My teaching responsibilities at UTEP fall within the realms of piano studio, class piano and piano pedagogy. My research and creative activities reflect my passion for music and include: national and international solo and collaborative performances; CD recordings; presentations at national and international conferences and professional meetings; research on teaching and Latin American music repertoire published in music magazines and scholarly publications; and numerous outreach services to UTEP and the surrounded communities. For example, my book, The Argentine Tango in American Piano Music was published in June 2010 by College Music Society, the nation's top source for higher education; my article, Ernst Widmer’s Kosmos Latinoamericano A Progressive Piano Method was published by the American Music Teacher Magazine; and my solo CD, Mostly Tango, Piano Music from the Americas was released by Eroica Records on December 2009. Besides teaching I have successfully presented solo and collaborative concerts at UTEP, throughout the USA and abroad. In addition, my performances have been highly praised by the press and various colleagues. For example, my solo recital in Puebla, Mexico, at the Second International Vernacular Conference, was named “The Outstanding Musical Presentation for both for its topicality and for its musical excellence” by the conference’s music committee. Furthermore, my lecture-recital at the World Piano Conference in Serbia (2010) received the Diploma of Excellence, the highest steamed accolade for this conference. My interest in the use of technology in the classroom has also benefited UTEP. In the summer of 2007 and with the assistant several university administrators, I designed and installed a state-of-the-art digital keyboard lab with a $250,000 grant by the Brown Foundation of Houston Inc. This lab has garnered much attention because it is considered the most advanced piano lab in the country by many colleagues from major universities and people from the electronic keyboard and IT’s industry. The Roland Corp., was amazed by this cutting-edge lab and featured it in its webpage with an interview and a teaching video demonstration, available at: http://www.oscarmacchioni.net/RolandDKL.htm Students are eager to take class piano and links to a show case of student’s works are available through my UTEP faculty page. Note: You can also access my personal webpage at www.oscarmacchioni.net and my schedule of classes at http://utminers.utep.edu/omacchioni
0. General Information
Biography and link to Syllabi, . (2009)
Link to UTEP Faculty website and from there to Syllabi and Student's Projects
Statement of Philosophy: Teaching, Creative Activities and Service, . (2009)
Last update April 1, 2009
1. Publications
Review: Anthology of Eighteenth-Century Spanish Keyboard Music, edited by Susanne Skyrm, with Calvert Johnson and John Koster, American Music Teacher (2011)
Review appeared in the March/April issue of American Music Teacher, a publication of MTNA, 2011.
Ernst Widmer’s Kosmos Latinoamericano: A Progressive Piano Method, American Music Teacher (2011)
Article. Published February/March Issue, 2011.
Latin American piano repertoire for the elementary to intermediate level...
The Tango in American Piano Music. Selected Tangos by Thomson, Copland, Barber, Jaggard, Biscardi, and Bolcom, The College Music Society’s Cultural Expressions in Music Monograph Series (2010)
Book. ISBN: 1-881913-38-4
Published. This document represents research and analysis of tangos for solo piano...
Mostly Tangos. Piano Music from the Americas. Solo CD, Eroica Records JDT 3442 (2009)
Solo CD recorded through a University Research Institute Grant in 2006 at the Minnesota Public...
From the Top: What Students Think About Their Group Piano Experience, Piano Pedagogy Forum (2009)
Published Article
2. International Solo and Collaborative Performances
Turkey, Yasar University, Izmir. May 5, 2011 (2011)
Invited to perform as part of the 2011 Chamber Music Days at Yasar University.
London, St. James's Piccadilly Concert Series. July 30, 2010 (2010)
invited by the Iberian and Latin American Music Society of London.
Performed works by Heitor...
Argentina. Teatro San Martín, Tucumán. May 20, 2010 (2010)
Organized by the Ente de Cultura de Tucumán.
Performed a solo recital.
Works by Heitor...
Serbia, Novi Sad, European Piano Teachers Association World Piano Conference. May 2009 (2009)
Invited. Piano Music from the Américas.
Works Performed
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 For solo Piano...
