Next week, James Burch (DMA ’16) appears as a fellow at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival. Running July 11-31, the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) is a musical utopia for innovative musicians in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts. The festival is dedicated entirely to adventurous contemporary music. James will work with John Luther Adams as well as Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Michael Gordon. For ticket, venue and more information, visit bangonacan.org.
Next week, James Burch (DMA ’16) appears as guest artist at the third annual Omaha Under the Radar festival. Running July 6-9, Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest presented by Analog Arts celebrating cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. James will perform works for cello and electronics including Prés by Kaija Saariaho and Dissociation Sequences by Jon Fielder. For ticket, venue and more information, visit www.undertheradaromaha.com.
For the second year in a row, a Longhorn Cellist has been named winner of the New York International Artists Competition. Ying Zhang (DMA ’16) took First Prize in the top category of the 2016 Cello Competition earlier this month, joining Yi Xin (DMA ’14), who won a year ago in the 2015 Cello Competition. NYIAC will present Ying, as well as winners from other instruments, in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in October 2016.
Yi Xin (DMA ’14) at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, July 2015
Francesco Mastromatteo (DMA ’12) returns to Central Texas on Wednesday, April 30, 2016, to perform with conductor Robert Radmer and the Central Texas Medical Orchestra in a benefit concert for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI is the largest grassroots organization dedicated to building
better lives for millions of Americans affected by mental illness. For venue, ticket and more information, visit ctmorchestra.org.
Doug Machiz (MM ’11), with his San Francisco-based Friction Quartet, makes his Carnegie Hall Debut on Friday, April 15, 2016, at 9 PM. The Friction Quartet will participate in Carnegie Hall’s Kronos Quartet Workshop which culminates in a performance in Zankel Hall. To ticket, venue and more information, visit www.carnegiehall.org.
Hear James Burch (DMA ’16) this weekend as soloist in the world premiere performances of Graham Reynolds’ “Once Beginning” in Ballet Austin’s production of “The Graham Reynolds Project” at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. “Once Beginning” is scored for solo cello, string orchestra and three drumsets. For ticket, venue and other information, visit my.balletaustin.org.
Classically Austin KMFA 89.5 FM radio spotlights James Burch (DMA ’16) of Tetractys in his performance of Michael Gordon’s “Industry” at the 2016 South by Southwest festival. To listen to the KMFA Staccato podcast, visit www.kmfa.org.
The 30th year of the South by Southwest festival begins today and runs through March 20. President Barack Obama gives the opening keynote speech at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Also catch Mother Falcon with Diana Burgess (BM ’15) at the Hideout on March 17 or at the Bungalow on March 18 and Tetractys with Matthew Armbruster (MM ’16) and James Burch (DMA ’16) at the Hideout on March 17. For ticket, venue and more information, visit www.sxsw.com.
Tonight, Thursday, March 4, at 7:30 PM, in Bates Recital Hall, Matthew Armbruster (MM ’16) and Daniel Kopp (MM ’17) both appear as soloists with the University of Texas University Orchestra. Matthew performs Ralph Vaughan-Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and Daniel performs Joseph Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major, Hob.I:105. David S. Platt conducts. For venue, ticket and more information, visit music.utexas.edu. The concert will also be video streamed live online via Ustream.
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