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SFA Symphony Orchestra to showcase student concerto competition winners


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –  The Symphony Orchestra at Stephen F. Austin State University will present “The Stars of Tomorrow: Winners of the 2021 SFA Student Concerto Competition” when the ensemble performs its final concert of the fall semester at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, in Cole Concert Hall.

The program will open with Emmanuel Chabrier’s “Fête Polonaise” from his opera “Le roi malgré lui.”

SFA Music Prep’s String Project to benefit from national grant


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Music Preparatory Division in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will be among the beneficiaries of a grant from The NAMM Foundation to the National String Project Consortium, of which SFA Music Prep is a partner.

Nacogdoches pianist Antonio Ajero division finalist in the MTNA Senior Piano Competition


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Antonio “Nio” Ajero of Nacogdoches will compete as a division finalist in the Music Teachers National Association South Central Division Senior Piano Performance Competition.

SFA’s MLK Day of Service scheduled for Jan. 17


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired thousands of people around the United States to make positive impacts in their community. To honor his legacy, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs is encouraging students, faculty and staff, and the Nacogdoches community to partake in this year’s MLK Day of Service.

SFA students participate in Cooking Matters program


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– After a hiatus due to COVID-19, students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Human Sciences concluded their sixth Cooking Matters program Monday with a “Jeopardy”-style nutrition game, a potluck and graduation ceremony.

During the six-week collaboration with the East Texas Food Bank, SFA students enrolled in Justin Pelham’s community nutrition class worked with Nacogdoches community members to educate them on healthy eating habits and budgeting.

SFA MFA candidate Gryder to exhibit works combining graphic design, photography


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin State University graduate student Jessica Gryder will present her Master of Fine Arts candidacy exhibition “Anaglyph: The Collision” Nov. 15 through 19 in the front gallery of the SFA  Art Building off Wilson Drive on campus.

An exhibition reception is planned for 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the front gallery. Admission and reception are free.

SFA voice students present program of opera scenes


NACOGDOCHES, Texas –  Voice students in the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will present “A Program of Opera Scenes” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

SFA, Panola College theatre programs present ‘Ajax in Iraq’ through Saturday


SFA offers Bridges to Business at Lone Star College-Atascocita Center


NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Students with little or no experience in the online learning environment will receive the coaching and mentorship needed to succeed outside the traditional setting of a brick-and-mortar campus through the Bridges to Business program offered by Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business.

SFA Music Prep students qualify for All-Region orchestras


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Fifteen students in the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music were selected for TMEA All-Region High School Orchestra and Middle School Orchestra.

Qualifying for the high school orchestra were Holden Kelly, Luke Scala, Haylee Harman, Sabrina Flores, McKenzie Ellison, Karys Alders, Kira Gallander, Josue Morales, Will Sams, Grace Hao and Mason Baker, who also earned principal bass position and advanced to the state audition.

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