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SUMMARY:American Salute
DESCRIPTION:Once again\, the ACO presents its annual FREE Pops Concerts at the Sheffield Hillside Theater in Zilker Park. Join us as we honor our armed forces and veterans. Our annual raffle drawing will award the chance to conduct John Phillip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever! \nProgram: \n\nStar Spangled Banner by John Stafford Smith\nAmerica\, the Beautiful by Samuel Ward\nArmed Forces Salute arranged by Robert Lowden\nAmerican Salute by Morton Gould\nVictory at Sea by Richard Rodgers\nHymn to the Fallen by John Williams\nThe March from “1941” by John Williams\nGod Bless America by Irving Berlin\nStars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa\n\nFor parking information\, click here. \n\n\n This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/free-pops-concert-2/
LOCATION:Sheffield Hillside Theatre at Zilker Park\, 2206 William Barton Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78746\, United States
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DTSTAMP:20260403T141534
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SUMMARY:American Salute
DESCRIPTION:Once again\, the ACO presents its annual FREE Pops Concerts at the Sheffield Hillside Theater in Zilker Park. Join us as we honor our armed forces and veterans. Our annual raffle drawing will award the chance to conduct John Phillip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever! \nProgram: \n\nStar Spangled Banner by John Stafford Smith\nAmerica\, the Beautiful by Samuel Ward\nArmed Forces Salute arranged by Robert Lowden\nAmerican Salute by Morton Gould\nVictory at Sea by Richard Rodgers\nHymn to the Fallen by John Williams\nThe March from “1941” by John Williams\nGod Bless America by Irving Berlin\nStars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa\n\nFor parking information\, click here. \n\n\nThis project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/free-pops-concert/
LOCATION:Sheffield Hillside Theatre at Zilker Park\, 2206 William Barton Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78746\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180513T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180513T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141534
CREATED:20170727T211511Z
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SUMMARY:1712 Overture
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for some fun during this concert at the AISD Performing Arts Center. In addition to performing P.D.Q. Bach’s hilarious 1712 Overture\, the ACO welcomes guest bass trombonist Michael Johnson as well as two guest composers: Anthony Iannaccone and the 2016 winner of our biannual composition contest\, Lee Actor. In addition\, the audience will be invited to participate in John Cage’s (in)famous 4’ 33”. \nIn connection with the 1712 Overture performance\, audience members can view a free art show featuring works that Austin-area students created while listening to the piece as part of the ACO’s Paint to Music contest. The art will be on view in the lobby and in a slide show in the auditorium before the concert. \nProgram: \n\nDivertimento for Orchestra by Anthony Iannaccone\n4’ 33” by John Cage\nDance Rhapsody by Lee Actor\nConcerto for Bass Trombone by Thom Ritter George\, featuring Michael Johnson on bass trombone\n1712 Overture for rather large orchestra by P.D.Q. Bach and festively edited by Peter Schickele\nSymphony No. 4 “Heroes” – V. Neuköln by Philip Glass\n\nFor parking information\, click here. \nPurchase Tickets \n\n\nThis project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/1712-overture/
LOCATION:Austin ISD Performing Arts Center\, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78723\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180325T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180325T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141534
CREATED:20170727T211202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180325T141629Z
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SUMMARY:Texas Rising Stars
DESCRIPTION:The ACO returns to Bates Recital Hall at the University of Texas for the sixth annual “Texas Rising Stars” concert. Featured at this FREE event will be the winners from the Butler School of Music String Concerto Competition as well as Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral and the chamber version of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Come experience the talent of these young artists alongside ACO members who have a lifelong dedication to music\, in one of the premiere performance spaces in Austin. \nThis collaborative concert between the Butler School of Music and Austin Civic Orchestra was conceived by UT Professor Brian Lewis and is funded in part by the David and Mary Winton Green Chair in String Performance and Pedagogy. All are welcome to donate to help support the cost of production. \nAttendees can get insight into the music at a pre-concert talk from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in room MRH 2.614\, located in the same building as the recital hall. \nEnjoy performances by the Amster Brass Quintet featuring four talented high school students before the concert and at intermission. Each member of the ensemble was nominated by their band director and private teacher\, and selected through audition. \nProgram:  \n\nViolin Concerto in D major\, Op. 61\, Allegro ma non troppo\, by Ludwig van Beethoven\, featuring Patrice Calixte on violin\nConcierto del sur for Guitar and Orchestra\, Allegro moderato\, by Manuel Ponce\, featuring Henry Johnston on guitar\nConcerto No. 2 in D Major for cello and orchestra\, Hob. VIIb/2\, Op. 101\, Allegro moderato\, by Joseph Haydn\, featuring Seulki Lee on cello\nViolin Concerto No. 2 in D minor\, Op. 22\, Allegro moderato\, by Henryk Wieniawski\, featuring  Nicolás Medina Gutiérrez on violin\nblue cathedral by Jennifer Higdon\nAppalachian Spring by Aaron Copland\n\nFor parking information\, click here. \nDONATE \nWeb Sponsor\nFamily-owned for over 54 years and across three generations\, Strait Music is Austin’s only full-line music store — specializing in pianos\, guitars\, band and orchestra\, drums and percussion\, pro audio and recording\, sheet music\, service\, rentals\, new and pre-owned instruments. A big time store with a small town feel\, Strait Music prides themselves as a place “where customers become friends.” \n\n\nThis project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/texas-rising-stars/
