Texas Performing Arts

A major grant lets UT's arts presenter boost the profile of classical music

"...from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Texas Performing Arts, that presenter of concerts, plays, and other performances at..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Escher String Quartet

Despite flashes of fire, this concert by ACMF's 2010 quartet-in-residence felt cold

"...Escher String Quartet..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Blue Rhapsody

The kickoff to the Austin Chamber Music Center's 12th festival was as much theatre as it was concert

"...First to the stage was the Cecilia String Quartet for George Gershwin's sweet "Lullaby for String Quartet." The..."

July 18, 2008 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Principally Precocious

The Austin Chamber Music Festival's Principally Precocious was a concert with glorious personality: thoroughly welcoming, energetic, and mischievous

"...was animate from the start. Enter the Jupiter String Quartet, chamber music's rising stars. The 2007 recipients of the..."

July 20, 2007 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

The Miró Quartet

An inspiring celebration of Mendelssohn's 200th birthday by the string quartet at UT

"...Miró Quartet..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Miró Quartet with Anton Nel

A concert which proved that eloquence survives in the age of the sound bite

"...Miró Quartet With Anton NelBates Recital Hall Jan. 20..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Miró Quartet and Jorge Caballero

A toast to exceptional musicians with their namesake cocktails in hand

"...weekend along with a return pairing of the Miró Quartet and guitarist Jorge Caballero. Since more and more theatre..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

UT New Music Ensemble

This program of fresh work proved again why NME is one of Austin's hidden gems

"...poem of a third up-and-comer, and a celebrated string quartet by NME Director Dan Welcher...."

Feb. 18, 2011 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

The Seagull

Breakin' String Theatre's take on Chekhov goes down like a shot of fine vodka

"...revolving around the romantic and artistic conflict among its quartet of lovers based on Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, and Ophelia...."

Oct. 26, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Morning's at Seven

A fine cast and expert staging transport us back to a more gracious America

"...Jennifer Underwood play the sisters. They make a formidable quartet, with Dieterich as the gentle, loving Ida and Underwood..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Austin Symphony Orchestra with Caitlin Tully

Two years after her debut with the Austin Symphony at age 14, Caitlin Tully offered a superb, assured performance, with a cool mastery of a demanding Sibelius concerto

"...piece, too: The opening movement offered a brief string quartet, with basses humming in the background, to spar with..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

High Plains Chamber

The Harrington String Quartet, which makes its third appearance with the Austin Chamber Music Center's annual summer festival in July, is based in Amarillo, and though that may not seem like a likely spot for a chamber music ensemble, the members of the Harrington Quartet feel quite at home on the range.

"...to take root. It's not thought of as an arts mecca, but it can make some heady claims to..."

July 11, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Shostakovich 100

The year-long celebration Shostakovich 100 continues, and here's where to get your fix of the Russian composer's music through the rest of this winter

"...Cliburn Competition finalist Roberto Plano in performance with the Fine Arts Quartet on Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 1, plus..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Think 'New' Music

eighth blackbird helps Texas Performing Arts change how we regard classical

"...And that's exactly the attitude that Texas Performing Arts is trying to address with its classical music initiative...."

Jan. 25, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Commission Mission

UT's Performing Arts Center Spawns New Art

"...in our city is a great benefactor of the arts, one whose contributions in the past five years have..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Chamber Music Festival

Michelle Schumann's cause for excitement

"...certainly reflects that: in the historic eloquence of the Fine Arts Quartet, in the dynamic rhythms and experimentation of..."

June 29, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Night in Vienna

Friendship was the theme of the Budjanova Chamber Orchestra's A Night in Vienna, which was dedicated to the memory of Danielle Martin, the late UT professor whose life touched many of those at the concert

"...Helm Fine Arts Center, St. Stephen's School, May 22..."

May 28, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

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.

"...Austin Critics Table to the last year in the arts. As the informal affiliation of local arts writers gathered..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Dream Pursued

The Young Eight is showing the world of classical music what it means to be young, gifted, and black

"...string-slinging superstars such as Yo-Yo Ma and the Kronos Quartet, classical players today tend to bleed together in broad..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...Alan Roth: Robotics..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...Williams strummed his way to the top of the charts with "Classical Gas"?..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Education of a Lifetime

A look at UT's Performing Arts Center and the process by which they bring the biggest names in jazz to Austin.

"...Quinn, program manager for the University of Texas' Performing Arts Center, "but there's no one who's as dedicated to..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...St. Ament I had moved to Austin with a fine arts degree, which basically opened a lot of doors..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...hat to the show's excellent host (John Aielli) and fine sound engineer (Cliff Hargrove) but you forget to mention..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts. The group recognized artistry in the theatre and beyond..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Articulations

Owing to budget woes in the College of Fine Arts, the UT PAC Prop Shop is closed for business, and local choreographers and dance companies earn national awards and international gigs.

"...more resource in the ongoing battle by Austin performing arts groups to create maximum theatre on minimum budgets: The..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Fall is full of fairs and fests

"...the blue bloods will arrive at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston by way of the exhibition “Tudors to..."

Oct. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Cavani String Quartet with Gregory Allen

This Jessen Series of Distinguished Faculty Artists concert by the Cavani String Quartet saw these now-familiar Visiting Artists in Chamber Music at their performing, and pedagogic, peak.

"...Cavani String Quartet with Gregory Allen: Playfully Connected StringsJessen Auditorium, October 6..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music

Austin composer Russell Podgorsek teams with lit journal NANO Fiction to create short short stories with original scores

"...as the Excessive Noise Concert Series at the UT Fine Arts Library, the Sonorous Ensemble, and the annual Winter..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Don't Forget the Children

AISD races and bond proposals

"...A performing arts center, 100 acres of real estate, and new classrooms..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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