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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in |
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Houston is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, The music department at Rice University was |
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initially funded in 1950 by Sallie Shepherd Perkins, who |
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established an endowment for the school in honor of her |
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grandfather, Benjamin A. Shepherd; the Shepherd School of Music was |
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founded in 1974, and since opening its doors a year later, it has |
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become one of the nation's premier music programs; and |
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WHEREAS, With a limited student body of 275, the Shepherd |
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School provides individualized instruction from world-class |
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faculty, and it offers degrees in orchestral performance, chamber |
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music, voice and opera studies, piano, organ, composition, and |
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musicology; its alumni have won Pulitzer Prizes and Grammy Awards, |
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debuted at Carnegie Hall, and secured positions with prestigious |
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orchestras and opera companies across the globe; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Shepherd School hosts more than 400 |
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free concerts and recitals, drawing approximately 70,000 |
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attendees, and it has welcomed numerous world-renowned classical |
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musicians for performances and master classes; it is ably guided by |
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Dean Matthew Loden, who brings to the role a wealth of experience in |
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performing and teaching; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of half a century, the Shepherd |
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School of Music has given its students a strong foundation on which |
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to build a successful career in music, and it is indeed a pleasure |
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to join in marking this significant milestone in its history; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Shepherd School of Music at |
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Rice University on its 50th anniversary and extend to all those |
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associated with the school sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |