UT MTNA Chapter

🍁 Tomorrow, in addition to our office hour 6-7pm in 3.113, we’ll have a little booth in the lobby of Butler School of Music.

Feel free to stop by to say « hi » and ask questions! 🍁

You are invited to our first pizza hangout of the semester, a great opportunity to meet peers!
Come and bring a friend - we’ll have pizzas and board games ready for you!

Let's introduce today our terrific social media coordinator. Seonju is behind almost all of our lovely designs. A few words about her:

"Pianist Seonju Jo first debuted her solo recital on the international stage in TIMF (Tongyeong International Music Festival) Fringe Concert in South Korea when she was 13 as a youngest participant at this festival. She has performed a lot, with several Orchestras and as an accompanist, and has been a winner of several music competitions. She was also selected as presenter in the poster session in the 2023 MTNA National Conference. She earned her MM degree in piano performance and is continuing her DMA degree, working as a Teaching assistant at University of Texas at Austin with Professor Gregory Allen. Now, she serves as a pianist, accompanist and instructor in South Korea and the United States."

It is time to reveal the first member of our 2023-2024 UT MTNA Chapter: Matthew Nell, our secretary !🌿

A few words about Matthew:

Matthew is a pianist and percussionist composer studying at UT Austin. He is grateful to his composition teachers: Donald Grantham, Yevgeniy Sharlat, Russel Podgorsek, and currently Omar Thomas. In his music, Matthew blends conventional and modern techniques to strike a balance between familiarity and novelty, focusing especially on band and chamber music. His band piece, "Strut", won the 2023 Barbara Buehlman Prize. Matthew is also interested in the piano and music education; he had the privilege of studying piano pedagogy under Margarita Denenburg and teaching through UT’s Piano Project. He is thrilled to continue his study of the piano under Patti Wolf.