Italy, Querceto International Piano Festival. August 3, 2007 (2007)
Invited. Works Performed:
Sonata No. 88 by Padre Antonio Soler
Fantasien op. 116 (selection) by...
3. National Solo and Collaborative Performances
Argentine Duos for Violin and Piano. New York City, January 15, 2013, Concert in New York City at the Argentine Consulate (2013)
Sponsored by the Argentine Consulate in New York City, presented a collaborative recital with Dr....
University of South Florida, Tampa. March 6, 2011, Lecture-Recital. Invited. (2011)
Lecture-Recital "The Tango in American Piano Music. Selected Tangos by Thomson, Copland, Barber, Jaggard, Biscardi...
Las Cruces, New Mexico. St. Paul United Methodist Church Concert Series. November 14, 2010., Solo Recital. Invited. (2010)
Performed selections from my CD "Mostly Tangos" and from my book "The Tango in American...
Tucson, Arizona. Steinway Gallery. October 4, 2010, Mostly Tangos. Piano Music from the Americas (2010)
Invited.
Performed works from my CD Mostly Tangos, Piano Music from the Americas
El Paso, Texas. Grace United Methodist Church. Solo Recital. May 9, 2010, 2nd Sundays at Grace, Concert Series (2010)
4. National and International Conferences
Minneapolis, Minnesota. College Music Society National Conference. September 24, 2010., Book Presentation and Lecture-Recital. (2010)
Presented my book in a lecture-recital format.
The Tango in American Piano Music. Selected Tangos...
European Piano Teachers Association, World Piano Conference. Novi Sad, Serbia, August 28, 2010, The Tango in American Piano Music. Book Presentation and Lecture-Recital (2010)
Invited.
Presented a lecture-recital on my book "The Tango in American Piano Music. Selected Tangos...
Serbia, Novi Sad, European Piano Teachers Association World Piano Conference. May 2009 (2009)
Invited. Piano Music from the Américas.
Works Performed
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 For solo Piano...
UTEP, "Job Alike." August 20, 2008, In-Service Presentation for YISD and EPISD School Districts (2008)
Presented 4 sessions for school teachers on Technology and Group Piano Repertoire. Hands-on workshop were...
Oklahoma University. GP3 National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum. August 2, 2008, Reporter on Presentation Panel (2008)
Reporter
Presentation Panel
"From the Top: What Students Think About Their Group Piano Experience"
5. UTEP Faculty Recitals
Latin-American Duos. The University of Texas at El Paso. December, Collaborative Recital (2012)
Performed full collaborative recital with Dr. Mark Schuppener (violin). Works performed: William Bolcom "Graceful Gost...
The University of Texas at El Paso Piano Concerto Competition, Artist Recital (2012)
Performed duos with Dr. Schuppener during the UTEP Piano Competition Artists Recital
El Paso, University of Texas. Faculty Recital Series. April 25, 2010., Lecture-Recital and Book Presentation: The Tango in American Piano Music. Selected Tangos by. Thomson, Copland, Barber, Jaggard, Biscardi, and Bolcom. (2010)
Lecture-Recital and Book Presentation.
Recently published book by College Music Society Press.
El Paso, University of Texas. Collaborative Recital. February 21, 2010, Premier of my own arrangement of Piazzolla's Libertago for piano and alto saxophone (2010)
Premiered with Prof. Luffey my own arrengement of Piazzolla's Libertango for piano and alto saxophone
El Paso, University of Texas. International Rodrigo Festival. February 23, 2009, Collaborative Performance with The Mesa St Trio, Lesley Chen (violin), Benjamin Vickers (cello) (2009)
Work Performed
Círculo op. 91 by Joaquín Turina
6. Honors and Awards
Diploma of Excellence. World Piano Teachers Association, World Piano Conference. Serbia., WPTA Diploma of Excellence Accreditation, the highest esteemed accolade (2010)
Dr. Dorian Leljak, World Piano Teachers Association (WPTA) President, has requested that we make a...
