Austin Chamber Music Festival - June 19 - July 11, 2009

The Lineup

"Tango on the Terrace" Gala with Grammy Award-winning Raul Jaurena and Festival Artists
Friday, June 19, 7:30 PM
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave.
Piazzolla's fiery music led by tango maestro Raul Juarena
TICKETS: $75
(Gala includes pre-show tango demonstrations, silent auction, and post-concert reception with Raul Jaurena and Festival Artists.)
Brasil Guitar Duo
Friday, June 26, 7:30 PM
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Dr.
Innovative blend of traditional and Brazilian works
TICKETS: $25
Turtle Island String Quartet
Saturday, June 27, 7:30 PM
Bates Recital Hall, UT Butler School of Music, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr.
A Love Supreme - The Legacy of John Coltrane
TICKETS: $25
Tin Hat
Sunday, June 28, 7:30 PM
Continental Club, 1315 S Congress Ave.
Indie-classical featuring blues, eastern European folk music, and jazz
TICKETS: $25
Jupiter String Quartet with Pianist Michelle Schumann
Friday, July 3, 7:30 PM
Bates Recital Hall, UT Butler School of Music, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr.
Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schumann
TICKETS: $25
Mendelssohn Piano Trio
Sunday, July 5, 3:00 PM
Bates Recital Hall, UT Butler School of Music, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr.
Complete Mendelssohn Piano Trios for his 200th Birthday
TICKETS: $25
Eroica Piano Trio
Friday, July 10, 7:30 PM
Bates Recital Hall, UT Butler School of Music, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr.
Passionate and engaging mastery by the world's top trio
TICKETS: $25
Festival Finale with Golden Hornet Project and ACMC Festival Workshop Students
Saturday, July 11, 7:30 PM
Bates Recital Hall, UT Butler School of Music, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr.
TICKETS: FREE

Behind the Scenes with the Artists

  • Thursday, June 25 - Festival Faculty Artists
  • Friday, June 26 - Turtle Island Quartet
  • Monday, June 29 - Tin Hat
  • Tuesday, June 30 - Mendelssohn Piano Trio
  • Thursday, July 2 - Festival Faculty Artists
  • Friday, July 3 - Jupiter String Quartet
  • Monday, July 6 - Golden Hornet Project
  • Tuesday, July 7 - Festival Faculty Artists
  • Thursday, July 9 - Faculty Percussion Ensemble
  • Friday, July 10 - Eroica Trio (Bates Recital Hall, UT Butler School of Music, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr.)
* Presentations are FREE @ 1:00PM at Brentwood Christian School, 11908 N. Lamar Blvd (unless noted otherwise)

Free Concerts and Events

  • June 20, 3:00 PM at Austin Children's Museum - Wild Basin Winds Kids Concert
  • June 25, Noon at Central Presbyterian Church - Mendelssohn Piano Trio
  • July 2, Noon at Central Presbyterian Church - Festival Faculty Artists
  • July 2, 7:30 PM at St. James Episcopal Church – 1st Annual Pride Concert
  • July 8, 7:30 PM at Westminster Manor - Mendelssohn Piano Trio
  • July 9, Noon at Central Presbyterian Church - Student Chamber Music Highlights
  • July 9, 7:30 PM at St. James Episcopal Church - Complete Debussy Sonatas with Festival Artists
  • July 10, 1:00 PM at Armstrong Community Music School - Mendelssohn Piano Trio Kids Concert
  • July 11, 10:00AM-5:00PM at UT Butler School of Music, Bates - Student Chamber Music Showcases
* Dates subject to change

Tickets & Information

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Support

Support for the Austin Chamber Music Center
The Austin Chamber Music Center is funded in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art; The Junior League of Austin; The Assistance League of Austin; LCRA Employees United Charities; and the following foundations: ACMP, The Chamber Music Network, and the Clinton B. Ford Fund of its ACMP Foundation, an organization that stimulates and expands the playing of chamber music for pleasure; Austin Community Foundation; Georgia B. Lucas Fund and the Austin Chamber Music Center Fund at the Austin Community Foundation; Kodosky Foundation; Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation; and the Michael & Alice Kuhn Foundation. Additional support is provided by 3M; Advanced Micro Devices; Barnes and Noble; Chase Bank Northcross; Frog Design; Hewlett-Packard Co.; IBM; Maxwell, Locke & Ritter LLP; Randalls; Raza Electronics; Sun Microsystems; Target; Tocker Foundation and members of the Austin Chamber Music Center; Friends of the Festival; media sponsors KMFA and KUT; and several anonymous donors.