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Fall Arts Preview: Music
Thursday, September 07, 2006A. MOZART FEST
First Baptist Church of Austin, 901 Trinity St. 371-7217, www.amozartfest.org
'NY x TX: Quartet-à-tête.' Oct. 22 Duo Amadé. Nov. 19
A. Mozart Fest Mozart Birthday Celebration Concert. Jan. 28
John Perry. March 4
Malcolm Bilson. April 22
AUSTIN CABARET THEATRE
Mansion at Judges' Hill, 1900 Rio Grande St. 453-ACTS, www.austincabaret.org
'Cast Party.' Sept. 28-29
Rosalind Kind. Nov. 1-2
Cheryl Bentyne. Jan. 25-26
Tony DeSare. March 29-30
Faith Prince. April 26-27
Paige Davis. May 25-25
AUSTIN CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
345-3399, www.austinchamberensemble.com
'Copland Vistas.' Nov. 12. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover Ave
'Romantic Winds.' Feb. 11. Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 7815 U.S. 290 W.
'Panoramic Trios.' May 6. First Unitarian Universalist Church
AUSTIN CHAMBER MUSIC CENTER
454-0062, www.austinchambermusic.org
'Gypsy Muses.' Sept. 9. First Unitarian Universalist Church
'Arcoíris Musicál.' Oct. 14. Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Ave.
'Two to Tango: Nuevo Tangos of Astor Piazzolla.' Nov. 4. First Unitarian Universalist Church
'Mozart and Shostakovich: One Last Hurrah!' Dec. 4. St. Edward's University, 3001 S. Congress Ave.
'Portraits of Genius and Eccentricity: The Musical Psycho-graphies of Robert Schumann and Glenn Gould.' Jan. 21. First Unitarian Universalist Church
Black History Month concert. Feb. 6. Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon St.
'Jazz Infusions.' April 22. First Unitarian Universalist Church
AUSTIN CIVIC ORCHESTRA
301-7370, www.austincivicorchestra.org
Season kickoff. Sept. 30. Bethany Lutheran Church, 3701 W. Slaughter Lane
Winter concert. Dec. 9. Venue TBA
Joint concert with Austin Symphonic Band. Feb. 10. Bethany Lutheran Church
Pearl Amster Concerto Competition concert. March 24. Bethany Lutheran Church
Spring concert. May 19. Bethany Lutheran Church
Zilker pops concert. June 8-9. Zilker Park
AUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive. 300-ACGS, www.austinclassicalguitar.org
Christopher Parkening. Oct. 7
Jerome Ducharmé. Nov. 11
Xuefei Yang. Feb. 9
Paul Galbraith. March 24
David Russell. April 28
AUSTIN LYRIC OPERA
Bass Concert Hall, 23rd Street and Robert Dedman Drive. 472-5992, www.austinlyricopera.org
'Madame Butterfly.' Nov. 17-20
'Waiting for the Barbarians.' Jan. 19-29
'Don Giovanni.' April 28-May 1
AUSTIN SINGERS
University Presbyterian Church, 22nd and San Antonio streets. 314-5532, www.austinsingers.org
'The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace.' Nov. 10
'Vivaldi! A Gloria and more!' Feb. 9-10
'The Barber of Seville.' April 14-20
AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
476-6064, www.austinsymphony.org
Melissa Marse and Nikita Storojev. Sept. 22 and 24. Bass Concert Hall
Muza Rubackyte. Oct. 6-7. Bass Concert Hall
Halloween Children's Concert. Oct. 8. Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave.
Nokothula Ngwenyama. Oct. 20-21. Bass Concert Hall
Yefim Bronfman. Nov. 10-11. Bass Concert Hall
Anton Nel. Dec. 1-2. Bass Concert Hall
Handel's Messiah. Dec. 12. Riverbend Centre, 4214 N. Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360)
Christmas Sing-Along. Dec. 19. Riverbend Centre
Holiday Pops: The Association. Dec. 30-31. Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road
Jaime Laredo and Sharon Richardson. Jan. 5-6. Bass Concert Hall
Evelyn Glennie. Feb. 2-3. Bass Concert Hall
Pops: Glen Campbell. Feb. 17. Riverbend Centre
Pops: David Gates of Bread. March 17. Riverbend Centre
Pops: A Tribute to the Beatles. May 11-12. Palmer Events Center
Trout Fishing in America. June 2. Symphony Square Amphitheatre, 1101 Red River St.
Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park. June-August. Wooldridge Park, Ninth and Guadalupe streets
H-E-B Fourth of July concert. July 4. Zilker Park
CHAMBER SOLOISTS OF AUSTIN
380-0065, www.chambersoloists.com
Mathew Krejci, Sept. 16. First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Drive
'Winds Galore.' Oct. 14. First Unitarian Universalist Church
Colin and Eric Jacobsen. Nov. 25. First Presbyterian Church
Basically Baroque. Jan. 20. First Presbyterian Church
Pre-Valentine's Celebration. Feb. 10. First Presbyterian Church
Musical Collaborations. March 24. First Presbyterian Church
CHORUS AUSTIN
719-3300, www.chorusaustin.org
'German Choral Music from the Romantic Period.' Oct. 28. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church
Bach's Mass in B-Minor. Nov. 4. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church
Bach's Mass in B-Minor. Nov. 12. Southwestern University, 1001 E. University Ave., Georgetown
Holiday Concert for Children. Dec. 2. Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church, 7127 Bee Cave Road
'Sing It Yourself Messiah.' Dec. 16. Westlake Fine Arts Facility, 4100 Westbank Drive
American Composers Concert. March 31. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church
Haydn's 'Lord Nelson Mass' and Schubert's Mass in A-Flat. May 19. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church
Georgetown Schubert Festival. June 3. Georgetown High School, 2211 N. Austin Ave.
Handel's Messiah. June 28. Southwestern University
CONSPIRARE
476-5775, www.conspirare.org
'International Masterpiece.' Oct. 20-22. Multiple locations
Conspirare Children's Choir: 'The Angel and the Trumpet.' Dec. 2. St. Louis Catholic Chapel, 7601 Burnet Road
'Christmas at the Carillon.' Dec. 8-13. The Carillon, 2630 Exposition Blvd.
American Music Festival. Jan. 21-27. Multiple locations
'Blue Guitar.' March 21-25. Multiple locations
Conspirare Children's Choir: 'Breath of the Spirit.' April 29. St. Martin's Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St.
Mendelssohn's 'Elijah.' June 24. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 8134 Mesa Drive
LA FOLLIA AUSTIN BAROQUE
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Drive, and First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Ave. 879-1993, www.lafollia.org
'17th Century German Baroque Treasures.' Sept. 8-9
'Secular Vocal Music of the French Baroque.' Oct. 13-14
'The Chamber Music of Telemann.' Nov. 17-18
'Vocal Masterpieces of J.S. Bach.' Feb. 23
'Music from the Court of Frederick the Great.' May 4-5
ONE WORLD THEATRE
7701 Bee Cave Road. 330-9500, www.oneworldtheatre.org
Eroica Trio. Feb. 18
Sharon Isbin. March 4
ST. CECILIA MUSIC SERIES
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Drive, 345-8866
Gloriae Dei Cantores. Sept. 17
'Mady Kaye Goes Cabaret.' Oct. 20
St. Cecilia Baroque Festival. Dec. 1-3
David Stevens and the Rich Harney Quartet. Jan. 16
Borna Tabibian. Feb. 9
Calmus Ensemble and La Follia. Feb. 23
Music of Asia. March 31
'From Paradise to Inferno with Tom Jocks.' April 13
'Fandango!' May 18
SAROFIM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
Southwestern University, Georgetown. (512) 863-1379, www.ssfa.southwestern.edu
Southwest Wind Quintet. Sept. 10
Latiff Bolat: Turkish Mystic Music. Oct. 18
Guest artist: Bruce Rameker. Oct. 29
Guest artist: University of Arizona Steel Pan Band. Nov. 5
Guest artist: L. Gorja Fleezanis. Nov. 6
Southwestern University Chorale. Nov. 12
Southwestern University Orchestra. Nov. 18
Southwestern University Wind Ensemble. Dec. 2
'Don Giovanni.' Jan. 27-28
Guest artist: Andreas Klein. Jan. 29
Guest artist: Stephanie Schweigart and Kiyoshi Tamagawa. Feb. 2
Guest artist: Walter Stout. Feb. 17
Guest artist: Fischer Duo. March 23
Southwestern University Chorale. April 15
Southwestern University Wind Ensemble. April 21
Southwestern University Orchestra. April 28
TEXAS CHORAL CONSORT
327-3233, www.txconsort.org
'A Cathedral Christmas.' Dec. 15-17. Central Christian Church, 1112 Guadalupe St.
