Past Events
2021
October 31, 1:30 p.m Marfa, Texas, First Presbyterian Church. Solo Recital. Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Piazzolla.
October 19. Pan American Round Table Annual Meeting. Solo concert, Piazzolla, Ponce, Ginastera. El Paso Country Club.
October 1-3. Hong Kong, Macau. 2021 International Youth Music Competition. Adjudicator. September 10. Madrid, Madrid Royal Conservatory, Manuel de Falla Hall. European Piano Teachers Association Conference.Mostly Tangos, Piano Music from the Americas.
July 18-26. Telenti International Piano Academy. San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. (postponed to 2022 due to COVID)
June 18, Texas Music Teachers Association 2021 Convention. Collegiate Conference. Job Applications in Academia Dr. Oscar Macchioni (University of Texas at El Paso).
April 28, 7:30 p.m, The University of Texas at El Paso Faculty Recital, Latin American Piano Music. April 18, The University of Arizona Outstanding Alum Guest Artist. 5:30. p.m Masterclass 7:30 p.m Solo Recital works by Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Ginastera, Juan Jose Castro, and Piazzolla.
March 11, 7:30 p.m MST Homage to Astor Piazzolla Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/utepmusic HTTP://www.facebook.com/oscar.macchioni YouTube: HTTP://www.youtube.com/oscarelpaso January, Recording Rachmaninoff Preludes Op. 32 No,s 5, 10, 12
2019
December 14. Houston Piano Forum. Adjudicator.
September 6, 1:30 PM, UTEP. Faculty collaborative recital participation.
August 15, 2 PM, Clardy Fox Library, Outreach Concert sponsored by the El Paso. Outreach Concert sponsored by the El Paso.
August 14, 3 PM, Schwartz Library, Outreach Concert sponsored by the El Paso.
August 3, 2:30 P.M. International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival.Master Class.
July 30-August 3. International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival (IKOF) Adjudicator.
June 20-22. Texas Music Teachers Association (MTNA) Convention. Houston, Texas. Adjudicator. May 1. Hong Kong Piano Competition.Adjudicator.
April 30. Macau, China. Macau University. Master Class and Presentation "The Art of Practicing." April 29. Guangzhou, China. Clinician, presentation "The Art of Practicing."
March 7-9. Sul Ross University.Master Class and individual lessons.
2018
May 21-22. Spain, Santiago de Compostela, Master Classes Conservatorio Histórico de Santiago de Compostela.
May 14-17. Spain, Salamanca. Master Classes Conservatorio Superior de Castilla y León
April 20-22. New Mexico Tour, Piazzolla da Camera20. Santa Fe, TGIF Concerts, First Presbyterian Church.22. Albuquerque, Chatter Concert Series
Februarry 17. CD Release Concert. University of Texas at El Paso. Piazzolla da Camera. Live feed February. Interview. The Prospector
2017
October 7-8. Sacred Grounds, Ruidoso New Mexico. Piazzolla da Camera Trio7.
7:00 P.M, Bach, Handel-Halvorsen, Villa- Lobos, Piazzolla.
8. 5:30 P.M, Monti, Chopin, Massanet, Casado, Piazzolla
August 1-5. International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival. Fort Collins, Colorado.
June 15-16. Texas Music Teachers Association Convention. Adjudicator.
June 1-3. Arizona Music Teachers Association Annual Convention. Guest Artist.
1. Lecture-Recital, Mostly Tangos.
2. Featured Guess Artist Concert Piazzolla da Camera
3. Adjudicator Honors Piano Competition
May 27-28. Piazzolla da Camera Outreach Concerts. El Paso, Texas.
27. 4 P.M. Judge Marquez Library
28, 3 P.M. The Sounds of St. Mark's
February 23. Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez. Master Class.
January 6-8. University of Hawaii, MTNA Southwest Division Piano Competition. Adjudicator
2016
October 1-2. Sacred Grounds, Ruidoso New Mexico. Piazzolla da Camera Trio
1. 8:00 P.M, All Piazzolla
2. 5:00 P.M, Tchaikovski, Bartok, Saint- Saens, Chopin, Ginastera, and more.
August 12. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Argentina. Presentation "Metodologia Pianisticas de Estudio" y Masterclass.
July 22-29. International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival, Fort Collins, Colorado. Adjudicator and Clinician.
