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SUMMARY:Flights of Fantasy
DESCRIPTION:Flights of Fantasy\nAustin Public Library\, Special Events Center\n710 W. Cesar Chavez St. \nDr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music Director\nSara Hickman\, Narrator\nEthyn Evans\, Tuba \n\nTICKETS \nGeneral admission – $20\nYouth 18 and under – FREE!\nMilitary\, Seniors\, Educators\, and College Students – $15\nAdult comp tickets click here. \nMake a Gift\nWhen you purchase your ticket(s)\, you can also make a gift that directly enhances your concert experience. Your gift directly strengthens the music you love. A small donation helps bring students into our outreach programs\, puts new sheet music on our stands\, and keeps performances vibrant and accessible for the whole community. Whether you give $5 or $500\, your support becomes part of every note you hear. \nDONate Now \n\nLet the Journeys of Wonder and Beauty – Austin Civic Orchestra’s 2026-27 Season – begin! It’s time to board Flights of Fantasy for a vibrant voyage of storytelling\, color\, and cinematic energy. First stop: ACO’s concerto competition winner Ethyn Evans explores the unexpected lyricism and power of the symphony’s lowest instrument in Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Concerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba. Then\, settle in for Barber’s atmospheric Night Flight – a vision of nocturnal mystery – before you soar with Captain Marvel (Pinar Toprak’s history-making blockbuster score). \nAs we come in for a landing\, how about some whimsy? Bruce Adolphe’s Carnival of the Creatures\, narrated by beloved Austin artist Sara Hickman\, invites audiences into a playful musical world where imagination takes center stage. \nPlan your escape for an afternoon of fantasy\, storytelling\, and orchestral brilliance as we open the season with wonder! \n\nProgram \n\nConcerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba and Orchestra by Ralph Vaughan  Williams with Ethyn Evans\, Tuba 🎶\nNight Flight by Samuel Barber 🎶\nCaptain Marvel by Pinar Toprak 🎶\nCarnival of the Creatures by Bruce Adolphe with Sara Hickman\, Narrator 🎶\n\n\nPublic Transportation \nMany bus lines are within 3 blocks of the Austin Public Library.  Plan your trip. \n\nParking for the Austin Public Library \nParking \n\n Program Notes Program Notes for Flights of Fantasy\, September 27\, 2026Concerto in F minor for Bass Tuba and OrchestraRalph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)  Ralph Vaughan Williams was born to a well-to-do family with strong moral views and a progressive social outlook. Throughout his life he sought to be of service to his fellow citizens\, and believed in making music as available as possible to everybody. He was musically a late developer\, not finding his true voice until his late thirties; his studies in 1907–1908 with the French composer Maurice Ravel helped him clarify the textures of his music.  Vaughan Williams is among the best-known British symphonists\, noted for his very wide range of moods\, from stormy and impassioned to tranquil\, from mysterious to exuberant.  Vaughan Williams composed his Tuba Concerto for the golden jubilee of the London Symphony Orchestra in 1954 with the orchestra's own tuba player\, Philip Catelinet\, as the soloist.  In the programme notes for the occasion\, Vaughan Williams wrote that the Concerto's form was "nearer to the Bach form than to that of the Viennese School (Mozart and Beethoven)". Consequently whilst the three-movement piece is relatively short\, it still demonstrates Vaughan Williams' own harmonic and rhythmic style.  The Prelude is a brisk march that shows off the tuba's agility with little groups of fast notes and scalic passages. The middle section (in compound time) sounds like a grotesque cousin of "Nelly the Elephant" that eventually recapitulates back to the opening march. The movement ends with a florid cadenza that exploits the very highest and lowest registers of the instrument concluding with a series of wide leaps and a slow recall of the main theme.  The Romanza is a piece of lyrical beauty written to demonstrate the vocal quality of the tuba in its high register. The opening melody is in vintage Vaughan Williams folk-song style. The music is more agitated in the middle section where the main theme is ornamented before a climax that leads to a reprise of the meditative mood of the opening.  