The Art Beat, by Texas Tech College of Visual & Performing Arts

Who is Lizzie Borden? Find out the juicy details from this week's guest, Lydia Wagner! Assistant Professor of Practice for Musical Theatre & Performance at Texas Tech, Lydia is the director of the upcoming School of Theatre & Dance production, Lizzie.

Meet Kevin Wass, professor of tuba and euphonium, at the Texas Tech School of Music. Hear about the annual tuba-euphonium concert called Octubafest and Lubbock's very own Raider Polka band!

Special guest Dr. Ron Hendrick, Provost of Texas Tech University, joins us on The Art Beat to talk about his personal experiences with music, art, and theatre, as well as how the arts fit into an R1 university. From scholarship and creative activity to being active in the local community, learn about how the arts are present for all of it.
 

Texas Tech School of Theatre & Dance Professor, Mallory Prucha, talks about the art of disaster, that is, Disaster Day. Mallory brings aspects of theatre and art into live action disaster reenactments, benefiting not only college theatre students, but the likes of healthcare professionals, first responders, and more

Dr. Elizabeth Chappell from the Texas Tech School of Music introduces us to the long-standing String Project. Founded in 2001, the Texas Tech String Project provides low cost beginning string instruction to children and adults in the Lubbock area, along with intensive, guided teaching experience to undergraduate and graduate music students who plan to make string education a part of their career.

Meet the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts new director for the School of Art, Monika Meler. She comes with a wealth of arts related knowledge and is ready to make great things happen here in the Lubbock arts community and beyond.

Talking with TCVPA's Director of Grants and Innovation, Geneva Aragon-Allen. She gets into the nitty gritty of all things grants; helping the college's faculty to do all the things needed to get funding, recognition, and exposure

Alumni for the Talkington College of Visual & Performance Arts is growing tremendously, and Kristi Mangiapane is leading the way to keeping alumni engaged and informed. As lead administrator for outreach and academic awards, alumni relations is just one of Kristi's many job duties, but it's also close to her heart.
 
Listen in to learn about how the college is bringing their alumni together and in touch with current students.

Get all the Goin' Band from Raiderland details from Kelly Gordon, who is the chair of the Goin' Band Centennial celebration! You won't want to miss Goin' Band Alumni Day this year as almost 1500 band members take center field during halftime on August 30th. They've come a long way since their 21 band member start 1925 but they are still goin' places!

TCVPA's Student Success Specialist, Jessica Murph, speaks with us this week about her role in supporting students' success both in and out of the classroom. Complementary to the academic advisors, Jessica is ready to listen and help work through all the stresses of college life, helping connect students in need to the right resources available to them through Texas Tech University.