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SUMMARY:Parts of the Whole Concert and Food Drive
DESCRIPTION:FREE TICKETS \n \n \nParts of the Whole – Annual Chamber Concert \nFebruary 14\, 2026 • 7:30 PM\nAbiding Love Lutheran Church • 7210 Brush Country Rd\, Austin \nJoin us for the Austin Civic Orchestra’s annual Parts of the Whole chamber concert\, an intimate evening featuring small ensembles made up of ACO musicians and friends. This special tradition – this year on Valentine’s Day – highlights the artistry\, collaboration\, and musical curiosity that thrive within our orchestra. \nA Concert With a Cause \nThis year’s event is free to attend\, and we invite audience members to participate in a food drive supporting the Abiding Love Food Pantry. The pantry is open just one day a week yet serves over 700 individuals weekly. Your donations help local families stretch their food supplies through the end of the month when resources are tight. Every contribution makes a meaningful difference. Here is a list of preferred food items. \nEvent Details \n\nDate: Saturday\, February 14\, 2026\nTime: 7:30 PM\nLocation: Abiding Love Lutheran Church\n7210 Brush Country Rd\, Austin\, TX\nTickets: Admission is free\, but we encourage all attendees to reserve a ticket.\nReserve your free ticket:\n\nFREE TICKETS \nCome enjoy beautiful chamber music while supporting a vital community resource. We look forward to sharing this evening with you. \nProgram \n \n\nConcert Piece No. 2 for two clarinets and piano by Felix Mendelsohn\nTrio #2 for Flute\, Oboe and Bassoon\, Allegro affetuoso by Guiseppe Maria Cambini\nSwallowtail Jig and Chicken Reel for Woodwind Trio\nScherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream\, Op. 61 by Felix Mendelssohn for Piano Four Hands\nQuartett in D Major for solo Double Bass\, Flute\, Viola and Cello\, Andante grazioso by J.M. Sperger\nRomanza Andaluza\, Op. 22 No. 1 by Pablo de Sarasate for Violin and Piano\nLégende Op.17 for Violin and Piano by Henryk Wieniawski\nSalut d’Amour by Edward Elgar for Violin and Piano\nSuite for Woodwind Quintet by Robert Washburn\nTrois Pièces brèves for Woodwind Quintet by Jacques Ibert\n\n\nUse CapMetro Bus #333 for public transportation. \n\nPlease consider making a donation with your ticket purchase.\nWe keep costs low\, so that more can enjoy the concert. \nDONate Now \n\n\nThis project is supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts\, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts\, and an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts\, Culture\, Music and Entertainment. \n\n \nThis event was made possible\, in part\, through the support of Associated Chamber Music Players (www.acmp.net). The mission of ACMP is to stimulate and expand the playing of chamber music for pleasure among musicians worldwide\, of all backgrounds\, ages and skill levels\, by connecting people and supporting chamber music activities for individuals\, groups and institutions. \nJoin ACMP – Membership is FREE!
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LOCATION:Abiding Love Lutheran Church\, 7210 Brush Country Rd\, Austin\, TX\, 78749\, United States
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SUMMARY:Texas Rising Stars
DESCRIPTION:FREE TICKETS \n \n(En español)\nTexas Rising Stars Concert\nBates Recital Hall \nDr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music Director\nMatthew Pavon\, Guest Conductor\nChris Tran\, Guest Conductor\nYusong Zhao\, Violin\nMei Liu\, Violin\nShijie Li\, Violin\n(See soloists’ biographies) \n🌟 About the Concert \nThe Texas Rising Stars concert is a celebration of exceptional young musical talent\, featuring violinists selected by the Butler School of Music’s string department. Since its debut in 2013\, this collaboration between the Austin Civic Orchestra and the University of Texas at Austin has grown into an inspiring annual tradition showcasing artistry\, dedication\, and rising talent. \n🎙️ Pre‑Concert Talk \nJoin us from 6:30–7:15 pm in room 2.614 (near Bates Recital Hall) for a pre‑concert talk with Interim Music Director Dr. W.P. Sterneman III\, focusing on composer Germaine Tailleferre\, a remarkable 20th‑century woman whose vibrant works deserve wider recognition. \n🎶 Program \n\nMaurice Ravel — Tzigane\nShijie Li\, Violin • Chris Tran\, Guest Conductor\nFranz Waxman — Carmen Fantasie\nYusong Zhao\, Violin • Matthew Pavon\, Guest Conductor\nBéla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2\, I. Allegro non troppo\nMei Liu\, Violin\nGermaine Tailleferre — Le Marchand d’oiseaux\n\nThis concert reflects our commitment to keeping classical music accessible and to supporting the next generation of performers. It is free of charge as a gift to the Austin community. \n🚌 