Special Interview: Love, "The Godfather," and Baroque Opera
This weekend, Texas Early Music Project presents "Love's Grand: The Sweet Delights of Baroque Opera" in two performances. Artistic Director Daniel Johnson sat down with Sara Schneider for a preview. In...
View ArticleMaking Classical More Inclusive: What I Learned from SphinxConnect
2017 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Sphinx Organization, and they celebrated the occasion this month with the SphinxConnect conference in Detroit, Michigan. I had the pleasure of attending as a...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Local Talent to Perform on From the Top
Host Chris Johnson sat down with two local musicians this week in anticipation of their performances on NPR's From the Top, a nationally-broadcast radio show featuring the nation's best young classical...
View ArticleThanks to Local Businesses Who Support KMFA
KMFA thanks these local businesses for supporting our Membership Drives! AAA Filter Service AffiniPay Art Insight, Adventures in Art History Audio Systems Austin Book Arts Center Austin Childbirth...
View ArticleSoundtrack of Austin
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 Article2017 Spring Prize Drawings
Schedule of Drawings: During KMFA's 2017 Spring Membership Drive, if you make a donation during the timeframe of a contest listed below, you are automatically entered to win that prize. No purchase or...
View ArticleFive Things You Should Know About Emma McNairy
Emma McNairy is a coloratura soprano who was born and raised here in Austin. She is currently finishing up her first season with Theater Lübeck (Germany), where conductors like Wilhelm Furtwängler and...
View ArticleATX Composers Official SXSW Showcase
KMFA is the proud media sponsor of the 3rd Annual alt-classical SXSW Official ATX Composers Showcase at SXSW 2017, presented by Golden Hornet. KMFA's Music Director & Rideshare Host Chris Johnson...
View ArticleWhat We're Loving Right Now: Blueneck
"What We're Loving Right Now," is an ongoing series in which Sara Schneider asks KMFA staff members about favorite recordings from their personal music libraries. In this installment, KMFA's host and...
View ArticleYoung Composers Spotlight: Maya Albiter Arroyo & Noah Simon
Host Sara Schneider sat down with two of the composers whose music will be performed during Golden Hornet's 2nd Annual Young Composers Concert: Maya Albiter Arroyo, a junior at East Austin College...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Pianist Jan Lisiecki
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. 21-year-old Jan Lisiecki is a Canadian pianist of Polish descent who has been active...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Cellist Bion Tsang Releases Blue Rock Sessions
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Cellist Bion Tsang and KMFA host Chris Johnson in Studio 2000. Hailed by the New York...
View ArticleConcert Preview: La Follia presents "Fooled Ya!"
Once a piece of music has made it into the canon, you can be certain we know who the composer is, right? Not necessarily. Isn't that famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor definitely by Bach? Maybe not....
View ArticleThe Rap Concept Album: Hip-Hop Meets Classical
In 2012, NPR asked online readers to name their musical “blindspots,” genres that they couldn’t comprehend. The two most common answers make an amusing couple: opera and rap. And you know what? It...
View ArticleConcert Preview: Austin Symphony's "Surround Sound"
Stephen Girko is the principal clarinetist of the Austin Symphony Orchestra. In fact, since the mid 1970s he’s performed in the woodwind section of nearly every major orchestra in Texas. He served...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Cypress Quartet's Final Recording
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. After twenty years of recording and performing around the world, the Cypress String Quartet...
View ArticleComposer Spotlight: Grace Ma on Sound in Sculpture
How do you translate visual art into sound? Grace Ma is a second-year student working towards her master's in composition at UT's Butler School of Music. Her piece Quintuple Helix will be performed at...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Blythe gives Texas Recital
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe has had an international singing career since the early...
View ArticlePeanut Butter & Whiskey: On Becoming “Lady Day”
How does one capture the sound and mystique of American jazz legend Billie Holiday? Host Dianne Donovan has some insights from the post-performance chat that she led with star Chanel and Director...
View ArticleSpecial Interview: Cellist Francesco Mastromatteo
Please press the play button above to hear the recorded interview, which was recently broadcast on KMFA 89.5. Italian-born cellist Francesco Mastromatteo is currently the Professor of Chamber Music at...
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