UT Austin Building Manager Mixes Music and Martial Arts

Russell Podgorsek is the Butler School of Music's multi-talented building manager and composition lecturer. A gifted composer, violist, electric guitarist, and martial artist, Podgorsek has found unique ways to mix his passions. When he's not teaching or overseeing the school's daily facilities operations, Podgorsek can be found at the Austin Iwama Aikido dojo, his other teaching home for the past 15 years. Read more about his story in the Fall 2023 edition of Texas Connect Magazine.

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