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Million Dollar Quartet at ZACH Theatre

They came together to make music. And together they made history. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins join forces for one night only on December 4, 1956 at Sun Records Studio...

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Crisantemi 7.19.17

The Crisantemi Quartet owes its name to the same titled work by Giacomo Puccini, which was the first piece the ensemble performed. It is a newly created Quartet, composed by students from the Cuban...

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Austin Classical Guitar Society 7.18.17

Austin Classical Guitar Society joined us in Studio 1A to showcase some of the pieces from their upcoming concert performance i / we. i / we is a musical journey exploring commonality, struggle, and...

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Will Taylor & Strings Attached 8.2.17

Will Taylor has lived in Austin since the 70’s and has spent much of his time here honing his jazz skills and building his ensemble Strings Attached. The group is  a genre-blurring collaboration with...

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LOLA: We Might Be Struck by Lightening 8.15.17

LOLA: Local Opera Local Artists is opening their new show in August. It marks a new idea in opera and storytelling; A choreographed chamber opera pastiche of art songs by Fauré, Schubert, Boulenger,...

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Ensamble Esperanza 8.29.17

The Ensamble Esperanza (Hope Ensemble) is a music project lead by talented Costa Rican musicians that represent not only the music from their country but will take you to a journey to Central America,...

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Anton Nel 9.6.17

Anton Nel, winner of the first prize in the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall enjoys a remarkable and multifaceted career that has taken him to North and South America,...

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Adrian Quesada & His El Buen Social Club

Grammy Award winning musician, composer and producer, Adrian Quesada, is heading up a who’s-who of talented musicians for a night of music, cocktails and community at the El Grito Gala. The El Grito...

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SoundSpace: A Portrait of Alice Coltrane 9.20.17

The award-winning series returns to the Blanton Museum of Art with a series of performances inspired by Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda and her unique legacy of American jazz and Indian devotional...

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Monk Parker 9.27.17

Monk Parker makes surrealist neo-americana for the heartbroken. His music is what it’s like to leave the bar after last call and levitate all the way home–looking over lakes, corn fields, and decaying...

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Beerthoven 11.15.17

The Beerthoven Concert Series is a down-to-earth, approachable celebration of classical song, chamber music, and beer; a quirky mixture of Bach and Doppelbock in a unique and intimate setting....

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John Aielli’s Top Tracks of 2017

John Aielli hosts Eklektikos Monday through Thursday from 6 – 9 a.m. These are his top 6 songs of the year:   1) Alt-J – In Cold Blood Very dark and so catchy; it’s just addictive. 2) David Ramirez –...

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Density512: Harmoniemusik 12.12.17

Density 512 is proud to present Harmoniemusik, in which they reimagine chamber wind music for the “harmonie”, a small wind ensemble that served as a “party band” for 17th and 18th C. patrons....

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Joseph Keckler 1.23.18

If you combined Phillip Glass, Rufus Wainwright, and Franz Schubert into one person, you might end up with someone like New Yorker Joseph Keckler, an opera singer who clearly values the intersections...

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Beethoven Concert Series: Revel Classical Band

In 2009, cellist Joel Becktell and pianist Carla McElhaney formed REVEL – a multi-configuration classical band – to return the classical music experience to its radical roots, a place where musicians...

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Smokey Joe’s Cafe 2.13.18

Smokey Joe’s Cafe isn’t your typical musical – it’s a revue. A revue is a musical that contains no dialogue, and is made up of songs that are connected by a common theme. The 40 songs in this musical,...

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Rick Rowley 2.21.18

Publications nationwide have lauded Rick Rowley’s prowess as a pianist. As a world-renowned musician, conductor, and theater director, this Butler School of Music faculty member is constantly reshaping...

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Density512 2.26.18

Density512 is a music collective “interested in championing the works of new composers and giving context to new music based on its classical roots.” Their shows are played in community centers and art...

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Sean Riley 3.20.18

Violinist Sean Riley is literally pushing the boundaries of the instrument he plays. A Julliard graduate and seasoned performer, Riley is not afraid of a challenge – even when the challenge is playing...

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Mele’Uhane Trio 4.16.18

Keikilani, Daniel, and Leo Lindsey form the Mele’Uhane Trio, a father and sons project from Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island that is dedicated to dispersing the spirit of Hawaiian music abroad. The...

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