July 8-9. Concert Music for All, Sponsored by the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Dept. and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
8. 4:00 P.M. Ysleta Library.
9. 10:00 A.M Armijo Library 1:30. P.M. Schwartz Library 3:30 P.M. Memorial Library
June 19. Texas Music Teachers Association State Convention. Clinician. Presentation: "Everything Starts with a GOAL. Practicing Techniques."
May 27. Casa Franklin Shelter for Minors. Concert Music for All, Sponsored by the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Dept. and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
March 5-6. MTNA, Piano Competition, Dallas Regional. Adjudicator.
2015
December 12. Houston, Music Forum Auditions. Adjudicator.
November. 19-29. Thailand Tour. Piazzolla da Camera Trio.
October 19. 7:30 P.M. New Mexico State University. Piazzolla da Camera.
October 18. 6:00 P.M. Ruidoso, New Mexico. Mountain Entertainment Group for the Arts.
July 19-23. International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival, Fort Collins, Colorado. Adjudicator and Clinician.
June 11. Texas Music Teachers Association State Convention. Adjudicator.
May 2. El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra Piano Competition, Adjudicator.
April 19. 3:00 P.M University of Arizona Adjudicator Trester Piano Competition (Finals).
April 1. 7:30 P.M. University of Texas at El Paso Faculty Recital. Piazzolla on Reeds.
February 14. New Mexico State University. Reeds Day. Performance of Piazzolla's Le Grand Tango and The Seasons of Buenos Aires.
2014
November 1-6. Bangkok, First Chopin International Competition. Adjudicator.
November 6. 7 P.M. Artist Recital. Hua Hin, Thailand.
November 4. . Artist Recital. Siam Music Auditorium, Bangkok, Thailand.
August 7-8. Artist in Residence. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina.
7. 10 A.M Master Class, piano and chamber
8. 10 A.M. Clinic: Metodología y Enseñanza Grupal de Piano
July 14. 1 P.M. London, St-Martin-in-the-Fields. Piazzolla da Camera trio.
June 12-15. Houston. TMTA, adjudicator.
May 3. Houston. Forum Young Artist Competition. Adjudicator.
April 28. 2 P.M. La Fe School and Community Center. Music for All Concert No. 3, sponsored by the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department. Soler, Bach-Marcello, Beethoven, Schumann, Ponce, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ginastera.
April 26. Houston. Cypress Creek Piano Contest Adjudicator.
February 16. 3:00 P.M. Master Class EPMTA Fox Fine Arts, UTEP.
February 6-7. Artist in Residency Sul Ross University
6. 7:30 P.M. Solo Recital. Marcello-Bach Schumann, Guastavino, Debussy
7. 12:00 P.M. Master Class
7. 6:00 P.M. Recital at St. James Chamber Music Concerts. Soler, Beethoven, Debussy, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Ginastera
February 1. TBA. UTEP Piano Competition Artist Performance.
January 18. 3 P.M. Marquez Library, El Paso, Texas. Music for All Concert No. 2, sponsored by the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department. Soler, Bach-Marcello, Beethoven, Schumann, Ponce, Debussy, Ginastera. Watch short video
January 4-5. New Mexico State University. MTNA Southwest Division Competition. Adjudicator.
2013
December, 7. 7:30 PM. The University of Texas at El Paso. Faculty Solo Recital. Marcello-Bach, Schumann, Guastavino, Debussy.
November 23. The University of Arizona. Concerto Competition adjudicator.
November 16. 2:00 P.M. Burges Library, El Paso, Texas. Music for All Concert No. 1, sponsored by the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department. Soler, Bach-Marcello, Beethoven, Schumann, Ponce, Ginastera.
November 1-2. TBA. College Music Society National Conference. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lecture Recital: The Tango in American Piano Music.
October 21-23. Artist in Residency. University Autonoma of Chihuahua. Solo Recital, Lecture-Recital and Master Class.
October 15. 11:30 AM. Recital for the Pan American Round Table. El Paso Woman's Club. September 22. 2:30 PM. Music Forum El Paso. El Paso Museum of Art. Latin-American Duos, Mark Schuppener vioin, Oscar Macchioni piano. Free.
July 26. 11:00 (MT). College Music Society Webinar The Tango in American Piano Music.
