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Prof. Antonio Briseño

Associate Professor, Voice, Mariachi, Music Appreciation

Office:  Eidman Hall 206
Phone:  (956) 882-8943
Email:  antonio.briseno@utb.edu


Mariachi Escorpion


Professor Antonio Briseño, Associate Professor of Music, holds a MA and BMEd. from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales
, New Mexico. Mr. Briseño has performed in Europe, Japan, Korea, and in Mexico where he has presented recitals and Master Classes in Puebla, Ciudad del Carmen, Tampico, Victoria, Reynosa, Mante, Matamoros, Teziutlan, and Zacatlan.  Mr. Briseno performed in the prestigious Robert Shaw Festival Choir which performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He also presented the world premeire of Saving Daylight Time, a nostalgic song cycle composed by David Patterson and based on poems by David Patterson’s wife, TenBroeck Davison, a Brownsville native living in Boston. In addition, Mr. Briseño gave a lecture recital of Spanish Art Songs for the Texas Music Educators Association conference in San Antonio, Texas.  Mr. Briseño founded the Mariachi Escorpion and has performed at the prestigious Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi y Charreria in Guadalajara, Mexico.  Mr. Briseno teaches voice, mariachi, and music appreciation.

 “Briseno has a technique that many of our young proud male singers of Puebla would do well to imitate.”-Edicion Dominical (Puebla)

 

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