LOCATION:Bates Recital Hall\, 2406 Robert Dedman Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78712\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180203T193000
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SUMMARY:An American in Paris
DESCRIPTION:Every year the ACO travels north to Georgetown to perform in Southwestern University’s (SU) Alma Thomas Theater. This year’s concert features music by George Gershwin and Libby Larsen as well as the winner of the 2017 SU Concerto Contest\, cellist Isabel Tweraser. Guest artist Toby Blumenthal will perform the haunting second movement from Samuel Barber’s piano concerto. \nGet insight into the music at a pre-concert talk from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the Instrumental Rehearsal Room on the 2nd floor of the theater. \nProgram: \n\nCuban Overture by George Gershwin\nDeep Summer Music by Libby Larsen\nHungarian Rhapsody for Cello by David Popper\, featuring Isabel Tweraser on cello\nPiano Concerto\, Canzone: Moderato by Samuel Barber\, featuring Toby Blumenthal on piano\nAn American in Paris by George Gershwin\n\nFor parking information\, click here. \nPurchase Tickets \nNOTE: Admission is free to SU students\, faculty and staff. Show your ID to the usher.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/an-american-in-paris/
LOCATION:Southwestern University’s Alma Thomas Theater\, 1001 E University Ave\, Georgetown\, TX\, 78626\, United States
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SUMMARY:Austin Homegrown
DESCRIPTION:It’s always a great pleasure for us to feature local artists! On Sunday\, Dec. 10\, the ACO welcomes the choirs from St. Edward’s University and Austin Community College for a performance of Donald Grantham’s So Long As Days Shall Be at the AISD Performing Arts Center. Dan Welcher will conduct his own composition\, Prairie Light\, and the concert will also include works by Joan Tower and Leroy Anderson. \nProgram: \n\nFanfare for the Uncommon Woman #6 by Joan Tower\nJazz Legato by Leroy Anderson\nThe Phantom Regiment by Leroy Anderson\nPrairie Light: Three Texas Watercolors of Georgia O’Keeffe by Dan Welcher\nSo Long As Days Shall Be by Donald Grantham\, featuring the St. Edward’s University Choir and Austin Community College Choir\nThe Christmas Song by Mel Tormé\, arranged by Robert Lowden\nWhite Christmas by Irving Berlin\, arranged by Robert Russell Bennett\nSleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson\n\nFor parking information\, click here. \nPurchase Tickets \n\n\nThis project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/austin-homegrown/
LOCATION:Austin ISD Performing Arts Center\, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78723\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171105T160000
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SUMMARY:America\, the Beautiful
DESCRIPTION:We will celebrate “America\, the Beautiful” in all its diverse splendor on Sunday\, Nov. 5\, at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center. Guest soloist Jessica Mathaes will perform music by Samuel Barber on a concert that will also feature music from West Side Story\, Porgy and Bess\, and William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony.\nProgram: \n\nPorgy and Bess\, Selection for Orchestra by George Gershwin\, arranged by Robert Russell Bennett\nVariations on “America” by Charles Ives\, arranged by William Schuman\nOverture to “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein\nConcerto for Violin and Orchestra\, Allegro moderato (Movement I) by Samuel Barber\, featuring Jessica Mathaes on violin\nAfro-American Symphony by William Grant Still\n\nFor parking information\, click here. \nPurchase Tickets \n  \nWeb Sponsor\nLocally-owned and operated since 1989\, MusicMasters is Austin’s highest rated piano store\, providing piano sales\, rentals\, lessons\, tuning and service. MusicMasters is Central Texas’ exclusive source for Brodmann\, Knabe\, Hailun\, and Hardman Acoustic Pianos as well as Dynatone and Samick Digital Pianos. \n  \n\n\nThis project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/america-the-beautiful/
LOCATION:Austin ISD Performing Arts Center\, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78723\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170924T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170924T180000
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SUMMARY:The Composer Is Dead!
DESCRIPTION:The ACO opens its 2017-2018 season\, Made in America\, with the amusing “whodunit”\, The Composer is Dead!\, by Nathaniel Stookey with text by Lemony Snicket\, featuring narrator W.P. Sterneman III. Also featured on this concert will be music by Leonard Bernstein\, Duke Ellington\, and Aaron Copland. This fun program along with a pre-concert instrument petting zoo\, which begins at 3:15 p.m. in the lobby\, is the perfect family outing for all ages. \nTo celebrate the start of its season\, the Austin Civic Orchestra is not requiring a ticket for entry to this concert. Instead\, we invite you to give whatever amount you deem appropriate for your classical music experience to help support our season! Cash\, check and credit cards are accepted; feel free to donate in advance. \nProgram: \n\nThe Composer is Dead by Nathaniel Stookey with text by Lemony Snicket\, narrated by W.P. Sterneman III\nOutdoor Overture by Aaron Copland\nDuke Ellington! arranged by Calvin Custer\nSlava! by Leonard Bernstein\n\nThis concert is generously underwritten by Ms. Louise Morse. \nFor parking information\, click here. \nDONATE \n\n\nThis project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/the-composer-is-dead/
LOCATION:Austin ISD Performing Arts Center\, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78723\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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