A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...word "classical" throw you. In the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Composing Your Austin Summer Music Calendar

Rock out at any one of these music fests in our summer roundup

"...Sun’s out and live music’s in the air: Must be summer festival season! Austin’s..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by James Scott

Top 10 Classical Music Treasures of 2011

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

"...THEN & NOW' (Conspirare) This breathtaking survey of early choral music in four concerts over three days was a..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

UT Choral Arts Society

For its fall 2005 concert, UT Choral Arts Society draws on the rich repertoire of English sacred music, transporting its audience to a London cathedral

"...the production suggested I use saccharine, poppy, modern Christian music to score it, I never wavered. Choirs and organs..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Butler School of Music: For this John Adams, a King

UT honors the Nixon in China composer with an award for his notable musical work and three concerts featuring his compositions

"...hat, you haven't been inside the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas. There, the buzz is..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Choral Consort

Double-barreled Requiem concert brings back Brahms and resurrects more Undead Mozart

"...In music, Requiems naturally focus on the dead – their eternal..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

"...1) MOZART REQUIEM UNDEAD (Golden Hornet Project/Texas Choral Consort/Texas Performing Arts/Fusebox Festival) An overflow crowd at the..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Classical Music Preview 'Tis the Season

I've written about the

"...Austin classical music scene for almost 10 years now, and I can't..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Arts Feature

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

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

"...the Austrian composer's scores that it felt as if music and movement flared from the same creative spark...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Treasures of 2010

Music and movement in 2010 made the mundane sacred and the serious silly

"...welcomed the new year by encompassing all time with choral works that opened one to the fullness of creation,..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...SXSW Music's opening ceremony unfolds with classical artist Dasom Baek, looper..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Seeking Stress Relief at Austin’s Center for Music Therapy

What the opposite of anxiety sounds like

"...Humans have been making music for at least 40,000 years. Hope Young contends that,..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Fri. 16, CU29, 11pm Club music for the masses of Guadalajara, Nacho Luquin and drummer..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Butler School of Music

Two concerts – one by Harvey Pittel, one for the late Rose Taylor – pay tribute to 'living in a song'

"...offered in two concerts at the Butler School of Music this weekend, one by pioneering saxophonist Harvey Pittel as..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...of conveying relatable emotion while being melodically technical. The choral intro on "Dancing in the Rain" contains an alt-classical..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...– and especially in 2020 – Austin recognizes a musical milestone. Meal program and publication from Jazz Mills, Carrie..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Interview: Dawg Yawp

Where sitar meets American folk song

"...nine years after they met at a high school choral concert. The two musically minded friends ultimately wound up..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2007

Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2007 in dance and classical music

"...Conspirare's National Endowment for the Arts-funded symposium on American music saw 14 choirs massed in the Riverbend sanctuary, and..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bach Vocal Music: His wondrous way with the human voice, exhibits A and B

Bach is in the air most splendidly this week, in concerts by La Follia and UT's Chamber Singers that testify anew to the composer's magnificent way with the human voice

"...performance of "Jesu, Meine Freude," the longest and most musically complex of Bach's six surviving motets, rendered by the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...a violent conductor guiding the homegrown trio's crescendoing compositions. Musically astute and artistically laser focused, Skeleton manages totally wretched..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Hot Luck Serves Up Music and a New Venue, Buffet Style

Five assorted picks for this weekend's food and sound festival

"...This year's musical bookings to accompany the foodie, Aaron Franklin-founded Hot Luck..."

May 26, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Future Museums, Charley Crockett, Merciful Heavens, Frederico7, Eric Unusual, and Bob Schneider

"...Musical observer of the universe Neil Lord, on his latest..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 9 Dance and Classical Music Treasures of 2009

Uncommon beauty and power danced a potent duet in the music and movement of 2009

"...the French Revolution was exquisitely staged and sung, its music and drama building as one to a theatrically stunning..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Events of 2005 That Engaged and Endure

'Chronicle' Arts Editor Robert Faires lists his favorite performances of dance and classical music from 2005

"...conducted by Jerry Junkin, captured in a profusion of musical styles and sonic extremes, from deafening roars to muted..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Events That Made 2006 a Year to Remember

"...glories it offers was itself glorious, with the impeccable choral ensemble revealing in every number, from medieval chant to..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Music Review: London’s Close Encounter Club Levitates Babeheaven, Sorry, and Weird Milk

Probing sonic atmosphere on the square mile’s northside

"...An expansive, warping choral sample of “What a Wonderful World” marked a stark..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Laiken Neumann

SXSW Music Review: Sassy 009

Even Norwegian royalty turns out for Oslo trio’s micro rave

"...year. Scheie Orellana has credited Georgijevic with the Hungarian choral influence on the band, characterizing it as a balanced..."

March 15, 2018 SXSW Post by Christina Garcia

'Renaissance & Response: Polyphony Then and Now'

The Austin chorus sings the praises of four classical composers – with new music

"...packed into three days? That's a crazy amount of music to master and present in such a short span,..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Up at VIII

With its heartbeat pulsing at Austin's tempo, choral group Ensemble VIII continues to climb

"...animation the interwoven melodic lines distinctive of Renaissance vocal music, a magnificent synergy is realized. Take away any one..."

May 10, 2013 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Robert Faires' Top 10 Joys in Dance and Classical in 2019

It was a year in which the bold and the beautiful made strong impressions in dance and music

"...(Austin Symphony) The 90-year-old seemed to bring his full musical career to bear on every note, sounding each with..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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