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Classical music and opera: New season puts a song in your heart

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Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, whose large opus includes music for symphony, opera, dance, chamber music and films. Shostakovich wrote tonal music coloured by an expressive use of dissonance and, although he is treasured in musical capitals around the world, his work was performed rarely in Austin.

Until now.

In January, Austin Lyric Opera presents a new production of "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" at Bass Concert Hall starring opera great Carol Vaness as Katerina Ismailova. And the Austin Symphony presents Shostakovich's Scherzo, Opus 1 and the First Violin Concerto with guest soloist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. That's just the tip of the taiga. Stay tuned to www.shostakovich100.org for updates and developing programs.

It's not all Shostakovich this season, but don't miss this opportunity to add the Russian master to your musical vocabulary.
-- Jeanne Claire van Ryzin

A. Mozart Fest
371-7217
www.amozartfest.org

All-Chopin Concert by Mary Robbins, Oct. 30, private residence
Robert Levin lecture & Michael Tsalka performance, Nov. 20, First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity St.
'Mozart 250th Year with Paul Badura-Skoda,Jan. 27 and Jan. 29, First Baptist Church
William Doppmann, April 23, First Baptist Church

Austin Chamber Ensemble
Various locations. 345-3399
www.austinchamberensemble.com

Concert and art auction, Oct. 2
Music for flute, viola and harp, Jan. 8
'Love is in the Airs and Dances,' Feb. 12
'Salad Days and Russian Dressing,' April 2
Mother's Day concert, May 9

Austin Chamber Music Center
Various locations, 454-0062
www.austinchambermusic.org

'Romantic Revelations,' Friday and Sunday
'Dia de la Familia,' Oct. 9
'Baroque Beginnings,' Dec. 6
'Mozart Madness,' Jan.27-29
'Pop Go the Texans!' Feb. 18-20
'Diverse Diversions,' Feb. 28
Fine Arts Quartet, March 12
'Beaucoup Boulanger,' April 8-9
Austin Chamber Music Festival 2006, July

Austin Civic Chorus
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive. 719-3300
www.chorusaustin.org

Haydn's 'Creation,' Oct. 29
Handel, Mozart and Vivaldi, Nov. 12
'Sing-It-Yourself "Messiah," ' Dec. 10
Children's Holiday Concert, Dec. 17
'Music of the 21st Century,' March 24
'Early Baroque Music,' May 13
Handel's 'Samson,' May 20

Austin Classical Guitar Society Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive. 300-ACGS
www.austinclassicalguitar.org

Roland Dyens, Sept. 30
Goran Krivokapic, Nov. 11
Ana Vidovic, Jan. 21
The Assad Duo, March 31
Jorge Caballero, April 29

Austin Lyric Opera Bass Concert Hall, 23rd Street and Robert Dedman Drive. 472-5992
www.austinlyricopera.org

'Il Trovatore,' Oct. 7-10
'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,' Jan. 7-15
'Don Giovanni,' April 28-May 1

Austin Singers
314-5532

'A (Mostly) English Christmas,' Dec. 2-3. University Presbyterian Church, 2203 San Antonio St.
Spring concert, May 12-13

Austin Symphony Orchestra
476-6064
www.austinsymphony.org

The Righteous Brothers with Bill Medley, Sept. 24. Riverbend Centre, 4214 N. Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360)
Marc-André Hamelin, Oct. 21 and Oct. 23. Bass Concert Hall, 23rd Street and Robert Dedman Drive
Halloween Children's Concert, Oct. 30. Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave.
Benedetto Lupo, Nov. 18-19. Bass Concert Hall
Handel's 'Messiah,' Dec. 6. Bass Concert Hall
Christmas Sing-A-Long, Dec. 13. Riverbend Centre
Five By Design's 'Radio Days,' Dec. 30-31. Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Jan. 20-21. Bass Concert Hall
Janina Fialkowska, Feb. 3-4. Bass Concert Hall
The Spinners, Feb. 18. Riverbend Centre
Alisa Weilerstein, March 3-4. Bass Concert Hall
Hilary Hahn, April 14-15. Bass Concert Hall
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, May 5-6. Palmer Events Center
Diane Walsh, May 26-27. Bass Concert Hall
Joe McDermott and the Smart Little Creatures, June 3. Symphony Square, 1111 Red River St.
H-E-B Fourth of July concert, July 4. Zilker Park