June 3. TBA. Buenos Aires, Conservatorio Astor Piazzolla. Master Class.
May 7. 7:30. The University of Texas at El Paso. "The Sounds of Cinema." Solo participation
April 29. Western Hill Elementary School. El Paso, Texas. "The importance of classical music." Recital/Talk.
March 11. 7:30 PM. Dr Macchioni's Studio Recital. The Woman's Club of El Paso.
March 10. 3:00 PM. Master Class, EPMTA. UTEP Room 402.
January 15. 6:00 PM. New York City, Argentine Consulate. Argentine Duos for violin and Piano.
2012
November 10. 1:00 PM. University of Texas at El Paso. Artist Performance for the UTEP Piano Competition.
November 8. 5:30 PM. University of Texas at El Paso. Workshop on Music and Technology as part of the UTEP Piano Competition.
November 3. 7:30 PM. University of Texas al El Paso. Faculty Recital Series. Chamber Music Recital with Dr. Mark Schuppener, violin. Latin-American Duos.
April 22. 11 PM (BsAs time). Interview, Radio Nacional Clasica FM 96.7, Buenos Aires Argentina. Program No. 55, La Música de los Libros de Música. X Listen.
April 3. 9 am. Master Class, Instituto Superior de Música, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina
March 25. 2PM. Master Class, El Paso Conservatory of Music.
March 12. 7:30PM. Students Concert. Woman's Club of El Paso.
February 11. 4 PM. Master Class No. 2, El Paso Music Teachers Association. UTEP Music Building room 340
January 29. 2 PM. Master Class No. 1, El Paso Music Teachers Association. UTEP Music Building room 340.
2011
May. 7. Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey. Chamber Music Festival Competition. Adjudicator.
May. 4. Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey. Solo Recital.
May. 2-7. Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey. Chamber Music Festival.
March 26. Cypress Creek Music Teachers Association Piano Competition. Adjudicator.
March 6, 4:00 pm. University of South Florida. Lecture-Recital. February. American Music Teacher Magazine. Published article Ernest Widmer's Kosmos Latinoamericano. A Progressive Piano Method.
January Oregon Musician Magazine (OMTA). Featured UTEP's Digital Keyboard Lab.
January 30, 3:00 pm. Master Class, El Paso Music Teachers Association.
2010
November 14, 2:00 pm. St Paul Methodist Church Concert Series. Solo Recital. Las Cruces, NM. October 4, 7:30. Steinway Gallery of Tucson, Arizona. Solo Recital.
September 23. Minneapolis, College Music Society Annual Conference. Lecture-Recital, Book presentation.
August 27. Novi sad, Serbia, EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association). Lecture-Recital.
July 30, 1:10 pm. London Debut. St. James's Piccadilly. Solo Recital.
May 20, 20:00. Tucumán, Argentina, Foyer Teatro San Martín. Solo Recital.
May 6. UTEP Digital Keyboard Lab and Dr. Macchioni teaching style and use of technology in the classroom is featured in Roland article and video.
May 9, 3:00. 2nd Sundays at Grace. Grace UMC Sancturay, El Paso, Texas. Solo Recital
April 25, 2:30. University of Texas at El Paso. Lecture-Recital and Book Presentation.
March 20. Cypress Creek Music Teachers Association Piano Competition, Adjudicator.
March 19. Solo Recital. Organized by the Cypress Creek Music Teachers Association of Houston. March 5, 6:00. Sul Ross University, Lecture-Recital The Tango in American Piano Music
February 27. Radio Interview KTEP National Public Radio for the Southwest.State of the Arts February 21, 7:30. University of Texas at El Paso. Collaborative Faculty Recital.
January 24, 3:00. El Paso Music Teachers Association, Master Class.
2009
DECEMBER Solo Debut CD, Mostly Tangos. Piano Music from the Americas. Eroica Records JDT 3442. www.eroica.com
24. Adjudicator President's Concerto Competition. The University of Arizona, Tucson.
SEPTEMBER 14. Sul Ross University, Alpine, Texas. Solo Recital. Soler, Liszt, Szymanowski, Villa-Lobos, Bolcom, Ponce, Piazzolla, Ginastera.
MAY 4-8 Serbia, EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association). Solo Recital Piano Music from the Americas. World Piano Conference, Novi Sad.
