Finding the Funny in Serious Music

When Igudesman & Joo play classical, they really play

"...the medium, and like Victor Borge, Spike Jones, PDQ Bach, Anna Russell, Harpo Marx, Dudley Moore, and Austin's own..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Herd the Third: More Concerti by Bach for Multiple Harpsichords

La Follia takes the harpsichord beyond Bach and proves the instrument isn't just for the baroque

"...Herd the Third: More Concerti by Bach for Multiple HarpsichordsFirst Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Sunday, Jan...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW: A Thousand Bands And More

Latest huge infodump adds Clutch, Vampire Weekend

"...there's some familiar names. Blues-tinged bruisers Clutch; A Seb Bach-free Skid Row; Canadian noise rockers Ken Mode; And British..."

Jan. 10, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Have You 'Herd'?

It's another stampede to La Follia's harpsichord concert

"...of the year to the harpsichord music of J.S. Bach. Now, it might come as a surprise – as..."

Jan. 5, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Top 10 Ensembles of 2012

The year's most memorable groupings in classical music, dance, and theatre

"...groups joined forces for a massive, power-charged concert of Bach, Bernstein, Stokowski, and Stravinsky...."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Film Flam

Alamo books Brooklyn, a hug circle for Matthew McConaughey, and more

"...(but currently Kickstarting), crazy-addictive slo-mo jousting game tuned to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos...."

Dec. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Recommended at Texas Book Festival

Capsule reviews and panel info

"...Reinventing Bachby Paul Elie Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 512 pp., $30..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature

Harmonies for the Elderly

Deepa Rajan serenades victims of Alzheimer’s and dementia

"..."After I finished playing a piece by Bach, one nursing home resident told me that she had..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...the Feud for Dallas’ Pro-Football Future) Paul Elie (Reinventing Bach) Chris Elliott (The Guy Under the Sheets: The Unauthorized..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Miró Quartet and Jorge Caballero

A toast to exceptional musicians with their namesake cocktails in hand

"...up some fine, aged single-malt Scotch with a solo Bach Partita, then the evening closes with a limoncello martini:..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Soccer Watch

Aztex players named to all-conference team, Hope Solo rips Chastain, and more

"...After winning their group with a perfect record, Abby Wam­bach and company move into the quarterfinals Friday against surprise..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Solo Symphony

When maestro Peter Bay was truly conducting, electricity charged this dance he inspired

"...love of music, he conducted an orchestral arrangement of Bach's lilting "Sheep May Safely Graze." After a few minutes,..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Yankee Baroque

La Follia expanded our sense of our country's founders through the music they heard and sang

"...will displace the work of Vivaldi, Handel, or J.S. Bach at the summit of baroque musical achievement, but that..."

July 6, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Chamber Music Festival

Michelle Schumann's cause for excitement

"...Mornin'," Steve Reich's "New York Counterpoint," and Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata in D Major for Viola da Gamba. With..."

June 29, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fast Approaching Swiftly Gone

American Repertory Ensemble's latest conveyed the mood and form of good poetry

"...accompanied a dance trio with the "Sarabanda" of J.S. Bach's Partita No. 2. The dancers wore flat coppery-beige costumes..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...Rommel Sulit, Big Love/Men of Tortuga/Bacha Bazi (Boy Play)/The Dragon Play Ensemble Performance..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Orchestrating Partnerships

Maestro Peter Bay likes to play with others – especially when they're outside the orchestra

"...with it?' That took longer to figure out. Somehow, Bach and Stravinsky always make good pairings for me, and..."

May 4, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Return of the Herd of Harpsichords

This La Follia concert was to the harpsichord what a fine wine tasting is to vino

"...a follow-up to the baroque music ensemble's hugely successful Bach's Herd of Harpsichords concert a year ago. You could..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Five O'Clock Land

Closing Encore Records is no walk in the park for Chuck Lokey

"...In used vinyl, Ransom Wilson looks up from his Bach/Telemann suites LP, a flute to his lips, his eyes..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

Top 10 Classical Music Treasures of 2011

Ancient voices, singing strings, and lots of Bach made 2011 a fine year for ears

"...6) 'OUT OF THE BACH'S' (Austin Chamber Music Center) This pairing of pianist Michelle..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Soccer Watch

World Player of the Year nominees announced, and more

"...are Homare Sawa of World Cup champion Japan, Abby Wam­bach, and Marta...."

Dec. 9, 2011 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

All Over Creation: Classical Alchemy

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

"...Ballet Austin artistic director won't have a work by Bach just accompany a ballet he's created. As he proved..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Headlines

"...Two of his presidential nomination rivals – Congresswoman Michele Bach­mann and former Sen. Rick Santorum – savaged Perry's 2007..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature

Point Austin: Rick Perry, Boy Scientist

When it comes to science, the Inquisition's got nothing on the guv

"...he understands what it was like to be J.S. Bach. But more to the point, had Perry been around..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Stanford Kay and Sarah Ferguson

The patterned squares and rectangles rendered here suggest frozen music

"...some baroquely ornate cathedral, and you likely imagine whatever Bach you may have heard; a pile of once-residential rubble..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Blist'ring Strings

This summer the Austin Chamber Music Festival really brings the heat

"...Johnson Wildflower Center. They've played the Continental Club, for Bach's sake! This isn't just the same old, same old..."

July 8, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Strength in Numbers

Got MilkDrive?

"...that are really kind of taken from people like Bach with different patterns going on. We really started out..."

June 15, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Black Arts Movement

In Katrina's wake, Samuel Thompson eased survivors' pain with Bach

"...trained musician responded with the "Adagio" from Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata No. 1 in G Minor and the "Andante"..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Bach's Herd of Harpsichords, La Follia Austin Baroque..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Soccer Watch

Orlando City (ex-Austin Aztex) open play in the new USL Pro league, and more

"...day. Thursday: 4A semifinals; Friday: 5A semifinals; Saturday: finals. Birkel­bach Field behind Georgetown High School, 2275 N. Austin Ave...."

April 8, 2011 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

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