Directions & Parking \nGet bus information\, directions\, and parking details \n\n About The Program Program Notes for Texas Rising Stars\, March 28\, 2026 TziganeMaurice Ravel (1875-1937)  Several foreign lands received the brushstrokes of Ravel’s pictorialism and Gallic wit: Spain—Rapsodie espagnole; Vienna—La valse; and Hungary—Tzigane. The latter work\, written in 1924 and dedicated to the violinist Jelly d’Arányi\, who gave its first performances\, was described by the composer as “a virtuoso piece in the style of a Hungarian Rhapsody.” Clearly\, Ravel’s simple description is adequate for the musical situation. The Frenchman’s Tzigane is all fiery temperament\, from the extended solo cadenza with which the piece opens to the breathless closing. And if this performer doesn’t make their violin cry\, they makes it dazzle by using nearly every technical trick in the book. —John Henken Carmen FantasieFranz Waxman (1906-1967)  Georges Bizet (1838–1875) died only three months after the premiere of Carmen\, convinced that it was a failure. Not so many years later\, it was the most-often performed opera in the international repertoire\, and for the better part of a century this music has been popular far beyond the lyric theatre. Pablo Martin Meliton Sarasate y Navascuez (1844–1908) seems to have been the first to discern a specifically violinistic character in Carmen. He wove a virtuosic if somewhat patchy fantasy for violin and piano (Op. 25) out of themes from the opera\, and later expanded his potpourri into a concert piece for violin and orchestra – though more than one reference book quite incorrectly ascribes this orchestral version to the Silesian-born American composer and conductor Franz Waxman (1906–1967). Waxman did\, in fact\, compose the very different Carmen Fantasie. This work is not at all related to the Sarasate composition. Waxman hardly could have brought himself to rearranging what was already a hybrid composition at least once removed from the original. Instead\, properly he bypassed Sarasate and went back to Bizet. Franz Waxman “created” his Carmen and Tristan & Isolde Fantasies for the film Humoresque (Warner Brothers\, 1947) for John Garfield to “play” on screen to Isaac Stern’s recording on the soundtrack. Jascha Heifetz saw the Joan Crawford–Oscar Levant melodrama based on the famous Fannie Hurst story about the budding career of a young New York violinist (Garfield) and his patron (Crawford). Heifetz asked Waxman to expand the work for him to play on the popular radio program\, The Bell Telephone Hour. The composer revised the score between August 13 and October 18\, 1946. The premiere performance of September 9\, 1946 was a great success and Heifetz toured the world playing Carmen Fantasie. Franz Waxman is best known for the 150+ film scores he composed in Hollywood beginning at Universal Pictures in 1935 with The Bride of Frankenstein. During his Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer period (1936 – 1942)\, he wrote the music for The Philadelphia Story and seven Spencer Tracy films including Captains Courageous and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Of the four scores for Alfred Hitchcock films\, Rebecca is unforgettable. Carmen Fantasie is Waxman’s most-requested concert work and the post-Heifetz generation of violinists has championed the music on every continent. — FranzWaxman.com Violin Concerto No. 2Béla Bartók (1881–1945)  Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2 is one of the most significant works in the violin concerto repertoire. Written between 1937 and 1938\, the concerto is a testament to the Hungarian composer’s unique compositional style and his love for folk music. It is a challenging piece that showcases the violinist’s technical and interpretive skills\, and its emotional intensity is sure to move any listener. It is a testament to Bartók’s genius as a composer and his profound understanding of the expressive possibilities of the violin. The concerto is divided into three movements\, each with its own distinctive character. The first movement begins with a haunting melody played by the solo violin. The orchestra then enters with a pulsating rhythm\, which builds to a frenzied climax before subsiding back to the soloist. The movement is characterized by a dark\, brooding atmosphere\, with hints of the composer’s signature use of dissonance. — Samuel Frois Le Marchand d’oiseauxGermaine Tailleferre (1892–1983)  Known as the only female member of 'Les Six\,’ Germaine Tailleferre enjoyed acclaim with them in Paris in the 1920s. She was precociously gifted both as a musician and a painter\, and won several first prizes at the Paris Conservatoire; she studied with Koechlin and Ravel. Satie called her his 'fille