His competitors included graduate guitar students from other schools and conservatories as well as violinists, violists and cellists from all over the world. Wann DarTan is the only guitarist to have ever won the award. Other students have been awarded teaching assistantships and scholarships to schools such as the University of Arizona in Tucson, Southern Methodist University, and University of North Texas, Denton. We also offer a highly comprehensive Music Education program specializing in guitar and our graduates have found fulfilling positions here in Corpus Christi as well as in other cities such as Dallas, Harlingen, Houston, and San Antonio. The ensemble meets once a week for two hours.
Rehearsals are intense and the technical standard of the repertoire is high.