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• 2023 UTEP Symphony Concerto and Aria Competition - UTEP Symphony Orchestra (10/28/2023)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2023 Texoma Regional Conference 2nd Place, Fourth Year Classical Treble - National Association of Teachers of Singing (10/04/2023)
• Opera in the Ozarks Young Artist Traning Program Participant - Opera in the Ozarks (05/01/2023)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2023 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 1st Place, First Year Classical TBB - National Association of Teachers of Singing Rio Grande Chapter (03/11/2023)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2023 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 1st Place, Second Year Classical Treble - National Association of Teachers of Singing Rio Grande Chapter (03/11/2023)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2023 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 1st Place, Third Year Classical Treble - National Association of Teachers of Singing Rio Grande Chapter (03/11/2023)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2023 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 1st Place, Third Year Musical Theater Treble - National Association of Teachers of Singing Rio Grande Chapter (03/11/2023)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2023 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 2nd Place, Second Year Classical TBB - National Association of Teachers of Singing Rio Grande Chapter (03/11/2023)
• 2023 UTEP Concerto and Aria Competition Winner Performance - UTEP Symphony Orchestra (03/02/2023)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2022 Texoma Regional Conference 2nd Place, Third Year Classical Treble Voice - National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, Rio Grande Chapter (11/12/2022)
• 2023 UTEP Concerto and Aria Competition Winner Performance - UTEP Symphony Orchestra (10/29/2022)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2022 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 1st Place, First Year Classical Treble Voice - National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, Rio Grande Chapter (03/12/2022)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2022 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 1st Place, Second Year Classical Treble Voice - National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, Rio Grande Chapter (03/12/2022)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2022 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 2nd Place, Second Year Classical Treble Voice - National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, Rio Grande Chapter (03/12/2022)
• UTEP Concerto and Aria Competition Winner - UTEP Symphony Orchestra (10/30/2021)
• El Paso Opera Junior Artist Designation - El Paso Opera (06/01/2021)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2021 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 1st Place, First Year Classical Treble Voices - National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, Rio Grande Chapter (03/13/2021)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2021 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 2nd Place, Upper Level Musical Theater Treble Voices - National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, Rio Grande Chapter (03/13/2021)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2021 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 3rd Place, Second Year Classical Tenors/Basses - National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, Rio Grande Chapter (03/13/2021)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2021 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 4th Place, Fourth/Fifth Year Classical Treble Voices - National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions, Rio Grande Chapter (03/13/2021)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2020 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 1st Place Advanced Women - NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) (02/28/2020)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2020 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 2nd Place Adult Division - NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) (02/28/2020)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2020 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 2nd place, First Year College Men - NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) (02/28/2020)
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) 2020 Rio Grande Chapter Auditions 2nd place, Upper College Musical Theater Women - NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) (02/28/2020)
• Alexa Esparza: 1st Place Underclassmen Division - Spanish Language Vocal Competition (10/04/2019)
• David Sanchez: 3rd Place Underclassmen Division - Spanish Language Vocal Competition (10/04/2019)
• Emilie Merritt: 1st Place Adult Division - Spanish Language Vocal Competition (10/04/2019)
• Anibal Acevedo: 1st Place Adult Classical Division - National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) (03/30/2019)
• Carlos Pedroza: 2nd Place Fourth/Fifth Year College Men - National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) (03/30/2019)
• Elizabeth Gandarilla: 2nd Place Second Year College Women - National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) (03/30/2019)
• Emilie Merritt: 1st Place Advanced College Women - National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) (03/30/2019)
• TEXOMA Regional NATS Semi Finalists - National Association of Teachers of Singing (11/10/2018)
• Joan P. Quarm Scholarship Fund - Gilbert and Sullivan Company of El Paso (08/07/2016)

• M.Mus. in Vocal Performance, Yale University - School of Music (1996)
• BS in Music Education, Eastern Illinois University (1987)

• Music Composition - Other Work - The Holly and the Ivy (11/20/2023-11/21/2023). Musical Arrangement. UTEP Department of Music. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Student Ensemble Performance - UTEP Choirs Holiday Revels: Believe (11/20/2023-11/21/2023). UTEP Department of Music/Choir. El Paso, TX. Elisa Wilson. Brian Downen. Elvin Porflit. Stephen Haddad.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Texoma Regional Conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (11/02/2023-11/04/2023). NATS. Denton, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Major Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - Mozart by Moonlight (09/15/2023-09/16/2023). El Paso Opera and the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Guest Artist Teacher (07/05/2023-07/08/2023). Opera in the Ozarks. Eureka Springs, AR. Brian Downen.