The Finale is a rondo "alla tedesca" - in the German style - clarifying that it is a traditional rondo in which an energetic main melody (consisting of rocket-like arpeggios and nimble trills) alternates with contrasting episodes. The sleeve notes for the first recording state that "the tuba romps amid the dancing strings\, like Falstaff among the fairies in Windsor Forest" while the critic Michael Kennedy calls it "an elephantine romp\, humourous and salty". Just as in the first movement\, the Finale ends with a virtuosic cadenza rounded off with a wild cascade of sound from the orchestra. — Nicholas TollerveyNight FlightSamuel Barber (1910-1981) Samuel Barber was born into a distinguished American family and became one of the most celebrated composers of the mid-20th century.  He was principally influenced by nine years of composition studies with Rosario Scalero at the Curtis Institute and more than 25 years of study with his uncle\, composer Sidney Homer.  While serving as an Army corporal during World War II\, Barber received a commission from the Air Force to compose a new work. That work\, Barber’s Symphony No. 2\, premiered at Boston Symphony Hall on March 3\, 1944. Serge Koussevitsky conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In the Symphony No. 2\, Barber attempted to “express the mood\, the adventure\, the vivid action of the individual Army flying man.”  Over time\, Barber grew dissatisfied with the Symphony\, and withdrew it from the public in 1964. At the same time\, Barber converted (with minimal changes) the work’s slow-tempo second movement into an orchestral tone poem entitled Night Flight. The first performance of Night Flight took place at Severance Hall in Cleveland\, Ohio\, on October 8\, 1964. George Szell conducted the Cleveland Orchestra.  In his program notes for the premiere\, Barber explained the music was “suggested by the feelings of a lonely flier at night\, whose only human contact is through a radio-beam. St. Exupéry\, of course\, has expressed this better than anyone else and in admiration I have used his title.” Barber ended his program notes with a quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1931 novel\, Night Flight\, that reads in part: “A single radio post still heard him. The only link between him and the world was a wave of music\, a minor modulation. Not a lament\, no cry\, yet purest of sounds that ever spoke despair.”    — Ken MeltzerCaptain MarvelPinar Toprak (b. 1980)  Pinar Toprak is a Turkish-American composer\, conductor\, and musician\, who specializes in creating thematic film and television scores. She is a two-time Grammy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nominee. Toprak was born and grew up in Istanbul\, Turkey. Her father was an accountant\, who supported Toprak's interest in music and movies\, particularly westerns and Superman. Toprak has said she was always drawn to superheroes and comic books growing up.  Toprak enrolled in the Istanbul State Conservatory\, the oldest conservatory in Turkey. During her studies there\, she focused on composition and multi-instrumentalism. She received her Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring from the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 2000 when she was 19 years old. Following her move to California\, she received a Master's in Classical Composition from the California State University\, Northridge in 2002. An internship with Paramount Pictures at age 20 launched her career in creating music for film and television.  Many composers of fame have had the honor of writing music for a superhero movie in the Marvel universe. They were all very different composers and have written music in all kinds of styles for these movies\, but they all had one thing in common: they were male. When they announced Captain Marvel\, which focuses on a female hero\, played by Brie Larson\, one of the first things Marvel also announced was that the score would be written by a woman\, namely Turkish-American composer Pinar Toprak.  One of the most important elements for the music of a Marvel movie is the main theme. It is no different for this movie\, and the heroine’s theme can be heard in full in the piece “Captain Marvel.” The theme is very heroic\, introducing the melody using the French horns with the support of the other brass instruments. The middle part contains lines by the strings with a big finale with the main melody.  What is very memorable about this theme are the first two notes. Toprak explained in an interview that the interval between the first two notes is wider than in most other themes. It makes the theme very recognizable throughout the whole score. These two notes\, sometimes combined with a bit more melody from the rest of the theme\, appear throughout the movie soundtrack. — Anton SmitCarnival of the CreaturesBruce Adolphe (b. 1955)  Composer\, author\, lecturer\, and performer Bruce Adolphe — known to millions of Americans from his public radio show Piano Puzzlers\, which was broadcast weekly on “Performance Today\,” hosted by Fred Child\, from 2002 to 2025 — has created a substantial body of chamber music and orchestral works inspired by science\, visual arts\, and human rights.  