Flutist Hilary Abigana (MM ’08) performed at the Houston Fringe Festival in September as part of The Fourth Wall Ensemble, a trio that incorporates dancing and acting into its musical performances. (Photo at left by Elson Markwick.)
Stephen Bachicha (DMA ’13, pictured at right) won the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s 2014 Young Composers Competition. The orchestra will be performing his composition Allusions, Illusions, & Delusions on concerts next April.
Aubrey Ferguson Bergauer (BM/BA ’05) is the new Executive Director of the California Symphony.
Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano (MM ’08) performed at the 2014 Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala on October 12. The concert will be telecast by Live From Lincoln Center in January 2015. (Photo at left by Matthu Placek.)
Madeleine “Lynn” Kabat (BM ’08) has been appointed Principal Cello of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra.
Shepherd School double bass student August Ramos won first place in the Senior Division of the Texas American String Teachers Association (TexASTA) Young Artist Solo Competition.
Thomas Siders (MM ’09), Assistant Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will join the teaching faculty of the Texas Music Festival.
WindSync woodwind quintet embarks on a Common Thread tour this fall, visiting 57 cities across North America, including a stop in Houston on December 16. The group includes Shepherd alumni Garrett Hudson, flute (MM ’11), Tracy Jacobson, bassoon (BM ’10), and Erin Tsai (MM ’09).