Skip to main content Hank Hehmsoth
- Professor of Practice at School of Music, College of Fine Arts & Communication
Awards
2024
- Award / Honor Recipient:
ASCAP Plus Award, The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publisher. January 8, 2024
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Research Enhancement Program "Blue Drifter" jazz album recording, Texas State University. January 8, 2024
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ASCAP Plus 2024 Award for ASCAP writer activity in 2023, ASCAP PLUS AWARDS PANEL Jazz Division. June 8, 2024 - Present
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WVIA Nomination for Emmy Award: Arts and Entertainment-Long Form WHAM Re-Bop-Boom-Bam: The Swing Jazz of Eddie Durham, ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES. August 1, 2024
2023
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Blue Drifter: A Recording Project by Double Vision for jazz quartet, REP Research Enhancement Program. 2023 - 2024
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ASCAP Plus Award, The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publisher. December 2023
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Bravo! 2023 Award for 20 Years of Service, Texas State University School of Music. May 8, 2023
2022
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Texas State University - Faculty Recognition: Externally Funded Research in FY 2019, FY 2020, and FY 2021, President Denise M. Trauth. March 22, 2022
2020
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Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. January 2020 - Present
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2019 Morroe Berger – Benny Carter – Ed Berger Jazz Research Award, Institute of Jazz Studies - Rutgers University. 2020
2019
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Award: Faculty Workload Release - 1 year, Texas State University Faculty Senate. December 3, 2019 - 2020
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Careers Day - Feature Speaker - GRAMMY in the Schools© program, NARAS National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. December 2019
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Faculty Research Spotlight, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. February 2019
2018
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Adjucator/Master Class/Feature Performer, Fredericksburg Jazz Festival. April 23, 2018
2017
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College Convocation - Dean's Seminar Award, Dean John Fleming - COFA. August 24, 2017
2016
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Dean's Fulbright Honors Ceremony, Dean's Office - College of Fine Arts & Communication. February 5, 2016
2015
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Dean’s Seminar Award, College of Fine Arts – Texas State University. 2015
2014
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Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2014
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Spotlight on Excellence, College of Fine Arts -Texas State University. 2014
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Runner-Up: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, TXST. 2014
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ASCAP PLUS - Award in Composition, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. November 14, 2014
2013
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Adjudicator, Fulbright-Chile International Arts Committee. 2013
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The Kandinsky Trio 25 x 25 Anniversary Project Grant, The Kandinsky Trio. 2013
2012
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MacDowell Norton Stevens Fellow in Composition 2012, The Norlin Foundation. 2012
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New Music USA Composer Assistance Program, New Music USA. 2012
2011
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MacDowell Colony Fellowship in music composition 2011, MacDowell Colony. 2011
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Runner-Up: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, TXST. 2011
2010
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First Place NACUSA TX/USA competition, NACUSA National Association of Composers. 2010
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JCOI – Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Special Recognition, Columbia University, Affiliate of the ACO American Composers Orchestra. 2010
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Certificate of Appreciation - GRAMMY in the Schools© program, NARAS National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. 2010
1996
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Live Music Capital of the World Honoree, Austin City Council. 1996
1995
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Austin Critics Table Awards "Best Music Director" - Hair, American Statesman/Austin Chronicle. 1995
1991
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"Scary Movie" - winner Worldfest International Film Festival, Worldfest International Film Festival. 1991
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Silver Award "Scary Movie" 1991, Houston International Film Festival. 1991
1982
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"Best Song” "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", Academy Award©. 1982
1981
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winner 5 Grammies©, GRAMMY awards. 1981
1980
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Jazz Performance, Downbeat Magazine. 1980
1969
- Award / Honor Recipient:
Julia Heusinger McCall Scholarship Award Contest "For Excellence in Piano Playing", Julia Heusinger McCall Foundation. May 31, 1969
