Two of Austin’s most distinguished performing arts organizations are opening their seasons on the same weekend. The upcoming 2024 season of Austin Classical Guitar could be called a musical United Nations. Classical Guitarists from all over the world are on the schedule. Matt Hinsley, executive director of Austin Classical Guitar says he and artistic director […]
ATX Chamber Music and Jazz After the rush of Labor Day and the hectic days of a new school year, it might be time to socialize with some chamber music or perhaps some jazz. In our annual series of seasons ahead, ATX Chamber Music and Jazz is offering a social experience. Co-founders and Artistic Directors […]
In just a few weeks performing arts groups will unveil the first shows of the 2024 Fall season. There are many more in Central Texas than there used to be, so you have more than a few choices. We’re starting with the Fall 2024 season for The Central Texas Philharmonic led by Music Director Stefan Sanders.
It was the age of the audience at a classical music concert that lit a fire under David Fogel. He seems to have invented another genre of classical and orchestral music. The Symphonina. A short symphony just right for the younger set and older ears too.
Photo by www.ireneyoungfoto.com After reading numerous articles about our shorter than short attention spans, I’ve decided to split this, the August 2024 Classical Music in Color into two parts. It may be a permanent fixture. Let me know what you think. The first part is an interview with 85 year old composer Mary D. Watkins […]
Imagine what it’s like to actually be doing the job you love so much. It’s a feeling that Sophie Mathieu knows well. She’s KMFA’s Draylen Mason Composer In Residence for 2024. Mathieu, a cellist, with a Masters from the Butler School of Music, is also the first local composer who’s been chosen for the program. […]
It was a back to back win for Texans at this year’s Jimmy Awards. These are the National High School Musical Theatre Awards that recognize the best high school-age musical theater talents in America. It was held in June on Broadway in New York. This year, it was Damson Chola Jr. from Cleburne, Texas, matching […]
Stephen Lias always has music on his mind. He’s the Dean’s Circle Endowed Professor Of Composition at Stephen F Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Lias is also an outdoor kind of guy. Over the years, he’s composed music for a variety of national parks either on commission or just because. Now he’s been named […]
What a sad and joyful time it is for the friends of the late composer Matt Dibble. This English lad was only 40 when he died in 2021 from complications from a covid vaccine. He left behind 48 tracks of Preludes and Fugues that he kept secret until hours before his death. His good friend […]
It’s been a busy and awarding season for some young emerging Black American classical musicians. Pianist Clayton Stephenson and Violinist Njioma Chinyere Grievous were the recipients of The Avery Fisher Career Grant Award. Another, Tyler Taylor, won the Emerging Black Composers competition from the San Francisco Symphony, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. We […]