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Magnifica Brass Quintet: Master Class

TWU is proud to welcome the internationally acclaimed French Brass Quintet Magnifica  on Tuesday, February 7th at 1:30pm in Margo Jones Performance Hall. Created in 1985, the Magnifica Brass Quintet was awarded  the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation prize the following year. It rapidly consolidated its reputation by winning two major international awards: first prize in Baltimore (United States) in1989 and in Narbonne (France) in 1990.

The Magnifica Quintet takes part in prestigious French festivals (Méditerranéen, Art Sacré de Paris, RadioFrance, Reims, …) and tours internationally on a regular basis (United States, Latin America, Africa, Russia, Hungary, Austria, Malta, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Japan,…) The Magnifica Quintet blends the five brass instruments to produce a rich harmony of colours in a distinctive style which marks all the Quintet’s recordings. Admission is free so don't miss this great opportunity.

TWU Music Therapy on The 33: Using Music to Help Heal

“Music therapy was a key part of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ miraculous recovery, and students at Texas Woman’s University are learning how to help others through the sound of music.” Full story on the33tv.com…

TWU Concert Choir Invited to Sing at SWACDA Conference

The Texas Woman’s University Concert Choir has been invited to perform at the 2012 Southwestern American Choral Directors Conference. The TWU Concert Choir is a large premier women’s ensemble that has been a highlight of concerts at TWU and abroad for several years. The choir was one of the seven university ensembles chosen to perform out of over eighty applicants to the 2012 SWACDA conference. Although held in Dallas, the conference will also serve choral musicians from six surrounding states as well. The TWU Concert Choir will be performing on March 1^st at 3pm in the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe which is located in the Downtown Dallas Arts District.