In this podcast episode, we talk to Master's student Minoo Dixon about his recently composed piece, Balatro. Balatro recently won the National Band Association and Alfred Publishing Young Band Composition Contest and has since been published by...

In this week's episode, we talk to Ahana Bhat, who is the vice president of the Longhorn Singers. Bhat discusses who the Longhorn Singers, their history, getting through the Covid pandemic and how they are transitioning into the Butler School o...

In this week's episode, we talk to Pejah Carr, who is the president of the Longhorn Singers. Carr discusses who the Longhorn Singers are and how they are transitioning into the Butler School of Music.https://www.longhornsingers.com/...

In this week’s episode, we chat with Chris Prosser, Lecturer in Theory at the Butler School of Music, about the upcoming 2025 Here Be Monsters music festival. Chris walks us through this year’s exciting and eclectic lineup, which spans two nigh...

In this episode, we talk to Rachel Spencer, a D.M.A. student in jazz trumpet performance, about the upcoming tour of Japan. Rachel not only discusses the tour, but also shares insights into what jazz music education looks like in the United Sta...

In this episode, Professor Diego Rivera discusses the Butler Jazz Orchestra's upcoming Japanese tour. He talks about the Japanese jazz scene, the logistics of the tour, and what he is most looking forward to accomplishing in Japan.

In this episode, we talk to violinist Yusong Zhao about winning the concerto competition and his upcoming performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77.

In this week's episode we sit down with Director Garnett Bruce as he discusses the Butler Opera Center's newest production of The Marriage of Figaro.

In this week's episode, we sit down with pianist Maria Parrini to talk about her winning the Butler Piano Concerto competition and her upcoming performance of Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto with the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra.

In this episode, we sit down with saxophonist Jacob Feldman to discuss winning Butler's Concerto Competition and being part of the saxophone quartet ZED.

In this week's episode, we talk to Jennifer Wilks about her new book, Carmen in Diaspora: Adaptation, Race, and Opera’s Most Famous Character. She discusses the many adaptations of the opera Carmen, from the Harlem Renaissance to modern-day Bey...

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Sam Lipman to discuss the world premiere of his Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, set to be performed next week by the Austin Symphony. Sam shares insights into his collaboration with legendar...

In this episode, we talk to opera singer Sophio Dzidziguri, who won the Butler School of Music concerto competition and will perform with Butler's Symphony Orchestra on April 26, 2025, at 7:30 PM in Bates Hall.

In this podcast episode, we sit down with oboist Andrew Parker to discuss his new album, From the Sea to the Stars. We also explore his teaching philosophy and his upcoming performance in China.

In this episode, saxophonist and professor Stephen Page talks about his upcoming performance of John Corigliano's Triathlon. Stephen discusses the three different saxophones he will use in the concert, as well as some of the challenges and inte...

In this episode, Maestro Jerry Junkin discusses the Wind Ensemble’s upcoming concert at the Long Center on January 25, featuring John Corigliano’s masterpiece, Symphony No. 3: Circus Maximus. He also reflects on commissioning Circus Maximus mor...

Undergraduate student Vaishnavee Sundararaman shares her journey from growing up playing Indian classical music to exploring a variety of roles at the Butler School of Music.

In this episode, Nathan Cutietta sits down with Ph.D. student Hannah Neuhauser to discuss the music of Hanukkah.

In this episode, Nathan Cutietta sits down with ethnomusicology Ph.D. student Ailish F. Quiñones Rivera to discuss all things Christmas in her native Puerto Rico. She delves into the rich and intricate Christmas music traditions that make Puert...

This week, we sit down with DMA student Ellen Sirower as she discusses the upcoming Lunar New Year's concert and how to get involved. She also shares insights about her work incorporating music philosophy into the University of Texas Elementary...

In this week's podcast episode, we talk to composition professor

In this episode, Nathan Cutietta sits down with Rainwater Grant winner Selina Xu as she shares the inspiration and details behind her Shanghai Jazz Project. This unique initiative revives the vibrant jazz scene of 1920s–1940s Shanghai, a golden...

In this episode, Nathan Cutietta sits down with undergraduate senior Kevin Charoensri as he talks about what it's like to be a composer. Kevin discusses conducting and composing for his high school band while still in middle school, as well as ...

In this episode, Nathan Cutietta talks to Professor of Jazz Studies Mike Sailors. He discusses his new album, teaching improvisation, how he fell in love with the trumpet, and advice for young people looking to get into jazz trumpet.

In this episode, Nathan Cutietta sits down with senior music education major Kendall Weaver who shares what it is like to be a Butler music student, everything from getting in, the transition from high school, and even a first orchestra rehears...