musicale'\, and she fitted naturally with the philosophy of 'Les Six\,’ emphasizing in the spirit of Stravinskian neo-classicism\, brevity\, clarity and wit. She lived in America from 1926-7\, where Charlie Chaplin was often a live-in guest. He tried to persuade her to come to Hollywood\, which she declined\, though she was much in demand as a skillful composer of film scores in France in the '30s and '40s. Her concertos of the '30s enjoyed some success and she continued to compose until the end of her long life. Her best compositions are characterized by spontaneity\, freshness and charm. Always modest and lacking assertiveness about her work\, she summed up her talent as follows: "I write music because it amuses me. It's not great music\, I know\, but it's gay\, light-hearted music which is sometimes compared with that of the 'petits maîtres' of the 18th century. And that makes me very proud." Le Marchand d’oiseaux (The Bird Seller) was premiered by Ballets Suédois on 25 May 1923 at Théâtre des Champs Elysées. Two sisters discover two bouquets on their doorstep. The elder disdains the flowers of the fields and leaves them to her younger one. Joyful\, she lets herself be seduced by a simple bird trader. The other receives the homage of a rich masked foreigner. A schoolgirl tears off the mask of the rich man. He's the old merchant of the port; confusion\, scaring. The applauded younger walks away gracefully to the arm of the bird trader. This ballet has Tailleferre's characteristic verve and joi de vivre. Writing about her music in the weekly L'Intransigeant she said she "made allusions to several different styles\, especially the light and pompous ballets of the 18th century which sparked with good humor." The Pavane for the bird sellers pays homage to both the 18th century and the turn-of-the-century fete galante styles\, as well as those of Faure and Ravel. The vital and rhythmic neo-baroque manner is one in which Tailleferre wrote some of her best music.  About the Artists Dr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music DirectorDr. Gus\, as he is affectionately known\, earned his Doctorate in Opera/Musical Theatre Conducting at Arizona State University where his dissertation focused on Benjamin Britten as a conductor and musical interpretation and his Master’s degree at Butler University in Indianapolis with a double major in Instrumental Conducting and Music History. He also holds a Bachelors of Music in Music Theory from Southwestern University. Dr. Gus has been on staff with the Austin Civic Orchestra since 2014\, currently serving as their Interim Music Director\, having also previously performed with the ensemble in the horn section from 2002-2007. In addition to conducting the educational concert\, Link-Up\, and the Austin ISD Music Memory Contest\, Dr. Gus leads the annual outdoor Pops Concert in June and the Great Masked Waltz Ball for the University of Texas Ballroom Dance Society. Dr. Gus joined the staff of Abiding Love Lutheran Church in South Austin in 2021 as their Director of Worship and Arts\, overseeing all aspects of the music program\, worship planning\, and media technology. In addition to leading the Sanctuary Choir in weekly service\, Dr. Gus occasionally joins the band Mixed Blessings on guitar\, and directs the biannual Cantata Choir and Orchestra\, recently having led Handel’s Messiah and John Rutter’s Requiem. From 2018-2024\, Dr. Gus served as the Music Director for the Heart of Texas Chorus\, an acappella barbershop chorus in San Marcos\, and worked as an active clinician with the Barbershop Harmony Society. Dr. Gus has conducted a variety of ensembles from small chamber groups to full size orchestras\, and has worked with ensembles from middle school through collegiate\, amateur\, and professional organizations on three continents. He has conducted orchestras\, opera and musical theatre productions\, wind ensembles\, and choral organizations. In 2013\, he received an AriZoni Award nomination for Best Music Direction in a Non-Contract Theatre for Little Women: The Broadway Musical at Arizona State University. A strong advocate for technology in the classroom\, Dr. Gus has taught music technology courses at multiple universities\, and has been actively involved with the Association for Technology in Music Instruction (ATMI)\, where he presented a paper on OpenSource music notation software in 2010. Dr. Gus spends his free time playing tabletop games with his wife\, teaching his two children the finer points of musical theatre\, and practicing his passion for lutherie and painting miniatures. He feels Menotti is the epitome of English text setting\, but always comes home to Beethoven. He enjoys a good pun\, but loves a really bad one. And coffee. Lots of coffee.  