Austin Camerata’s season finale will take place on Saturday, May 18, at 7:30pm, in the ImagineArt Gallery. The program will explore Romani music’s wide ranging influence on European musical traditions, including classical music, flamenco, and klezmer. As the program centerpiece, Cory Blais (MM ’19) will collaborate with local flamenco dancers for Gaspar Cassado’s Suite for Solo Cello. The show will also feature selections from classical composers who were heavily influenced by Romani musical traditions.
Enjoy complimentary Spanish wine and desserts as you are dazzled with a showcase of dance, storytelling, and chamber music!
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On Friday, May 3, at 2pm, Francesco Mastromatteo (DMA ’12) appears at Texas State University to present a special lecture-recital with Dr. Nico Schüler on relationships and interactions between music and mathematics.
Francesco Mastromatteo (DMA ’12) returns to Austin this weekend to perform in two events. On Saturday, April 27, at 7:30pm, Francesco appears with conductor Robert Radmer and the Central Texas Medical Orchestra in a benefit concert for the 
Jun Seo (MM ’11, DMA ’14) has been appointed to the Adjunct Faculty of the Music Program at the University of Illinois Springfield. In addition to teaching individual applied cello lessons, Jun will lead the UIS Cello Choir as well as teach at the UIS Community Music School. Jun begins teaching Fall 2019.
Earlier today, Hyugrai “Ray” Kim (DMA ’19) advanced to the Final Round of auditions for the position of Principal Cello in the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Led by music director Giancarlo Guerrero, the 83-member Nashville Symphony performs more than 150 concerts annually and is one of the most active recording orchestras in the US, with 29 releases on Naxos, earning a total of 13 GRAMMY® Awards and 24 nominations.
Congratulations to Eunhye Lim (AD ’18) and Cory Blais (MM ’19) for winning the First and Second Prizes of the 6th Annual Coltman Chamber Music Competition with their respective groups, the Fidelis Piano Trio and Wundertrio. Competing in the Collegiate Division in the category of Strings and Piano, the Fidelis Piano Trio performed works by Arensky and Beethoven, while Wundertrio performed trios of Mendelssohn and Shostakovich. The Fidelis Piano Trio also won the Grand Prize, which includes a 2019-20 engagement with Austin Chamber Music Center.
This weekend, on Friday and Saturday, March 29 & 30, Daniel Kopp (MM ’18) appears with Ventana Ballet in their production DISRUPT at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.
Tomorrow, on Saturday, February 23, at 1:30 PM, Seth Russell (DMA ’19) presents a master class at the Classical Music Institute’s (CMI) Cello Summit at the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio. The master class is open to pre-college cellists in the San Antonio area.
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