Music
June 21, 2023
Balmorhea’s Music Is Unbound From Space and Time—but Not Texas
The Austin neoclassical group’s new album, ‘Pendant World,’ evokes the natural wonder of the Lone Star State.
Classical Music
Music
March 29, 2023
San Antonio Almost Lost Its 80-Year-Old Orchestra. The Musicians Didn’t Go Quietly.
The Alamo City’s once-legendary symphony officially collapsed last year. But its musicians have continued to play just steps from their former home.
Music
February 10, 2023
Chanda Dancy, a Fearless Houston Violinist, Is Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood
The film composer behind the scores for ‘Devotion’ and ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ has never bought into the rigid rules of classical music.
Music
June 16, 2022
Why the Best Musicians in the Country Descend on an 81-Person Texas Town
Pianist James Dick has spent half a century crafting the Round Top Festival Institute into a world-class destination for classical musicians, where architecture, fine arts, green space, and history meet.
Texas Country Reporter
May 25, 2022
An Internationally Renowned Concert Hall in Small-town Texas
Pianist James Dick has turned a rolling pasture outside of Round Top into a haven for classical musicians from around the world.
Music
February 25, 2022
At One of the Last Classical Music Stores, CDs Still Rock
Streaming services don’t exist inside Classical Music of Spring, one of the few remaining classical-focused shops in the country.
Best Thing in Texas
August 25, 2021
Waiting on Hold to Claim Unemployment Just Got a Little Less Hellish, Thanks to an Austin Band
Composer Justin Sherburn drew on his own experience to write ‘Texas Workforce Commission Hold Music,’ which the agency officially adopted this week.
Arts & Entertainment
December 21, 2020
Chopin Versus the Coronavirus: Classical Music Is Helping Houston Patients Heal
Being hospitalized during the pandemic is lonely and dehumanizing. In live, virtual, one-on-one performances, Houston Symphony musicians give the sickest patients a few minutes of peace.
Music
October 14, 2020
Why Quinn Mason, a 24-Year-Old Composer From Dallas, May Be Classical Music’s Next Superstar
Mason, one of the most sought-after young composers in the country, has a new work set to premiere in November.
Music
March 17, 2020
How a Cringeworthy Sound Check Changed This Classically Trained Violinist’s Life
The bandleader and composer Carrie Rodriguez, who grew up in Austin, changed her course after reconnecting with Texas music.
Music
August 1, 1994
Adkins Family Values
The family that plays together stays together. Meet one of the world’s most successful classical music clans.
Music
April 1, 1992
Western Exposure
Igor Fedotov and Eugene Cherkasov fiddle around in Midland.
Music
December 1, 1990
Fine Tuning
From the Panhandle to the Bayou City, homegrown classical music ensembles are our best-kept secret.
Music
June 1, 1987
Culture Club
Once San Antonio’s elite took pride in their support of the city’s fine symphony. When the cream of that elite, the Symphony Society board, abruptly canceled the upcoming season, it was time for some soul-searching
Music
July 1, 1985
Music to My Ears
The small-town orchestra has it all: performers who love the music passionately, audiences who lend their wholehearted support, and even occasional moments when all the instruments are playing the right note.
Classical Music
April 30, 1983
Happy Birthday, Franz and Igor
Both Haydn and Stravinsky marked special anniversaries last year, but music lovers got the presents: a shower of fresh new versions of their works.
Music
August 1, 1981
Trial by Piano
Why knock yourself out for two grueling weeks at a piano competition in Fort Worth? For $12,000—and a string of concert bookings money can’t buy.