Chris Tran\, Guest Conductor Chris Tran is co-director of The University of Texas University Orchestra and Graduate Teaching Assistant for the University of Texas Orchestras and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in orchestral conducting with Farkhad Khudyev at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to this appointment\, Mr. Tran taught for seven years in the Texas public school system as an orchestra director in the Plano\, Highland Park\, and Clear Creek Independent School Districts. Under his direction\, the Clear Falls High School Symphony Orchestra placed 4th in the 2024 Texas Music Educators Association Honor Orchestra Contest. He is an in-demand clinician and adjudicator throughout the state of Texas and has served in many roles with the Texas Music Educators Association and the University Interscholastic League. Mr. Tran has also been an invited conductor at several masterclasses and workshops in Boulder\, Los Angeles\, Eugene\, St. Andrews (Scotland)\, as well as the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music with Cristian Măcelaru\, Thomas Sleeper\, and Leonard Slatkin\, and the International Conducting Workshop and Festival with the late Larry Rachleff and Donald Schleicher. He has also worked with conductors Neil Thomson\, Jeff Grogan\, and Sian Edwards. Mr. Tran earned a Master of Music in orchestral conducting from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) with Gary Lewis. At CU-Boulder\, he also studied opera conducting with Nicholas Carthy and violin with the late Charles Wetherbee\, former concertmaster of the Boulder Philharmonic. Prior to this\, he earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education summa cum laude from Southern Methodist University\, studying conducting with Paul Phillips and violin with Diane Kitzman\, former principal violin of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.  Matthew Pavon\, Guest Conductor Matthew Pavon is a conductor and violist studying orchestral conducting under Farkhad Khudyev at The Butler School of Music. In his role as assistant instructor for university orchestras\, Matthew is an active in conductor and administrator for the University Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as co-director for the University Orchestra. Matthew holds viola performance degrees from Evangel University (B.M. '19) and Missouri State University (M.M. '22). While at Missouri State\, he served as a graduate assistant for orchestral studies and led the Missouri State University Orchestra and the University Repertory ensembles for three years. After graduating\, he continued as the assistant conductor for Missouri State University from 2022 to 2023. Guest conducting appearances have included concerts with the Austin Civic Orchestra\, Kansas City Civic Orchestra\, the Missouri Philharmonic\, Drury University Orchestra\, and several orchestral clinics. Matthew believes in supporting the arts in his communities. In 2021\, he founded the Galloway Chamber Orchestra in Springfield\, MO\, and served as their artistic director until July 2024. Matthew has also worked as both a guest conductor and workshop conductor for the Youth Symphony of Kansas City. As a violist\, he was an active member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for seven years and a frequent substitute violist with the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. Matthew’s passion is connecting with people of all ages and backgrounds through music. He lives in Austin\, TX\, with his wife\, Leianna\, and their two mini-Australian Shepherds\, Koda and Ellie.    Shijie Li\, Violin Shijie Li is a global artist with Hemiola Music and an award‑winning violinist whose accolades include top prizes at the International Music Competition Paris – Grand Prize Virtuoso\, the Iscart International Music Competition\, the Primuz International String Competition\, the Enkor International Violin Competition\, the Hong Kong International Violin Competition\, the Thomas Cooper International Violin Competition\, the Kreutzer International Violin Competition\, the Basel International Violin Competition\, the Bellagrande International Musician Competition\, and the Thaviu String Competition. He is recognized as one of the prominent young rising stars on today’s international concert stage. Shijie has appeared at major festivals and summer programs worldwide\, including the Verbier Festival\, Bowdoin Music Festival\, Meadowmount School of Music\, the Heifetz International Music Institute\, the “Bravo” International Music Academy\, and Young Euro Classic. He has served as Assistant Concertmaster of the China Youth Symphony Orchestra\, performed with NYO‑China\, and founded both the Tide Piano Trio and the ChenXing String