18th Annual Austin Chamber of Commerce Music Festival, July 10-27, 2014

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2014 Free Festival Events

ACMC is proud to present FREE community concerts and presentations during the 2014 Austin Chamber Music Festival featuring festival artists, workshop faculty, and workshop students.

*no tickets or reservations are required, all concerts are on a first come first serve basis. All artists, dates, times, & venues are subject to change

Click for the main 2014 FESTIVAL schedule!

2014 Free Festival Events

6th Annual Pride Concert

6th Annual Pride Concert Featuring Festival Artists
FREE and Open to the Public
Thursday, July 17, 7:30 pm | St. James Episcopal Church,
1941 Webberville Road

Celebrating the contributions of gay and lesbian composers and musicians to the world of chamber of music.

Liz Cass, mezzo-soprano | Philip Hill, baritone | Turner Partain, violin
Adam Bedell, percussion | Ricardo Chaves, saxophone | Seetha Shivaswamy, flute
Jim James, piano | Russell Reed, piano

Outreach Concerts

AURELIEN PETILLOT & FRIENDS
FREE and Open to the public
Wednesday, July 16, 7PM | Clairmont Retirement Home,
12463 Los Indios Trail
Featuring: Leigh Mahoney, violin | Sonja Larson, violin
Aurelien Petillot, viola | Nora Karakousoglou, cello

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Sara Sant’Ambrogio & Michelle Schumann
FREE and Open to the public
Monday, July 21, 7:00 pm | Westminster Retirement Community, 4100 Jackson Avenue
This concert features cello and piano

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Storytime at the Thinkery – Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf
Included with Admission: Visitors $9 | Seniors $8 | Military $7
FREE for Thinkery members and children 0-23 months
Tuesday, July 22, 11 am | The Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave.

This concert is co-presented with The Thinkery in conjunction with the Austin Chamber Music Festival and features theACMC Woodwind Quintet performing Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf with Ora Shay narrating.

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Hispanic Heritage Outreach Concert
FREE and Open to the public
Thursday July 24, 12 pm | Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

This unique gallery concert will connect Latin American music to art on display in the America/Americas installation at the Blanton Museum of Art. The program will feature commentary in both English and Spanish.

This concert is presented in conjunction with the Blanton and The Austin Chamber Music Festival.

Featuring: Leah Mahoney, violin | Sonja Larson, violin
Aurelien Petillot, viola | Nora Karakousoglou, cello

Masterclasses

Festival artists engage in one on one coaching sessions with Workshop students in a public setting.

(Held at Brentwood Christian School, 11908 N. Lamar Blvd. Building F)

Wednesday, July 16 – 11:40 am | with Faculty Artist Jessica Valls & Kayla Chon
Thursday, July 17 – 11:40 am | with Richard Stoltzman
Monday, July 21 – 1:50 pm | with Sara Sant’Ambrogio
Monday, July 21 – 6:00 pm | with Aurelien Petillot and Seetha Shivawamy (adult masterclass)
Wednesday, July 23 11:40 am | with Faculty Artists Aurelion Petillot and Michelle Schumann
Friday, July 25 12:25 pm | with the Emerson String Quartet cellist

Workshop Showcases

Adult Artist Showcase
Thursday, July 24, 7:30 pm
Brentwood Christian School, 11908 North Lamar Boulevard

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Primary Artist Showcase
Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am
Brentwood Christian School, 11908 North Lamar Boulevard, Building F

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Young Artist Showcase
Thursday, July 26, 1:00 pm & 3:30 pm
Brentwood Christian School, 11908 North Lamar Boulevard, Building F

Behind the Scenes with the Artists:

Noontime lecture performance bring festival artists to the Austin Chamber Music Workshop.

(The following presentations are from 12:25 pm -1:10 pm at Brentwood Christian School, 11908 N. Lamar Blvd. Building F)

Thursday, July 10 – Trio Bella
Friday, July 11 – Duo Brucoco
Monday, July 14 – The Texas Gypsies
Tuesday, July 15 – Faculty Artists
Thursday, July 17 – Richard & Mika Stoltzman
Friday, July 18 – Calder String Quartet
Monday, July 21 – Sara Sant’Ambrogio & Michelle Schumann
Tuesday, July 22 – Faculty Artists
Thursday, July 24 – Graeme Francis Quartet
Friday, July 25 – Masterclass with cellist from Emerson String Quartet

*all times, dates, and places, are subject to change.