Ruth Aguirre
Ruth Aguirre is currently completing her Doctor of Education degree at Teachers College, Columbia University where she currently works as an applied clarinet instructor. Her research topic is Latinx music education faculty in higher education. She has also served in roles as a student teacher supervisor, research assistant, and graduate student conductor of the Columbia University Wind Ensemble. Other teaching positions she has held as a Texas music educator for cumulatively 17 years include band director, elementary music teacher, adjunct professor at San Antonio College, and a visiting professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, CUNY. She also founded Adelante Winds, a wind quintet dedicated to performing the works of composers of racially diverse and minoritized backgrounds for diverse audiences. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Texas State University, a Master of Music degree from Texas A&M University – Kingsville, and a Master of Education degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. Ruth Aguirre is a proud daughter of immigrants from Mexico.
