News Roundup, Sept. 27, 2024
As is usual in the fall, arts organization get into high gear. Let’s start with music!
The San Antonio Philharmonic will perform Classics II concert, conducted by music director Jeffrey Kahane, and featuring Nicholas Namoradze on the piano. The concert begins with Sarah Kirkland Snider’s evocative “Forward into Light,” a meditation on perseverance, bravery and alliance inspired by American women suffragists. Also on the program is Ravel’s powerful Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, where the pianist is expected to shine. The concert will conclude with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony, the Pathettique. (Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.; First Baptist Church, 515 McCullough; tickets are $35-$95; www.saphil.org/event/24-25classics-ii/)
Camerata San Antonio will present its second concert of the season, “LONGING” which explores the theme of longing through the works of Mel Bonis, Schubert, Weinberg and Brahms. Camerata plays the same concert at three locations, one in Kerrville and two in San Antonio; free. (to see the three locations, visit Camerata’s website: http:www.cameratasa.org)
An interesting concert is planned for Oct. 4 at the San Antonio Museum of Art. It is named and inspired by the exhibit, “Archaeology of Memory,” currently on view at the museum. The music program is presented by the Classical Music Institute. Included composers are Lena Frank, Juan Pablo Contreras and Robert Schumann, and the performers are Brendan Speltz (violin), Daniel Anastasio (piano); Christine Lamprea (cello) and Ramon Carrero Martinez (viola); (Oct. 4 at 6 p.m., SAMA; tickets are $55-$65.)
Opera San Antonio will present two performances of the new opera “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” that will be sung in Spanish and English and will prominently feature the Mariachi Campanas de America.
(Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.; Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.; Tobin Center; tickets are $30-$145 at Tobin box office or
tickets@tobincenter.org)
Jazz’SALIVE, the jazz fest organized annually by the San Antonio Parks Foundation, will again take place at Hemisfair on two consecutive days: 4-11 p.m. Friday, Sept.27, and all-day Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Civic Park at Hemisfair, 210 S. Alamo; free but premium seating is $60; for more info go to www.saparks.org.
Music From St. Mark’s presents the first Evensong – and more – of the season. The afternoon will begin
with a recital by acclaimed harpsichordist, Lorna Peters. She is artistic director of Sinfonia Spirituosa, a Baroque orchestra in Sacramento, CA. She will present an all-French program of well-known composers.
this recital will be followed by the Choral Evensong at 4 p.m., sung by St. Mark’s Choir. (Sep. 29, 3:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 315 E. Pecan St., 78205; 210-226-2426; https://stmarks-sa.org)
Jim Messina’s “legacy of musical genius” spans five decades, three super groups, a vibrant solo career and scores of producing and engineering credits,” says the announcement from the Tobin Center, where Messina will be performing Saturday. (Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m., Tobin Center for the Performing Arts; 100 Auditorium Circle; tickets are $59.50, tickets@tobincenter.org; 210-223-8624)
For a change of pace, you may want to join the fun at Brackenridge Park where the Park’s Conservancy will host its 13th Annual Parktoberfest celebrating San Antonio’s German heritage. The event will include German music by the Beethoven Mannerchor, and jazz music from the Dirty River Jazz Band. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. (Sept. 29 at 4 p.m.; free; Brackenridge Park (Koehler and Cypress Pavilions; 37OO N. St. Mary’s St., 78212; you can reach the organizers by calling 210-826-1412)
Should you want to support the Tobin Center, you can buy tickets for its gala with Jay Leno and Doc Watkins. Yes. both of them! (Oct. 29, starting at 5:30 p.m.; VIP after-party follows the show. For more info go to info@tobincenter.org)
Lots going on the visual arts front but we’ll mention only a few right now.
Nichos y Dichos – MujerArtes Exhibit and Sale at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center. Since 1995, MujerArtes members have shaped clay into historic snapshots of their lives as Latina women. All of their hand-crafted creations are unique and make great gifts. (exhibit continues through Oct. 12, 2024;816 S. Colorado; gallery hours 10a.m. to 4 p.m. (Supported by Esperanza Peace and Justice Center; 210-228-0201)
A travel-theme exhibit is installed at the SA International Airport. The artist is Nain Leon and the art is interesting. Look for the art in Terminal B Baggage Claim.
An exhibit at Ruby City – “Irrationally Speaking” highlights two art forms – collage and assemblage – as artistic techniques and conceptual approaches. Using this approach, artists can create a complex new work to address a new meaning. (Will be on view through 8,31,2025; Ruby City, 150 Camp St.,
210-781-7180; http://rubycity.org)
The Centro Cultural Aztlan’s exhibit “Newspaper Boys: Ayer y Hoy en San Anto” is a two-man exhibit featuring new works by artists Oscar A. Galvan Jr., and Martin Emmanuel Rangel. The show will be on view until Oct. 17, 2024; 1800 Fredericksburg Rd. #103; for more info www.centroaztlan@sbcglobal.net
The Magik Theater will open a new production this Saturday: “Lyric & the Keys” which tells the story of Lyric, a second-grader struggling to read and too intimidated to ask her new teacher for help. But, with the support of the school janitor, and his homemade junk robots, Lyric finds the courage she needs to
overcome her challenges. With catchy melodies and a positive message, this a great musical that will please both kids and adults. (Opening party Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m.; box office 210-227-2751 or
info@magiktheatre.org)
The Wonder Theater is opening a new musical production, “PROM,” and inviting theatergoers to bring their prom photos to the theater. The story revolves around four eccentric B-stars who desperately need a new stage to perform on. So, when they hear that there’s trouble around a small- town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue and themselves. (Oct. 4 – Oct. 27; Suite A-90 Wonderland of the Americas Mall, Balcones Heights, 78201; tickets are $18-$32 at www.ci.ovationtix.com)
San Antonio’s Westside has a number of murals created by its residents in collaboration with San Anto Cultural Arts. The Contemporary at Blue Star is offering a walking tour to see some of those murals, scattered across the city’s Westside. (Westside Mutal Tour, Sept. 27, 11a.m.-2 p.m.; free for all. Meet at
San Anto Cultural Arts, 2120 El Paso St.
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