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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Duo Karudan\, clarinet and piano
DESCRIPTION:Duo Karudan—featuring husband-wife duo Christopher Ayer\, clarinet\, and Kae Hosoda-Ayer\, piano—will present a recital of works for clarinet and piano. The program includes Weber’s masterful Grand Duo Concertante as well as works by living composers Martin Rokeach\, Maria Grenfell\, and Jeff Scott. \nDr. Christopher Ayer\, a native of Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, and a graduate of Acadia University in Nova Scotia\, Canada\, is an active performing artist and educator having taught clarinet at the college level for the past 29 years-25 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas where he is Professor of Clarinet. Over the past fifteen years he has presented clinics at the Texas Music Educators Association Conference\, the Texas Bandmasters Association Conference\, and the Midwest Clinic\, as well as performing at the International Clarinet Association’s annual ClarinetFest multiple times. Dr. Ayer’s performances and master classes over that time have taken him to Australia\, Hong Kong\, Japan\, and across the United States. With his wife\, Kae Hosoda-Ayer\, he performs chamber recitals as Duo Karudan. He holds graduate degrees in clarinet performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Dr. Ayer is a Yamaha Artist and performs exclusively on the CSVR-ASP B-flat and A clarinets. \nDr. Kae Hosoda-Ayer is Associate Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Collaborative Piano at Baylor University. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance with emphasis in chamber music and collaborative arts from the University of Texas at Austin; a Master of Music degree and Graduate Diploma in piano performance from New England Conservatory where she was a Piano Honors Competition winner; and a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Toho Gakuen School of Music\, Tokyo\, Japan. Dr. Ayer has concertized throughout the United States\, Canada\, Japan\, South Korea\, and Italy\, where she is in demand both as a soloist and collaborative pianist. She has been heard on National Public Radio with Ronald de Kant\, former Professor of Clarinet at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. Her performances are available on the Centaur\, MSR\, Potenza\, and MarkCustom recording labels\, and her CD of Franz Schmidt’s Quintet in A major for Piano left -hand has received glowing reviews from GramophoneMagazine
URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/1358/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lady Strings the Blues Featuring Nicole Cherry\, Tanesha Payne\, & Aaron Prado
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of music\, movement\, and collaboration with Nicole Cherry\, Tanesha Payne\, and Aaron Prado in Lady Strings the Blues\, a dynamic performance inside Coates Chapel at UTSA’s Southwest Campus on April 1 at 7:30 PM. \nBlending jazz\, classical\, and contemporary influences\, this performance features an evening of interdisciplinary collaboration. The evening will include selections inspired by Billie Holiday\, alongside works by composers such as Duke Ellington and Igor Stravinsky\, offering a rich and unexpected musical journey. \nThe performance is supported by UT San Antonio string students\, faculty and sumRset Movement dancers\, with a special featured appearance by Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson. \n 
URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/lady-strings-the-blues-a-tribute-to-billie-holiday-featuring-nicole-cherry-tanesha-payne-aaron-prado/
LOCATION:Coates Chapel\, 300 Augusta St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Rami El-Farrah & Claire Salli
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URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/rami-e-farrah-claire-salli/
LOCATION:Coates Chapel\, 300 Augusta St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ballet Nepantla-Valentina
DESCRIPTION:VALENTINA tells the powerful story of women and their roles during Revolutionary Mexico through extraordinary dance and choreography by the New York City – based Ballet Nepantla.  Founded by South Texas native Andrea Guajardo\, the company blends traditional ballet folklorico with ballet and contemporary dance\, resulting in an exquisite fusion of these three styles.  The performance offers an unforgettable journey that resonates deeply with audiences on both sides of the border.
URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/ballet-nepantla-valentina/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Southwest Guitar Symposium
DESCRIPTION:UT San Antotnio School of Music would like to welcome you to the third annual Southwest Guitar Symposium. The 2026 edition of the Symposium will take place March 13 – 15 in the beautiful city of San Antonio\, hosted by the University of Texas San Antonio School of Music. We are thrilled to bring a variety of programming and performances by distinguished concert artists from around the world! This year we have the distinct pleasure to present acclaimed guitarists John David Quijano (Colombia)\, An Tran (Vietnam)\, Rene Izquierdo (Cuba)\, Isaac Bustos (Nicaragua)\, Jay Kacherski and Jonathan Dotson (USA)! In addition\, we are also presenting the winners of the 2025 SWGS Competitions\, Camden Wells and Alberto Daniel Quintanilla\, along with guest performances by the UTSA Guitar Ensemble\, UTSA Grad Guitar Duo\, and Duo Latino Americano(Peru/Colombia). Additionally\, the SWGS hosts solo competitions for High-School and Collegiate Undergraduate Categories. \nWe hope that you will join us for what promises to be an uplifting\, exciting\, and enriching event! \nFRIDAY\, MARCH 13 \n9:00 AM – Registration Check-in (ART Bldg. Lobby) \n10:00 AM – 3:00PM – Preliminary Round – Open and Highschool Divisions (Recital Hall) \n3:30 PM – Duo Latino Americano and UTSA Guitar Duo (Recital Hall) \n5:00 PM – Guitar Ensemble Showcase \n7:30PM – Concert – Isaac Bustos Recital (Recital Hall) \n  \nSATURDAY MARCH 14 \n10:00 AM – 1:00PM – Open and Highschool Divisions – Semi-Finals (Recital Hall) \n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Masterclasses – Bustos (AR 2.03.18A) \n1:00 PM – 3:00PM – Masterclasses – Dotson/Kacherski (AR. 2.03.08) \n5:00 PM – Winners Concert – Camden Wells and Alberto Daniel Quintanill (Recital Hall) \n7:30PM – Evening Concert – An Tran and Rene Izquierdo (Recital Hall) \n  \nSUNDAY MARCH 15 \n11:00 AM – Highschool and Professional Competitions Final Round. \n1:30 PM – 3:30 PM – Rene Izquierdo Masterclass – (AR 2.03.18A) \n1:30 PM – 3:30 PM – An Tran Masterclass – (AR 2.03.08) \n4:00 PM – John David Quijano (Recital Hall) \n6:00PM – Closing Concert – Jonathan Dotson and Jay Kachersk \n  \nLearn more about the artist at the Southwest Guitar Symposium Website.
URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/southwest-guitar-symposium/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Eighth Blackbird & Viet Cuong
DESCRIPTION:UT San Antoniuo School of Music & UTSA Arts present Grammy-award winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird performing Vital Sines by distinguished guest composer Viet Cuong. This program also features UTSA Symphonic Band (Dr. John Zarco) and UTSA Wind Symphony (Professor Ron Ellis). The program will also feature works by student composition contest winners: Javier Lopez (Symphonic Band) and Jaden Hernandez (Wind Symphony) \n  \nEighth Blackbird \nThe inconic Eighth Blackbird moves music forward through innovative performance\, advocacy for music by living creatives\, and its growing legacy of guiding an emerging generation of artists. The name “Eighth Blackbird” derives from the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens’s evocative\, imagistic poem\, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: “I know noble accents / And lucid\, inescapable rhythms; / But I know\, too\, / That the blackbird is involved / In what I know.” Ensemble includes Lina Andonvoska (flutes)\, Zachary Good (clarinets)\, Maiani da Silva (violin)\, Aaron Wolff (cello)\, Matthew Duvall (percussion)\, and Lisa Kaplan (piano). \nThe ensemble’s accolades include Four Grammy Awards for Best Small Ensemble/Chamber Music Performance\, The MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions\, The Concert Artists Guild Competition Grand Prize\, The Musical America Ensemble of the Year\, The Chamber Music America Visionary Award\, The APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards Performance of the Year.  \neighthblackbird.org \n \n\nViet Cuong\nDescribed as “alluring” and “stirring” by The New York Times\, the “arresting” (Gramophone)\, “irresistible” (San Francisco Chronicle)\, and “exhilarating” (Chicago Tribune) music of Vietnamese-American composer Viet Cuong (b. 1990) has been commissioned and performed on six continents by musicians and ensembles such as the New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra\, Eighth Blackbird\, Kronos Quartet\, Sandbox Percussion\, WindSync\, PRISM Quartet\, and Dallas Winds\, among many others. Cuong’s music has been heard at Carnegie Hall\, Kennedy Center\, and Lincoln Center\, as well as on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk and PBS NewsHour. His works for wind ensemble have garnered over a thousand performances worldwide\, including at Midwest\, WASBE\, and CBDNA conferences. \nViet Cuong Photo by Aaron Jay Young. 2021.\n  \n 
URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/eighth-blackbird-viet-cuong/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Gregg Bissonette\, Percussion
DESCRIPTION:Gregg Bissonette\, winner of “Best All-Around Drummer” in Modern Drummer’s 2023 Readers Poll\, is one of the most versatile musicians in the business. Since 2008\, Gregg has been performing around the world in the All Starr Band with his drumming hero\, Ringo Starr. Bissonette has played with David Lee Roth\, James Taylor\, Santana (on his Grammy-winning album Supernatural)\, Don Henley\, Joe Satriani\, Andrea Bocelli\, ELO\, Maynard Ferguson\, Spinal Tap\, Steve Lukather\, The Reddcoats\, and countless others. Gregg has recorded for numerous films (including The Bucket List\, Finding Nemo\, Best in Show\, The Bourne Supremacy\, The Devil Wears Prada\, The 40-Year-Old Virgin)\, TV shows (Friends)\, and the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert and video. He recently recorded video lessons for Kennan Wylie’s Drumset Method books (Hal Leonard) and has three solo CDs: Gregg Bissonette\, Submarine\, and Warning Will Robinson. He also has an award-winning 2-disc DVD\, “Musical Drumming in Different Styles” (Hudson Music).
URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/en-vivo-concert-series-gregg-bissonette-percussion/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Mackenzie Melemed\, Piano
DESCRIPTION:UT San Antonio School of Music and UTSA Arts presents “Keys Across America” an all-American recital to celebrate USA 250\, with rarely heard music from Second New England School Composers (Amy Beach\, Arthur Foote\, Edward MacDowell)\, as well as classics from Ives\, Copland\, Price\, and the funky 1st Piano Sonata by Ned Rorem. \n  \nMore about the artist: \nRecipient of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant\, 30-year-old American pianist Mackenzie Melemed has emerged as one of the most distinctive musical voices of his generation\, admired for his nuanced interpretations\, technical finesse\, and deep artistic sensibility. Hailed as “an excellent young pianist” by the New York Times\, Melemed enjoyed an abundance of early stage experience\, with over 500 performances to his name by age 13\, undoubtedly one of the most seasoned pianists among his peers. Whether in recital\, chamber music\, or orchestral settings\, his performances are marked by a desire to communicate\, to reveal\, and to connect—with the score\, with fellow musicians\, and most of all\, with the audience. \nBorn in Massachusetts\, Melemed began piano studies at age four\, and soon after was performing weekly for senior citizens. At the age of five\, he made a national appearance on The Rosie O’Donnell Show\, and by nine\, he was headlining a 60-show run at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City\, New Jersey. From nine to thirteen\, he was invited annually to perform at the White House during the Holiday Open House celebrations—experiences that proved instrumental in shaping his identity as a performer. This wide-ranging exposure fostered a deep comfort on stage and a natural ease in sharing music. \nMelemed’s artistry goes beyond performance\, combining music and storytelling into memorable experiences for both newcomers and seasoned listeners. Through thoughtfully curated programs that blend familiar works with rare discoveries\, he creates intimate connections with audiences\, sharing insights that illuminate the music. His vision extends beyond the concert hall: he aims to spark curiosity for lesser-known composers while inspiring future pianists to explore uncharted repertoire\, gradually expanding what we consider essential to the classical canon.
URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/en-vivo-concert-series-mackenzie-melemed-piano/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
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SUMMARY:Parsons Dance
DESCRIPTION:ENERGETIC. ATHLETIC. JOYOUS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe mission of Parsons Dance is to bring life-affirming performances and joy to audiences worldwide and\, through education and outreach programs\, to sustain an appreciation for dance. Known for their remarkable athleticism and stunning ensemble work\, Parsons Dance brings exuberance\, joy and passion to any stage. Flawlessly fusing the gestures and movements that comprise modern dance with the discipline and precision of a classical dance company\, Parsons Dance is internationally renowned.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe company embraces the power of a diverse and inclusive company to enhance awareness and empathy\, engage with audiences of all ages\, abilities and backgrounds\, lifting us up as individuals and bringing us together. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“It does not take long to see why Parsons and his company are one of the hottest tickets in contemporary American dance.” \n\n\n\n\n– The New York Post
URL:http://arts.utsa.edu/event/parsons-dance/
LOCATION:Jo Long Theatre\, The Carver Community Cultural Center\, 226 N Hackberry St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78202\, United States
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