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Sara R. Renner

Assistant Professor of Instruction
Music

Office Building: Fox Fine Arts Center
Office Room: M132
Phone:
Email: srrenner@utep.edu

Bio

Sara Renner serves as Assistant Professor of Instruction, Oboe at the University of Texas at El Paso. She received her Bachelor's of Music in Performance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and her Master's in Music Performance from the Columbus State University Schwob School of Music. She received her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music with a secondary emphasis in Musicology.

Education

DMA in Oboe Performance, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (2019)
M.Mus. in Music Performance, Columbus State University Schwob School of Music (2012)
BMus in Music Performance, University of Nebraska at Omaha (2008)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Christmas in Vienna (12/06/2024-12/07/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Performance, Other - Holiday Revels (11/25/2024-11/26/2024). Featured Performer with the Cantare Choir for the UTEP Holiday Revels Concert. UTEP Choirs, Dr. Elisa Wilson, Brian Downen . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Invitation as Guest Artist - Masterclass (11/15/2024-11/15/2024). Berkner High School . Richardson, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert (11/09/2024-11/09/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music - Performance, Other - La Vida es un Carnaval (11/07/2024-11/07/2024). Concerto soloist with UTEP Percussion Ensemble . UTEP Percussion Ensemble, Dr. Andy Smith . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Dia de los Muertos Pops Concert (10/26/2024-10/27/2024). Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. Las Cruces, NM, USA. Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Great Italian Arias (10/18/2024-10/19/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Performance, Other - Fall Into Song (10/08/2024-10/08/2024). Featured Performer with the Singing Miners for the Fall Into Song Choir Concert . UTEP Choirs, Elvin Porflit. El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Vivaldi Four Seasons (09/20/2024-09/21/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Recruiting and Retaining Oboe Students (09/18/2024-09/18/2024). El Paso Independent School District . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Performance, Other - Concerto for Oboe in C Major RV 447, Mvmt. 1 by Antonio Vivaldi (09/06/2024-09/06/2024). Performer, UTEP Music Department Faculty Recital . UTEP Music Department . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Barbara Padilla: Juan Gabriel Tribute Concert (08/30/2024-08/30/2024). Borderland Arts Foundation . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Beyond Britten: An Introduction to Myths by Stacey Berk (07/24/2024-07/24/2024). International Double Reed Society . Flagstaff, AZ, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital - Sandbox Mode by Kincaid Rabb (World Premiere) (07/24/2024-07/24/2024). International Double Reed Society . Flagstaff, AZ, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Performance, Other - OperaMaya International Music Festival (06/10/2024-06/24/2024). Principal Oboe and Woodwind Faculty for the OperaMaya International Summer Music Festival. OperaMaya. Cancun, Quintana Roo, MX. Sara Renner.
Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Yselta ISD Solo and Ensemble Contest (05/18/2024-05/18/2024). Ysleta Independent School District . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Swan Lake (05/08/2024-05/09/2024). World Ballet Series . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - La Boheme (05/03/2024-05/05/2024). Borderland Arts Foundation . Las Cruces, NM, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Southwest New Mexico Music Educators Association District Solo and Ensemble Contest (04/27/2024-04/27/2024). Southwest New Mexico Music Educators Association . Las Cruces, NM, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Tone Poems in Concert (04/19/2024-04/20/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Performance-Orchestra Section Member - El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra and El Paso Symphony Orchestra Side by Side (03/24/2024-03/24/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra, El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - The Music of Queen (03/01/2024-03/01/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - The Two Big 6's (02/16/2024-02/17/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Texas Music Educators Association All State Philharmonic Orchestra Woodwind Sectionals (02/07/2024-02/07/2024). Texas Music Educators Association . San Antonio, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music - Performance-Orchestra Section Member - Whataconcert (01/26/2024-01/26/2024). El Paso Winds, Dr. Andrew Hunter . El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Fantastic Classics (01/19/2024-01/20/2024). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Texas Music Educators Association All-State Oboe Mock Audition (01/02/2024-01/02/2024). Bocal Majority . Richardson, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - A Broadway Christmas (12/01/2023-12/02/2023). El Paso Symphony Orchestra . El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music - Performance, Other - Holiday Revels (11/20/2023-11/21/2023). Featured Performer for the UTEP Holiday Revels Concert. Dr. Elisa Wilson. El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - UTEP Honor Band (11/18/2023-11/18/2023). UTEP Bands. El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Dia de los Muertos Pops Concert (10/29/2023-10/30/2023). Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. Las Cruces, NM, USA. Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - John Williams Meets Richard Strauss (10/21/2023-10/21/2023). El Paso Symphony Orchestra. El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert (10/07/2023-10/07/2023). El Paso Symphony Orchestra. El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Faculty Performances at UTEP - It's A Southern Thing (09/26/2023-09/26/2023). Dr. Andrew Hunter. El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Heroic Beginnings (09/22/2023-09/23/2023). El Paso Symphony Orchestra. El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal - Mozart by Moonlight (09/16/2023-09/16/2023). El Paso Opera. El Paso, TX, USA. Sara Renner.
Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant - Texas Music Educators Association All State Masterclass (11/16/2024). Bocal Majority . Richardson, TX, USA . Sara Renner.
Music Performance - Full Solo Recital - Undefined: Eclectic Works for Oboe and Piano Faculty Solo Recital (03/30/2024). Dr. Sara Renner. El Paso, TX, USA . Sara Renner. Dena Jones.
Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble - UTEP Wind Symphony Concert - "It's A Southern Thing" (09/26/2023). Department of Music. El Paso, TX, USA. Stephen Hunter. Sara Renner.

