School of Music

The School of Music  provides professional training to those who wish to pursue careers in music and music education. It also offers opportunities to students from all majors to enhance their musical education by electing to study music, either from among the academic offerings (music history, literature or theory) or performance (piano, organ, instrumental, voice, and vocal or instrumental ensembles).

Facilities

• The Schuech Fine Arts Center boasts several excellent performance and rehearsal facilities. The Ayers Recital Hall seats 180 and is acoustically desirable for recitals and lectures. The Texas Lutheran Choir, TLU Women’s Choir and Kantorei Chamber Choir rehearse in this hall
• The recently remodeled Appelt Band Hall is used by Texas Lutheran instrumental groups, including the Texas Lutheran Concert Band, Jazz Band and the Mid-Texas Symphony.
• Wupperman Little Theatre seats 250 and is used by the theatre and the music departments.
• The Chapel of the Abiding Presence houses the Schlicker tracker organ that is used for chapel services, recitals, organ lessons, and assigned student practice.
• The John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Auditorium seats 1,100. It is both an architectural and cultural landmark in Seguin and has greatly increased the cultural offerings for south central Texas.

Performance Opportunities

Texas Lutheran University Symphonic Winds
Membership in the TLU Symphonic Winds is earned by audition at the start of each semester. Members are the top woodwind, brass and percussion performers enrolled at TLU. The ensemble rehearses four hours per week and performs regularly both on and off campus.

Texas Lutheran Concert Band
Open by audition to all students of the university, the band performs in concert on campus and on tour. Band members participate in three hours of rehearsal each week, plus special appearances. Members are encouraged to enroll for private lessons.

Texas Lutheran Choir
Open by audition to all students of the university, the choir performs a wide range of both sacred and secular literature on campus and on tour. Members are encouraged to enroll for either private or group voice study. The choir participates in five hours of rehearsal each week, plus special rehearsals, sectionals, and appearances.

TLU String Ensemble
Open to all TLU students, the orchestra rehearses three hours per week and performs each semester.

Other Performance Opportunities Include:

• Texas Lutheran Jazz Band
• TLU Women’s Chorus
• Chapel Choir
• Bulldog Pep Band
• Mid-Texas Symphony
• Numerous wind and percussion ensembles
• Opera
• Musical theatre workshops
• Annual Christmas Vespers
• Solo recital opportunities