Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments
Portrait of Dr. Ames Asbell

Dr. Ames Asbell

  • Professor at School of Music, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Director, Texas State String Project. January 1, 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Personnel Committee. September 2021 - Present.
  • Member, BA-Music Upper Level Review Committee. May 2021 - Present.
  • Coordinator, String Area, School of Music. April 1, 2016 - Present.
  • Member, Texas State String Camp Faculty. June 2006 - Present.

2026

  • President, American Viola Society. July 1, 2023 - July 1, 2026.

2025

  • Member, Music Education String Specialist (Tenure-Track) Search Committee. September 2024 - February 2025.

2024

  • Member, Research Enhancement Program Grant Review Committee. November 1, 2024 - November 17, 2024.
  • Organizer, TMEA All-State/All-Area String Judging Site Host. November 9, 2024 - November 10, 2024.
  • Organizer, Philippe Chao Viola Masterclass. October 6, 2024.
  • Organizer, Texas State ViolaFest. September 7, 2024.
  • Member, Austin Opera Audition Panels (Voting Member). August 18, 2024.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, 2024 American Viola Society Festival & Primrose International Viola Competition. July 2023 - July 2024.
  • Judge, Gorzycki Middle School Orchestra Solo & Ensemble. April 24, 2024.

2023

  • Organizer, TMEA All-State/All-Area String Judging Site Host. November 11, 2023 - November 12, 2023.
  • Organizer, Misha Galaganov Guest Viola Residency. October 4, 2023.
  • Organizer, Texas State ViolaFest. September 9, 2023.
  • Chair, Double Bass Search Committee (Part-Time NTL faculty position). June 2023 - July 2023.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Communications Coordinator, American Viola Society. July 2021 - July 2023.
  • Officer, American Viola Society. July 1, 2020 - July 1, 2023.
  • Member, Executive Personnel Committee. September 2022 - May 2023.
  • Participant, Westlake High School All-State Preparation Clinic. May 6, 2023.
  • Participant, Frisco High School Orchestra Campus Visit. April 17, 2023.
  • Participant, Richardson High School Orchestra Campus Visit. April 13, 2023.
  • Organizer, Marcus Pyle Chamber Music Masterclass. April 6, 2023.
  • Member, Recruiting Trip to Monterrey, Mexico. February 12, 2023 - February 14, 2023.
  • Organizer, Philippe Chao Viola Masterclass. February 7, 2023.
  • Adjudicator, Texas Music Educators Association. January 21, 2023.

2022

  • Participant, Viola Caroling. December 16, 2022.
  • Faculty Performer, Considering Matthew Shepard (Reopening concert for Evans Auditorium). November 20, 2022.
  • Organizer, TMEA All-State/All-Area Site Judging Host. November 12, 2022.
  • Organizer, Ann Marie Brink Viola Residency. October 27, 2022 - October 28, 2022.
  • Member, Austin Opera - Violin Audition Panel (Voting Member). October 9, 2022.
  • Organizer, Texas State University All-State Viola Clinic. September 18, 2022.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, 2022 American Viola Society Festival & 47th International Viola Congress. July 2021 - July 2022.
  • Member, School of Music Planning Group. August 2021 - May 2022.
  • Judge, Westwood High School Synphony Orchestra. April 15, 2022.
  • Member, Music Education String Specialist (Tenure-Track) Search Committee. September 2021 - March 2022.
  • Member, School of Music Director Search Committee. August 2021 - March 2022.
  • Adjudicator, Hawai'i Music Teachers Association (Hawai'i state chapter of MTNA). March 27, 2022.
  • Organizer, Unheard-of/Ensemble Chamber Music Masterclass. February 18, 2022.

2021

  • Coordinator / Organizer, Events Committee, American Viola Society. July 2020 - July 2021.
  • Member, ADEIB (Access, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) Committee, American Viola Society. July 2019 - July 2021.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, 2021 American Viola Society Festival (Virtual). March 30, 2020 - June 30, 2021.
  • Member, Austin Opera, Orchestra Committee. June 1, 2018 - June 1, 2021.
  • Member, University Library Committee. September 1, 2015 - May 2021.
  • Member, Scholarship & Retention Committee. September 1, 2014 - May 2021.

2020

  • Board Member, American Viola Society. July 1, 2016 - July 1, 2020.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, 2020 American Viola Society Online Festival. April 1, 2020 - June 15, 2020.
  • Director, Texas State String Project. August 1, 2010 - May 1, 2020.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, 2020 American Viola Society Festival. July 1, 2018 - March 30, 2020.

2019

  • Performer, Austin Viola Society Viola Caroling. December 22, 2019.
  • Organizer, TMEA All-State/All-Area String Judging Site Host. November 9, 2019 - November 10, 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of the American Viola Society. December 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019.