MARCH 21. Adjudicator, Cypress Creek Music Teachers Association. Houston, Texas.
15. Concert The Mesa St Trio. Music Forum, El Paso Museum of Art, downtown El Paso.
9. Dr.Macchioni's Students Recital. El Paso Woman's Club
FEBRUARY 23. The Mesa St Trio, Rodrigo Festival. University of Texas at EL Paso.
15. Master Class #2. EL Paso Music Teachers Association 7. Faculty Recital. University of Texas at El Paso. Liszt, Szymanowski, Turina, Guastavino.
JANUARY 18. Master Class #1. El Paso Music Teachers Association
2008
DECEMBER 16. Workshop Improvisation and Ensemble Playing. Magoffin Middle School.
15. Workshop Improvisation and Ensemble Playing. Bowie High School
AUGUST 1-2. GP3 Forum. Norman, Oklahoma
14. The Mesa St Trio Temple Mt. Sinai, El Paso Summer Music Festival 2008.
APRIL 5. Faculty Concert Series. Debut, the Mesa St. Trio (Oscar Macchioni piano, Lesley Chen violin, Benjamin Vickers cello). Vivaldi, Debussy and Piazzolla. Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, University of Texas at El Paso. Listen to The Mesa St Trio KTEP interview.
MARCH 29. Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music, New Mexico. The Mesa St. Trio debut (Oscar Macchioni piano, Lesley Chen violin, Benjamin Vickers cello).
FEBRUARY 16. Trinity-First Methodist Church, El Paso. Chamber music concert.
15. The Plaza Theater, El Paso. "Spotlights" Benefit Concert for the El Paso Border Aids Partnerships.
JANUARY 19-20. Adjudicator for the MTNA Southwest Division Competition in Piano. Las Cruces, New Mexico.
13. Fox Fine Arts #340, University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Macchioni's Master Class Series 2 of 2. EPMTA.
2007
DECEMBER 1. 1:00 PM, Branigan Cultural Center of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Macchioni's Students in Concert, outreach program.
NOVEMBER 19. 7:30 PM, Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, University of Texas at El Paso. Guest performer with UTEP's Percussion Ensemble Pandemonium.
11. 3:00 PM, Fox Fine Arts #340, University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Macchioni's Master Class Series 1 of 2. EPMTA.
3-5 World Piano Pedagogy Conference (WPPC), Las Vegas. Adjudicator Most Wanted Piano Competition.
OCTOBER 8. 7:30 PM, Woman's Club of El Paso. 2nd Dr. Macchioni's Studio Recital featuring UTEP and private students.
SEPTEMBER Artist / Educator Interview. Piano Education Page
AUGUST 3. 8:00 PM. Italy, Querceto International Piano Festival. Solo Recital. Works by: Soler, Brahms, Szymanowski, Ponce, Bolcom, Castro, Piazzolla and Ginastera.
JULY 5. 21:00. Mendoza, Argentina, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, School of Music. Solo Recital. Works by: Soler, Brahms, Szymanowski, Ponce, Bolcom, Castro, Piazzolla and Ginastera.
1. 10:00 AM. Tucumán, Argentina, Conservatorio Provincial de Música, Master Class.
JUNE 27. 20:00. Buenos Aires, Argentina, Conservatorio Nacional de Música Carlos López Buchardo, solo recital. Organized by ALAPP (Latin American Association of Piano Pedagogues). Works by: Soler, Brahms, Szymanowski, Ponce, Bolcom, Castro, Piazzolla and Ginastera.
24. 16:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina. ALAPP (Latin American Association of Piano Pedagogues), master class.
APRIL 1. 3:00 PM. Texas Woman's University, solo recital. Works by: Soler, Brahms, Szymanowski, Ponce, Bolcom, Castro, Piazzolla and Ginastera.
MARCH 31. TBA. Texas Woman's University, master class.
2006
SEPTEMBER 14. 12:00 PM. Presentation for El Paso Music Teachers Association on Baroque repertoire.
AUGUST 14-15.St. Paul, NPR's Studio M. Recording session Piano Music from the Americas.
3-5. Oklahoma. GP3 Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum.
JULY 1-31. Taiwan. Invited by the International Piano Performance Examination Committee to conduct examinations, auditions, concerts and master classes in Taiwan.
