FORMER ENSEMBLES
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TTU Mariachi Los Matadores
As an academic mariachi program, the group focuses on a wide variety of styles within the mariachi tradition. The students in the group represent a wide-variety of majors and demonstrates the importance of a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) approach to learning. Additionally, the group comprises students from Lubbock High School, South Plains College, as well as Texas Tech students’ ranging from freshman to doctoral students. It is the aim that this program represents a true pipeline in which mariachi music is a pathway to higher education through recruitment and retention.
Along with sectionals and regular rehearsals, this ensemble also has master classes and a summer camp with Jesus “Chuy" Guzman, the musical director of Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MariachiLosMatadores/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ttumariachilosmatadores/ Director, Dr. Lauryn Salazar Email: L.Salazar@ttu.edu |
TTU Tango Orchestra
Being one of the only collegiate tango orchestras in the United States, the TTU Tango Orchestra is known throughout the country’s tango musicians and dancers as a crucial contributor to the next generation of professional tango musicians. The orchestra focuses on every time period of tango, from the beginnings of the genre in the late nineteenth century to modern compositions that have received their United States premiere from the orchestra.
Along with regular rehearsals, this ensemble has master classes and summer camps with Ben Bogart from Cuarteto Tanguero.
Director, Charles Olivier
Email: charles.olivier@ttu.edu
Being one of the only collegiate tango orchestras in the United States, the TTU Tango Orchestra is known throughout the country’s tango musicians and dancers as a crucial contributor to the next generation of professional tango musicians. The orchestra focuses on every time period of tango, from the beginnings of the genre in the late nineteenth century to modern compositions that have received their United States premiere from the orchestra.
Along with regular rehearsals, this ensemble has master classes and summer camps with Ben Bogart from Cuarteto Tanguero.
Director, Charles Olivier
Email: charles.olivier@ttu.edu
TTU Mbira Group
Traditional musics of southern Africa.
Traditional musics of southern Africa.
Tzumba! TTU World Music Ensemble
The Tzumba! TTU World Music Ensemble was maintained by Dr Thomas Cimarusti during his tenure at Texas Tech, performing successively-themed programs of music from various world cultures. Tzumba was particularly active in the areas of tango and related accordion-based idioms.
Photo: "Tzumba group photo. Spring 2010. Photo taken by Tif Holmes."
The Tzumba! TTU World Music Ensemble was maintained by Dr Thomas Cimarusti during his tenure at Texas Tech, performing successively-themed programs of music from various world cultures. Tzumba was particularly active in the areas of tango and related accordion-based idioms.
Photo: "Tzumba group photo. Spring 2010. Photo taken by Tif Holmes."
Zydeco
"Zydeco (/ˈzaɪdɪˌkoʊ/ ZY-dih-koh or /ˈzaɪdiˌkoʊ/ ZY-dee-koh, French: Zarico) is a music genre that evolved in southwest Louisiana by French Creole speakers[1] which blends blues, rhythm and blues, and music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles and the Native people of Louisiana. Though distinct in origin from the Cajun music of Louisiana, the two forms influenced each other, forming a complex of genres native to Louisiana." (Wikipedia)
"Zydeco (/ˈzaɪdɪˌkoʊ/ ZY-dih-koh or /ˈzaɪdiˌkoʊ/ ZY-dee-koh, French: Zarico) is a music genre that evolved in southwest Louisiana by French Creole speakers[1] which blends blues, rhythm and blues, and music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles and the Native people of Louisiana. Though distinct in origin from the Cajun music of Louisiana, the two forms influenced each other, forming a complex of genres native to Louisiana." (Wikipedia)