Adolphe has composed several works based on writings by neuroscientist Antonio Damasio: Body Loops (piano and orchestra); Memories of a Possible Future (piano and string quartet); Self Comes to Mind (solo cello and two percussionists); Obedient Choir of Emotions (chorus and piano); and Musics of Memory (piano\, marimba\, harp\, guitar).  Yo-Yo Ma premiered Self Comes to Mind\, with a text written by Antonio Damasio especially for the project\, in 2009 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Adolphe’s other science-based music includes Einstein’s Light for violin and piano\, recorded by Joshua Bell and Marija Stroke on Sony Classical. Among his human rights works are I Will Not Remain Silent for violin and orchestra and Reach Out\, Raise Hope\, Change Society for chorus\, wind quintet\, and three percussionists\, both recorded on the Naxos/Milken Archive label.  His string octet Thakla\, an Arabic word meaning a parent’s grief over the death of a child\, was premiered in 2025 by Accordo in Minneapolis (recording on YouTube). Adolphe is the resident lecturer and director of family concerts for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the author of several books\, including Visions and Decisions: Imagination and Technique in Music Composition (2023); The Mind’s Ear (third edition\, 2021)\, and Dreaming and Thinking in Music: Exercises Exploring Inspiration and Imagination in Musical Creativity (2025).  Bruce Adolphe's Carnival of the Creatures is a humorous orchestral sequel to Camille Saint-Saëns' famous Carnival of the Animals. It serves as a modern\, playful companion or sequel ("the never anticipated\, un-awaited for sequel to you know what"). Unlike the traditional zoological lineup of Saint-Saëns\, Adolphe's modern menagerie highlights prehistoric beasts\, tiny critters\, modern anxieties\, and concert personnel. — bruceadolphe.net About the Artists Ethyn EvansEthyn Evans currently serves as the Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Blinn College in Brenham\, TX and Austin Community College in Austin\, TX. He is also a concluding his studies as a Doctoral Student of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance at The University of Texas as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Ethyn received his Master of Music in Tuba Performance and Pedagogy from Oklahoma State University and a Bachelor of Music Education and Leadership Development from Louisiana State University. As an active performer\, Ethyn has been invited to play at Carnegie Hall\, the Sydney Opera House\, and currently serves as Principal Tuba for the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra\, the Austin Civic Orchestra\, the Calcasieu British Brass Band\, and is a performing member of the Backburner Tuba and Euphonium Collective. He has performed around the country with several professional ensembles including the Dallas Winds\, Houston Symphony\, Oklahoma City Philharmonic\, Tulsa Symphony\, Tulsa Opera\, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra\, Shreveport Symphony Orchestra\, Texarkana Symphony Orchestra\, Ft. Smith Symphony\, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas\, Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra\, and the Lake Charles Symphony. Ethyn has competed in several international competitions such as the International Tuba Euphonium Association Tuba Artist Competition\, the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival Solo Artist Competition\, the Arnold Jacobs Orchestral Competition\, and the International Tuba Euphonium Conference Small Ensemble Competition. As a passionate educator\, Ethyn believes in a student-centered studio within a nurturing and inclusive environment where students may feel safe to explore and learn; recognizing the value of mutual respect and shared learning\, he views his students as partners in the educational journey. His students have been awarded placements in TMEA\, OKMEA\, and LMEA All-State ensembles\, NAfME National Honor Bands\, and have received superior ratings at UIL/State Sponsored Solo and Ensemble Competitions. His students have also been accepted into undergraduate programs at Louisiana State University\, McNeese State University\, Nicholls State University\, Northwestern State University\, Oklahoma State University\, Sam Houston State University\, Southeastern Louisiana University\, The University of Texas at Austin\, Texas A&M University\, University of Colorado Boulder\, University of Louisiana at Lafayette\, University of Louisiana at Monroe\, and the University of Southern