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Fun for the whole family! Aesop’s Fables and Tom Sawyer’s Saturday featuring J. Damian Gillen as Mark Twain Jose Noriega, Tuba Soloist The Heart of Texas Concert Band presents Children's Concert 2022 Sunday, January 30, 2022 ~ 3 PM featuring J. Damian Gillen as Mark Twain Jose Noriega, Tuba Soloist Fellowship of San Antonio 23755 Canyon Golf Road San Antonio, TX 78258 Free admission, no tickets necessary WHEEL CHAIR ACCESSIBLE The concert will be live streamed. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/HeartofTexasConcertBand/videos Please go to our website https://heartoftexasconcertband.org/index-2-2/donate/ to make your secure online PayPal donations. http://HTxCB.org 4128 Warm Winds San Antonio, TX 78253

SOLI Chamber Ensemble’s next season concert at the San Antonio Botanical Garden is Spectra on January 31. Works by Canadians Jocelyn Morlock and Malcolm Forsyth, Americans Carlos Simon and Brian Bondari, and Mexicans Arturo Marquez and Gabriela Ortiz shape this concert that considers the spectra of music and culture of our continent. From auroral and ethereal to lighthearted to earthy, every voice - no matter their position or heritage or point of origin - is an equally integral part of the experience for the listener. Spectra features the world premiere of Planetscape by San Antonio composer Brian Bondari.

Renowned classical guitarist Sharon Isbin, and soprano Jessica Rivera, join forces for a San Antonio Chamber Music Society-presented concert titled “Of Love and Longing”. The exquisite musical themes featured in this concert draw from Spanish and Latin American classical sources, as well as a musical setting for solo guitar of poems by the Persian poet Rumi by contemporary American composer Richard Danielpour. Additional concert information may be found on the San Antonio Chamber Music website (https://www.sacms.org/concert-3/). In accordance with Temple Beth-El’s health protocol, SACMS requires all attendees (other than children) to have proof of vaccination and wear a mask during the performance.

YOSA Symphony, YOSA Wind Ensemble, and YOSA Percussion Ensemble are joined by guest artists from Olmos Ensemble for a delightful afternoon of music.

Sophisticated jazz pianist, Christian Sands is currently one of the most in-demand pianists working in jazz. With his stunning new album, Be Water, Sands takes inspiration from water’s tranquility and power and muses on the possibilities offered by echoing its fluidity and malleability. The music of Be Water flows with the mesmerizing tranquility and awesome power of its namesake. On his most conceptually ambitious album to date, Christian Sands takes heed of Bruce Lee’s wisdom and truly allows his creativity to transform and assume a dazzling variety of forms. With his ten gorgeous and thrilling pieces, Sands alternately conjures the serenity of a sun-dappled lake and the drama of a relentless thunderstorm. Having just turned 32, Sands has already enjoyed a remarkable career trajectory, touring and recording with Christian McBride’s Inside Straight Trio.

The Lone Star Brass quintet presents concerts that display the consummate technical skill of each performer and the expertise involved in working together as an ensemble. From New York to New Mexico, this seasoned ensemble offers programs of classical music, jazz, original works and even opera. They perform to have fun, and it rubs off on their audiences at each and every concert.

Experience Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale, scored for 7 instruments, a narrator and a dancer, tells a dramatic story of a soldier who sells his violin to the Devil in return for a book that will make him wealthy. Be sure to experience this soul-searching and gripping work in the intimacy of the Brauntex Theatre! Program: Shaw: Entr’acte Daugherty: Dead Elvis Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale

Featuring the exhilarating voice and hidden beauty of a lesser-known string, the viola

Be prepared for the silky vocal and calming tones of cellist and singer-songwriter, Gabriel Royal. Royal’s spirit of playfulness and improvisation formed his first album, a self-titled project released in 2016 and written mostly underground. Despite the album’s humble beginnings, it established Royal as a singer-songwriter with extraordinary sensitivity and creative intuition. Known for his soaring vocals, hum–along melodies, and lush arrangements, Royal is among a select number of artists combining cello and voice. Contemplating love and loss, triumph and failure, and the ups and downs of relationships within his music, Royal is sure to win over his audience and captivate them with his remarkable talent.

This trio of clarinet, violin and piano has a mission to define the future of music through connecting artists around the world.