Arts & Culture

Opera Gala Premieres World Class Singers At The Majestic

John Clare — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56:17 +0000

Art Installation Connecting Southside Neighborhoods

Eileen Pace — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:17 +0000

Underneath heavily-traveled Interstate 35 at Theo and Malone, in an unexpected place for art, six spherical chandeliers bathe the ground, concrete columns and underside of the bridge with rich, vibrant color and transform an otherwise industrial thoroughfare into an enjoyable space for pedestrians and drivers.

Ballroom Luminoso is the first public art project to be completed under the new bond program approved by voters in 2012.

Chichester And Fern Hill On Horizon For Choral Society

John Clare — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:08:28 +0000

"Beyond the Horizon" is the season finale for the San Antonio Choral Society. The concert this Sunday afternoon at 3pm will be led by Jennifer Seighman.

Seighman will lead Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein, as well as music by living composers like John Corigliano. "I've based the program on poetry," Jennifer states. "What lies behind us, what lies before us, what lies beyond us - are tiny matters compared to what is within us. It comes from a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote."

Jump-Start Theater's Lease Expiring, Blue Star Looking Forward

Joey Palacios — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:09 +0000

For about the last 20 years the Jump-Start Performance Company could been seen on stage at the Blue Star Arts Complex, but now they are looking for a new home.

Jump-Start started producing it’s cutting-edge performances at the Blue Star’s theater space before there were First Fridays, before there was a Southtown scene.

That scene is now about to be without its most theatrical presence.

French Master Shows Romantic Side With Mozart Gem

John Clare — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:43:34 +0000

Two works share the San Antonio Symphony program this weekend with conductor Sebastian Lang Lessing: Shostakovich's Symphony No.8 and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 with soloist Michel Dalberto.

Lyric Romanticism On Asgeir Trausti's "In The Silence"

Deirdre Saravia — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:01:54 +0000

Ásgeir Trausti hoped to be a professional track and field athlete but his plans were detailed by various sporting injuries. He became a professional musician instead and quickly rose to to top of the Icelandic music scene.

All the words to his songs are composed by his 72-year-old father and are filled with lyric romanticism.

His first album, "Dyrd I Daudathogn," (In The Silence) is sung completely in Icelandic, he hopes to reach a broader audience with an all English version of the album currently in the works.

Tejano Matriarch Immortalized By U.S. Postal Service

Joey Palacios — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:52:02 +0000

Lydia Mendoza has been called the first lady of Tejano and Conjunto Music and Wednesday the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a forever stamp in her honor as part of a music legends series.

La alondra de la frontera (the lark of the border) was honored at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center on the West Side.

Mendoza was born to a musical family in Houston in 1916 and she progressed in her talents, eventually mastering the 12-string guitar.

Mendoza is one of several pioneering musicians being honored in the postal services' Music Icon stamp series.

First Watch: Jeri-Jeri With Baaba Maal, 'Gawlo'

Otis Hart — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:57:09 +0000

One of my favorite songs last year was a collaboration between a Sengalese drum collective and a German techno producer. The producer, Mark Ernestus traveled to the West African country to work with Jeri-Jeri, a group that plays a popular dance music called mbalax.

Music Of The Sun Lights Up Carver Center Friday

John Clare — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:32 +0000

For over 15 years, Ethel has been on the edge of chamber music - performing with rockers, on soundtracks, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in the Grand Canyon.

Friday evening is a chance to hear the string quartet live and in person, along with Native American flutist Robert Mirabal.

21st Century House Museums Lead National Historic Preservation Month

Eileen Pace — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:13:17 +0000

May is National Preservation Month, and The National Trust for Historic Preservation is asking communities to think of creative ways to engage the public.

San Antonio is doing that with a seminar this weekend on Historic House Museums.

The National Trust has several suggestions for how to be a preservationist, such as: