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Portrait of Hank Hehmsoth

Hank Hehmsoth

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

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • President, The Austin Jazz Composers Collective. March 2023 - Present.
  • Certified School of Music TSP Technical Support Person, Certified School of Music TSP Technical Support Person. January 28, 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, H Project Performing Arts Association (HPPAA) a 501 C3 non-profit organization. 2005 - Present.
  • Guest Performing Artist; Student Mentor; Featured Speaker, Grammy in the Schools - NARAS National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 1999 - Present.
  • Other, ITAC Certified Microsoft Deployment (MDT) Support Person. January 28, 2021 - Present.

2023

  • Reviewer / Referee, Fulbright Specialist Peer Reviewer - U.S. Department of State Cycle 1, 2, 3, 5 - 2023. January 10, 2023 - October 31, 2023.
  • Member, Member, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. January 2020 - December 2023.
  • website developer, Building Safety - Emergency Response Plan. September 11, 2018 - December 2023.
  • Recruitment, Recruitment - on-campus meeting, lesson & tour shadowing a student music ambassador. 2023 - September 20, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Fulbright Specialist Peer Reviewer - U.S. Department of State Cycle 1 - 2023. January 13, 2023 - February 3, 2023.
  • University Mentor, Recruiter - International Jazz Educator Network Convention. January 5, 2023.

2022

  • Reviewer / Referee, Fulbright Specialist Peer Reviewer - U.S. Department of State Cycle 2-3-4 - 2022. January 2022 - December 2022.

2021

  • Nominee - Faculty Senate Candidacy-COFAC, Nominee - Faculty Senate Candidacy-COFAC. 2021.
  • GRAMMY U Program/Grammy in the Schools student mentor, GRAMMY U Program/Grammy in the Schools student mentor. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Athens Journal of Humanities & Arts Publication Referee. 2021.
  • School of Music Safety Coordinator, School of Music Safety Coordinator. September 2018 - 2021.
  • TSP Technical Support Person, TSP Technical Support Person. 2002 - 2021.
  • Coordinator/Manager, Music Computer Center. 1997 - 2021.
  • Co-Chair, Computer Lab Update 2021. December 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Fulbright Specialist Peer Reviewer - U.S. Department of State Cycle 2-3-4 - 2021. April 2, 2021 - July 30, 2021.
  • Organizer, Fine Arts and Communication Studies Study Abroad to London/Paris & Rome/Vienna. August 2018 - July 12, 2021.

2020

  • Webmaster, School of Music Website. 2002 - 2020.
  • Organizer, YouTube TXSTMusic Channel - content developer. 2020.
  • Organizer, $18,000 Donation of Baldwin grand piano from the Estate of Rich Harney. May 15, 2020 - December 31, 2020.
  • Board Member, Dunbar Arts SMTX Advisory Council. April 2019 - December 31, 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Fulbright Specialist Peer Reviewer - U.S. Department of State Cycle 2 & 4 & 6 - 2020. March 6, 2020 - December 4, 2020.
  • Sick Leave Donor to Faculty Member Daveda Karanas - 136 hours. September 25, 2019 - September 25, 2020.
  • Artist/Performer, Alliance Francaise Austin. March 26, 2020.
  • Recruitment, Jazz Educators Network International Convention - New Orleans. January 10, 2020.

2019

  • Organizer, Windows 7 "End of Life" TXST Plan - School of Music. 2019.
  • Member, Member, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. 2019.
  • Artist/Performer, Hill Country Big Band. February 25, 2018 - 2019.
  • Member, Public Relations Committee. 2016 - 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Fulbright Specialist Peer Reviewer - U.S. Department of State Cycles 4, 5, & 6. July 12, 2019 - December 6, 2019.
  • Member, Piano Day. November 9, 2019.
  • Co-Chair, Eddie Durham Jazz Celebration 2019. January 2019 - February 2019.
  • Organizer, Guest Keynote Speaker - Loren Schoenberg. January 2019 - February 2019.
  • Organizer, Guest Artist - Doug Lawrence. January 2019 - February 2019.

2018

  • Coordinator, School of Music Safety Coordinator. 2018.
  • Chair, ITAC TSP (Technical Support Person). 2018.
  • Member, Jazz Guitar Search committee. 2018.
  • Member, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. 2018.
  • Co-Manager, University Events Calendar. 2010 - 2018.
  • Manager, ITAC LAN Manager (Local Area Network). 2005 - 2018.
  • Organizer, John Riley - Guest Artist. December 2018.
  • Chair, NASM - Improv requirement - Task Force 2018. February 2018 - December 2018.
  • Organizer, Recital Hall Recording Technicians - Training/Supervisor. January 2018 - December 2018.
  • Recruitment, Texas State School of Music Campus Visit-Meeting. November 2, 2018.
  • Recruitment, Texas State School of Music Campus Visit-Meeting. October 12, 2018.
  • Leader, NASM initiative - Jam! Improvisation for all students. August 23, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Publication Referee ATINER'S Conference Paper Series. May 2018.
  • University Mentor, Masters Hooding Ceremony Platform Party - Major Professor. May 10, 2018.
  • Organizer, 2018 SOM Alumni Reunion and Open House. March 24, 2018.

2017

  • Organizer, Recruitment: JEN Jazz Education Network Conference. 2017.
  • College Leadership, Masters Hooding Ceremony Platform Party - Major Professor. May 11, 2017.
  • Technical Support Person - FaceBook LiveStream Event, TXST School Of Music Alumni Reunion 2017. April 1, 2017.

2016

  • Organizer, Lobby Digital Sign Installation. 2016.
  • Speaker, ATINER'S Conference Series. 2016.

2015

  • Speaker, ATINER Conference Series. 2015.

2014

  • Speaker, ATINER Conference Series. 2014.
  • Music Braille Code, The U.S. Department of State Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). 2014.