• Music - Major Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - La Traviata (05/15/2023-06/03/2023). El Paso Opera. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Choralfest 2023 (04/17/2023-04/18/2023). El Paso, TX. Elisa Wilson. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - National Association of Teachers of Singing Rio Grande Conference Auditions (03/10/2023-03/11/2023). NATS. El Paso, TX . Brian Downen.
• Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - Mozart Requiem (02/17/2023-02/18/2023). El Paso Symphony Orchestra. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - Holiday Revels (11/21/2022-11/22/2022). El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Student Ensemble Performance - UTEP Choirs Holiday Revels: Let Your Heart Be Light (11/21/2022-11/22/2022). UTEP Department of Music/Choir. El Paso, TX. Elisa Wilson. Brian Downen. Elvin Porflit. Stephen Haddad.
• Artistic Presentation/Exhibit - 4 Ways to Shift Your Performance Anxiety Today (11/10/2022-11/12/2022). National Association of Teachers of Singing Texoma Regional Conference. Canyon, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - National Association of Teachers of Singing Texoma Regional Auditions (11/10/2022-11/12/2022). Texoma NATS. Canyon, TX. Brian Downen.
• Student Ensemble Performance - UTEP Choirs: Songs We Live to Sing (10/06/2022-10/06/2022). UTEP Department of Music/Choir. El Paso, TX. Elisa Wilson. Brian Downen. Elvin Porflit.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Choralfest 2022 (04/18/2022-04/19/2022). El Paso, TX. Elisa Wilson. Brian Downen.
• Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - UTEP Choralfest (04/18/2022-04/19/2022). El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Composition - Other Work - Love Went-A Riding (04/17/2022-04/18/2022). Choral Arrangement. UTEP. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - National Association of Teachers of Singing Rio Grande Chapter Auditions (03/11/2022-03/12/2022). NATS. Albuquerque, NM. Brian Downen.
• Student Ensemble Performance - UTEP Choirs in Concert (02/17/2022-02/17/2022). UTEP Department of Music/Choir. El Paso,TX. Elisa Wilson. Brian Downen.
• Music - Performance, Other - Home for the Holidays (12/03/2021-12/04/2021). Soloist and Co-Master of Ceremonies. El Paso Symphony Orchestra. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Master Class (10/28/2021-10/28/2021). University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Brian Downen.
• Music - Minor Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - El Paso Requiem (10/22/2021-10/23/2021). El Paso Symphony Orchestra. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Artistic Presentation/Exhibit - Through the Refining Fire (10/07/2021-10/07/2021). College Music Society. Rochester, NY. Brian Downen. Dominic Dousa. James Logan. Stephen Nordstrom.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Fall Opera Showcase (08/24/2021-11/07/2021). UTEP Music. El Paso. Cherry Duke. Odalis Aguirre. Undergraduate. Jessica Broaddus. Undergraduate. Ana Lucia Garcia. Undergraduate. Consuelo Gonzales. Undergraduate. Rebeca González Maldonado. Undergraduate. Maria Fernanda Jaquez Escatel. Undergraduate. Sohini Mukhopadhyay. Undergraduate. Isabella Ramirez. Undergraduate. Ana Cristina Pedraza. Graduate. Taelon Stonecipher. Graduate. Abigail Talavera. Undergraduate. Erin Zuzunagha. Undergraduate. Paola Munoz. Undergraduate. Josey Pickett. Doctoral. Melinda Hernandez. Graduate. Emily Hernandez. Undergraduate. Phillip Hill. Diana Esparza Sapien. Brian Downen.
