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Welcome to the 27th Season of Musical Offerings!
Musical Offerings is a leading professional chamber music organization in San Antonio with exceptionally diverse programming of classical, jazz and contemporary chamber music. Founded in 1983, Musical Offerings brings together the talents of musicians from varied musical environments to create a wide array of programming, concert formats, and musician participation. Because of the broad range of Musical Offerings programming and personnel, we have the opportunity to unite our talents with local organizations and participate in special community events.
Reserve the dates for this season’s concerts!
Sunday, January 15, 2012, 3:00 pm Christ Episcopal Church 510 Belknap Place San Antonio, TX More information: 736-3132 ext. 143 Monday, January 23, 2012, 7:00 pm Ayers Recital Hall in the Schuech Fine Arts Building Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX http://www.tlu.edu/map More information: 830-372-6015 Living in the Shadow of Beethoven Welcome to the 28th Season of Musical Offerings concerts! The opening concert, Sunday, January 15 at 3:00 PM, is an exciting event in the citywide Beethoven Festival sponsored by the San Antonio Symphony. In some sources the time and place of the concert were listed incorrectly. The starting time of the concert is 3:00 pm (not 2:00 pm) and the location is Christ Episcopal Church. By including music of composers like Schubert, Hummel and Brahms, Musical Offerings offers you a refreshing insight into the music of Beethoven and its relationship to his contemporaries of the 18th and 19th century. Piano Trio No. 5 in D major “Ghost” and musical gems of Beethoven’s contemporaries Hummel, Schubert, Dussek, Mendelssohn and Brahms. Admission At Christ Episcopal Church $12 at ticketmaster.com and $12 at the door $10 in advance at musicalofferings.org At Texas Lutheran University Admission is free For more information click here... |
Monday, March 26, 2012 San Antonio Museum of Art Two performances: 6:00 - 7:15 pm 8:00 - 9:15 pm Stools will be provided for sitting, but they are limited so wear comfortable shoes for standing. Musical Offerings and the San Antonio Museum of Art continue their musical tour series with a trip through the Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World. The performance features works for soprano, two violins, cello and harpsichord. In the Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art galleries of the museum, the audience will sit among the ancient Egyptian reliefs, Greek vases and Roman statues while hearing the stories of these characters through glorious Baroque music. All instruments are authentic period Baroque instruments. In stories sung by soprano, Angela Malek, Cleopatra laments her imprisonment, the Furies are summoned to predict the fate of Orpheus and Fortune and Virtue compete with Amor for the outcome in the immoral affair of Nero and Poppea. Vocal works are excerpted from Handel’s Julius Caesar, Purcell’s Orpheus and Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea, in addition to instrumental music by John Blow and Christoph Gluck. A light reception will be provided between performances. Admission: $8/museum members, $12 non-members Advance tickets: www.samuseum.org or 210-978-8121 Due to limited space in the galleries, advance purchase is recommended. For more info: www.musicalofferings.org, www.samuseum.org, or 978-8121 For more information click here...
May 14 (SAMA), May 15 (Trinity) Monday, May 14, 2012 San Antonio Museum of Art 200 West Jones Street 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7:00 pm Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, Trinity University Jazz Meets Classical is celebrating its 20th Anniversary on May 14 and 15 with the presentation of two blockbuster concerts that will feature the best of 20 years. Please join us for these celebratory concerts as the 13-piece JMC ensemble presents music of Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Astor Piazzolla, Matthew Dunne, Duke Ellington, James Balentine, Paquito D’Rivera, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and others. Purchase tickets for the May 14 concert at SAMA here, or call 210-978-8121. Admission: $8/SAMA members, $12/non-members Tickets for the May 15 concert at Ruth Taylor Recital Hall may be purchased online using the Paypal widget here. Admission: $12/door, $10/ in advance at www.musicalofferings.org, KRTU members $8 at the door with membership card For more information click here... |
