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A Great Afternoon Of Music With Husband-Wife Duo David Finckel & Wu Han

Randy Anderson — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:44:33 +0000

The San Antonio Chamber Music Society is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and what a great reminder of what chamber music is all about than when husband and wife duo David Finckel (cello) and Wu Han (piano) performed at Temple Bethel last Sunday.

They were recently named "Musicians of the Year" by Musical America in 2012. Some concerts you know are going to be great just by walking in the hall, and this was one of them.

Air Force Band Joins San Antonio Symphony to Honor Veterans

John Clare — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:01:44 +0000

Second year for band and symphony to collaborate!

This Veteran's Day, music from Leonard Bernstein, John Phillip Sousa, and George Gershwin will fill the Majestic Theatre as the San Antonio Symphony is joined by the US Air Force's Band of the West.

"We'll use some of their players, they'll use some of our players, and we will all join together for Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture!" said Captain Mike Hoerber, adding that it is a great way to continue the mission of the band.

Girl In A Coma "On The Record" About Their Influences

Nathan Cone — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:48:38 +0000

Onstage at the South By Southwest festival in Austin last month, Girl in a Coma played to a packed house at a club on Sixth Street with a special guest, Cherie Currie, co-founder with Joan Jett of the iconic late seventies all-female band, The Runaways. Girl in a Coma’s bassist Jenn Alva says it was a real “rock star” moment for her.

History On Record: Athens v. Sparta

Nathan Cone — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:30:00 +0000