Mississippi. Ethyn is also a member of the International Tuba Euphonium Association Collegiate Committee. As a sought-after arranger for brass instruments\, Ethyn has been commissioned to arrange works for brass quintets\, tuba-euphonium quartets\, and large brass ensembles around the country. He currently serves on the arrangement/compositional staff for the Austin Brass Collective and the Eastman Tuba Euphonium Academy. His teachers include Professor Charles Villarrubia: Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at The University of Texas at Austin\, Dr. Ryan Robinson: Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Oklahoma State University\, Dr. Nick Beltchev: Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Western Carolina University\, Dr. Charles Goodman: Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Louisiana State University\, Dr. Joe Skillen: Music Department Chair of the University of North Carolina Charlotte\, and Professor William Rose: Associate Professor of Music and Assistant Department Head of the Performing Arts at McNeese State University.  Ethyn Evans is an Eastman Performing Artist. He exclusively performs on an Eastman Winds 836 CC Tuba\, an Eastman Winds 862 F Tuba\, and an Eastman Winds 526 Bb Euphonium. Sara HickmanNarratorSara Hickman is an award-winning singer-songwriter\, recording artist\, and arts advocate  whose career spans more than 15 albums\, national television appearances\, and collaborations across genres. Raised in Houston and trained at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts\, she later earned a BA in painting from the Universityof North Texas before launching a multifaceted career in Dallas and Austin. Her work has taken her to The Tonight Show\, VH-1\, major film and commercial projects\, and stages across the country. In 2010\, the Texas Commission on the Arts named her Official Texas State Musician\, joining a distinguished roster that includes Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett. A passionate humanitarian\, Hickman has supported numerous organizations focused on children\, women\, literacy\, and health\, earning recognition such as Humana’s Women Helping Women award and honorary membership in the National Association ofMusic Therapy. She lives in Smithville\, Texas\, where she continues her creative work in music\, visual art\, and community advocacy. Dr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music DirectorAffectionately known as Dr. Gus\, he holds a Doctorate in Opera/Musical Theatre Conducting from Arizona State University\, a master’s degree in Instrumental Conducting and Music History from Butler University\, and a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory fromSouthwestern University. A longtime member of the Austin Civic Orchestra\, he has served on staff since 2014 and is currently the Interim Music Director. He leads ACO’s Link Up concert\, the AISD Music Memory Contest\, the annual Pops Concert\, and the Great Masked Waltz Ball. Since 2021\, Dr. Gus has been Director of Worship and Arts at Abiding Love Lutheran Church\, overseeing music\, worship planning\, and media technology\, conducting the Sanctuary Choir\, and directing the Cantata Choir and Orchestra\, including recent performances of Messiah and Rutter’s Requiem. He previously served as Music Director of the Heart of Texas Chorus and is an active clinician with the Barbershop Harmony Society. His conducting work spans orchestras\, opera\, musical theatre\, wind ensembles\, and choral groups across three continents\, and he received an AriZoni Award nomination for Little Women in 2013. A dedicated advocate for music technology\, he has taught at multiple universities and presented research with ATMI. Outside of music\, he enjoys tabletop gaming\, lutherie\, painting miniatures\, and sharing musical theatre with his children— always fueled by a love of Beethoven\, Menotti\, and plenty of coffee.  ACO Personnel VIOLIN 1Carolyn Richards-Chacon | ConcertmasterRaymundo Garcia | AssistantCharlotte CallaghanSamantha ChaviraErika ElderVivian KwongLynn PetroDawn SmithAlexandra StabrawaJamey StraussSol Swords VIOLIN 2Dario Landazuri | PrincipalKyle Bryson | AssistantCorinne Robinson-ColtraneFerris DuhonAndrew GoolsbeeRyan HarrissEvan NaveAishu SureshWayne Xia VIOLAEugene Gott | PrincipalMark Leger | AssistantJustin AndersonMelissa EscobarDavid KaplanAnna LaldinAmanda TofflemireJared WileyPaul Zagieboylo CELLOJarrod Tuikka | PrincipalTani Barr | AssistantBen BachmeierJacob LambertHenry NachmanKaeden TaylorIsabel TweraserJohn Whitney STRING BASSGarrett Jaynes | PrincipalLouis HandyAlana Lopez FLUTEMarcia Gillespie-Norder | PrincipalMattie BakerRebecca Needham\, Piccolo OBOEMargie Yankeelov | PrincipalElissa