• Music - Performance, Other - En Paz (03/26/2021-03/27/2021). Presentation of recoded performance in a virtual conference. College Music Society Central Region. Durango, CO. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Rio Grande/Panhandle NATS Student Auditions (03/08/2021-03/13/2021). National Association of Teachers of Singing, Rio Grande Chapter. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Phillip Hill. Alexander Kariotis. Diana Esparza Sapien.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Master Class for New Mexico State University (02/24/2021-02/24/2021). New Mexico State University. Las Cruces, NM. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - English Art Song (Postponed COVID-19) (12/03/2020-12/03/2020). UTEP. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen. Dominic Dousa. James Logan. Stephen Nordstrom.
• Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - UTEP Choirs Present: Holiday Revels (11/24/2020-12/08/2020). UTEP Choirs. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital - Faculty Recital (Postponed COVID-19) (11/17/2020-11/17/2020). UTEP. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen. Dominic Dousa. James Logan. Stephen Nordstrom.
• Music - Performance, Other - Il Re Pastore Video Recording (10/27/2020-11/28/2020). Little Opera Theatre of New York. Brian Downen.
• Music - Performance, Other - Opera UTEP - Giving Voice (10/13/2020-10/13/2020). UTEP. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - UTEP Choirs Present Sing Hope Love: Choral Connections During COVID (10/06/2020-10/27/2020). UTEP Choirs. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - CS Music Convention & College Expo Master Class (05/28/2020-05/28/2020). CS Music. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - CS Music Vocal Competition (05/26/2020-05/29/2020). CS Music. Brian Downen.
• Recruiting - CS Music Convention & College Expo UTEP Virtual Booth (05/26/2020-05/26/2020). CS Music. Brian Downen.
• Music - Major Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - Il Re Pastore (Postponed - COVID-19) (05/07/2020-05/10/2020). Little Opera Theatre of New York. New York, NY. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Master Class at Texas State University (Postponed - COVID-19) (04/03/2020-04/03/2020). Texas State University. San Marcos, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Songs and Arias Recital (Postponed - COVID-19) (04/03/2020-04/03/2020). University of Incarnate Word. San Antonio, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Rio Grande/Panhandle NATS Student Auditions (02/28/2020-02/29/2020). National Association of Teachers of Singing. Las Cruces, NM. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Phillip Hill. Alexander Kariotis. Diana Esparza Sapien.
• Music - Major Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - I Pagliacci (01/10/2020-01/11/2020). El Paso Opera. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Minor Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - Holiday Revels: Glorious (11/25/2019-11/26/2019). Soloist on UTEP Choirs' Concert. UTEP Department of Music. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Music - Major Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - Mozart Requiem (11/21/2019-11/22/2019). New Mexico State University. Las Cruces, NM. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Songs and Arias (11/18/2019-11/18/2019). University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM. Brian Downen.
• Student Ensemble Performance - Fall Opera Showcase: What Is Opera? (11/10/2019-11/11/2019). Opera Workshop class. El Paso, TX. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Phillip Hill. Diana Esparza Sapien. Elisa Wilson. Isacc Hernandez. Undergraduate. Rocio Valle. Graduate. Jessica Broaddus. Undergraduate. Phoenix Brownlee. Undergraduate. Ashley Franco. Undergraduate. LawrenRay Cabral. Undergraduate. Fernanda Jaquez. Undergraduate. Consuelo Gonzales. Undergraduate. Augusto Juarez Viera. Undergraduate. Andrea Rangel. Undergraduate. Carver Mathis. Undergraduate. Isidro Melchor. Undergraduate. Matthew Chesanek. Undergraduate. Antonio Motta. Undergraduate. Sohini Mukhopadhyay. Undergraduate. Daniel Moran. Undergraduate. Eileen Schott. Undergraduate. Wesley Weikel. Undergraduate. Octavio Garavito. Undergraduate. Odalis Aguirre. Undergraduate. Esequiel Meza. Anibal Acevedo. Graduate. Sam Olvera. Undergraduate. Mando Torres. Undergraduate. Josey Pickett. Doctoral.
• Music - Performance, Other - UTEP Chamber Singers in Leeds, England (10/09/2019-10/18/2019). UTEP Department of Music. Leeds, England. Brian Downen.
