MACSA Center Stage Spotlight – MACSA Alumnus Thomas Steigerwald
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 ... Read More
MACSA Center Stage Spotlight – MACSA Alumnus Josh Cavazos
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 ... Read More
MACSA Center Stage Spotlight – MACSA Alumna A. W. Downer
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 ... Read More
MACSA Center Stage Spotlight – MACSA Alumnus Carl Waitz
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 ... Read More
MACSA Alum & Former MACSA Faculty Member: Josh Cavazos
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 ... Read More
Getting to Know MACSA’s Newest Faculty Member: Dr. Antonia Daskalova
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, ... Read More
Getting to Know MACSA’s Newest Faculty Member: Edna Longoria
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, ... Read More