PinnoTrish Olives\, English Horn CLARINETYuHua Oliphint | PrincipalLaura Gorman\, Eb ClarinetAlayna RosasMaja Pechanach\, Bass Clarinet BASSOONAmy Crandell | PrincipalMelissa Vauk HORNChristine Simpson | PrincipalAlyssa CollinsJeff GjertsenKathy Nolen TRUMPETJose Yznaga | PrincipalRandy HowardDavid Jones TROMBONERoss Ganske | PrincipalJesse NolenRobert Tung\, Bass TUBAHaley Pauzus PERCUSSIONPaul Robertson | PrincipalMatt GarciaKyle GarzaJaxon JedeleCollin Tracy TIMPANIAlan Smith | Principal HARPCai Chen PIANODavid Kaplan \nThanks to the following businesses who support the ACO and arts in Central Texas! \n \nThis project is supported in part by a grant from HEB\, 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:https://austincivicorchestra.org/event/flights-of-fantasy/
LOCATION:Special Events Center at the Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Parts of the Whole
DESCRIPTION:Parts of the Whole\nAbiding Love Lutheran Church\n7210 Brush Country Rd\, Austin \nTICKETS \n \n \nYouth are always free with discounts available for adults. \nPlease consider making a donation with your ticket purchase.\nWe keep costs low\, so that more can enjoy the concert. \nDONate Now \n\n\n\n\nDr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music Director \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. \n\nProgram \n \n\nSuite from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (arr. Stoessel) for Chamber Strings & Continuo\nSuite from the Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart for Wind Octet\nSmall ensembles TBA\n\n\nPublic Transportation \nBus #333 stops near the concert location.  Plan your trip. \n\nParking for Abiding Love \nFree parking is available next to the concert location. \n\n\nThanks to the following business who supports the ACO and arts in Central Texas! \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 \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!
URL:https://austincivicorchestra.org/event/parts-of-the-whole-2026-2/
LOCATION:Abiding Love Lutheran Church\, 7210 Brush Country Rd\, Austin\, TX\, 78749\, United States
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SUMMARY:Winter Tales: From Fairyland to Enigma
DESCRIPTION:Winter Tales: From Fairyland to Enigma\nBates Recital Hall\n2406 Robert Dedman Dr\, Austin \nTICKETS \n \n \nYouth are always free with discounts available for adults. \nPlease consider making a donation with your ticket purchase.\nWe keep costs low\, so that more can enjoy the concert. \nDONate Now \n\n\nDr. Bo Young Kang\, Guest Conductor \n\nThe Austin Civic Orchestra continues its 2026–27 season theme\, Journeys of Wonder and Beauty\, with the first of four Music Director finalist concerts. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Bo Young Kang to the podium as she opens this special series\, guiding audiences through a program rich in imagination\, charm\, and emotional depth. \nThe evening begins with Humperdinck’s Prelude from Hänsel und Gretel\, a radiant and lyrical introduction that evokes the warmth and magic of a beloved fairy tale. Bizet’s Jeux d’enfants follows\, offering a sparkling suite inspired by childhood games—full of quick wit\, colorful orchestration\, and playful spirit. The program culminates in Elgar’s masterful Variations on an Original Theme\, “Enigma”\, a deeply expressive set of musical portraits that reveal character\, friendship\, and mystery through some of the most enduring writing in the orchestral repertoire. \nWinter Tales: From Fairyland to Enigma marks the next step in our journey with four exceptional finalists who will lead the ACO from December through May. Join us as we explore beauty\, storytelling\, and artistic vision throughout the season. \n\nProgram \n \n\nPrelude from Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck\nJeux d’enfants\, Op. 22: Petite Suite d’orchestre by Georges Bizet\nVariations on an Original Theme\, Op. 36\, “Enigma” by Edward Elgar\n\n\nPublic Transportation \nThere are several bus stops near the concert location.  Plan your trip. \n\nParking for Bates Recital Hall \nFree parking is available along Dean Keaton. Paid parking is in the San Jacinto garage. \n\n\nThanks to the following business who supports the ACO and arts in Central Texas! \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:https://austincivicorchestra.org/event/12192026/
