Remembering Margaret Perry
In the next world, I shan't be doing music. I shall be being it. — Ralph Vaughan Williams I thought of Vaughan Williams’ wonderful quotation...
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 Article"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 ArticleWhat is Musical Color?
When Jimi Hendrix performed The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock in 1969, the American public was shocked by his rendition. Hendrix, a veteran of the 101st Airborne, performed the nation’s anthem with...
View ArticleAncient Voices Named 2018 Gracie Awards Honoree
KMFA is pleased to announce that the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has selected KMFA’s program, Ancient Voices by Sara Schneider, as a winner of a 2018 Gracie Award in the category of Radio...
View ArticleKMFA Announces New Partnership with the Butler School's Young Professional...
KMFA is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the Marc and Carolyn Seriff Young Professional String Quartet Program at UT's Butler School of Music starting in Fall 2018. KMFA will...
View ArticleKMFA Announces Expanded Partnership with Mother Falcon Music Lab
KMFA is delighted to once again collaborate with Mother Falcon Music Lab, a collaborative song-writing camp, from Monday, July 9 - Friday July 21, 2018. In addition to supporting 6 needs-based...
View ArticleBernstein100Austin Stages "MASS"
Legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein will be celebrated with a Texas-style centennial staging of “MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers” at The Long Center for the...
View ArticleScoring Your Semester
Rachel Lamphier and Brigid Ludwig, our Marketing & Engagement interns for the Spring 2018 semester, produced a series of short videos for an advertising campaign geared towards college students...
View ArticleSoundtrack of Austin App
The KMFA Soundtrack of Austin is the highlight of our redesigned mobile app that promotes iconic Austin landmarks and local cultural organizations with curated classical music. Like an audio tour...
View ArticleOrchestrating a Plot: The Westworld Main Title Theme
WARNING: Some spoilers for Westworld Seasons 1 and 2 are ahead! It’s nice knowing that our future robot overlords will at least have good taste in music. HBO’s hit sci-fi series Westworld is currently...
View Article"Classified Composers" Podcast Pilot
KMFA recently hosted a quartet of Junior Interns from the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders for a week-long project. They were tasked with developing a pilot of an engaging classical music...
View ArticleKMFA Presents Leonard Bernstein Documentary Series
Listen to this broadcast online by clicking the button at the top of this webpage or by tuning your radio to 89.5 FM on Sunday, June 3 at 6:00 p.m. As Austin prepares for landmark performances June 29...
View ArticleThe FBI's Most Wanted (Composer): Leonard Bernstein's "Mass"
In celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th Birthday, Bernstein100Austin is presenting his musical-theatre masterpiece Mass this June 29 & 30 at the Long Center. The show will feature over 300...
View Article"Beauty and the Beast" Date Night
BE OUR GUEST! Register* to win a "Beauty and the Beast" date night! The Broadway smash hit showcases an award-winning score with such favorites as “Beauty and the Beast,” “Gaston,” and “Be Our Guest.”...
View ArticleThe Music of Friendship
Composers are often presented as superheroes in the context of history—geniuses that kicked doors down, took names, and made music solely on their own terms, composers like Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven....
View ArticleTailgate with KMFA
What KMFA is excited to host a tailgate listening party exclusively for Butler School of Music graduate students, faculty, and staff! There will be beer, wine, Topo Chico, snacks, and a broadcast of...
View ArticleA Genre Herself: Yoko Kanno
There is only one composer in the world who can utilize blues harmonicas, church organs, nonsense languages, and orchestral strings—and have it actually make sense. The TV series Cowboy Bebop has long...
View ArticleTexas Book Festival Author's Novel Delves Into the Life of a String Quartet
Author Aja Gabel's debut novel, The Ensemble, is out now from Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House. KMFA sat down with her for a question and answer session about her book and the inspiration behind...
View ArticleKMFA Travel Program: Italy 2019
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS* Prime tickets to 6-7 concerts including Manon Lescaut at the famed Teatro alla Scala and concerts at Italy's oldest music festival--the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Private tours and...
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