Community Calendar

SOLI Chamber Ensemble opens its new season at the San Antonio Botanical Garden with Tableau in Frida Kahlo's Oasis. The Garden's current exhibit, Frida Kahlo Oasis, is the inspiration for a vibrant evening filled with fusions of dance rhythms and contemporary expressions in the music of Aaron Prado, Arturo Marquez, and Robert Xavier Rodriguez. SOLI welcomes guest artist Jacquelyn Matava, mezzo-soprano, to the stage. Tableau includes San Antonio composer Aaron Prado's recent adaptation for SOLI of his "Ofrenda," written in 2015 as a tribute to Frida Kahlo, and Arturo Marquez's sinuous and joyous celebration of the danzon: "Zarabandeo." San Antonio native Robert Xavier Rodriguez's music is the centerpiece of the evening as SOLI will present his Concert Suite from the opera "Frida," with Jacquelyn Matava and "Musica por un tiempo," commissioned and premiered by SOLI in 2008.

St. John’s Lutheran Church sponsors the free concerts in the church’s historic sanctuary on the first Friday of each month, September through May (with skip in January because of the holidays). St. John’s has produced and offered these First Friday concerts since 2007, with only one interruption in 2020 because of Covid. The Trinity University Chamber Singers are comprised of 32 undergraduate musicians, performing music of a more highly specialized nature than that performed by the other choral organizations. With over 20 different academic majors represented, this ensemble truly epitomizes the liberal arts experience combined with a commitment to choral artistry of the highest quality. They frequently perform at local campus and civic functions, and enjoy touring nationally, throughout the region, and abroad. They have given invited performances for the National Collegiate Choral Organization, the Texas Music Educators Association, and were ensemble-in-residence for the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria. This June, the choir will collaborate with the New York Chamber Orchestra as the featured ensemble for a performance of Mozart's Requiem at Carnegie Hall, presenting an eclectic program of a cappella choral works. “Music has an ability to soothe people in times of uncertainty," Seighman says. "Very often, the most expressive aspects to choral singing are the harmonies created with one another." https://youtu.be/xbMd1Fs1zAM https://youtu.be/VlWYjUKgt4I

Vamos a celebrar! A weekend of celebratory festivities will begin with a special performance of Celebrando 30 años featuring the Guadalupe Dance Company and Mariachi Azteca de America on Friday, October 1 at 8pm at the Plaza Avenida Guadalupe. Both in-person and virtual ticket options are available. The evening will commemorate 30 years of dance, success, and evolution with repertoire staples and audience favorites from the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, Jalisco, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, and Puebla. The Guadalupe will be limiting capacity at 60%, masks are strongly encouraged, hand sanitization stations will be available, and please note entry will take a bit longer than usual as we will be administering temperature checks. Tickets will be $30 in honor of our 30 years.

HTxCB New Season- 13- “The Grand European Tour” The Heart of Texas Concert Band presents “Viva La France!” Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 3 PM Scottish Rite Auditorium 308 Ave. E San Antonio, TX 78205 The program will include: Ravel- Pavane pour une Infante defunte Debussy-The Engulfed Cathedral Berlioz-Funeral and Triumphal Symphony-1840 Gounod-Ballet Music from “Faust”-1869 Turlet-French National Defile March Free Admission, no tickets necessary The concert will be live streamed. Please see our YouTube Channel for past concerts: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeartofTexasConcertBand/playlists HTxCB.org 4128 Warm Winds San Antonio, TX 78253

Native of San Juan, Argentina, JP Jofre is an award-winning bandoneon player and composer praised as one of today’s leading artists by Great Performers at Lincoln Center. Argentinian singer Sofia Tosello and the JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band join him for a dramatic season opener! (Updated Health & Safety Measures per event can be found on our website or Eventbrite.) Thank you to our Sponsors: Russell Hill Rogers Fund For The Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, ​​City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture, Ford Foundation, Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, H-E-B, Brown Foundation, Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992, Central Texas Pain Center, Joan and Herb Kelleher Charitable Foundation, and the Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral merges the historic architecture of the nation's oldest continuously operating Catholic sanctuary with enchanting music of some of the finest, award-winning artists from around the globe!

Join OPERA San Antonio on October 7 & 9 for a production of Mozart's notorious opera, Don Giovanni. Don Giovanni (also known as Don Juan) balances comedy with tragedy as the Age of Enlightenment's most notorious womanizer meets his demise. In this narrative, Giovanni galivants his charms, tries to evade punishment for his crimes and foolishly mocks death itself, resulting in his final comeuppance - eternity in hell. Filled with breathtaking arias and quicksilver ensembles, Don Giovanni is sure to be a spectacular opening to the 2021-2022 season.

Join TPR at Legacy Park on Thursday, October 7th, starting at 7:00 pm, for an in-person watch party, as we gather to view the last 3 episodes of Summer Night City, presented by @getcreativesa! Featuring Eddie & The Valiants, The Muñoz Brothers Band, and Bombasta! Enjoy specialty craft cocktails from Tito's Handmade Vodka all night in the park, PLUS $1 Lone Stars, courtesy of Pinkerton's Barbecue! We'll also have TPR Fiesta medals and merchandise available for sale! *Free Parking (limited) will be available at City Tower starting after 6:00 pm!* Summer Night City is made possible in part by sponsorship from the following: City Of San Antonio Arts & Culture Department Tito's Handmade Vodka Dixie Flag and Banner Company North Park Lincoln

Join OPERA San Antonio on October 7 & 9 for a production of Mozart's notorious opera, Don Giovanni. Don Giovanni (also known as Don Juan) balances comedy with tragedy as the Age of Enlightenment's most notorious womanizer meets his demise. In this narrative, Giovanni galivants his charms, tries to evade punishment for his crimes and foolishly mocks death itself, resulting in his final comeuppance - eternity in hell. Filled with breathtaking arias and quicksilver ensembles, Don Giovanni is sure to be a spectacular opening to the 2021-2022 season.

Originally from Austin, TX, Nathaniel Mayfield is a world-renowned baroque trumpet soloist who has presented master classes at such institutions as The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Laval University in Quebec, UT Austin, Baylor, TCU, the Lausanne Conservatory in Switzerland and many others. He will perform with special guests on organ and trumpet.

A free community concert in Comfort. Bring your lawn chairs. FEATURED MUSICIAN: John Arthur Martinez