The Human Touch

Violinist Laurie Young Stevens finds the passion and flash in baroque music

"...You won't catch Laurie Young Stevens bowing to Bach, venerating Vivaldi, or kowtowing..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Big Old Jam Thing, Baroque Style

For its post-Thanksgiving concert of Suites and Leftovers, La Follia reheats the best bits of the musical past into a jazzy feast.

"...freedom to be spontaneous," he says. The ensemble's violinist Laurie Young Stevens, he adds, "is a master of that..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Mid-Winter Festival Schedule

"...Laurie Young Stevens, violin, and Andrus Madsen, harpsichord: "Laurie Stevens'..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Music Feature

The Baroque Festival Concert II

Despite many glorious moments in St. Cecilia Music Series' Baroque Festival Concert II, there was evidence throughout that the musicians may have taken on too much

"...Likewise, violinist Laurie Stevens and recorder player Letitia Berlin brought virtuosity to..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Suites and Leftovers

La Follia made a feast of leftovers for their post-Thanksgiving offering at First Presbyterian Church.

"...of the highlights was his sensitive partnering with violinist Laurie Stevens in Bach's Cantabile in G, a leftover jewel..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Collegia Musikum

How music from the Medieval and Baroque eras impacts us today

"...One such instrumentalist is early music violinist Laurie Stevens, who performs throughout the upcoming festival, and gushes..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Music Feature by Robi Polgar

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Leslie Stevens, Sweet Charity..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live Adz

Sufjan Stevens' new age

"...were startled last night when they walked into Sufjan Stevens’ sold-out performance at the Long Center expecting an evening..."

Oct. 20, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Celtic 101

Texas platters

"...Thou My Vision" by Tamsen Mann with violin soloist Laurie Stevens, and "Wren King" with soloist Christopher LeCluyse, plus..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Music Review by Margaret Moser

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.

"...Laurie Stevens, Mid-Winter Festival of Music Museum Exhibition"Brazilian Visual Poetry,"..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Harmonia Ariosa

Texas Early Music Project delivered a magical night of live music and discovery

"...Joining concertmistress Laurie Young Stevens and other TEMP regulars were Dutch recorder..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Wednesday Picks

"...Not Noiice this spring for further investigation. – Darcie Stevens Zookeeper..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...D: Edward Bernds; with Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Laurie Mitchell, Paul Birch, Patrick Waltz, Barbara Darrow, Marilyn Buferd...."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Early to Rise

Daniel Johnson loves early music's purity of sound and intimacy, and he's not alone

"...Prewitt sings, you want more of it") and violinist Laurie Young Stevens ("You don't think about what she can't..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Le Muse Giocose (The Playful Muses)

Le Muse Giocose took Italian Baroque love songs as its heart, and the quality – and approachability – of the enchanting soprano Jenifer Thyssen and her musical collaborators was of the highest magnitude

"...of gifted early-music performers: Scott Horton, Barrett Sills, and Laurie Young Stevens (who seems to be everywhere this classical..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Back to Josquin

Texas Early Music Project Director Danny Johnson on the 15th-century composer he keeps returning to.

"...Play of Daniel, a solo recital by TEMP concertmaster Laurie Young Stevens, and the opera L'Orontea by early Baroque..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Lisa Bruner, Angela Miller, Walker Bass, Giselle Rodriguez, Sarah Stevens, Kevin Wood, Jeremy Benoit, Tricia Richards, Kimberley Morgan, Mary..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...is a surreal leap into post-electronic chaos. – Darcie StevensMIDLAKE11pm, Friends Enchanting and intelligent, Denton's Midlake started making waves..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Let Them Entertain You

The story of Austin Musical Theatre is itself a musical, complete with kids-with-a-dream beginnings, against-all-odds successes, and nail-chewing jams. Well, now comes the big-belting, high-kicking, pull-out-the-stops showstopper: a revue revisiting AMT's greatest song-and-dance numbers, Celebrate Austin Musical Theatre.

"...-- Anneliese van der Pol and Kevin Earley (Oklahoma!'s Laurie and Curly); Armen Dirtadian (Fiddler's Tevye); LuAnn Aronson (The..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...DEAR GOD D: Garry Marshall; with Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Maria Patillo, Tim Conway, Roscoe Lee Browne, Hector..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Who Let the Dogs Out?

A playlist for the dog days of summer

"...prime proponents of the Nineties alt.country movement, Cary Hudson, Laurie Stirratt, and Frank Coutch loved their dogs, even titling..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Monteverdi's 'Vespers of 1610': Heaven, I'm in Heaven

For Jeffrey Jones-Ragona and Daniel Johnson, performing Monteverdi's divine 'Vespers of 1610' in its entirety at St. Mary's Cathedral is a dream come true

"...Whole Noyse, cornettist Douglas Kirk of Montreal, and violinist Laurie Young Stevens leading the TEMP Baroque Orchestra) and a..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Angel for AMT

The recent fiscal crisis for Austin Musical Theatre threatened to keep the company from mounting any future productions, but producer Charles Duggan has come to AMT's rescue, offering to produce a week-long retrospective of musical numbers from the company's first 15 productions.

"...Earley and Anneliese van der Pol (Oklahoma!'s Curly and Laurie), Lauren Hathaway (The Sound of Music's Maria and Gypsy's..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ATX Television Festival Takes on the Coronavirus

Virtual festival will tackle how the pandemic changes lives

"...– a reunion of Cougar Town stars Busy Philipps (Laurie Keller) and Christa Miller (Ellie Torres), plus the eagerly-awaited..."

May 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Grow Into Emo’s

Berkshire Hounds back a piano-smashing good time, non-Spring Break SXSW needs more volunteers, and Bayonne brings his piano home

"...in it for the music." Best Radio Personality select Laurie Gallardo later expanded that: "To call this a job..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Duncan Jones, Writer: Ben Ripley When soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...Australia (Director: John Fink; Screenwriters: John Fink and Sally Stevens) -- Mesmerizing, disturbing, hilarious, disgusting, compelling, repelling...."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Laurie Young Stevens, Flash and Trash..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Laurie Young Stevens, Flash and Trash..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

12th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The winners and the judges

"...Ankrum, BookPeople, Wayne Alan Brenner, Brian Carr, Erin Collier, Laurie Dreesen, Wells Dunbar, Mark Fagan, Liz Franklin, Sarah Hamlin,..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

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