Special Preview: prismatx ensemble's "Metal and Bone"
This Tuesday, September 26th, the Blanton Museum of Art is hosting another installment of its "Midday Music Series" with a performance by the prismatx ensemble. The "Midday Music Series" is an ongoing...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Austin Symphony's Bruce Williams
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Bruce Williams is the principal violist of both the Austin Symphony and Victoria Bach...
View ArticleA Jingle, A Jangle
The recording of the KMFA Theme IDs is supported by a generous grant from the Eva and Marvin Womack Foundation. If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember that most broadcasters had a signature...
View ArticleThe Ambition of Fantasia
This weekend, the Austin Symphony will be performing a live accompaniment of select scenes from Fantasia (1940) and Fantasia 2000 (1999) as part of their Butler Pops series. Walt Disney’s Fantasia is a...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Sir Antonio Pappano Discusses His Carnegie Hall Debut
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Sir Antonio Pappano, or “Tony” as he’s known to those who work with him, is an English...
View ArticleTable Talk with Martin Luther
Sometimes the tap of a hammer can be heard around the world, even after 500 years. 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the launch of the Protestant Reformation. Tradition says that Martin Luther set...
View Article5th Annual Fall Into Music Drive Kicks Off on November 11th!
Fall Into Music is an annual citywide instrument drive sponsored by the Hispanic Alliance and KMFA 89.5 to support Austin youth music programs, taking place November 11-18. The drive will collect...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley Talk Exile and Protest
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. When cellist Matt Haimovitz first started collaborating with pianist (and radio host)...
View ArticleAmerican Minimalism Meets Ambient on New Montopolis Album
What happens when a composer with a rock background tries a new approach? Pure enchantment! Award-winning Austin-based composer Justin Sherburn and Montopolis will present their multi-media show Music...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Apollo Chamber Players Record Ancestral Voices
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. The Houston-based Apollo Chamber Ensemble is celebrating its tenth season this year....
View ArticleKMFA Travel Program: London 2018
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS* Prime tickets to 4-5 performances including Madame Butterfly at the Glyndebourne Festival, Swan Lake by the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, and concerts by the London Symphony...
View ArticleTexas Performing Arts Takes a Journey
You wake up alone in the middle of a desert. Getting your bearings, you see a nearby sand dune, adorned with memorials. As you reach the top, you see a distant peak that’s showered in light. After...
View ArticleLocal Percussion Group Line Upon Line Releases "Context"
The Austin-based percussion trio Line Upon Line (LUL) has a new album out. It’s only their second since the group of Butler School alums formed in 2009 and it features their signature mix of new music...
View ArticleHTU's New Steinways Enhance A Strong Choral Program
This summer, Huston-Tillotson University, Austin's only historically black university and oldest institution of higher learning, received news that an anonymous donor had written a check to buy 15 new...
View Article2017 Holiday Office Hours
To make a donation by phone anytime, please call 512-472-2221. Holiday Office Hours: Monday, December 25 | Closed Tuesday, December 26 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 27 | 10:00 a.m. -...
View ArticleKMFA Timeline: Celebrating 50 Years of Classical
To view the slideshow, simply press play below, and then click on the expand button on the lower right hand corner to enter full screen. Then navigate through the timeline by clicking on the decades....
View ArticleTop Ten Classical Highlights of 2017
KMFA brings you our annual round-up of the best news, arrivals, and performances in the Austin classical community from the last year. 1. KMFA’s 50th Birthday Block Party: This free, community-wide...
View ArticleKMFA Launches New Music Mixer Series
KMFA and Sightlines are proud to present the New Music Mixer, a monthly happy hour series for classical music nerds and newbies alike at Friends and Allies Brewing. Each event will feature a different...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Bella Hristova Makes Austin Debut
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. This weekend the Austin Symphony presents the next concert in its current “Something for...
View ArticleMy Fair Voltaire: Frederick the Great Meets His Match
This week, Austin Baroque Orchestra touches on the friendship of Voltaire and Frederick the Great with their performance "When Freddie Met Frankie." The performance will be segmented by readings of the...
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