"Legacies" at Revel Unclassified
KMFA is the proud media sponsor of REVEL Unclassified."Legacies" will feature music by pianists Carla McElhaney and Tony Tobin on Saturday, January 27 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $35, and available now!
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Pianist Jorge Osorio Talks "Final Thoughts"
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Mexican-born pianist Jorge Federico Osorio started studying piano in his home country at...
View ArticleAmerican Postcards: invoke Explores Snapshots of History
Austin’s invoke isn’t your average string quartet. Not content to limit themselves to the typical pair of violins with a viola and cello, they’ve explored the sounds of banjos and mandolins and even...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Annie Burridge Announces New Austin Opera Initiative
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. When Annie Burridge first assumed the positon of General Director and CEO of Austin Opera a...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Bass-Baritone Dashon Burton
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Bass-baritone Dashon Burton is probably best-know to Austin audiences for his regular work...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Anne Akiko Meyers
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is a former resident of Austin and internationally renowned for...
View ArticleATX Composers Official SXSW Showcase
KMFA is the proud media sponsor of the 4th Annual ATX Composers Showcase at SXSW 2018, presented in partnership with Golden Hornet. KMFA's Chris Johnson will be co-hosting the event with Graham...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Violist Roger Myers Releases New Album
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Acclaimed violist Roger Myers has an impressive record of performing and teaching around...
View ArticleWhat is Musical Color?
This weekend, the local choral collective Inversion Ensemble will be presenting an art and music show entitled Colors Harmonic, featuring varied compositions and art pieces centered on the concept of...
View ArticleBeyond Hildegard: Female Composers of Early Music
While there are lots of reasons to love Hildegard of Bingen, today we'll travel beyond her abbey in twelfth century Germany to make the acquaintance of a few more female early music composers....
View ArticleAustin Classical Community Mourns The Loss of A Young Bassist
The KMFA family was saddened to learn that one of the victims of yesterday’s package bomb attacks in Austin was 17 year old Draylen Mason, a talented young bassist who performed with Austin Soundwaves,...
View ArticleAustin Classical Community Mourns The Loss of A Young Bassist
The KMFA family was saddened to learn that one of the victims of the package bomb attacks in Austin was 17 year old Draylen Mason, a talented young bassist who performed with Austin Soundwaves, Austin...
View ArticleATX Composers Official SXSW Showcase
KMFA is the proud media sponsor of the 4th Annual ATX Composers Showcase at SXSW 2018, presented in partnership with Golden Hornet. KMFA's Chris Johnson will be co-hosting the event with Graham...
View ArticleSpring Drive Thank You Gifts
KMFA Spring Membership Drive March 21 - 27, 2018 Items will be ordered after the drive. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. KMFA New Member Happy Hour First-time KMFA contributors will receive an...
View ArticleSleep(over) with Max Richter: Field Notes from Bass Hall
For the North American premiere of Max Richter’s Sleep, presented by SXSW and Texas Performing Arts at UT Bass Concert Hall on March 13, badge-holders lined up over an hour in advance for an...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Organist Cameron Carpenter
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Maverick organist Cameron Carpenter makes his debut with the Austin Symphony in two...
View ArticleExperiencing Groupmuse in Austin: Green Drinks, Flute Music, and More!
Groupmuse, the platform that connects young classical musicians to local audiences through house parties, is now in Austin, a city whose residents love classical music house parties. KMFA was able to...
View ArticleGolden Hornet Showcases ATX Young Composers, Remembers Draylen Mason
Golden Hornet, an Austin-based non-profit that fosters young and emerging composers, presented the 3rd Annual Young Composer Concert this Sunday, March 25 at the North Door. This concert featured nine...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Remembering Michael Tree
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Violist Michael Tree passed away last week at the age of 84 from complications related to...
View ArticleSwitched-On Bach: How Wendy Carlos Became Electronic Music Royalty
The best ideas are the ones that seem obvious after the fact. Such was the case with Wendy Carlos’ analog synthesizer recording of J.S Bach works, Switched-On Bach. The idea: make the first ever...
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