Top 10 Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2014

It was a year in which the personal shone through in dance and classical works small and large

"...in its 2010 premiere, its compelling pairings driven by Michelle Schumann's expressive readings of Bach and Glass...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Organic Chemistry

Austin Chamber Music Festival ensembles prove the key to great musicmaking is to like your fellow players

"...three years, says Austin Chamber Music Center Artistic Director Michelle Schumann, who programs the festival. She's been asking musicians..."

July 12, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

String Theory

Generous performances from violinist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio and pianist Gregory Allen made this an impressive recital

"...was originally slated to perform with ACMC Artistic Director Michelle Schumann, but when Schumann became pregnant with a due..."

April 19, 2013 Arts Review by Natalie Zeldin

Austin Chamber Music Festival: The aria of Anne Frank

For the first time in its 11-year history, the annual Austin Chamber Music Festival will present an opera: the Texas premiere of Grigori Frid’s The Diary of Anne Frank

"...have been if Austin Chamber Music Center Artistic Director Michelle Schumann hadn't become friends with Andreas Mitisek, artistic director..."

July 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Austin Chamber Music Festival

As the Austin Chamber Music Festival marks its 10th summer of celebrating the intimate joys of chamber music, it will be the last for Felicity Coltman as Austin Chamber Music Center director

"...organizational heavy lifting. (And that will be award-winning pianist Michelle Schumann, she of the annual John Cage birthday concerts.)..."

June 30, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

City Council adopts new guidelines for the Cultural Arts Funding Program, Michelle Schumann shoots off for a Canadian piano competition, and some 'palpable hits' to get your sweet William for Shakespeare's birthday

"...Schumann Schoot-Out..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The city wants you as a Cultural Contracts Program peer review panelist, Michelle Schumann competes in Canada, and Uncle Cuddles gets a gig

"...O Schumann!..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

'aRrrrrrr, play us a song there, Matey'

The chamber concert's piratical theme was cheeky, but the music was tremendous

"...music, which is why I am thrilled to see Michelle Schumann continue to lead the Austin Chamber Music Center..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Michelle Schumann, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Truth & Beauty: The Bach Project

This triple bill wasn't all truth or beauty, but it was a good night at the ballet

"...My Nature, more than the first. Accompanied by pianist Michelle Schumann's performance of selections by Bach and Philip Glass,..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Austin Chamber Music Festival: St. Lawrence String Quartet

This concert was a lesson in active listening from an active, assured, exceptional ensemble

"...When Austin Chamber Music Center Artistic Director Michelle Schumann introduced the quartet for this, its first appearance..."

July 21, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Three more events at the 2017 Austin Chamber Music Festival that are “Outside the Bachs”

"...returns to the festival and joins forces with pianist Michelle Schumann and the Tosca String Quartet to play a..."

July 7, 2017 Arts Feature

All Over Creation: Mozart Was an Austinite

The spirit of innovation that drove the composer lives on in our city

"...Aeolus String Quartet, Austin Chamber Music Center Artistic Director Michelle Schumann had alerted the crowd that the work wouldn't..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Chamber Music Festival 2010

There's no better way to get to know a musician than chamber music

"...four-week festival, the piano talent of festival Artistic Director Michelle Schumann serves as the inspirational anchor to such diverse..."

July 30, 2010 Arts Feature by Michael Kellerman

Austin Chamber Music Festival 2010

The chance to connect with professional musicians is at the heart of the festival

"...one month. In the words of festival Artistic Director Michelle Schumann, though, "It's not just about the concerts." A..."

July 23, 2010 Arts Feature by Michael Kellerman

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

This opera focused on the mind but had just as much to say about the heart

"...harp, led by Austin Chamber Music Center Artistic Director Michelle Schumann at the piano, looked right at home in..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Big honors for a local portraitist, a pianist, and two high school seniors, plus Austin Books raises $2K for First Amendment protection

"...• Michelle Schumann won the 2006 Janice K. Hodges Contemporary Piano..."

March 3, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

American Repertory Ensemble

Figuring dance and music to be great tastes that taste great together, American Repertory Ensemble aims to bring those art forms together in an organizational peanut butter cup

"...Edinburgh Fringe Festival are the Tosca String Quartet, pianist Michelle Schumann, and 10 dancers from across the country...."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chargaux at the 2017 Austin Chamber Music Festival

This dynamic Brooklyn-based string duo proves that the Austin Chamber Music Festival has many more colors than its name suggests

"...arrangements to his album 4 Your Eyez Only; and Michelle Obama, who brought them to the White House to..."

July 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Michelle Habeck, Winter Tryst/Woman's Work: Reconstructions of Self..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Happenings Online: A Chronicle Round-up for Your Quarantined Exploration

Live and creative diversions – from your talented friends & neighbors

"...That amazing Michelle Schumann and the Austin Chamber Music Center are currently..."

March 23, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Throwing a Big Bash for Beethoven in 2020

The classical community is lighting 250 candles for this musical superhero

"...Beethoven and the Infinite will feature ACMC Artistic Director Michelle Schumann and the Attacca Quar­tet playing a cello sonata,..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Chamber Music Center’s My Life

This concert of works by Brahms, Smetana, and Fujiwara contrasted autobiographical stories told within music by young composers and mature ones

"...less self-consciously autobiographical, but ACMC Artistic Director and pianist Michelle Schumann, who performed the work alongside Carpe Diem, made..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Top 10 Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2015

Leaving deep impressions from 2015's dance and classical music works were the unexpected elements, like screen doors, trees, and car horns

"...soprano Sonja DuToit Tengblad, tenor Eric Neuville, and pianist Michelle Schumann channeled the unique exuberance and mystery of this..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Chamber Musical Festival Sixth Annual Pride Concert

Was G.F. Handel on your Gaydar?

"...that specifically showcased music by the LGBT community anywhere. Michelle Schumann, artistic director of the Austin Chamber Music Center,..."

July 11, 2014 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Austin Chamber Music Festival 2014 Concert Schedule

"...July 19, 7:30pm, Bates Recital Hall Sara Sant'Ambrogio & Michelle Schumann..."

July 11, 2014 Arts Feature

The Glass Project

The music of Philip Glass in the three works of Ballet Austin's program provided more thread than theme

"...the other dances. Austin Chamber Music Center Artistic Director Michelle Schumann was there to play the music, piano pieces..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Top 10 (+1) Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2012

In 2012, dance memorably explored profound topics, and classical embraced Charlie Brown and George Washington

"...Vince Guaraldi's wistful, wonderful score played live, lovingly, by Michelle Schumann – that's what Christmas is all about, Charlie..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...An Evening of Works by Robert Schumann, Texas Piano Quartet Choral Performance..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Michelle Polgar, Cyrano de Bergerac..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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