By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor You are involved with so many projects, including other chamber music festivals. Why did you agree to lead this one in San Antonio? It’s a fair question! The founder of Cactus Pear, Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, is a good friend of mine, and I helped with the starting of Cactus Pear back in the day. This is our …
Now that the 4th of July festivities are mostly behind us, let’s take a look at the arts scene for this weekend and beyond. “Melodies in Motion” is a flute, clarinet and piano recital, featuringGregory Obregon (flute); Stephen Moore (clarinet) and Wayne Ching (piano). The concert promises to be Now a “summer celebration of solos and sonatas for those three …
The San Antonio Philharmonic will start the day with a special concert to celebrate the 248th anniversary of American independence. It will take place at 1314 Guadalupe Street, where the orchestra’s offices are located, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. No word about what they will be playing but patriotic music would be a logical choice. Listeners are invited to …
San Antonio has its fair share of music festivals but the one coming up in October is different.Called RISE MUSIC FESTIVAL and sponsored by the RISE Movement, this fest combines good music with a Christian message. The fest is guided by artistic director, Jarrell Flowers who says his parents have always been “followers of Jesus.” He grew up in that …
San Antonio has numerous outdoor art installations and now there’s one more; actually two, strictly speaking, but the two are connected. El Papaloto and El Trompo were just installed the other day at the intersection of Frio and Commerce streets downtown. The Department of Arts and Culture described them as “monumental emblems of childhood play.” The kite (Papalote) features a …
By Steven G. Kellman “It’s not a good time for Hebrew.” The final words of the title novella in The Hebrew Teacher echo its opening line: “It wasn’t a very good time for Hebrew.” Ilana, an Israeli who has been teaching Hebrew at a midwestern American university for almost forty-five years, faces dwindling enrollments and the fact that the Zionist …
Did you know that June 21 is the Make Music Day, here, in San Antonio, and apparently world-wide.The day is dedicated to the celebration of music on the summer solstice “that’s performed by everyone and enjoyed by everyone.” The city of San Antonio Arts and Culture Department brought it to our city.Apparently, it all started in France with “La Fete …
by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Steven Kellman joined the faculty of the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1976. He is currently a professor of comparative literature there, specializing in fiction and criticism. In 2023, he was named Jack & Laura Richmond Endowed Faculty Fellow in American literature. He was also a Fullbright Senior Lecturer at Tbilisi State University in …
The CMI-OSA Festival continues through this weekend. The concert, Anna and her Sisters, which features guest artists and artist faculty, will be performed Friday, June 14 @7:30 p.m. This festival has both a performing and teaching component, hence the references to “teaching artists” and “guest artists” and “artist faculty.” The three groups are the most experienced musicians. (June 14 at …
Music is alive and well in San Antonio right now, thanks in part to the Classical Music Institute’s CMI 210 Festival that’s co-sponsored by Opera San Antonio. A plurality of events is taking place all over the city. This fest is different from many traditionally presented festivals because it combines educational activities for music students, ages 8-18, with public performances. …
