By Joseph Marcades The curtain goes up. The pressure is on. Few people know the tremors of that precious moment in the spotlight like students in the Texas Tech University School of Music, who are required to perform for their peers and professors many times in their academic careers. The goal is to prepare them […]
Music: Practice Makes Perfect
April 14, 2016 by
Texas Tech University School of Music students can be seen performing often, on stage or in the halls of the Student Union Building, to rounds of applause. Behind the curtain, though, their reality is less glamorous: hours and hours of tedious and difficult practice. Perfecting one’s craft is always time-consuming, but music majors are known […]
Follow Your Passion, Find Your Purpose
November 9, 2015 by
By Karla Rodriguez William Thomas Linthicum-Blackhorse hasn’t had an unhappy day since going back to what he loves. Blackhorse, a graduate student at Texas Tech, composed the music for the short film “KISS,” nominated by the Chinese American Film Festival for a 2015 Golden Angel Award—the Chinese equivalent of a U.S. Academy Award. Although the film did not win, […]
Three Nights At The Opera
September 26, 2014 by
The Texas Tech University School of Music and Lubbock Moonlight Musicals will perform two one act operas, “Suor Angelica” and “The Old Maid and The Thief” on September 26-28 at the Wells Fargo Amphitheater. ‘Suor Angelica’ was written by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, who is notable for other works like “La Boheme” and “Madama Butterfly.” […]