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	MUSL 3321 - Classical Music History I	10299
Fall 2025	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	12206
Fall 2025	MUSA 1190 - Individual Instruction	13236
Fall 2025	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	11238
Fall 2025	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	12230
Fall 2025	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	12262
Fall 2025	MUSA 3391 - Individual Instruction	12280
Fall 2025	MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society	12450

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MUSL 3321 - Classical Music History I	10299
Fall 2025	MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society	12450
Spring 2025	MUSA 5391 - Appl Lessons for Perf Majors	28372	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MUSA 1165 - Chamber Music/Accompanying	21194	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MUSL 3322 - Classical Music History II	20820	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	21171	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	21218	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	20748	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society	22875	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSL 3321 - Classical Music History I	10333	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction	11372	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	12455	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	10356	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	14500	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MUSG 5335 - Special Topics In Music	13078	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSA 1165 - Chamber Music/Accompanying	21319	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction	21293	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	21346	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	20830	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	24265	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society	23238	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction	12869	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction	12901	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSA 3391 - Individual Instruction	12920	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	10464	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	15518	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society	13158	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MUSL 3321 - Classical Music History I	10333	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	10356	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	14500	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MUSA 1165 - Chamber Music/Accompanying	21319	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	24265	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society	23238	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	10464	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation	15518	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society	13158	Evaluation

Bio

DMA in Oboe Performance, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (2019)
M.Mus. in Music Performance, Columbus State University Schwob School of Music (2012)
BMus in Music Performance, University of Nebraska at Omaha (2008)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Start Date

2024-12-06

End Date

2024-12-07

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Christmas in Vienna

Start Date

2024-11-25

End Date

2024-11-26

Type

Music - Performance, Other

Title

Holiday Revels

Start Date

2024-11-15

End Date

2024-11-15

Type

Invitation as Guest Artist

Title

Masterclass

Start Date

2024-11-09

End Date

2024-11-09

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert

Start Date

2024-11-07

End Date

2024-11-07

Type

Music - Performance, Other

Title

La Vida es un Carnaval

Start Date

2024-10-26

End Date

2024-10-27

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Dia de los Muertos Pops Concert

Start Date

2024-10-18

End Date

2024-10-19

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Great Italian Arias

Start Date

2024-10-08

End Date

2024-10-08

Type

Music - Performance, Other

Title

Fall Into Song

Start Date

2024-09-20

End Date

2024-09-21

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Vivaldi Four Seasons

Start Date

2024-09-18

End Date

2024-09-18

Type

Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant

Title

Recruiting and Retaining Oboe Students

Start Date

2024-09-06

End Date

2024-09-06

Type

Music - Performance, Other

Title

Concerto for Oboe in C Major RV 447, Mvmt. 1 by Antonio Vivaldi

Start Date

2024-08-30

End Date

2024-08-30

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Barbara Padilla: Juan Gabriel Tribute Concert

Start Date

2024-07-24

End Date

2024-07-24

Type

Music Performance - Full Solo Recital

Title

Beyond Britten: An Introduction to Myths by Stacey Berk

Start Date

2024-07-24

End Date

2024-07-24

Type

Music Performance - Partial Chamber Recital

Title

Sandbox Mode by Kincaid Rabb (World Premiere)

