Making music...one family at a time
By Candy Reagan, Abilene Families Editor

Music runs in Gustavo Tulosa’s family. He is a professional musician; his mother is a professional musician; and his two children are budding musicians, as are a niece and a nephew. Soon he hopes to have all six of the music lovers together on stage for their first three-generational concert. "We haven't done the three-generations, so I wanted to do it," he said. "But that takes a lot of work." Gustavo, a former Abilenian, now teaches piano in Dallas, but his children attend school in Abilene, as do his niece and nephew. [read more]

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ABOUT DR. TOLOSA

Argentine-American pianist Gustavo Tolosa maintains an active career as a performer, teacher, and administrator. As a performer, Dr. Tolosa presents several solo recitals every year and also performs with orchestras and with chamber music groups around the country and abroad. He is also in constant demand as competition adjudicator and master class presenter.

As a teacher, Dr. Tolosa maintains a busy private piano studio and he also teaches piano at Brookhaven College and at North Lake College, both in Dallas. At North Lake College, Dr. Tolosa is the Director of Piano Studies.

As an administrator, Dr. Tolosa is the Director of the Arts Academy at Brookhaven College where he is in charge of a thriving non-credit program in music. Children and adults of all ages and levels participate in this program. Dr. Tolosa also manages two Concert Series in Dallas, the Coffee Concert Series at Brookhaven College and the Classical Concert Series at Southside on Lamar.

Dr. Tolosa was the Piano Division Director for seven years at Abilene Christian University from 1996 to 2004. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Abilene Christian University. He also holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Redlands, California, and a Doctorate in Piano Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While at Eastman he had the opportunity to study with internationally acclaimed pianists such as Barry Snyder, Nelita True, Natalya Antonova, and Malcolm Bilson.

Dr. Tolosa is a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA), the Dallas Music Teachers Association (DMTA), and the College Music Society (CMS). In March of 2006 Dr. Tolosa was chosen to give a lecture on Argentine Piano Music at the National Convention for MTNA.

With over 400 performances, master classes and workshops given in the United States and South America, Dr. Tolosa was selected by the International Biographical Centre in England as one of the few to be included in the important reference title, "Outstanding Musicians of the 20th Century."

For a complete list of past and upcoming performances, click here

Education

• Doctorate in Musical Arts (Piano) from the Eastman School of Music, New York
• Master of Music degree from University of Redlands, California
• Bachelor of Arts degree from Abilene Christian University, Texas

Association Memberships

• Member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
• Member of the Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA)
• Member of the Dallas Music Teachers Association (DMTA)
• Member of the College Music Society (CMS)

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