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•ringLh;; Local MusicianNamed Winner At Music MeetBruce Faulconer, a University of Texas doctoral student in music composition, has been named winner of the will first annual Shenna Meeker f in- Memorial Composer’s Com-i is petition in Fort Worth, port Faulconer’s wife is theformer Carolyn Cail, daughter the of Mr. and Mrs. George Cail of :om- Port Isabel, ient The competition is madetiich possible by a bequest from the dat late Ms. Meeker and with the support from the Texas Commission on the Arts and are Humanities and the National an Endowment for the Arts, blic Faulconer’s winning work is in entitled “Music for Chamber lew Orchestra: 1975,” a one-ind movement form for a 23-Sill instrument chamber or-In- chestra.the First prize in the new national competition includes a the $500 award and a performance led of the work. Faulconer’s the composition was performed ith May 2 by the Chamber Or-ict chestra of the Fort Worth 6.5 Symphony, under the directionue of John Giordano.The UT student has earned er two degrees from UT Austin —an Bachelor of Music in theorych and composition, 1972, and he Master of Music in 1974. He is aill student of Prof. Karl Korte ofd- the UT Austin Music Depart-x- ment.an In 1972 Faulconer wonea second place in the World re Saxophone Congress Com-'•5 position Competition for a work n- entitled “Saxophone and to Percussion: 1972,’’in A native of Dallas, Faulconer.5 finished high school in Oxnard, s. Calif. He is the son of H.L. e Faulconer, formerly of Grand d Prairie and now of Arlington, e Faulconer resides with his wife in Austin at 2907 West Avenue.
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Port Isabel South Padre Press
Port Isabel, Texas, US
Thu, May 08, 1975
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