Quartet. His artistic development has been shaped by collaborations and masterclasses with leading musicians such as Feng Ning\, Kun Hu\, Lucy Robert\, Namyun Kim\, Zhou Qian\, Wolfgane Jahn\, Hanxiang Gong\, Garrick Ohlsson\, Lynn Harrell\, Ludovic Morlot\, and members of the Amber\, Amadeus\, and Juilliard Quartets. Born in Beijing\, Shijie began violin studies at the age of five. His teachers include Wei Zhao\, Tao Yan\, and Gerardo Ribeiro at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and at Northwestern University\, where he earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. He is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree under the mentorship of Brian Lewis at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin.  Yusong Zhao\, Violin Yusong Zhao is currently pursuing his doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin on a full scholarship. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Hartt School\, University of Hartford\, and earned his master’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 2025\, he joined DFestival in Quanzhou\, China\, as a string faculty member and as a member of the resident ensemble\, the Daedalus Quartet. Yusong began violin studies at the age of four with Liu Mingjian and has since worked with distinguished teachers including Brian Lewis\, Katie Lansdale\, and Stephen Rose\, principal second violin of the Cleveland Orchestra. He has been praised by leading artists such as Nurit Bar‑Josef\, concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra\, who described him as “a highly talented young musician with exceptional technical skill\,” and by Edward Cumming\, former artistic director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra\, who commended his “warm and expressive” tone. Yusong has performed at major international festivals and competitions. In 2018\, he toured Europe with the National Youth Orchestra of China (NYO‑China). In 2023\, he was selected for the Pacific Music Festival in Japan\, where he served as concertmaster and collaborated with conductor Thomas Dausgaard and violinist Mayumi Kanagawa. His competition successes include first prize in the 2018 Hartt Chamber Music Competition\, first prize in the 2021 Paranov Concerto Competition—performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with orchestra—and first prize in the 2024 BSOM Concerto Competition\, where he performed Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 under conductor Farkhad Khudyev. An active orchestral musician\, Yusong has performed with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and the Akron Symphony Orchestra. He has also participated in masterclasses with renowned violinists including Rainer Küchl\, former concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic; Daniel Froschauer\, member of the Vienna Philharmonic’s board of directors; and Nurit Bar‑Josef.  Mei Liu\, Violin Mei Liu is a violinist currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the University of Texas at Austin\, where she also earned her Master of Music under the mentorship of Professor Sandy Yamamoto. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Violin Performance and Psychology from Arizona State University\, studying with Dr. Katherine McLin. An active orchestral musician\, Mei has served as Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin at both ASU and UT Austin\, and she performs regularly as a substitute section violinist with the Austin Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician and member of the Soha Quartet\, she recently won first prize in the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Competition and was named a semi‑finalist in the Plowman Chamber Music Competition. She was also a finalist in the Young Texas Artists Competition. Mei has performed in masterclasses for distinguished artists including Frank Huang\, Midori\, Norman Fischer\, Joseph Lin\, Astrid Schween\, and members of the Miró\, St. Lawrence\, and Borromeo Quartets.    Austin Civic Orchestra Austin Civic Orchestra Roster Violin 1Carolyn Richards-Chacon\, Concert MasterRaymundo Garcia\, AssistantSamantha ChaviraRaymond D'AlessioLaura JacobsVivian KwongLeianna PavonLynn PetroDawn SmithSol Swords Violin IIDario Landazuri\, PrincipalKyle Bryson\, AssistantCollin BrysonDeb ByersFerris DuhonAndrew GoolsbeeCarrie HoustonAdam MontenegroEvan NaveKassandra Rocha VIOLAEugene Gott\, PrincipalBrett Osburn\, AssistantLiam CaoMark LegerWilliam SatterfieldPaul Zagieboylo VIOLONCELLOJarrod Tuikka\, PrincipalTani Barr\, AssistantBen BachmeierClaire DittlemierClBrigid DeverJacob LambertCarolin MageeApolinar RomeroCaleb SeboltIsabel TweraserJohn Whitney DOUBLE BASSJames Sproat\, PrincipalGarrett JaynesLouis HandyAlana