LOCATION:Bates Recital Hall\, 2406 Robert Dedman Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78712\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wonder and Beauty in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Wonder and Beauty in Motion\nAustin Baptist Church\n7016 Ribelin Ranch Dr.\, Austin\, TX 78750\nMcNeil and 2222 \nTICKETS \n \n \nYouth are always free with discounts available for adults. \nPlease consider making a donation with your ticket purchase.\nWe keep costs low\, so that more can enjoy the concert. \nDONate Now \nThe Austin Civic Orchestra continues its 2026–27 season theme\, Journeys of Wonder and Beauty\, with the second of four Music Director finalist concerts. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jacob Harrison to the podium for a program that explores imaginative\, emotional\, and artistic journeys\, offering vivid contrasts in style\, color\, and energy. \nThe program begins with Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari\, inspired by the Blue Deer of Huichol tradition. Mezzo‑soprano Daveda Karanas then joins the orchestra for Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer\, bringing depth and lyric beauty to this emotional journey. The concert concludes with Respighi’s Pines of Rome\, a dazzling showpiece filled with cinematic energy and radiant sound. Together\, these works create a powerful blend of contemporary brilliance\, vocal drama\, and symphonic spectacle. \n\n\nDr. Jacob Harrison\, Guest Conductor & Music Director Finalist\nDaveda Karanas\, mezzo soprano \n\n\nProgram \n \n\nKauyumari by Gabriela Ortiz  \nSongs of a Wayfarer by Gustav Mahler\, Daveda Karanas\, mezzo soprano\nPines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi \n\n\nPaint to Music Art Show \nAn art show of drawings and paintings created by area elementary students will be on display in the great hall next to the performance space.  Come early or stay late to view it! \n\nParking for Austin Baptist Church \nFree parking is available all around the church property. The performance space is on the northwest side of the property. \n\n\nThanks to the following business who supports the ACO and arts in Central Texas! \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.
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LOCATION:Austin Baptist Church\, 7016 Ribelin Ranch Dr.\, Austin\, TX\, 78750\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Familiar
DESCRIPTION:Beyond the Familiar\nA Journey Through Imagination\, Discovery\, and Celebration\nBates Recital Hall\n2406 Robert Dedman Dr\, Austin \nTICKETS \n \n \nYouth are always free with discounts available for adults. \nPlease consider making a donation with your ticket purchase.\nWe keep costs low\, so that more can enjoy the concert. \nDONate Now \n\n\nDr. Gabriela Mora-Fallas\, Guest Conductor and Music Director Finalist \n\nThe Austin Civic Orchestra continues its 2026–27 season theme\, Journeys of Wonder and Beauty\, with the third of four Music Director finalist concerts. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Gabriela Mora‑Fallas to the podium for a program that explores imaginative\, emotional\, and artistic journeys\, offering vivid contrasts in style\, color\, and energy. \nThe concert features Beethoven’s Egmont Overture\, Augusta Holmès’ La Nuit et l’Amour\, Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances\, Joan Tower’s Purple Rhapsody for viola and orchestra\, James Newton Howard’s Fantastic Beasts\, Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite\, and Gershwin’s Cuban Overture. Beyond the Familiar brings together composers from different backgrounds\, generations\, countries\, genres\, and musical traditions to challenge and expand the way we experience the world around us. \nAs an added bonus\, the evening opens with a performance by the Austin Soundwaves Chamber Group\, comprised of area high school students selected and coached by Austin Soundwaves staff. \n\nProgram \n \n\nAustin Soundwaves Chamber Group\, program TBA.\nEgmont Overture\, Op. 84 by Ludwig van Beethoven \nLa Nuit et l’Amour by Augusta Holmès \nPolovtsian Dances by Alexander Borodin \nPurple Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra by Joan Tower\, soloist TBA.\nFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by James Newton Howard\, arr. Patrick Roszell \nMa mère l’Oye (Mother Goose)\, Suite by Maurice Ravel \n\n\nPublic Transportation \nThere are several bus stops near the concert location.  Plan your trip. \n\nParking for Bates Recital Hall \nFree parking is available along Dean Keaton. Paid parking is in the San Jacinto garage. \n\n\nThanks to the following business who supports the ACO and arts in Central Texas! \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:https://austincivicorchestra.org/event/12192026-3/
LOCATION:Bates Recital Hall\, 2406 Robert Dedman Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78712\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270501T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270501T210000
DTSTAMP:20260908T183305Z
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SUMMARY:Life of Wonders & Fates
