More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...of it. That essentially describes the reaction of the Austin Critics Table to the last year in the arts...."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...Three nights of new plays by member playwrights of Austin Script Works, a support organization for committed dramatists. Two..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Music to Wave Flags By

The 411 on the 4th of July concerts in the 512 and environs

"...Austin Symphony Orchestra www.austinsymphony.org Wed., July 4, 8:30pm Vic Mathias..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Strike Up the Band!

If it's patriotic tuneage you want for your Fourth, here it is

"...Austin Symphony Orchestra www.austinsymphony.org Sat., July 4, 8:30pm Vic Mathias..."

July 1, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Stars and Stripes Forever!

Where to get your patriotic tuneage this Independence Day

"...Overture, and a full-throated chorus of our National Anthem. Austin Symphony Orchestra www.austinsymphony.org Sat., July 4, 8:30pm, Vic Mathias..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Top 10 (+1) Dance Classical Music Treasures of 2013

In 2013, dance and classical music were distinguished by their breadth of expression and eloquence

"...6) BRAHMS: 'PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1' (Austin Symphony Orchestra) A wide-ranging tour as fraught with hazards..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...Artesi, Patricia Bennett, and "a different adoptable guest from Austin Dog Rescue each weekend as the incorrigible canine, Crab."..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Robert Rudié

In memoriam

"...longtime master of the fiddle – perhaps the longest Austin's known. Robert Rudié passed away Sunday, March 4, three..."

March 23, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Smothers Brothers

Tom, the elder Smothers Brother, talks about comedy, his heroes, and politics

"...Prior to their appearance at Dell Hall with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Tom Smothers spoke to the Chronicle about..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Music Is Pretty Much Incessant

P. Kellach Waddle, the River City's 'educated hillbilly,' composes himself a life

"...Take a good look at the Austin-based classical composer P. Kellach Waddle. His long hair curls..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Articulations

Bay Gets the Baton

"...Well, the fat lady has finally sung in the Austin Symphony Orchestra`s long, long search for a new conductor...."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jess Williamson, Ondara, Cherubs, Blushing, and more recommended shows

"...Dale Watson on her 30th birthday. Now 35, the Austin-launched, L.A.-and-Marfa-based songwriter lands an ideal musical homecoming. Williamson will..."

June 9, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

On the Funding Front

The symphony, Long Center, and Blanton Museum of Art have all seen lots of green sprouting in their yards lately

"...Spring has come early to some Austin arts institutions. They've seen lots of green sprouting in..."

March 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dvorák's New World Inquiry

How a Czech composer helped America find its authentic voice

"...Burleigh's "Deep River" and other spirituals prior to the Austin Symphony concert Friday, Nov. 12.)"And so, it is very..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Local Composer Peter Stopschinski Releases 50 Free Albums in One Summer

That’s just the kind of guy he is

"...can be as fun as being right. Winter in Austin is a fox. Summer in Austin is a giant,..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Kirk Lynn

Austin Symphony Orchestra: Copland and Mexico

ASO took its audience across the border to let us 'see' our southern neighbor in music

"...Austin Symphony Orchestra: Copland and MexicoDell Hall at the Long..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...2010, to April 30, 2011, were assembled by the Austin American-Statesman's Michael Barnes (arts), Cate Blouke (theatre), Claire Canavan..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Conspirare CD sells big, ASO executive director leaves, and learn to advocate for the arts

"...For more information, contact Janet Seibert at 974-7860 or janet.seibert@ci.austin.tx.us...."

Sept. 26, 2008 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...it was for me to be invited to the Austin Music Awards to accept an award!..."

March 25, 2005 Column

Don't Talk During Performances

"...time in perhaps three years, I went to an Austin Symphony Orchestra concert last Saturday, attracted by the presence..."

March 21, 2005 Postmarks

New Worlds

Schedule of events

"...Peter Bay conducts the Austin Symphony Orchestra with guest pianist Benjamin Pasternack in performances..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Arts Feature

Arts Bullets

It's Edinburgh for 'Bolero,' the Big Apple for 'Flawed' and 'St. Enid,' and AMOA for PR guy David Wyatt

"...The symphony's loss is the museum's gain. David Wyatt, who's been..."

June 18, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts

This week's recommended live offerings

"...of Southern-rock fried Texas honky-tonk.   – Doug Freeman Austin Psych Fest..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Top 10 Things to Happen to Classical Music in 2014

The year saw Austin go big in classical with big-name artists and competitions coming to town, and big crowds, too

"...1) THE MENUHIN COMPETITION Austin got to host this massive international violin competition the..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Austin Symphony Orchestra With Anton Nel

This concert of music by neglected composer Edward Burlingame Hill returned some lost gems to the concert hall

"...Which is just what the Austin Symphony Orchestra's first concert of 2014 held – not..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Rite of Spring

Ballet Austin's triple bill melded classicism, romance, and biology to striking effect

"...Balanchine's 1956 "Allegro Brillante," which opened Ballet Austin's Rite of Spring triple bill, has been in the..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Personnel Changes

With the record heat, August brought the departures of three executive directors

"...In Austin's arts scene, it's not uncommon for personnel changes to..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

New gifts to the Long Center, a new Little Elf for 'Santaland,' a new name for the AMOA Guild, a retirement at the symphony, and a return to Venice for Allison Orr

"...Performing Arts is getting a financial boost from two Austin couples. The ever-generous Sarah and Ernest Butler are doubling..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

ASO Concerts in the Park: The gift at the gazebo

The Austin Symphony is again presenting its summer series of concerts in Wooldridge Park, and the musicians love getting out of the concert hall and inside that park's gazebo

"...think of when you think of going to the symphony? I think of large concert halls, people dressed in..."

June 1, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

All Over Creation: Classical Alchemy

How Austin is transmuting the music of old into dance, art, and comedy

"...That, of course, was before I began encountering Austin artists with abilities that ancient alchemists would give their..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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