LopezNoah Miller FLUTEMattie Baker\, PrincipalLuis Diaz OBOEMadeline Warner\, PrincipalElisa PinnoTrish Olives\, English Horn CLARINETYuHua Oliphint\, PrincipalLaura Gorman BASSOONAmy Crandell\, PrincipalMelissa Vauk HORNChristine Simpson\, PrincipalAlyssa CollinsKathy NolenDenise Stiglich TRUMPETJose Yznaga\, PrincipalRick Kutcher TROMBONERoss Ganske\, PrincipalJesse NolenRobert Tung\, Bass PIANO/KEYBOARDDavid Kaplan HARPLisa Lamb TIMPANIAlan Smith PERCUSSIONPaul Robertson\, PrincipalMatt GarciaKyle GarzaJaxon JedelCollin Tracy  TRS Soloists 2013-2025 Texas Rising Stars Soloists 2013 | 2025 2013 | Brian Emmon Hall | Violin | Valse Scherzo\, Op. 34 | Tchaikovsky 2013 | Jun Seo | Cello | Cello Concerto No. 2 in D\, Allegro moderato | Haydn 2013 | Letitia Jap | Violin | Zigeunerweisen\, Op. 20 | Sarasate 2013 | Renata van der Vyver | Viola | Der Schwanendreher\, Langsam Massig bewegt\, mit Kraft | Hindemith 2014 | Benjamin Penzner | Viola | Viola Concerto in C min\, Allegro molto energico | Bach/Casadesus 2014 | Eun Mi Lee | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor\, Op. 37\, Allegro non troppo | Vieuxtemp 2014 | Grace Youn | Violin | Violin Concerto in D minor\, Op. 47\, Allegro ma non tanto | Sibelius 2015 | Christabel Lin | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D\, K2\, Allegro | Mozart 2015 | Chu Chu | Violin | Polonaise Brillante No. 2\, Op. 2 | Wieniawski 2015 | Hao Xing | Violin | Violin Concerto\, Op. 1\, Allegro moderato | Barber 2015 | Jihyun Kim | Violin | Violin Concerto in D minor\, Op. 47\, Allegro moderato | Sibelius 2016 | Douglas Kwon | Violin | Violin Concerto in D Major\, Op. 3\, Allegro moderato | Tchaikovsky 2016 | Magdiell Antequera | Violin | Violin Concerto in D minor\, Op. 47\, Allegro ma non tanto | Sibelius 2016 | Marisa Ishikawa | Violin | Violin Concerto in E minor\, Op. 64\, Allegro molto apassionato | Mendelssohn 2017 | Camille Schiess | Violin | Violin Concerto in E minor\, Op. \, Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace | Mendelssohn 2017 | Doo Woong Chung | Double Bass | Double Bass Concerto\, Op.\, Allegro | Koussevitsky 2017 | Eunhie Lim | Cello | Cello Concerto in A minor\, Op. 129\, Nicht zu schnell | Schumann 2017 | Haeni Lee | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major\, Op. 6\, Allegro maestoso | Paganini 2018 | Henry Johnston | Guitar | Concierto del sur for Guitar and Orchestra\, Allegro moderato | Ponce 2018 | Nicolás Medina Gutiérrez | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor\, Op. 2\, Allegro moderato | Wieniawski 2018 | Patrice Calixte | Violin | Violin Concerto in D major\, Op. 6\, Allegretto ma non troppo | Beethoven 2018 | Seulki Le | Cello | Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major\, Op. 10\, Allegro moderato | Haydn 2019 | Corina Santos | Violin | Violin Concerto in D mi\,  Allegro con fermezza | Khachaturian 2019 | Sara Aldana | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor\, Op. 6\, Allegro non troppo | Saint Saëns 2022 | Dongsub Jeoung | Violin | Violin Concerto in D Major\, Op. \, Allegro non troppo | Brahms 2022 | Josh Liu | Violin | Violin Concerto in D Major\, Op. 3\, Finale | Tchaikovsky 2022 | Nick Hammel | Violin | Poème for Violin and Orchestra\, Op.  | Chausson 2023 | Margaret King | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major\, K. 21\, Allegro aperto – Adagio – Allegro aperto | Mozart 2023 | Benjamin Kronk | Violin | Violin Concerto\, Andante tranquillo | Walton 2023 | Tony Sanfilippo | Double Bass | Double Bass Concerto\, Op 3\, Allegro | Koussevitzky 2024 | Emmanuelle (Ellie) Sievers | Violin | Violin Concerto in D minor\, Op. 47\, I. Allegro\, ma non tanto | Sibelius 2024 | Katsuaki Arakawa | Cello | Cello Concerto in A minor\, Op. 129\, Nicht zu schnell | Schumann 2024 | Aytahn Benavi | Guitar | Guitar Concerto No. 1\, Allegretto | Castelnuovo | Tedesco 2025 | Jason Sheng | Chieh Lan | Viola | Concerto for Viola\, I. Andante comodo | Walton 2025 | Yida An | Violin | Violin Concerto in D minor\, Op. 26\, Allegro con fermezza | Khachaturian 2025 | Zichuan (Kevin) Wang | Violin | Violin Concerto in A Major\, Op. 8\, Allegro moderato | Karłowicz With 2-4 soloists for each concert\, there have been 36 soloists in 11 years.4 cellos\, 2 double bass\, 2 guitar\, 3 violas\, 23 violinOnly 6 repeated concertos! \n\n💛 Support the ACO \nDONate Now \nPlease consider making a donation when reserving your free ticket. We work hard to keep costs low so more people can enjoy our concerts. \n\n🎨 Support Acknowledgment \nThis project is supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts\, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts\, and an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts\, Culture\, Music and Entertainment.