Start Date

2024-06-10

End Date

2024-06-24

Type

Music - Performance, Other

Title

OperaMaya International Music Festival

Start Date

2024-05-18

End Date

2024-05-18

Type

Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant

Title

Yselta ISD Solo and Ensemble Contest

Start Date

2024-05-08

End Date

2024-05-09

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Swan Lake

Start Date

2024-05-03

End Date

2024-05-05

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

La Boheme

Start Date

2024-04-27

End Date

2024-04-27

Type

Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant

Title

Southwest New Mexico Music Educators Association District Solo and Ensemble Contest

Start Date

2024-04-19

End Date

2024-04-20

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Tone Poems in Concert

Start Date

2024-03-24

End Date

2024-03-24

Type

Music - Performance-Orchestra Section Member

Title

El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra and El Paso Symphony Orchestra Side by Side

Start Date

2024-03-01

End Date

2024-03-01

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

The Music of Queen

Start Date

2024-02-16

End Date

2024-02-17

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

The Two Big 6's

Start Date

2024-02-07

End Date

2024-02-07

Type

Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant

Title

Texas Music Educators Association All State Philharmonic Orchestra Woodwind Sectionals

Start Date

2024-01-26

End Date

2024-01-26

Type

Music - Performance-Orchestra Section Member

Title

Whataconcert

Start Date

2024-01-19

End Date

2024-01-20

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Fantastic Classics

Start Date

2024-01-02

End Date

2024-01-02

Type

Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant

Title

Texas Music Educators Association All-State Oboe Mock Audition

Start Date

2023-12-01

End Date

2023-12-02

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

A Broadway Christmas

Start Date

2023-11-20

End Date

2023-11-21

Type

Music - Performance, Other

Title

Holiday Revels

Start Date

2023-11-18

End Date

2023-11-18

Type

Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant

Title

UTEP Honor Band

Start Date

2023-10-29

End Date

2023-10-30

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Dia de los Muertos Pops Concert

Start Date

2023-10-21

End Date

2023-10-21

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

John Williams Meets Richard Strauss

Start Date

2023-10-07

End Date

2023-10-07

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert

Start Date

2023-09-26

End Date

2023-09-26

Type

Faculty Performances at UTEP

Title

It's A Southern Thing

Start Date

2023-09-22

End Date

2023-09-23

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Heroic Beginnings

Start Date

2023-09-16

End Date

2023-09-16

Type

Music Performance - Symphony Orchestra Member, Principal

Title

Mozart by Moonlight

Start Date

End Date

2024-11-16

Type

Music - Adjudicator, Clinician, or Consultant

Title

Texas Music Educators Association All State Masterclass

Start Date

End Date

2024-03-30

Type

Music Performance - Full Solo Recital

Title

Undefined: Eclectic Works for Oboe and Piano Faculty Solo Recital

Start Date

End Date

2023-09-26

Type

Music Conducting - University or Other Collegiate Ensemble

Title

UTEP Wind Symphony Concert - "It's A Southern Thing"

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSL 3321 - Classical Music History I

Section

10299

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

12206

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSA 1190 - Individual Instruction

Section

13236

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

11238

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

12230

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

12262

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSA 3391 - Individual Instruction

Section

12280

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society

Section

12450

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSL 3321 - Classical Music History I

Section

10299

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society

Section

12450

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 5391 - Appl Lessons for Perf Majors

Section

28372

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 1165 - Chamber Music/Accompanying

Section

21194

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSL 3322 - Classical Music History II

Section

20820

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

21171

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

21218

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

20748

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society

Section

22875

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSL 3321 - Classical Music History I

Section

10333

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 1195 - Individual Instruction

Section

11372

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

12455

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

10356

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

14500

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSG 5335 - Special Topics In Music

Section

13078

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSA 1165 - Chamber Music/Accompanying

Section

21319

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSA 1185 - Individual Instruction

Section

21293

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

21346

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

20830

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

24265

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society

Section

23238

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSA 1285 - Individual Instruction

Section

12869

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSA 3295 - Individual Instruction

Section

12901

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSA 3391 - Individual Instruction

Section

12920

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

10464

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

15518

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society

Section

13158

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSL 3321 - Classical Music History I

Section

10333

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

10356

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

14500

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSA 1165 - Chamber Music/Accompanying

Section

21319

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

24265

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society

Section

23238

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

10464

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSL 1324 - Music Appreciation

Section

15518

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MUSL 2321 - Music, Culture, and Society

Section

13158

Evaluation

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