele, cello
Beethoven, Schubert, & Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Bates Recital Hall, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
477-6060 / 471-5401 $17/$15/$10
Thursday, April 17, 8:00 pm:
Kurt Kumme, trumpet, master’s recital
Jessen Recital Hall, UT Rainey Building, 21st & Whitis
471-5401 FREE
Thursday, April 17, 8:00 pm:
University of Texas Conjunto Ensemble
Recital Studio, UT Music Building, Dedman & Trinity
471-5401 FREE
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