Current Band News

We have another opportunity to help one of our young WT Band Students with a prestigious summer camp. Read below: “Dear WT Band Alumni, My name is Aubyn Nall and I am a trumpet player at WT. This summer, I have been invited to attend the Eastman School of Music Summer Trumpet Institute, happening July…

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! The WTAMU Band program is again so grateful to you the WT Band Alumni for you support, loyalty and generosity. Lucas Martinez reached out to you for help to the Brevard Summer camp and you have once again gone above and beyond. A total of $950 dollars was raised in support of…

“Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known.” –Ronald Reagan These words written by President Reagan clearly state what you are doing for this generation of band students at West Texas A&M University. What you provide…

Dr. Robert Krause Celebration Event Update: Last week we asked you to save the date for the celebration event to honor Dr. Robert Krause’s 50 years at WTAMU. Below you will find a link where you can register, find a calendar of events, etc. to the big celebration. We hope all of you will attend…

Composer and electronic performer Ryan Ingebritsen’s music focuses on the multi-dimensional aspects of sound using musical lyricism to permeate and reveal musical structures that challenge performers and audiences to extend beyond themselves via interactions with visual, electronic, and natural experience. He teaches music technology at West Texas A&M and received his PhD in Informatics from…

Dr. Evans is a board-certified music therapist with certifications in Neonatal intensive care music therapy, and is a certified dementia practitioner. Throughout his career, Dr. Evans has worked in multiple healthcare and educational settings: as a bereavement coordinator and music therapist in hospice, behavioral health, school systems, private practice, and medical settings including the NICU.…

David Lough is an active music educator and trumpet performer from Canyon, TX. He has served in the Amarillo Symphony as third trumpet since 2008 and was appointed second trumpet in 2024. He performs regularly with Chamber Music Amarillo, the Amarillo Opera, and the Amarillo Symphony Brass Quintet. David graduated from Canyon High School in…

Dr. Conor Bell has been teaching at WTAMU for 1 year where he replaced now retired bassoon instructor Tina Carpenter. Dr. Bell enjoys a varied career as an educator, orchestral musician, and chamber musician. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Bassoon at West Texas A&M University. Dr. Bell is a passionate chamber musician, currently…

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. She is also the co-founder of an online education platform, Flute Foundations, and the faculty administrator of Carol Wincenc’s Creating Resonance Retreat in Upstate New…

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 as Lecturer of Oboe at Tennessee State University and Auburn University. Kathleen, who is Principal Oboist with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and Associate Principal and…