DESCRIPTION:Life of Wonders and Fates\nBates Recital Hall\n2406 Robert Dedman Dr\, Austin \nTICKETS \n \n \nYouth are always free with discounts available for adults. \nPlease consider making a donation with your ticket purchase.\nWe keep costs low\, so that more can enjoy the concert. \nDONate Now \n\n\nJarred Kennedy\, Guest Conductor and Music Director Finalist\nKyle Koronka\, trumpet \n\nThe Austin Civic Orchestra concludes its 2026–27 indoor season theme\, Journeys of Wonder and Beauty\, with the final Music Director finalist concert. We are delighted to welcome Jarred Kennedy to the podium for a program that explores transformation\, emotional depth\, and the vibrant musical spirit at the heart of the ACO. \nLife of Wonders and Fates opens with Katahj Copley’s Equinox\, a vivid and rhythmically charged work that captures the energy of change and renewal. Trumpeter Kyle Koronka then takes center stage in Alexander Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto\, a brilliant showcase of bold fanfares\, lyrical warmth\, and virtuosic flair. The evening culminates in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5\, a sweeping and emotional journey shaped by its iconic “fate” motif. Together\, these works create an unforgettable exploration of wonder\, destiny\, and expressive orchestral power. \n\nProgram \n \n\nEquinox by Katahj Copley  \nTrumpet Concerto by Alexander Arutiunian\, Kyle Koronka\, trumpet  \nSymphony No. 5 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky  \n\n\nPublic Transportation \nThere are several bus stops near the concert location.  Plan your trip. \n\nParking for Bates Recital Hall \nFree parking is available along Dean Keaton. Paid parking is in the San Jacinto garage. \n\n\nThanks to the following business who supports the ACO and arts in Central Texas! \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:https://austincivicorchestra.org/event/12192026-3-2/
LOCATION:Bates Recital Hall\, 2406 Robert Dedman Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78712\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270611T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270612T220000
DTSTAMP:20260908T192256Z
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SUMMARY:Celebration of John Williams
DESCRIPTION:Celebration of John Williams\nDr. W.P. Sterneman III\, Interim Music Director\n Zilker Park Hillside Theater \nFriday Night FREE TICKETS \nSaturday Night FREE TICKETS \nParking Information \nAbout the Event\nEach year\, the Austin Civic Orchestra hosts a free pops concert in the park\, and we’re thrilled to return to the Zilker Hillside Theatre in 2027. Audience members are invited to bring a blanket or low chair\, along with children\, neighbors\, and dogs\, and relax on the hillside while enjoying a performance by the musicians and friends of the ACO. \nProgram Highlights\nThis annual free outdoor concert celebrates the iconic film music of John Williams\, who marks his 95th birthday in 2027. The program features beloved selections from: \n\nStar Wars\nJurassic Park\nE.T.\nSuperman\nJaws\nRaiders of the Lost Ark\nAdditional well‑known scores\n\nThese familiar works create an inviting\, family‑friendly experience that resonates across generations. \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! \nCommunity Experience\nPresented in one of Austin’s most beloved public spaces\, the concert offers an accessible cultural event that celebrates shared memory\, cinematic storytelling\, and the joy of live orchestral music. \nSupport the ACO\nPlease consider making a donation when obtaining a ticket. We work to keep ticket prices low and depend on individual contributions to help us continue bringing concerts like this to the Austin community. \n\nDONate Now \nThanks to the following business who supports the ACO and arts in Central Texas! \n \nThis project is supported in part by a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation\, the Texas Commission on the Arts\, and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. \n \n\n \n\nThe Austin Civic Orchestra is part of the Artist Access Program\, through the City of Austin’s Arts\, Culture\, Music\, and Entertainment Department and the Zilker Hillside Theater. \n \nThe City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance\, please contact (512) 974-3917 or Relay Texas 7-1-1. For more information or to request interpretation services\, please call Austin 3-1-1 or 512-974-2000.
URL:https://austincivicorchestra.org/event/park-2027/
LOCATION:Hillside Theatre at Zilker Park\, 2206 William Barton Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78746\, United States
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