The San Antonio Philharmonic’s Classics VII concert will feature Liszt’s Paino Concerto No.1 with Ukrainian pianist, Illia Ovcharenko, at the piano. Other pieces on the program are:Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy,” Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” The whimsical and spellbinding tale of Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” is a scintillating miniature masterpiece, made famous …
ART and INNOVATION in COMFORT, TX: A VISIT to MIXHAUS GALLERY By Jean Hackett Cara Hines, owner of MixHaus Gallery in Comfort, Texas – about 45 miles from San Antonio – has a vision. “I hope to set Comfort apart as a destination for the arts and creative visionaries in the spirit of Freethinkers who settled here in the …
NEWS ROUNDUP, 3/13/2025 The much anticipated “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” concert is taking place this Saturday. The concert features the famed film on a giant high-definition screen, with the San Antonio Philharmonic playing live in the theater the famous score by John Williams. (Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Majestic …
By Phil Houseal Is there a place where fans of classic country music can go to hear the old tunes, dance to their favorite memories, and maybe even meet their music heroes? Yes. Here in Central Texas, they go to the Heart of Texas Country Music Festival, now in its 36th year. The name is intentional, for not only does …
Reviewed by Steven G. Kellman Karen Russell’s debut novel, Swamplandia!, the exuberant account of an alligator-wrestling theme park in southwest Florida, appeared 14 years ago. Her second novel, published now, is also imbued with a vivid sense of place, except that, instead of the author’s native Sunshine State, the setting for The Antidote is 1935 Uz, Nebraska – during …
Here’s a group we don’t hear that much about: The Olmos Ensemble, created byfour talented and experienced musicians: Eric Gratz (violin), Matthew Cohen (viola), Julian Schwartz (cello) and IlyaShterenberg (clarinet). They will perform two concerts in the upcoming days: “Music From St.Mark’s Presents Olmos Ensemble” on March 9, and “Olmos Ensemble presents Viennese Masters,” on March 10. The first concert …
AN INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL ANASTASIO, Pianist and Artistic Director of the AGARITA CHAMBER PLAYERS Interview by JASMINA WELLIINGHOFF, Editor There are references in your online material that AGARITA is reinventing the concert experience. Please explain how? Your typical classical music concert includes a few large (25+ minutes) works by canonic composers like Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, etc., with a shorter …
‘NEWS ROUNDUP. 2/28/2025 This weekend you have a chance to experience one of the most powerful choral works ever composed –Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” a raucous setting of 24 medieval poems that deal with themes of love, life and fate, with satirical undertones. It will be performed by YOSA – Youth Orchestras of San Antonio – under the direction of …
This weekend you have a chance to experience one of the most powerful choral works ever composed –Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” a raucous setting of 24 medieval poems that deal with themes of love, life and fate, with satirical undertones. It will be performed by YOSA – Youth Orchestras of San Antonio – under the direction of music director, Troy …
Reviewed by Steven G. Kellman Like the universe, The Human Scale begins with a big bang. A terrorist bomb is discovered aboard a commercial flight about to depart Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport bound for JFK. Although the device is removed from the plane, it explodes while being disassembled, killing five security officers. A sixth, FBI agent Anthony Malik, …
