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April 2021

MACSA Center Stage Spotlight – MACSA Alumnus Thomas Steigerwald

2023-11-20T18:35:18-06:00April 5th, 2021|News|

MACSA Alumni are making phenomenal accomplishments in their professional careers! For this month's Center Stage spotlight, we'd like to feature MACSA Alumnus Thomas Steigerwald, a third-year Piano Fellow at the New World Symphony. Thomas Steigerwald studied with MACSA piano teacher Ken Thompson for 12 years, from age 6-18. He shares that Mr. Thompson was an amazing teacher and that studying with him played an extremely important role in shaping him as an artist. Thomas fondly stated, "I couldn't have done ... Read More

July 2021

MACSA Center Stage Spotlight – MACSA Alumnus Josh Cavazos

2022-12-22T23:21:32-06:00July 12th, 2021|News|

MACSA Alumni are making phenomenal accomplishments in their professional careers! For this month’s MACSA Center Stage Alumni spotlight, we’re featuring MACSA Alumnus Josh Cavazos.   Josh Cavazos is an accomplished pianist and composer. He began his musical journey with piano lessons at the age of seven. Josh recalls, “I distinctly remember being in the car with my dad and hearing Chopin's "Revolutionary Etude" on the radio for the first time. I was absolutely taken with the piano and with that piece ... Read More

February 2022

MACSA Center Stage Spotlight – MACSA Alumna A. W. Downer

2023-03-29T06:49:08-06:00February 9th, 2022|News|

MACSA Alumni are making phenomenal accomplishments in their professional careers! For our Winter MACSA Center Stage Alumni spotlight, we’re featuring MACSA Alumna A. W.  Downer. Downer began her musical journey at a young age. Growing up in a household filled with music, Downer started piano lessons at the age of four. Though at times reluctant to invest in hours of practice, Downer kept at it with the encouragement of her mother, eventually finding a true dedication to the instrument. Upon ... Read More

November 2021

MACSA Center Stage Spotlight – MACSA Alumnus Carl Waitz

2022-02-09T14:23:34-06:00November 30th, 2021|News|

MACSA Alumni are making phenomenal accomplishments in their professional careers! For our Fall MACSA Center Stage Alumni spotlight, we’re featuring MACSA Alumnus Carl Waitz. Carl Waitz is an accomplished clinical psychologist with a musical background. From the beginning, music played an important part in the Waitz family. At the age of four, Carl took an interest in the piano following his older sister’s lead. “I was four when I first asked to take piano lessons,” Carl shared, “but my sister's ... Read More

November 2019

MACSA Alum & Former MACSA Faculty Member: Josh Cavazos

2022-08-09T04:40:26-06:00November 18th, 2019|News|

Photo courtesy of: JoshHuskin.com               When did you start at MACSA? I started taking lessons from Ken Thompson as a high school freshman, as he was highly recommended by several musician friends of our family. I have the best memories of my time as a student at MACSA! In addition to teaching me the traditional classical repertoire, Ken recognized my ear for improvisation and my great interest in Composition. He really brought ... Read More

March 2019

Getting to Know MACSA’s Newest Faculty Member: Dr. Antonia Daskalova

2023-03-29T06:51:32-06:00March 7th, 2019|News|

Where were you teaching before coming to MACSA? I was on the Piano Faculty at MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis.  Incredible music school, the largest in the country. (MacPhail is a non-profit organization that serves 16,000 students.) When did you discover your love of music? When I was 3, I watched Swan Lake on TV and was absolutely hypnotized.  I thought it was because of the dance at first and the ballerina’s dress, but more time passed and I ... Read More

January 2019

Getting to Know MACSA’s Newest Faculty Member: Edna Longoria

2022-08-09T04:19:01-06:00January 31st, 2019|News|

Where did you grow up?  When did you start piano lessons?  Was it tough sticking with it? I was born in McAllen, Texas, but I grew up in México.  I moved to back to Texas when I started 7th grade.  I started piano lessons when I was in fourth grade, I fell in love with the piano since I heard my kindergarten director play it for us.  I remember asking my parents to take me to lessons since then.  It wasn’t tough ... Read More

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