• Music - Performance, Other - Departmental Recital (09/01/2019-09/30/2019). UTEP. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Minor Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - Hamlet (08/17/2019-08/17/2019). Erik Lautier. New York, NY. Brian Downen.
• Music - Major Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - Owen Wingrave (05/09/2019-05/12/2019). New York, NY. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Rio Grande/Panhandle NATS Student Auditions (03/29/2019-03/30/2019). National Association of Teachers of Singing. Portales, NM. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Phillip Hill. Alexander Kariotis.
• Music - Major Participant, Opera/Musical/Oratorio - THE MAGIC FLUTE (01/11/2019-01/12/2019). El Paso Opera. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Samantha Whitaker. Undergraduate. Rebeca Gonzalez-Maldonado. Undergraduate. Tiffany Davis. Undergraduate.
• Music - Performance, Other - El Paso Symphony Orchestra "A Broadway Christmas" (12/01/2023). Master of Ceremonies. El Paso Symphony Orchestra. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - UTEP Singing Miners and Cantare in Concert (10/05/2023). UTEP. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Four Ways to Shift Your Perormance Anxiety Today (07/06/2023). Opera in the Ozarks. Eureka Springs, AR. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Guest Artist Masterclass (07/06/2023). Opera in the Ozarks. Eureka Springs, AR. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Masterclass at Millikin University (04/24/2023). Millikin University. Decatur, Illinois. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Full Chamber Recital - An Afternoon of Song - Recital Performance (04/23/2023). Central Christian Church. Decatur, Illinois. Brian Downen. Cherry Duke.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - TMEA Region 22 Pre-Area Auditions (11/19/2022). El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - UTEP Choirs Present: Songs We Live to Sing (10/06/2022). El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - TMEA Region 22 Regional Auditions (09/01/2022). El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Pre-UIL Small Schools Choir Festival (04/12/2022). El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - UTEP Choirs in Concert (02/17/2022). El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest (02/05/2022). University Interscholastic League. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Artistic Presentation/Exhibit - Utilizing Falsetto to Develop the Adolescent Head Voice (01/15/2022). Texas Choral Directors Association Winter Conference. Arlington, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - UIL Regional Vocal Music Contest (10/09/2021). El Paso Independent School District. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Master Class (05/28/2021). Hornedo Middle School Choir. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Master Class (05/26/2021). Riverside High School Choir. El Paso, TX, USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - South Texas NATS Student Auditions (04/04/2020). National Association of Teachers of Singing. San Marcos, TX. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Master Class at New Mexico High School for the Performing Arts (11/19/2019). New Mexico High School for the Performing Arts. Santa Fe, NM. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Master Class at University of New Mexico (11/19/2019). University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Songs and Arias (04/08/2019). Music Hall Artists Series at the University of West Florida. Pensacola, FL. Brian Downen.
• Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Master Class at University of West Florida (04/07/2019). University of West Florida. Pensacola, FL. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Songs and Arias (03/12/2019). UTEP. El Paso, TX. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital - Jorge Martin and Friends (02/23/2019). Opera Company of Middlebury. Middlebury, VT USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen.
• Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital - Recital with Brian Downen and Esequiel Meza (02/16/2019). El Paso Community College. El Paso, TX USA. Cherry Duke. Brian Downen. Esequiel Meza.

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• Solutions for Common Vocal Pedagogical Issues (2021), Volume UTEP, Brian Downen.
• The Effects of Bio Feedback and Meditation on Performance Anxiety (2021), Volume Virtually at UTEP, Brian Downen.
• Singing Behind the Mask: Teaching Tone and Articulation (2021), Volume San Antonio, TX (online) , Cherry C. Duke, Brian Downen, Elisa F. Wilson.
• Singing Behind the Mask (2021), Volume Virtual, Brian Downen.
• Utilizing Falsetto to Train the Adolescent Male Head Voice (2021), Volume Virtual, Brian Downen.
• "En Paz" a cycle of four songs in Spanish for tenor and piano (2020), Volume Virtual, Brian Downen.
• "En Paz" - A cycle of four songs in Spanish for tenor and piano (2020), Volume University of Central Arkansas, Brian Downen, Dominic M. Dousa.

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