Chamber Soloists of Austin
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Dr. 380-0065
www.chambersoloists.com

'A Sampling of 20th Century Music from Around the World,' Sept. 17
'Chamber Music Contrasts,' Nov. 26
Chamber Orchestra Concert, Feb. 11
'Musical Collaborations,' March 25

Conspirare
Various locations. 476-5775
www.conspirare.org

'Perpetual Light,' Oct. 14-15
Conspirare Children's Choir, Dec. 4
'Christmas at the Carillon,' Dec. 7-14
'Russian Winter,' Jan. 27
'Wondrous Journey,' Feb. 24-27
Conspirare Children's Choir, May 7
'Mozart! (Like You've Never Heard It Before),' June 16-17

La Follia Austin Baroque Various locations. 474-TIXS
www.lafollia.org

'Beloved by Bach,' Oct. 21
'Fa-La-La-Follia,' Dec. 3
'Musical Moonlighting,' Feb. 17
'Trash or Treasure III: The Good, the Bad and the Shameless,' April 28

One World Theatre 7701 Bee Cave Road. 330-9500
www.oneworldtheatre.org

Stanley Jordan, Jan. 27
George Winston, Feb. 3-4
Bobby Caldwell, Feb. 14
Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band, Feb. 24
Spyro Gyra, March 24

St. Cecilia Music Series
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Drive. 345-8866

'Two Tone,' Sept. 16
'A Handelian Festival,' Sept. 30
St. Cecilia Baroque Festival, Dec. 2-4
'(Not so) Straight-Ahead Jazz for the 21st Century,' Jan. 27
Balcones Community Orchestra, Feb. 5
'The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree: Music from Bach's Ancestors,' March 10
Austin Chamber Ensemble, April 2
Nathaniel Bryant Mayfield, May 12

Salon Concerts
Various locations. 345-2785
www.salonconcerts.org

'Early German Blossoms,' Oct. 2-4
'Bouquets and Boutonnieres,' Nov. 13-15
'Friendships, Florets and a Flute,' Jan. 22-24
'German Blumen and a Russian Kolokochik,' March 5-7

Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Alma Thomas Theater, Southwestern University, Georgetown. (512) 863-1379
www.ssfa.southwestern.edu

Kiyoshi Tamagawa, Sept. 17
David Asbury, Sept. 30
Scott Carrell, Oct. 24
Royal College of Music, Oct. 26
Southwestern University Chorale, Nov. 13
Southwestern University Orchestra, Nov. 20
Hai Zheng and Pam Rossman, Feb. 4
Scott Holden, Feb. 11
Evangeline Bennedetti, April 11
Weston Hurt, April 20
Southwestern University Chorale, April 23
Southwestern University Orchestra, April 30

Tafelmusik/Wild Basin Winds Various locations. 491-6317
www.wildbasinwinds.com

Blumer, Stravinsky, Dohnanyi and Ginaster, Nov. 6 and Nov. 8
Schifrin, Sampson, Nielsen and Persichetti, March 5 and March 7
Gryc, Grantham, Fish and Bach, Aug. 25-27

Texas Choral Consort
Various locations. 445-6151
www.txconsort.org

'A Cathedral Christmas,' Dec. 16-18
'Introspection and Inspiration: The Fauré and Duruflé Requiems,' Feb. 10-11
'Summing Up the 18th Century: Mozart's Mass in C minor,' Aug. 18-19

Texas State University-San Marcos School of Music
(512) 245-2651 www.finearts.txstate.edu/music

