Current Band News

Jessica Schury maintains an active career as an educator, orchestral musician, and chamber musician. Jessica is excited to be the incoming Assistant Professor of Flute at West Texas A&M University.…

Kathleen Carter Bell is an active educator, performer, and scholar based in Amarillo, where she teaches at West Texas A&M University and runs the Amarillo Oboe Academy. Kathleen previously served…

Ryan Boehme is a percussionist from Mobile, AL. He has served as the Acting Principal Percussionist of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra and has performed with many other orchestras in Florida.…

Don Lefevre, associate professor of music and director of bands in the School of Music in the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, was presented the Instructional Excellence Award. Lefevre’s…

Outstanding Contributions in Professional Service Russ Teweleit In 2023, the epitome of selfless dedication and service with a smile undoubtedly belongs to Dr. Russ Teweleit. As supervisor of student teachers…

Very similar to the help we gave to WTAMU clarinetist Dayton Scholz, we have another young star of the WTAMU Symphonic Band that we have the opportunity to help attend…

Outstanding Contributions in Intellectual/Creative Activities Guglielmo Manfredi Music performance can be both an individual and a group effort. The faculty member in 2023 that exhibited not only a great number…

SAVE THE DATE: Help us celebrate the first 50 years of Dr. Robert Krause’s career at West Texas A&M University on Saturday, June 8th on the WTAMU campus. We are…

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to Cyrus Jackson for providing these fantastic photos from TMEA 2024! His pictures truly capture the energy and spirit of the day,…

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! We want to say thanks to all of you that donated to help Dayton Scholz reach his goal of $1400 to attend the Prisma Festival and Academy.…