Diploma of Excellence. World Piano Teachers Association, World Piano Conference. Serbia., WPTA Diploma of Excellence Accreditation, the highest esteemed accolade (2010)
Dr. Dorian Leljak, World Piano Teachers Association (WPTA) President, has requested that we make a...
International Steinway Artist. 2010, Steinway & Sons (2010)
Named International Steinway Artist by the prestigious piano manufacturing company.
July 2010
Outstanding Service to the Students. University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP's Students Support and Services Program. 2008 and 2009 (2008)
Outstanding Musical Presentation. Second International Vernacular Congress. Puebla, Mexico, Outstanding Musical Presentation, both for its topicalityand and for its musical excellence. (2005)
7. Reviews About My Work
Interview, Radio Nacional Clásica FM 96.7, Buenos Aires, Argentina, La música de los libros de música, conducted by Leandro Donoso. Program No. 55 (2012)
Interviewed by Leandro Donoso for his program "La música de los libros de música" (The...
Oscar Macchioni transmitió sus conocimientos a los jóvenes., La Gaceta, Tucumán, Argentina (2012)
"...Nada lo alteró, ni siquiera la labor del fotógrafo, en su faena de docente comprometido...
The 21st Century Piano Teacher by Claire Wachter, Oregon Musician. Oregon Music Teachers Associaition (2011)
"I observed one of the most interesting and advance use of technology when I saw...
CD Review. Mostly Tangos: Piano Music from the Americas., American Record Guide by Barry Kilpatrick. (2010)
"He plays these endlessly evocative works with understanding and seeming ease—bringing out their lovely melodies,...
CD Review. Mostly Tangos: Piano Music from the Americas., Classical Net by James Tobin (2010)
"...fine pianist, his playing is strong, with clear and expressive phrasing. And the recorded sound...
8. Sampler Audio Files
Karol Szymanowski. Etude Op. 4 No. 3 (2012)
Oscar Macchioni plays Karol Szymanowski's Etude Op. 4 No. 3 in B-minor
Karol Szymanowski. Etude Op. 4 No. 3 (2012)
Oscar Macchioni plays Karol Szymanowski's Etude Op. 4 No. 3 in B-minor
Karol Szymanowski. Prelude op. 1 No. 2. (2010)
Oscar Macchioni performs Karol Szymanowski's Prelude op. 1 No. 2
Karol Szymanowski. Prelude op. 1 No. 7 (2010)
Oscar Macchioni performs Karol Szymanoski's Prelude op. 1 No. 7.
9. Sampler Video Files
Astor Piazzolla "Adios Nonino." Live Performance at St. James's Piccadilly, London, July 30, 2010 (2010)
Live performance. St. James's Piccadilly, London, UK. Organized by the Iberian and Latin America Music...
Ginastera "Malambo." Live Performance, St. James's Piccadilly, London, July 30, 2010 (2010)
Live performance. St. James's Piccadilly, London, UK. Organized by the Iberian and Latin America Music...
Heitor Villa-Lobos "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, I Preludio." Live Performance, Novi Sad, Serbia: European Piano Teachers Association, May 4, 2009 (2009)
European Piano Teachers Association Word Piano Conference. Novi Sad, Serbia, 2009
Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras...
Joaquín Turina "Círculo op. 91." Live Performance with the Mesa St Trio, UTEP, February 7, 2009 (2009)
Faculty Recital
The Mesa St Trio Lesley Chen (violin), Benjamin Vickers (cello).
Joaquín Turina "Círculo...
Astor Piazzolla "Invierno Porteño." Live Performance, The Mesa St Trio, UTEP, April 5, 2008 (2008)
Faculty Recital
The Mesa St Trio Lesley Chen (violin), Benjamin Vickers (cello).
Astor Piazzolla "Las...
10. Unpublished Materials
Juan José Castro’s Tangos. Musical Portrayals of Male Characters of the Argentine Tango (2006)
Article.
Juan José Castro composed Tangos for piano in 1941. Perhaps, this is the first...
Cultural Representation. Iconographic Analysis or Early American Tango Sheet Music (2003)
Article.
In the last ten years, perhaps more than ever, the Argentine tango has kept...