Fortunately, there’s one more pair of concerts to look forward to before the San Antonio Philharmonic closes shop for the summer. The orchestra’s Classics 10 concert will be conducted by Colombian conductor, Lina Gonzalez-Granados, and will feature violinist Randall Goosby as the soloist. The program opens with: “Jeder Baum spricht” (“Every Tree speaks”) by Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi, followed by …
by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Jennifer Seighman remembers always being around choirs and choral music in school or in church throughout her growing up years. “So, I kept going at it since elementary school,” she said recently during an interview. “I think there’s something unique about your voice, and the singing becomes exceptionally powerful when many voices join together to create …
As summer is approaching, the classical music-performing groups wind down their seasons. No Philharmonic concerts, few chamber music ones. Most musicians leave town to take part in summer festivals around the U.S. and beyond. But music will not disappear. In fact, there are multiple choices. Let’s begin with Proyecto Pax Music Showcase and Preview Film Screening featuring local Xicano Musicians. …
Reviewed By Steven G. Kellman Vladimir Nabokov was not fond of biographers. He called them “psychoplagiarists” and even sued, unsuccessfully, to prevent one from publishing a book about him. There are now several biographies of Nabokov, including Brian Boyd’s two-volume cradle-to-grave account, in addition to VĂ©ra, Stacy Schiff’s Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the author’s wife. But biographers are handicapped by …
NEWS ROUNDUP, May 16, 2024 The Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio is the first and longest-running Conjunto Festival in the nation, and is internationally recognized as the most influential event for this popular South Texas musical tradition. You can experience the fun, the music and dance during the next three days of festivities in Rosedale Park. You’ll have …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor We are writing this on a stormy, rainy day, but in just a couple of days, there will be lots of musical sunshine in town, when the Tejano Conjunto Festival returns to San Antonio, starting Wednesday. The San Antonio-based fest, is the oldest such festival in the US and has become a model for other similar …
The San Antonio Philharmonic will present a pair of great concerts this weekend, featuring the music of Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvorak. On the program are three works by Brahms- “Tragic Overture,”“Nanie” and “Song of Destiny.” Dvorak’s eloquent Cello Concerto will conclude the evening. The concerts will be conducted by Canadian conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni and will feature cellist Sterling Elliot.Following …
by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor When and why did you come to San Antonio?My very first show in San Antonio was “The Barber of Seville” in the spring of 2018. In the early years, our founder, Mel Weingart, was looking to establish a relationship with one or more well-known opera companies to help him produce opera in San Antonio. One of …
Camerata San Antonio is closing its season with a “tour de force” duo recital featuring violinist Matthew Zerveck and pianist Viktor Valkov. Program: Cui: Violin Sonata, Op.84; Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6, Op.30, No.1; and Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata, Op.134. Both are distinguished musicians. Valkov is the winner of the 2012 New Orleans International Piano Competition, and appears frequently as a …
