Shorter Fuse, Bigger Bang

Fusebox Fest down to five days, but it's as explosive as ever

"...Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, and Russia. Among them: • Composer/artist Mark Mothersbaugh, who will lead a performance of orchestral..."

Feb. 4, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Charged Up

The 10th Fusebox Festival gets off to an electric start with 'Mozart Requiem Undead'

"...of volts through his inanimate form until the great composer is once again alive! Alive!..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sondheim: Side by Side – by Side

Austin gets a triple scoop from the musical master: 'Company,' 'Merrily We Roll Along,' and 'Assassins'

"...a smorgasbord of Sondheim: three new productions of the composer/lyricist's works – Company (Austin Theatre Project), Merrily We Roll..."

April 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Russell M. Dembin

Your Menuhin Winners

Fukuda, Waarts take first in young violinist competition

"...Zhou, 12, of the U.S., Fourth ($2,000), and the Composer's Prize, for the best performance of "The Cowboy and..."

March 4, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...pop." Next up, Philip Karneef fancies himself a "modern composer," which in this case means "goofy white guy is..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Figure in the Frame

The exhibit Arnold Newman: Masterclass gives us all a lesson in the power of the photographic portrait

"...probably seen Newman photographs. His portraits of artists, scientists, composers, businessmen – even a notable war criminal – studded..."

March 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

'Les Enfants Terribles'

Philip Glass opera gives new meaning to sibling rivalry

"...with a trio of adaptations in the Nineties, the composer chose Les Enfants Terribles to follow his operatic version..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Graduating, With Honors

Local awards are nice, but Austin artists are being recognized nationally all the time now

"...local painter, local playwright, local poet, local choreographer, local composer, local what-you-will on the creative front receiving a major..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Texas Performing Arts

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

"...ensembles eighth blackbird and Bang on a Can All-Stars, composer/video artist Jean Piché, et al.), wants to go even..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday SXSW can't escape the blurbs!

"...8:15pm, Karma Lounge Composer, producer, and London rocker Prokofiev – grandson of Russian..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Birthday Suit(e)

Old friends Hanan Alattar and Michelle Schumann tackle the art song artfully

"...latest concert, Birthday Suit(e). For this celebration of four composers whose birth years tick backward from 2010 in tidy..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

'aRrrrrrr, play us a song there, Matey'

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

"...Trio in A minor, an elegant example of the composer's signature sonic landscape. The three master musicians soared through..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

The Miró Quartet

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

"...University of Texas on the composer's quartets, the Miró is back on its crowded touring..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

New Music Ensemble

Three artists reunite on an opera they first worked on together 30 years ago

"...about a lunatic monarch? That would be Dan Welcher, composer, teacher, and founder of the New Music Ensemble at..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Conspirare

The Austin choral ensemble's new CD of Tarik O'Regan music is set to captivate the world

"...of works by the phenomenally gifted (and award-winning) young composer Tarik O'Regan. Now, at the start of the 2008..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Soundtracking unknown worlds with sci-fi instrumentation

"...me, while some are still a mystery. For the composer and director, a science-fiction score presents specific challenges, and..."

July 25, 2008 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

Jazzin' Up Catfish Row

After 70 years, Zach creates a Porgy and Bess for Austin

"...canon, the masterpiece of one of this country's greatest composers at the height of his artistic powers and popular..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Graham Reynolds

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2007

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

"...piece for kids was its own amazing journey, but composer Graham Reynolds, librettist Beverly Bardsley, and choir Artistic Director..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Man With the Light Touch

Peter Bay leads the Austin Symphony with the finesse of Astaire

"...In the same way that Bay knows music, composer and UT School of Music professor Dan Welcher knows..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Threshold of Night: Music of Tarik O'Regan

Listening to Conspirare sing Tarik O'Regan's music, we held infinity in our ears

"...Triptych, and at times during the program of the composer's music performed by Conspirare last week, you could feel..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Conspirare

Tarik O'Regan writes just the kind of lush choral music Conspirare loves to sing

"...its first concert of the season to a British composer who's not only not a household name but not..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter

Sheet music

"...that has spanned nearly 50 years, the saxophonist and composer has molded the sound and shape of cutting-edge jazz..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Attention to Sound

John Cage's approach to music has shaped how Michelle Schumann listens to and plays it

"...reproductions of music, he became the most recorded American composer. He was shunned by the musical establishment and rarely..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Sheet Music

"...the most important primary resource available on the Russian composer (1906-1975). The hubbub has not deterred the author, who..."

May 28, 2004 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

Articulations

Renowned composer and educator Kent Kennan has died, longtime Paramount Theatre manager Paul Beutel calls it quits, and Vincent Kitch signs on as the city of Austin's cultural arts program manager.

"...Austin's master of counterpoint and composer of renown has died. Kent Kennan, winner of the..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Evocations: The Music of Hugo Distler, Opus 12

With its presentation of sacred choral works by early 20th-century German composer Hugo Distler, the Conspirare Choir put its versatility on best display and provided a sequence of absolutely divine sounds.

"...The presentation of a single composer's works in an evening offers performers and audiences the..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

New in Print

Coffeetable book Great Women of Film touches upon the difficulties women face in Hollywood, but it's actually an invaluable primer for anyone who wants to work in film.

"...craft. Rachel Portman may have been the first female composer to receive an Academy Award (for Emma), but "I've..."

April 12, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Conception of Fate

The Austin Symphony's performance of the program Conception of Fate, with its works by Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven, melded craft and style into a profound, spirited, joyful night of art.

"...piece settles into a quite comfortable world where the composer's unique voice resounds. The Brahms selection, Gesang der Parzen..."

March 1, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Richard Rodgers: These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things

Three artists from Austin Musical Theatre's production of The Sound of Music share some of their personal observations about Richard Rodgers and his musical legacy.

"...defining all the qualities that makes him a great composer and his music enduring. But there is room for..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Heart of Glass

UT Performing Arts Center presents a Philip Glass retrospective, "Philip on Film," with Glass performing live his film compositions.

"...the Beach, Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi: The music of American avant-garde composer Philip Glass is as much a part of the..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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