NEWS ROUNDUP, Aug. 28, 2025 San Antonio is blessed with a number of accomplished music ensembles and several have announced their new seasons.Camerata San Antonio that performs both in Kerrville and in San Antonio will open its 2025-26 season with a “musical journey of quartets,” starting with “Nature’s Tapestry” Sept. 5-7 in Kerrville and San Antonio. The program includes Quartet …
NEWS ROUNDUP, August, 22, 2025 San Antonio has more than one symphony orchestra. This other symphony is called Symphony Viva, and it is celebrating its 10th season with a new concertmaster, landmark performances and expanded community outreach. This orchestra is part of Alamo City Arts and the performances take place at the Travis Park United Methodist Church, which will serve …
Q & A with DANIEL ANASTASIO- Agarita Chamber Players How do you go about deciding on the season’s programs, and, specifically, for the 2025-26 season? The process of deciding the season’s programs is multi-step. First, the four members of AGARITA share ideas about artists we feel would be exciting to collaborate with, narrowing it down to those that would also …
NEWS ROUNDUP, August 15, 2025 Let’s start with “Together for Texas,” a benefit concert for the Hill Country Flood Relief. Presented by several arts organizations, including the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, the Kerrville Folk Festival and Arcadia Live Theater, the concert will feature Lyle Lovett, Gabriel“Fluffy” Iglesias, Los Lonely Boys, Reckless Kelly, John Bauman, Bri Bagwell, Dale Watson …
NEWS ROUNDUP. Aug. 8, 2025 It’s summer time and the arts front is not as lively as usual. Let’s start with music. While the other music ensembles go on vacation, for the OLMOS Ensemble summer is the active season.Four concerts are scheduled: Baroque Sonatas (Aug. 10); American Wind Quintets (Aug. 17);A Trio of Trios (Aug. 24) and Anton Nel Returns …
NEWS ROUNDUP. Aug. 8, 2025 It’s summer time and the arts front is not as lively as usual. Let’s start with music. While the other music ensembles go on vacation, for the OLMOS Ensemble summer is the active season.Four concerts are scheduled: Baroque Sonatas (Aug. 10); American Wind Quintets (Aug. 17);A Trio of Trios (Aug. 24) and Anton Nel Returns …
By Jasmina Wellinghoff, editor of Arts Alive San Antonio How did you and your former husband decide to leave Russia and come to the U.S.?We came to the U.S. through an exchange program, AIESEC, in 1989. The Ministry of Culture (in Russia) called my ex-husband (Valery Grokhovski) and asked if he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. Did that …
