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This resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, celebrating its significant contributions to music education since its founding in 1974. The resolution highlights that the school was initially funded by Sallie Shepherd Perkins in honor of her grandfather, Benjamin A. Shepherd, and has grown to become a premier music program with 275 students. The school offers degrees in various musical disciplines, including orchestral performance, chamber music, voice, opera, piano, organ, composition, and musicology, and boasts impressive alumni achievements such as Pulitzer Prizes, Grammy Awards, and positions in prestigious orchestras and opera companies. The resolution notes the school's annual hosting of over 400 free concerts and recitals that attract approximately 70,000 attendees, and acknowledges its commitment to providing individualized instruction from world-class faculty under the leadership of Dean Matthew Loden. The Texas House of Representatives officially congratulates the Shepherd School of Music on its milestone anniversary and wishes the school continued success, ultimately directing that an official copy of the resolution be prepared for the school as an expression of high regard.

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