Stephen Hager, Sept. 6
Indra Thomas, Sept. 10
'An Evening of Schubert: Songs and Chamber Music,' Sept. 19
John Schmidt, Sept. 20
Ian Davidson, Sept. 23
Trio Encantada, Sept. 25
Texas State Symphony Orchestra, Sept. 30
Jazz Ensemble, Oct. 3
Wind Ensemble, Oct. 6
Chorale Collage, Oct. 9
Daris Hale, Oct. 13
Jazz Orchestra, Oct. 17
Symphonic Winds, Oct. 18
Lora Deahl, Oct. 20
University Chorale, Nov. 3
Jazz Ensemble, Nov. 7
HornCats, Nov. 8
Texas Flute Choir, Nov. 10
Texas State Symphony, Nov. 11
Ed Smith, Nov. 12
Men's and Women's Chorus, Nov. 13
Supple Folk Music Series, Nov. 13
Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Band, Nov. 15
Symphonic Winds, Nov. 16
Wind Ensemble, Nov. 17
VocaLibre, Nov. 19
University Singers, Nov. 20
Jazz Orchestra, Nov. 21
Jazz Combo I, Nov. 28
Michael Martin Murphey and the Texas State Symphony, Nov. 29
Choral Christmas Concert, Dec. 1 and Dec. 3
'Amahl and the Night Visitors,' Dec. 4
School of Music & Opera Texas presents:
Jazz Combo II, Dec. 4
Jazz Ensemble's Christmas Concert, Dec. 5

UT Performing Arts Center
471-1444
www.utpac.org

Ensemble Bartok de Chile, Sept. 22. Bates Recital Hall
Jimmy Scott and the Jazz Expressions, Sept. 30. Hogg Auditorium
'Orion,' Philip Glass, Oct. 14. Bass Concert Hall
Canadian Brass, Oct. 16. Bass Concert Hall
Yamato, the Drummers of Japan, Oct. 25. Bass Concert Hall
James Winn, Nov. 9. McCullough Theatre
Holiday Organ Concert, Dec. 15. Bates Recital Hall
Andrew Heller, Jan. 25. McCullough Theatre
Estonian Philaharmonic Choir, March 5. Hogg Auditorium
Ying Quartet, March 24. Hogg Auditorium
Lang Lang, April 9. Bass Concert Hall

UT School of Music
Various locations at the University of Texas. 471-1444
www.music.utexas.edu

Anton Nel, Sept. 18
Mark Kellogg, Sept. 21
Bruce Neswick, Sept. 25
Encantada Trio, Sep. 26
UT Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 3
UT New Music Ensemble, Oct. 4
UT Wind Ensemble, Oct. 5
UT Jazz Orchestra, Oct. 7
UT Symphony Band, Oct. 12
UT University Orchestra, Oct. 18
UT Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Winds, Oct. 19
UT Jazz Ensemble, Oct. 20
Gerre Hancock, Oct. 23
UT Men's and Women's Chorus, Oct. 28
UT Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 31
UT New Music Ensemble, Nov. 1
UT Trombone Choir, Nov. 2
UT Chamber Singers, Nov. 4
UT Harp Ensemble, Nov. 7
UT Percussion Ensemble, Nov. 8
UT Saxophone Ensemble, Nov. 9
Carol Williams, Nov. 13
UT Jazz Combo, Nov. 14
Miró Quartet and Anton Nel, Nov. 15
UT Horn Choir, Nov. 17
UT Jazz Orchestra, Nov. 18
UT Choral Arts Society, Nov. 18 and 20
Longhorn Singers, Nov. 19
Harvey Pittel, Nov. 20
UT Symphony Band, Nov. 21
UT Jazz Combo, Nov. 28
UT University Orchestra, Nov. 29
UT Symphony Orchestra, Dec. 5

UT Opera
University of Texas. 471-1444
www.music.utexas.edu

'El Amor Brujo' and 'La Vida Breve,' Oct. 28-Nov. 6
'The Scarecrow,' Feb. 24-March 5
'Dialogues of the Carmelites,' April 21-30