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LOCATION:Bates Recital Hall\, 2406 Robert Dedman Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78712\, United States
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SUMMARY:Music Memory
DESCRIPTION:Dr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music Director \nThe Austin Civic Orchestra serves as the performing group for the final event of Music Memory. Collaborating with the Austin ISD Fine Arts department\, teams of elementary students convene at the Austin ISD’s Performing Arts Center after they have listened to and learned about the 16 pieces featured in the contest list\, both at home and in school. Each team utilizes an iPad to capture their responses. The orchestra performs a 15-second clip from the pieces in a random sequence\, and the students are tasked with identifying both the composer and the title of the music. The enthusiasm displayed by the students is infectious\, enhancing the enjoyment of the event for everyone involved.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/music-memory-celebration-contest/
LOCATION:Austin ISD Performing Arts Center\, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78723\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Extraordinary Woman
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nDr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music Director\nEbonee Thomas\, Flute (biography) \nThroughout history\, women have used intelligence\, artistry\, and resilience to shape the world around them. The Extraordinary Woman celebrates these voices through powerful orchestral storytelling\, featuring music that embodies brilliance\, strength\, and boundless imagination. \nArtwork created by Austin-area youth while listening to Scheherazade will be on display while the orchestra plays the piece. \nOverture to the End of a Century for Orchestra by Libby Larsen\nBilder vom Jahrmarkt (Scenes from a Fair) by Grete von Zieritz for Flute and Orchestra.  Ebonee Thomas\, Flute\nScheherazade\, Op 35 by Rimsky-Korsakov \n\nDONate Now \nPlease consider making a donation when obtaining a ticket or by clicking the button above.  We depend on individual donations to help us continue to bring concerts like this to the Austin Community. \n\nThis project is supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts\, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts\, and an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts\, Culture\, Music and Entertainment.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/the_extraordinary_woman/
LOCATION:The Austin Stone Northwest\, 9001 N RR 620\, Austin\, TX\, 78726\, United States
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SUMMARY:Zilker Park Concerts - It's About Time
DESCRIPTION:FREE TICKETS \nDr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music Director\nMatthew Pavon\, Guest Conductor \nDate: June 5 and 6\nTime: 8:30 PM\nLocation: Zilker Park Hillside Theater \nEach year\, the ACO hosts a free pops concert in the park and we’re thrilled to return to the Zilker Hillside Theatre this year. Be sure to bring a blanket or low chair\, along with your children\, neighbors\, and dogs as you relax on the hillside and enjoy the performance by the musicians and friends of the Austin Civic Orchestra. \nThis year’s concert is It’s About Time.  The evening will be filled with favorites from Back to the Future\, Somewhere in Time\, Star Trek\, Doctor Who\, Groundhog Day\, Avenger’s Endgame\, Tenet\, Terminator 2: Judgement Day\, and  Quantum Leap as the Orchestra\, small ensembles and soloists take you out this time. \nAs a cherished tradition\, we conclude the concert with Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever\, conducted by a lucky winner drawn from the audience. This winner could be you! \n\nDONate Now \nPlease consider making a donation when obtaining a ticket or by clicking the button above.  We depend on individual donations to help us continue to bring concerts like this to the Austin Community. \n\nThis project is supported in part by a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation\, the Texas Commission on the Arts\, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts\, and an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts\, Culture\, Music and Entertainment.
URL:http://austincivicorchestra.org/event/park-2026/
LOCATION:Hillside Theatre at Zilker Park\, 2206 William Barton Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78746\, United States
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