I was honored to hear that my research,”El Tubador: The Tuba’s Use in Banda Sinaloense,” received the designation of Honorable Mention for the 2012 Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research. This award will be presented at the 2012 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference in Linz, Austria, where I will also be presenting a solo performance with The University of Texas-Pan American Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. In addition to the award, I will been submitting an article for publication in the International Tuba-Euphonium Journal.