THE GUADALUPE CENTER UNVEILS WINNING POSTER, LINE-UP for FESTIVAL Winning the poster contest for the Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival is no small accomplishment. This year’s winner is Elisa de Hoyos, a musician and artist of conjunto-themed paintings who lives in Weslaco, Texas. Her winning entry will be used for all promotion and marketing for the 41st fest, which will take …
By Phil Houseal, Contributor There are few towns the size of Fredericksburg that embrace art as deeply as this Hill Country destination does. On the first Friday of every month, up to a dozen art venues throw open their doors to welcome the public with wine, cheese and works of art.. from fine art to folk art. “People …
The San Antonio Museum of Art is opening the exhibit, Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth from Rome and Pompei, that has been in the works for several years. The brainchild of Interim Chief Curator, Jessica Powers, the show had to be postponed like so many other projects due to COVID-19 restrictions. Though most of us think of ancient …
by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Italian pianist, Leonardo Colafelicereturns to Texas to perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, with the Kerrville-based Symphony of the Hills, conducted by Eugene Dowdy. Colafelice is regularly invited to play with orchestras throughout Italy and throughout the world. In 2020, He won the bronze medal and the Audience’s Favorite Prize at the Gurwitz International Piano …
Lots of good music coming up! The San Antonio Philharmonic is going to play one of our favorite symphonies: Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony, this Friday and Saturday. Why it was named “Jupiter” is not entirely clear, but the music is glorious and exuberant, the kind of music you surrender to. Also on the program is contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery’s “Divided,” specifically …
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY Valentine’s is the day to celebrate Love, and a little humor makes it even more fun. So, ARTS ALIVE SAN ANTONIO decided to help with the humor part! Here are a few things we found that you might find amusing. “Without Valentine’s Day, February would be, well, January.” — Jim Gaffigan “By all means marry. If …
Theatergoers will have good choices this weekend and beyond. The Classic Theater of San Antonio is opening “Fences,” a powerful drama written by August Wilson, the playwright who lived the life that his characters often struggle through. He’s been referred to as “Theater’s poet of Black America” and two of his plays, including “Fences” won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Astor Piazzolla was, and continues to be, the king of tango music, but few people know that he also composed a tango opera titled “Maria de Buenos Aires,” which has recently become the darling of opera houses, looking for original and “different” material. A tango opera sounds almost too good to be true. Opera San Antonio …
Musical Bridges Around the World is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with a four-day UNITYFest, with jazz and classical music concerts taking place Feb. 2-5 at several locations around town. Founded by Russian-born pianist, Anya Grokhovski in 1998, the organization’s first concert took place in the founder’s home and later expanded to house concerts in the homes of supporters …
