UT San Antonio Double Reeds

06/04/2026

The youngest member of our double reed studio, bassoonist Leo Hernandez, is here to tell you about the bonds he’s formed at but also about his excitement to form new bonds with other double reed players at the conference in Oxford, Ohio this summer.

We are about 30% of the way to our fundraising goal of $4,600, which will support travel to Ohio, conference fees and registration, meals, and room and board for our four double reed students at this weeklong conference where we will be giving the world premiere of a commission written just for our students.

If you can, please donate at the link in the comments - every single dollar helps make this dream for our deserving students become a reality.

06/01/2026

Our fundraiser to get the UT San Antonio double reed studios to Conference is underway, and we are happy to announce that we are 1/4 of the way to our $4,600 goal!!

Dr. Wildey-Richmond, our bassoon professor, is going to tell you a bit about the International Double Reed Society and what it means to her to take her students to IDRS this summer.

If you can, please donate at the link in the comments and let’s make some dreams happen for our young Roadrunners!

05/28/2026

Our fundraiser is going strong and we are about 1/5 of the way to our goal!

When asked about what attending would mean to our oboe student Makayla, she said:

“Going to the International Double Reed Society Conference in Ohio this summer is a huge milestone in my professional career. I feel honored and excited to premiere and demonstrate a piece, as well as make connections with other double reed players!”

Please consider making a donation (link comments) and help make a once in a lifetime experience become a reality for our hardworking double reed students!

05/25/2026

What kind of an impact can you make if you donate to our fundraiser to get the double reed studios to the International Double Reed Society Conference in Oxford, Ohio?

“When I was 14, I first heard about IDRS, but it has always been out of state and something I pushed out of my head as being an unattainable dream. Finding out we were invited to perform at a convention just for double reeds on a piece composed for us has been surreal, and I cannot explain how excited I am that this fundraiser can make this dream into reality in July.” - Leo Hernandez, sophomore bassoon music education major.

Please consider donation at the link the comments to allow student dreams to come true.

05/04/2026

May the Fourth be with all of our reeds as the end of the semester approaches.

04/30/2026

And we round out the last concert cycle of our 2025-2026 season (😭😭😭) with an incredible concert by the and and their performance of “Sounds of America.” The orchestra and singers sounded phenomenal, and Walter, Makayla, and Logan absolutely killed it, especially on Overture to Candide (fingers were melting off - IYKYK).

Congratulations to all our amazing double reeds, and we can wait to see that the 2026-2027 concert season brings!

04/24/2026

Rounding out our final set of band concerts for the 2025-2026 school year, congratulations to Logan and Makayla on their incredible performances during the Wind Symphony’s Metropolis 1962 last night! You two sounded incredible and we are so proud of how far you’ve come! 🤩

04/22/2026

Fiesta had some competition last night when the Symphonic Band absolutely laid it down with their amazing concert, Different Voices! Everyone did an amazing job, but our double reeds really sparkled! Congrats to Makayla, Samuel, Leo, and (future grad student!) Katie for lending your hard work and talents to make this concert really shine!

04/20/2026

If you missed Sunday’s University Band concert, Anime Music, you missed out on some masterful playing from our double reeds! Congrats to Jodi, Mia, Cris, and Steven on all their hard work and practice that led to such an amazing concert - we are so proud of your hard work and grateful for your skills!

03/31/2026

Today is Giving Day at UTSA School of Music! If you donate starting at noon, you unlock special challenges that will help us get to the International Double Reed Society Conference this summer in Ohio to do the world premier of our commission by Martin VanKlompenberg, Extant Flight.

When donating, just state it’s for the UTSA Double Reed studios, or drop us a message so we can make sure your generous donation is going to find its way to us.

Thank you for helping us get to IDRS 2026!!

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