JUNE 27-28. St. Paul, NPR's Studio M. Recording session Piano Music from the Americas. Barber, Bolcom, Ponce, Villa-Lobos, Castro, Piazzolla, and Ginastera.
APRIL 16, 2:30 pm, El Paso Museum of Art, organized by El Paso Music Forum and Ivories on the Border. Program: Lecture-recital "American Tangos." Tangos by Thomson, Copland, Barber, Jaggard, Biscardi, and Bolcom.
2005
OCTOBER 26-29, Puebla, México, Second International Vernacular Congress. "Music from the Americas" Barber, Bolcom, Jaggard, Ponce, Villa-Lobos, Castro, Piazzolla, Ginastera.
10, 7:30 pm El Paso Woman's Club Piano Extravaganza. Music for 2 pianos, 4 and 8 hands. With Dr. Dena Jones, Bonnie Whalen, Paul Kroger, and star students from UTEP's piano division.
6, 7:30 pm, San Angelo University, Texas. Solo Recital "Music from the Americas"
5, 3:00pm, San Angelo University, Texas. Master Class
AUGUST 16, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Instituto Nacional de Artes, Departamento de Artes Musicales y Sonoras Carlos López Buchardo. Master Class.
4-5, 4:00-8:00 pm, Tucumán, Argentina Conservatorio Provincial de Música. Master Class.
JULY 17, 5:30 pm, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Concert Series La Bella Musica, National Museum of Arts (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes). Program: Villa-Lobos, Castro, Ponce, Bolcom, Barber, Piazzolla, Ginastera
JUNE 18, 7:30 pm, Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. The University of Texas at El Paso. Summer Chamber Music Festival "Celebration of Life." Solo and collaborative works.
APRIL 10, 2:30 pm. Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. The University of Texas at El Paso. Faculty Recital. Chamber Music and Solo. Melissa Colgin-Able, John Siqueiros. Program, Mozart, Bach, Takemitsu, Hindemith, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla.
2, 3:00 pm. UTEP Room 304. EPMTA Master Class Series #4. Open to EPMTA's students.
MARCH 16, 12:30 pm, Dame Myra Hess Concert Series. Chicago, Illinois. Solo Recital. Live Broadcast.
5, 3:00 pm. UTEP Room 304. EPMTA Master Class Series #3. Open to EPMTA's students. FEBRUARY 26, 7:00 m, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. CEMA (Centro Municipal de las Arte). Solo Recital. Organizado por la Dirección General de Educación y Cultura y el Gobierno Municipal de Ciudad Juarez. "Musica de las Américas."
13, 2:30 pm Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. The University of Texas at El Paso. Solo Recital. "Music from the Americas," Barber, Bolcom, Jaggard, Ponce, Villa-Lobos, Castro, Piazzolla, Ginastera.
2004
DECEMBER 12, 3:00 pm, Burges Library Concert Series.
NOVEMBER 6, 7:30 pm, Phoenix, Arizona, Heard Museum of Arts. Chamber Music. Piazzolla da camera Trio.
13, 3:00 pm, UTEP Room 304. EPMTA Master Class Series #2. Open to EPMTA's students. OCTOBER 2, 3:00 pm. UTEP Room 304. EPMTA Master Class Series #1. Open to EPMTA's students.
SEPTEMBER 25, 7:30 pm, Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. The University of Texas at El Paso. Chamber Music. Piazzolla da camera Trio.
AUGUST 14, 7:30 pm, Barnes and Noble (west side). El Paso International Chopin Festival Gala. JUNE 16, 7:30 pm, Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. The University of Texas at El Paso. Michael Salzman Memorial Scholarship.
APRIL 18, 7:30 pm, Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. The University of Texas at El Paso. Solo Faculty Recital. Soler, Beethoven, Brahms, Szymanowski, Piazzolla, Prokofieff.
14, 12:00 pm, El Paso Pro-Musica's luncheon. Solo performance
MARCH 28, 7:30 pm, Crowder Hall. The University of Arizona School of Music. Solo doctoral recital. Soler, Beethoven, Brahms, Szymanowski, Piazzolla, Prokofieff.
11, 10:30 am. Heritage Room of Trinity First Church. El Paso Music Teachers Association. Solo performance for EPMTA monthly meeting.
