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SUMMARY:Live Stream Ribbon Cutting for SFASU Music Preparatory Division
DESCRIPTION:Facebook Live Stream Ribbon Cutting for\n\nSFA Music Preparatory Division 40th Anniversary Celebration\n\nCelebrating the 40th anniversary\, the creation of the Waterston Piano Lab\, and promoting the Outdoor Music Festival that is set for May 1 and open to the public!\n\n\n\nThe Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Music Preparatory Division at Stephen F. Austin State University at 10 a.m. Thursday\, April 15\, at the Music Prep House\, 3028 Raguet St.\nRibbon cutting to celebrate Music Prep 40th anniversary\, other events\n\nIn celebration of the milestone anniversary\, Music Prep will host an outdoor music festival on May 1\, also at the Prep House\, and plans are underway for the creation of the Shirley Watterston Piano Lab. The ribbon cutting will be livestreamed on the Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page.\n\nThe Watterston Piano Lab\, which will be housed in a renovated garage area at the Prep House\, will provide space for the SFA Music Prep to deliver affordable group piano instruction to members of the Nacogdoches and East Texas community. Classes will be offered for students of all ages (retirees\, adults\, teenagers\, elementary) and skill levels. In addition to outreach potential\, the piano lab program will also provide music majors internship opportunities to gain valuable teaching experiences in conjunction with their piano pedagogy classes.\n\n"These supervised teaching opportunities fit the university's strategic plan by being a recruiting tool for college music majors seeking these types of transformative experiences as part of their academic and practical studies at SFA\," said Alba Madrid\, director of SFA Music Preparatory Division and program instructor.\n\nAdditionally\, the ribbon cutting will call attention to the all-day outdoor music festival on Saturday\, May 1\, that will feature the talents of Music Prep's outstanding student musicians and give local merchants the opportunity to showcase their businesses while showing support for the School of Music's outreach program\, according to Madrid.\n\n"This family-friendly outdoor music festival is the perfect way to end our school year\, and it is a fitting tribute to 40 years of making music\," Madrid said. "This music festival will be a socially distanced event allowing music lovers to enjoy exceptional music\, exhibition booths\, food vendors and the great outdoors."\n\nThe festival is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. For more information\, contact Madrid at (936) 468-1291 or musicprep@sfasu.edu. For more information about Music Prep\, visit sfamusicprep.com.\n\n\nAmbassador Captain and Vice Chairman Membership Services Dustin Beavers\n\nImmediate Past Chairman of the Board Claire Robbins\n\nThe Ambassador committee is sponsored by Farmers Insurance Grace Handler Agency.\n\nThe red ribbon is provided by Nacogdoches Floral Company\n\nMedia sponsor is The Daily Sentinel
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Facebook Live Stream Ribbon Cutting for<br />\nSFA Music Preparatory Division 40th Anniversary Celebration</strong><br />\nCelebrating the 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary\, the creation of the Waterston Piano Lab\, and promoting the Outdoor Music Festival that is set for May 1 and open to the public!</span><br />\n<br />\nThe Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Music Preparatory Division at Stephen F. Austin State University at 10 a.m. Thursday\, April 15\, at the Music Prep House\, 3028 Raguet St.\n<p><span style="font-family:helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:15.0pt\;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px\;">Ribbon cutting to celebrate Music Prep 40th anniversary\, other events</span></strong></span></span><br />\nIn celebration of the milestone anniversary\, Music Prep will host an outdoor music festival on May 1\, also at the Prep House\, and plans are underway for the creation of the Shirley Watterston Piano Lab. The ribbon cutting will be livestreamed on the Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page.</p>\n\n<p>The Watterston Piano Lab\, which will be housed in a renovated garage area at the Prep House\, will provide space for the SFA Music Prep to deliver affordable group piano instruction to members of the Nacogdoches and East Texas community. Classes will be offered for students of all ages (retirees\, adults\, teenagers\, elementary) and skill levels. In addition to outreach potential\, the piano lab program will also provide music majors internship opportunities to gain valuable teaching experiences in conjunction with their piano pedagogy classes.</p>\n\n<p>&ldquo\;These supervised teaching opportunities fit the university&#39\;s strategic plan by being a recruiting tool for college music majors seeking these types of transformative experiences as part of their academic and practical studies at SFA\,&rdquo\; said Alba Madrid\, director of SFA Music Preparatory Division and program instructor.</p>\n\n<p>Additionally\, the ribbon cutting will call attention to the all-day outdoor music festival on Saturday\, May 1\, that will feature the talents of Music Prep&rsquo\;s outstanding student musicians and give local merchants the opportunity to showcase their businesses while showing support for the School of Music&rsquo\;s outreach program\, according to Madrid.</p>\n\n<p>&ldquo\;This family-friendly outdoor music festival is the perfect way to end our school year\, and it is a fitting tribute to 40 years of making music\,&rdquo\; Madrid said. &ldquo\;This music festival will be a socially distanced event allowing music lovers to enjoy exceptional music\, exhibition booths\, food vendors and the great outdoors.&rdquo\;</p>\n\n<p>The festival is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. For more information\, contact Madrid at (936) 468-1291 or <a href="mailto:musicprep@sfasu.edu">musicprep@sfasu.edu</a>. For more information about Music Prep\, visit <a href="https://www.sfamusicprep.com/" target="_blank">sfamusicprep.com</a>.</p>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;">Ambassador Captain and Vice Chairman Membership Services Dustin Beavers<br />\nImmediate Past Chairman of the Board Claire Robbins<br />\nThe Ambassador committee is sponsored by Farmers Insurance Grace Handler Agency.<br />\nThe red ribbon is provided by Nacogdoches Floral Company<br />\nMedia sponsor is The Daily Sentinel</span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:3028 Raguet St.
UID:e.1393.49439
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DTSTAMP:20260514T070344Z
URL:https://business.nacogdoches.org/events/details/live-stream-ribbon-cutting-for-sfasu-music-preparatory-division-49439
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