Del Mar College’s Music Department will be inducting members to the new Music Hall of Fame today, March 3, at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the General Academic and Music Building A, followed by the Music Honors Recital at 7:30 p.m. at Wolfe Recital Hall, Heritage Campus.

The evening will begin with the unveiling of the Music Honor Wall, a new feature showcasing more than 300 Del Mar Music Department alumni going back to 1959.  The unveiling will include remarks from Cynthia Longoria, Chair of the DMC Music Department, and Scott Elliff, a 1980 Music Honor Wall honoree.

Following the unveiling, the annual Music Honors Recital will take center stage in Wolfe Recital Hall on the Heritage Campus. This year’s recital will begin with a brass performance by Del Mar College’s brass faculty, followed by performances from students Benjamin Aldana, trombone; Malaki Cardenas, guitar; Angel Garza, flute; Michael Hinojosa, clarinet; Robert Naranjo, alto saxophone; and Oscar Rivera, piano.

The concert concludes with a collaboration by Mary Grace Galvan Carroll (1979 honoree) and Alexandra Flint (2019 honoree), who will perform a four-hand piano piece together. Mary Grace pursued her doctorate in piano and has had a teaching career, including serving as piano faculty at the Vidal M. Treviño School of Communications & Fine Arts. Alexandra is currently completing her doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and represents the next generation of music.

For more information, contact the DMC Music Office at 361-698-1214.