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) Eighth […]
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 […]
A longtime professor at Trinity University (1981–2009) and resident of San Antonio, Char Miller is now W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College in Southern California. Among his dozens of publications related to America’s environmental and urban history are Deep in the Heart of San Antonio: Land and Life in South Texas (Trinity University […]
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 […]
This workshop equips teaching artists to engage thoughtfully and responsibly in carceral settings by grounding their practice in critical ethical frameworks, trauma-informed and healing-centered methodologies, and deeply relational approaches to arts-making. Moving beyond technical instruction, the workshop invites participants to examine power, consent, agency, and accountability in environments shaped by surveillance, coercion, and structural violence. […]
Curated by Dr. Scott A. Sherer and Lizzy Hayman This exhibition brings together works from the individual creative careers of Jayne Lawrence and Leigh Anne Lester and a variety of materials that reference their collaborative endeavors in cactusBRA and cactusBARN, the influential galleries they founded in San Antonio. While pursuing unique themes and perspectives, Lawrence […]
Join UT San Antonio School of Architecture + Planning for Conversation at Confluence Park with COTES.
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. Blending jazz, classical, and contemporary influences, this performance features an evening of interdisciplinary collaboration. The evening […]
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. Dr. Christopher Ayer, a native of Fredericton, New Brunswick, and a graduate of Acadia […]
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