2018

  • Member, University Library Committee - Library Research Grant Review Panel. November 1, 2018 - December 15, 2018.
  • Performer, Austin Central Public Library. November 9, 2018.
  • Organizer, TMEA All-State String Judging. November 3, 2018 - November 4, 2018.
  • Organizer, TMEA All-State/All-Area String Judging Site Host. November 3, 2018 - November 4, 2018.
  • Assistant Coordinator, American Viola Society Festival. January 10, 2017 - June 30, 2018.
  • Member, Orchestra Director - Faculty Search Committee. January 1, 2018 - May 1, 2018.
  • Member, Opera Director - Faculty Search Committee. September 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018.
  • Adjudicator, Viola Adjudicator, Austin ISD Solo and Ensemble Competition. April 28, 2018.
  • Organizer, Elizabeth Oakes, Guest Artist/Teacher (Viola/Chamber Music Masterclass). March 2, 2018.

2017

  • Member, University Library Committee - Library Research Grant Review Panel. November 3, 2017 - December 4, 2017.
  • Organizer, Attacca Quartet Chamber Music Masterclasses + Chamber Music Reading Party. November 27, 2017 - November 30, 2017.
  • Organizer, TMEA All-State String Judging. November 4, 2017 - November 5, 2017.
  • Member, Adam Koch Junior Recital Hearing Panel. October 27, 2017.
  • Member, Special Jury Panel for Eva Raymond and Hayley Rambo. September 25, 2017.
  • Co-Host, Guest Artists, "Low and Lower". September 23, 2017.
  • Faculty Adviser, American String Teachers Association, Texas State Student Chapter. November 1, 2011 - September 1, 2017.
  • Board Liaison, American Viola Society Youth Advisory Council. August 1, 2016 - August 1, 2017.
  • Member, Planning Group (Committee). August 1, 2015 - May 30, 2017.
  • Participant, Faculty Clinic for Klein Collins High School Campus Visit. April 29, 2017.
  • Member, Anna Cullnane MM Recital Panel. April 29, 2017.
  • Organizer, Faculty Masterclasses for Brazoswood High School Campus Visit. April 28, 2017.
  • Participant, Faculty Clinic for Tejas Middle School Campus Visit. April 21, 2017.
  • Member, Jordan Le Page Junior Recital Hearing Panel. April 20, 2017.
  • Member, Anna Cullnane, MM Recital Hearing Panel. April 12, 2017.
  • Member, Aaron Wells, Junior Recital Hearing Panel. April 12, 2017.
  • Organizer, Attacca Quartet Chamber Music Masterclass. April 6, 2017.
  • Organizer, Clinic for Cypress Falls High School Orchestra Campus Visit. March 24, 2017.

2016

  • Member, Recital Committee - Regan Henrick, cello, Senior Recital (BM - Music Studies). December 7, 2016.
  • Member, Recital Hearing Panel - Clemente de Hoyos, guitar, Junior Recital. November 7, 2016 - November 28, 2016.
  • Member, Recital Hearing Panel - Joshua Adams, cello, Junior Recital. November 15, 2016.
  • Host, Attacca String Quartet Fall Residency. November 8, 2016 - November 11, 2016.
  • Organizer, Guest Lecture: "Timeless Music and a Timeless Disease: Classical Composers and Consumption" by Dr. Mary Perkinson and Dr. Yolande Chan. October 24, 2016.
  • Organizer, Ellen Rose, Guest Viola Masterclass. October 21, 2016.
  • Organizer, Texas State University String Day. October 8, 2016.
  • Video Clinician, Orchestra Tutor. May 12, 2016.
  • Member, Recital Committee - Idalia Espino, violin, Senior Recital (BM - Music Studies). April 26, 2016.
  • Musical Performer, Texas Cultural Trust. April 25, 2016.
  • Member, Recital Committee - Shijun Chen, violin, MM Recital. April 20, 2016.
  • Member, Hearing Committee - George McQuade, cello, Junior Recital. March 28, 2016.
  • Texas State University Youth Outreach Programs Joint Concert. March 22, 2016.
  • Organizer, Elizabeth Oakes, Guest Artist/Teacher (Viola/Chamber Music Masterclass). March 11, 2016.
  • Organizer, Dr. Christopher Luther, Guest Artist/Teacher (Viola Masterclass & Alternative String Styles Class). March 8, 2016.

2015

  • Member, University Library Committee - Library Research Grant Review Panel. November 1, 2015 - December 7, 2015.
  • Member, String Pedagogy Faculty Search Committee. September 1, 2014 - March 15, 2015.