Texoma Region’s 75th Conference at Baylor University
November 5-8, 2025
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Locations:
Auditions Office — MMB 139
Hospitality — Treasure Room (MMB)
MMB = McCrary Music Building
WH = Waco Hall
WHE = Waco Hall East
RGH = Roxy Grove Hall
Wednesday, November 5
8:30 | NATSAA Check-in Begins | RG 99 Roxy Grove Hall |
9:00 | NATSAA Preliminary Round Begins | Roxy Grove Hall |
5:00 | Announcement of NATSAA Finalists | Roxy Grove Hall |
6:30 | Texoma Region Board of Control Meeting | Baylor Club |
Thursday, November 6
8:00 | Teacher Check-In (students do not need to check in) | Lobby, Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
8:30 | Judges’ Meeting | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
10:00 | Student Auditions Begin | |
10:00 – 10:50 | Artist Series #1 Beyond the Voice: Integrating Acting Training into the Education of Classical Singers Mark Covey | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
11:00 – 12:50 | Darryl Taylor Master Class | 7th & James Sanctuary |
1:00 | Student Auditions Continue | |
1:00 – 1:50 | Artist Series #2 Harmonizing Focus: Best Practices for Teaching Vocalists with ADHD Emma Louise Steiner | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
2:00 – 2:50 | Artist Series #3 Diversifying the Art Song Canon: Latin American Composers Everyone Should Know Jessica Posada, soprano; Kayla Liechty, piano | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
3:00 – 3:50 | Artist Series #4 Mastering the Middle: Navigating the Mixed Register Kara Covey | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
4:00 | Student Auditions Continue | |
4:00 – 4:50 | Artist Series #5 A Performance Guide to Juliana Hall’s Night Dances Autumn West, soprano; Taylor Hutchinson, pianist | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
5:00 – 5:25 | Artist Series #6 “I Have No Accompanist?!” Art Song Reductions for the Studio Voice Teacher Stephanie Beinlich | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
7:30 | Guest Artist Recital Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Myra Huang, piano | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
Friday, November 7
9:00 | Student Auditions Continue | |
9:00 – 9:50 | Artist Series #7 Bel Canto and the Pedagogic Fluency Melissa Lubecke Sarabia | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
10:00 – 10:50 | Artist Series #8 Love and Storytelling: Exploring the Vocal Legacy of Alan Louis Smith Elvia Puccinelli, pianist; Jessica Ferring Glenn, soprano; Hamin Lee, cellist | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
11:00 – 12:50 | Sasha Cooke Master Class | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
1:00 | Student Auditions Continue | |
1:00 – 1:50 | Artist Series #9 Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say: A Performance Guide for Soprano and Flute Heather Hawk, soprano; Carolyn Keyes, flutist | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
2:00 – 2:50 | Artist Series #10 Exploring the Art Songs of Michael Ching Shayna Isaacs, Rebecca Coberly, and Michael Ching | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
3:15 | Texoma Region Business Meeting | Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163) |
4:00 | Student Auditions Continue | |
4:00 | Poster Presentations | Window Hallway |
6:45 | Pre-opera Conversation with Composer Michael Ching | Hooper-Schaefer 149 (Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center) |
7:30 | Notes on Viardot Baylor Opera Theatre | Jones Theatre (Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center) |
Saturday, November 8
Post-High School Categories
9:00 | Announcement of Semi-finalists | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
10:00 | Semi-finals Begin | |
2:00 | NATSAA Finals Linda Poetschke People’s Choice Award | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
3:30 | Announcement of Finalists | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
4:00 | Finals Begin (all categories except for CL 7B, CL 8B, CL 9, and CL 10) | |
7:00 | Finals (CL 7B, CL 8B, CL 9, and CL 10) Announcement of all Finals Results Adjournment | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
High School Categories
8:00 | Saturday-only Teacher Check-in | Lobby |
8:30 | Saturday-only Judges’ Meeting | Roxy Grove Hall |
9:00 | High School Auditions Begin | |
12:00 | Announcement of Semi-finals, High School Categories | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
12:30 | High School Semi-finals Begin | |
3:30 | Announcement of Finalists | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
4:00 | Finals Begin (all categories except for CL 7B, CL 8B, CL 9, and CL 10) | |
7:00 | Finals (CL 7B, CL 8B, CL 9, and CL 10) Announcement of all Finals Results Adjournment | Jones Concert Hall (MMB) |
Texoma Artist Series
Meadows Recital Hall (MMB 163)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Beyond the Voice: Mark Covey | 10:00 – 10:50 |
Harmonizing Focus: Best Practices for Teaching Vocalists with ADHD Emma Louise Steiner | 1:00 – 1:50 |
Diversifying the Art Song Canon: Latin American Composers Everyone Should Know Jessica Posada, soprano; Kayla Liechty, pianist | 2:00 – 2:50 |
Mastering the Middle: Navigating the Mixed Register Kara Covey | 3:00 – 3:50 |
A Performance Guide to Juliana Hall’s Night Dances Autumn West, soprano; Taylor Hutchinson, pianist | 4:00 – 4:50 |
“I Have No Accompanist?!” Stephanie Beinlich | 5:00 – 5:25 |
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Bel Canto and the Pedagogic Fluency of Spanish Latin American Song Melissa Lubecke Sarabia | 9:00 – 9:50 |
Love and Storytelling: Exploring the Vocal Legacy of Alan Louis Smith Elvia Puccinelli, pianist; Jessica Ferring Glenn, soprano; Hamin Lee, cellist | 10:00 – 10:50 |
Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say: Heather Hawk, soprano; Carolyn Keyes, flutist | 1:00 – 1:50 |
Exploring the Art Songs of Michael Ching Shayna Isaacs, Rebecca Coberly, and Michael Ching | 2:00 – 2:50 |
Poster Presentations
Friday, November 7, 4:00-4:50 PM
Window Hallway, MMB
How Did She Do That? An Analysis of Black Female Gospel Singers and Their Tool Kit
Sylvia Jones (faculty sponsor: Kimberly Monzón)
Beyond the Label: Vocal Pedagogy for Tone-Deaf Singers
Cindy Tannos
Changes in vocal dose and voice quality over frequent repeated performances of a chamber opera role
Matthew Schloneger, Eric Hunter, & Zachary Reinert
Redesigning Vocal Literature Instruction for a Changing Curriculum: A One-Semester Model
Melinda Brou, Katherine Ragan, Deja Godwin, & Karla Clemens
Sequencing Vocal Music with Intention: A Rubric-Based Approach for Evaluating Repertoire
Melinda Brou, Katherine Ragan, Deja Godwin, & Karla Clemens
Recuperating the Damaged Voice by Retraining Vocal Function
Brittany Fouché Strine
Vocal Fatigue in the Choral Rehearsal
Sarah Gould (faculty sponsor: James D. Rodriguez)
What’s My Line? Conquering Anxiety Induced Memory Slips
Emily Howes Heilman