'Grief and Redemption: Antonin Dvorák's "Stabat Mater." ' Feb. 9-10. Hope Presbyterian Church, 11512 Olson Drive
'Romance is in the Air.' May 4-6. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive
TEXAS EARLY MUSIC PROJECT
Various locations TBA. 371-0099, www.early-music.org
'Paris City Limits: Chansons and Dances by Janequin, Josquin and Others.' Sept. 30
' "Carmina Burana": The Original Cut.' Nov. 11
'Adio Querida: Sephardic Songs of Love and Loss.' Feb. 3
'Celtic Knot: Scottish, Irish and Breton Music from the 16th-19th Centuries.' Feb. 16-17
'Polonia Gloriosi: Music from Poland's Golden Age: 1540-1690.' March 31
'From Venice to Rome: 17th-Century Italian Music by Cavalli and Carissimi.' April 21
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Various locations at Texas State University. (512) 245-2651 www.finearts.txstate.edu/music
Heart of Texas Chorus. Sept. 10
Guest artist: Bill Thompson. Sept. 14
Shostakovich Symposium. Sept. 25
Guest artist: David Chung. Sept. 27
Romantic Song Cycles. Sept. 30
Jazz Ensemble. Oct. 2
Symphonic Winds. Oct. 5
Wind Ensemble. Oct. 6
Choral Collage. Oct. 8
Jazz Orchestra. Oct. 19
Texas State Symphony Orchestra. Oct. 22
Jazz Lab Band. Oct. 23
Aria Competition. Oct. 30
Percussion Ensemble. Nov. 6-7
Symphonic Winds. Nov. 10
VocaLibre. Nov. 11
Wind Ensemble. Nov. 12
Texas State Flute Choir. Nov. 12
Jazz Ensemble. Nov. 13
Men's and Women's Chorus. Nov. 19
University Singers. Nov. 19
Jazz Orchestra. Nov. 20
Jazz Lab Band. Nov. 28
Choral Christmas. Dec. 1
Michael Martin Murphy and the Texas State Symphony. Dec. 1
Jazz Ensemble Christmas Concert. Dec. 4
Heart of Texas Chorus Christmas Concert. Dec. 9
Jazz Festival Concert. Feb. 10
Jazz Orchestra. Feb. 26
Symphony Orchestra. March 2
Opera Workshop. March 22-23
Symphony Orchestra. April 13
Percussion Ensemble. April 16-17
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
471-1444, www.utpac.org
Two Foot Yard. Oct. 20. Hogg Memorial Auditorium, 2300 Whitis Ave.
Classical Savion. Oct. 24-25. Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Les Violins du Roy and La Chapelle de Quebec. Nov. 5
St. Lawrence String Quartet. Nov. 16. McCullough Theatre
Texas Piano Quartet. March 2. Bates Recital Hall
Leon Fleisher. April 12. Bates Recital Hall
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Various locations at the University of Texas. 471-1444, www.music.utexas.edu
Guest artist: Nina Kotova. Sept. 21
Miró Quartet and Anton Nel. Sept. 28
Wind Ensemble. Oct. 1
New Music Ensemble. Oct. 3
Symphony Orchestra. Oct. 4
Jazz Orchestra. Oct. 13
Great Organ Series: Chris Oelkers. Oct. 15
Miró Quartet. Oct. 28
Wind Ensemble. Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Visiting Composer Series: Donald Crockett. Oct. 31
Chamber Singers. Nov. 6
Jazz Orchestra. Nov. 17
'Music for Winds and Piano.' Nov. 18
Great Organ Series: Marilyn Keiser. Nov. 19
Choral Arts Society. Nov. 28
Symphony Orchestra. Dec. 2-4
Visiting Composer Series: Jennifer Higdon. Dec. 5
Chamber Singers. Dec. 7
Holiday Choral Concert. Dec. 9
Sterling Violin Series: Glenn Dicterow. Jan. 25
Great Organ Series: Fred Swann. Feb. 4
Guest artist: David Small. Feb. 11
Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 12
Wind Ensemble. Feb. 14
Jazz Orchestra. Feb. 23
Choral Arts Society. Feb. 24
Great Organ Series: Judith Hancock. March 4
Miró Quartet. March 8
UT Faculty Composers. March 25
Wind Ensemble with Symphony Band. March 26
Visiting Composer Series: Evan Chambers. March 27
Symphony Orchestra. March 28
Chamber Singers. March 30
Guest artist: Lita Guerra. April 14
Wind Ensemble. April 25
Symphony Orchestra with Choral Arts Society. April 30
New Music Ensemble. May 1
Miró Quartet. May 4
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OPERA
McCullough Theatre, 23rd Street and Robert Dedman Drive. 471-1444, www.music.utexas.edu
'La Chute de la Maison Usher' and 'Chansons de Bilitis with L'Enfant Prodigue.' Oct. 27-Nov. 5
'The Turn of the Screw.' Feb. 23-March 4
'Cosi fan Tutte.' April 20-29
