NACUSA Texas Chapter 

        National Association of Composers / USA (NACUSA) - Texas Chapter


        President: Dr. Wieslaw V. Rentowski -- Vice-President: Dr. Nico Schüler -- Secretary: Ms. Sunnie Oh -- Treasurer: Mr. Alan Scott -- Concert Coordinator: Dr. Dimitar Ninov -- Conference Coordinator: Dr. Stephen Lias -- Fundraising Coordinator: Dr. Michael Remson -- Student Coordinator: Mr. Anthony Suter -- At Large: Dr. Michael Millett

        Contact us at nacusatx@icnm.org.


        Membership Information:

        All Members of NACUSA Texas must be members of NACUSA National. To become a NACUSA National and NACUSA Texas member, visit the National NACUSA Website and use the online payment system (Paypal).


          Annual NACUSA Texas Conferences

        The Fourth Annual NACUSA Texas Conference will take place on February 20 and 21, 2009, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. Download Conference Information and the Registration Form here.

        NACUSA Texas held its first annual conference from March 9 through March 11, 2006, at Texas State University in San Marcos; click here for the Conference Program. The second NACUSA Texas Conference took place on March 3, 2007; click here for the Conference Program. The third annual conference took place on February 22 and 23, 2008, at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX; see http://www.txstate.edu/musicconf/


        Fourth NACUSA Texas Composition Competition

        The submission deadline (postmark) of our 2008-2009 Competition was October 1, 2008. The winners will be announced at the Fourth Annual NACUSA Texas Conference on February 20 and 21, 2009, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX

        Winners of past NACUSA Texas Competitions: Aaron Alon from Houston, Texas (2006 Winner), Jiena Gu from Houston, Texas (2007 Winner), Dr. Charles Ditto from San Marcos, Texas (2008; "Professional" Category) and Aden Ramsey from Nacogdoches, Texas (2008; "Undergraduate Student" Category).


        Recent NACUSA Texas Events

        NACUSA Texas hosted the Annual NACUSA National Conference in Dallas on May 20, 2008, at 7:30pm, featuring music by Benner, Cooman, De Silva, Lefkowitz, Ninov, Rentowski, Rodriguez, Wang, and Wintle. Download the complete concert program here. The concert took place in the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts.

        NACUSA Texas hosted two concerts by pianist Filipe J. Ramirez in May 2006, with compositions by Scott Joplin, Daniel Adams, Lynn Job, Rafael L. Junchaya, Dimitar Ninov, Filipe J. Ramirez, Wieslaw V. Rentowski, and James Stakelum. The concerts took place on May 13, 2006, 2:00pm at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (3200 Darnell St., Ft. Worth, TX 76107; phone 817-738-9215), and on May 25, 2006, 7:30pm at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts (2351 Performance Dr., Richardson, TX 75082; phone 972-744-4650). Download fliers here: May 13 Concert and May 25 Concert.


          Minutes of NACUSA Texas Board Meetings

          Click on the dates to download the Minutes of each meeting: December 10, 2004, May 31, 2005, March 9, 2006.


        Visit the National NACUSA Website.


        last revised: November 18, 2008