CBDNA Southwestern 2026
Event Details
The Lone Star Wind Orchestra opens the 2026 CBDNA Southwestern Division Conference on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM at the Murchison Performing Arts Center in Denton, Texas. Under the direction of Eugene Migliaro Corporon, the ensemble will present a compelling and artistically rich program to launch the conference’s four days of performances and sessions.
Learn more about the conference at https://music.unt.edu/windstudies/cbdna-sw/index.html.
The concert is free and open to the public.
PROGRAM (subject to change):
Urban Light, James David
Concerto for Piano and Winds, Nancy Galbraith
*Featuring pianist Aaron Kurz
Last Dance at the Surf, Michael Daugherty
La Chancla, Dennis Llinás
ABOUT AARON KURZ:
Engaging audiences with his charismatic and moving performances, American pianist Aaron Kurz enjoys a burgeoning career. He has captivated audiences across three continents, in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Palace of Peace and Harmony in Astana, Kazakhstan. His performances have been lauded by the press, called both “nuanced musical journeys” (Belgium’s Le Soir) and “a lesson in pianism” (England’s Cambridge Independent). Aaron’s playing has also garnered acclaim in competitions, winning top prizes in the New York, Los Angeles, Virginia Waring, and World Piano Teachers Association International Piano Competitions, among others. An avid performer, he has played extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia. In recent years, his playing took him to China, where he gave performances and a masterclass, and he is poised to return to Asia for a multi-country tour in Spring of 2025.
Aaron holds recent degrees from SFCM (studying with Jon Nakamatsu and Jeremy Denk) and Yale (studying with Boris Berman), and he is now pursuing a DMA at the University of Texas, under the tutelage of Anton Nel. Other previous teachers include Ethel Fang, Carol Leone, Logan Skelton, Alexander Kobrin, Ian Jones, and Norma Fisher. Aaron is also a teacher himself and maintains his own private teaching studio in Austin, where he hopes to pass on his knowledge to the next generation. In his spare time, he loves reading, watching sports, and spending time with his friends and fiancée, Vivian.
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The concert is free and open to the public.
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