The little Austin music festival that could? The ‘It’s Winter Somewhere...
Austin’s slogan, “The Live Music Capital of the World,” is mostly associated with large festivals like South by Southwest and Austin City Limits, which...
For Austin’s Invoke quartet, the pandemic pause provided some creative positives
Like most of their musical peers, the Invoke ensemble found its performance calendar cleared in March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. And while...
Austin Opera selected for new Bloomberg Philanthropies digital accelerator program
Austin Opera is one of only 46 cultural organizations selected to participate the $30 million Bloomberg Philanthropies International Digital Accelerator Program.
It joins 26 U.S.-based...
Neighborhood sounds: A geolocated sound art tour invites you to listen...
On a recent cloudy morning, at the corner of Isabelle and Esther streets in the Highland neighborhood, I heard a duck quack. A digitally...
Message received: David Hammons’ ‘Global Fax Festival’
On an early May evening, just as life started to resume, pianist Myra Melford took to the stage at Hauser & Wirth in Los...
A Year In: Carla McElhaney, musician
The series ‘A Year In’ catches up with artists now that the coronavirus pandemic has passed its one-year mark.
Carla McElhaney is a multi-faceted musician, a...
LOLA’s Black Composers Concert is free
LOLA, or Local Opera Local Artists, will present a free online concert featuring soprano Dr. Nicole Taylor performing songs by Black Composers. Pianist Nikki...
Austin Opera heads back to the Long Center next season, and...
Austin Opera inventively weathered the pandemic. The company co-produced made-for-film short operas and screened them at Blue Starlite's alt drive-in locations. And just a...
This year’s Austin Chamber Music Festival plays outside, and online
Signaling a cautious return to live performance, this year's Austin Chamber Music Festival will take place both outdoors and online.
Live concerts will be held Thursday...
A Year In: Artina McCain, pianist
Artina McCain manages a multi-fold career as a piano soloist and university educator.And she is a scholar and concert curator of music by Black...
