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.
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. Since the announcement in January, she’s been taking part in educational events, public and private workshops of her work with Austin Unconducted and various other activities. This is in addition to working on her new piece. Sophie is pretty sure she’’ll call it “Night Poem” when it premieres on September 22nd.
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 his win with last year’s winner Langston Lee from Leander, Texas.