Texas Wesleyan University Department of Music

06/23/2026

We are so excited to host this instrument sale. Come to campus and see what the foundation has in stock!

Contacting the Rockley Family Foundation event staff gives you direct access to helpful professionals who can answer questions, provide event details, and guide you through the process to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience.

06/22/2026

Calling TxWes Music Alumni! We are looking to update our Alumni Wall! Send us your name, graduation year, and where you're at now! If you have your employer's logo, even better! We will be sending you an invitation to our Alumni event in August as well. Looking forward to hearing from our RAMily!

06/22/2026

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Keji Sanchez for earning her doctorate as a Doctor of Musical Arts from the School of Church Music and Worship from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Her dissertation title is "A Performers Analysis of Philip Glass's The Complete Piano Etudes". We are so proud of our faculty here at Texas Wesleyan University! Dr. Sanchez has been an integral part of our music program with piano studies and theory. She is so kind hearted and does so much for us and the community. Congratulations Dr. Sanchez!!

06/13/2026

Congratulations again to Dr. Araújo! We are so proud and thankful to have an amazing Department Chair! She constantly works countless hours towards the success of the program and students, and it shows. Thank you Dr. A and we hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

05/21/2026

Congratulations to our Chair, Dr. Ilka Araújo, for receiving the Texas Music Teachers Association Award (TMTA) for Outstanding Collegiate Teaching Achievement! This award is presented to those with outstanding success in collegiate-level teaching in music performance, composition, pedagogy, collaborative arts, theory, history, or any combination thereof.

She will be heading to Houston this summer for the annual Texas Music Teachers Association Convention to receive this award along with a plaque.

We are so proud of the work Dr. Araújo continues to do for this department, and we hope everyone will congratulate her in the comments below!

05/20/2026

Keith Critcher has been selected to serve as a Collaborative Pianist for the Collegiate Conducting Sessions at the Texas Choral Directors Association Summer Convention. He will collaborate with clinician James Han of Lamar University during the conducting sessions featuring emerging undergraduate and graduate conductors from universities across Texas.

Selected student conductors will lead live reading sessions of choral repertoire. Directors and students participate as the demonstration choir. Dr. Han will provide pedagogical feedback, rehearsal strategies, and conducting technique skill sets throughout the sessions. Mr. Critcher will serve as collaborative pianist, supporting all aspects of the conducting and rehearsal process.

05/20/2026

Keith Critcher has been selected to serve as a Collaborative Pianist for the Collegiate Conducting Sessions at the Texas Choral Directors Association Summer Convention. He will collaborate with clinician James Han of Lamar University during the conducting sessions featuring emerging undergraduate and graduate conductors from universities across Texas.

Selected student conductors will lead live reading sessions of choral repertoire. Directors and students participate as the demonstration choir. Dr. Han will provide pedagogical feedback, rehearsal strategies, and conducting technique skill sets throughout the sessions. Mr. Critcher will serve as collaborative pianist, supporting all aspects of the conducting and rehearsal process.

05/19/2026

Shout out to one of our Alumni for the amazing work he is doing in and outside of the classroom! 💙💛🐏

Jan Lässker helped start the children’s choir program at Fort Worth After School Music Academy to inspire students to find their voices.