Austin Chamber Music Festival gala at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
The Austin Chamber Music Festival kicks off tonight with a special concert featuring Peter Bay conducting George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with pianist Michelle Schumann. Also on the program is the world premiere of University of Texas composer Dan Welcher’s “Four Personal Ads,” featuring soprano Mela Dailey. The Cecilia String Quartet tops off the evening with Gershwin’s “Lullaby.” The concert takes place at the Lady Bird Johnson National Wildflower Center, 4801 LaCrosse Avenue, Austin TX.
The festival continues throughout the week.
Saturday, July 12, 3:00 pm
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Wild Basin Winds
Mathew Krejc flute, Ian Davidson oboe, Steve Girko clarinet, Thomas Hale French horn, and Daris Word Hale bassoon
Austin Children’s Museum, 2nd & Colorado
454-0026 / 454-7562 / 472-2499 $6/$4
Saturday, July 12, 7:30 pm
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Cecilia String Quartet
Sarah Nematallah and Min Jeong Koh violins, Caitlin Boyle viola, and Rebecca Wenham cello
Haydn, Brahms, & Belinda Reynolds’ “Static Motion”
Rollins Studio Theatre, Long Center, 701 West Riverside Drive
474-5664 / 454-0026 / 454-7562 $25
Monday, July 14, 1:00 pm
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Faculty Artists
Brentwood Christian School, 11908 North Lamar Boulevard
454-0026 / 454-7562 FREE
Tuesday, July 15, 1:00 pm
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Gryphon Piano Trio
Annalee Patipatanakoon violin, Roman Borys cello, and Jamie Parker piano
Brentwood Christian School, 11908 North Lamar Boulevard
454-0026 / 454-7562 FREE
Tuesday, July 15, 7:30 pm
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Gryphon Piano Trio
Annalee Patipatanakoon violin, Roman Borys cello, and Jamie Parker piano
Mozart, Dvorak, & Christos Hatzis’ “Old Photographs”
Dell Hall, Long Performing Arts Center, 701 West Riverside Drive
474-5664 / 454-0026 / 454-7562 $25
Wednesday, July 16, 7:00 pm
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Cecilia String Quartet
Sarah Nematallah and Min Jeong Koh violin, Caitlin Boyle viola, and Rebecca Wenham cello
Brighton Gardens, 4401 Spicewood Springs Road
454-0026 / 454-7562 FREE
Thursday, July 17, noon
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Steve Girko clarinet, Margaret Coltman cello, and Felicity Coltman piano
Central Presbyterian Church, 8th & Brazos
472-2445 / 454-0026 / 454-7562 FREE (lunch $5)
Thursday, July 17, 1:00 pm
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Meridian Arts Ensemble
Brentwood Christian School, 11908 North Lamar Boulevard
454-0026 / 454-7562 FREE
Thursday, July 17, 7:30 pm
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Tosca String Quartet
Leigh Mahoney and Tracy Seeger violin, Ames Asbell viola, and Sara Nelson cello
University of Texas Harry Ransom Center, 21st & Guadalupe
454-0026 / 454-7562 FREE
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