With Conspirare’s Artistic Director and Conductor, Craig Hella Johnson:
KMFA (89.5 FM) Classical Austin with DIANNE DONOVAN, Sunday, NOV. 29 at 7:00PM.
With Carillon 2009 Special Guest Artist Patrice Pike:
KUT (90.5 FM) live with JOHN AIELLI, Tuesday, DEC. 1 at 10:00AM.
KGSR (93.3 FM) live with BRYAN BECK, Wednesday DEC 2, at 9:45AM.
For tickets to the December 7th performance at 8:00PM, please call the Long Center at (512)474-5664 or click here to buy online.
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The CHRISTMAS AT THE CARILLON GALA begins at 6:00PM and includes dinner and receptions in the Long Center’s Kodosky Lounge. For more info. about the Gala package call 512-476-5775 or click here. To purchase Gala tickets call Conspirare at (512)476-5775. Tickets are $300/person. Tables of 10 are still available.
Recorded live at The Carillon, Austin, TX
December 9 & 10, 2008
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Read the full review of Monday’s Long Center performance of “Christmas at the Carillon” from Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Arts Critic of the Austin American-Statesman…
“It’s time to declare it: Conspirare is Austin’s most original classical music group. And if you want to dispense with misleading, and empty, descriptors, let’s just drop “classical.” Conspirare is one of Austin’s most original musical treasures.”
Read the full review here.
New! You can see photos and read brief bios of each of the singers performing in Conspirare’s “Christmas at the Carillon” by going to the menu above and clicking on About, then Choir.
Check out KGSR today, December 2nd, at 2:45 pm to hear Eliza Gilkyson talk with Jody Denberg about “Christmas at the Carillon” concerts. KGSR is at 107.1 or at KGSR.com.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Returning for their most popular series of performances, Conspirare, led by Founding Artistic Director, Craig Hella Johnson, has set their Christmas at the Carillon concert series for December 6 – 10, 2008. 2007 double Grammy® Award-nominated Conspirare is especially pleased to present as Special Guest Artist and collaborator for the Carillon series, Grammy® Award-nominated Austin singer-songwriter, Eliza Gilkyson.
Four performances of “Christmas at the Carillon” will be held at the historic and intimate 160-seat Carillon chapel on December 7, 9 and 10. In addition, the concert series will have its debut at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, December 8, enabling more fans to share in this annual event at a greater range of ticket prices. The series begins on December 6 at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral in Victoria, Texas. Continue reading >
A new recording, a journey through the Renaissance, and a sparkling contemporary oratorio highlight Conspirare’s season under the direction of artistic director Craig Hella Johnson.
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Join Conspirare for an in-depth encounter with the African American spiritual. Among the most essential American music, spirituals are dramatic, powerful, and often profoundly beautiful. The spiritual is a foundational genre for so much modern American music, and Conspirare will demonstrate its full range of color and expression and how completely it speaks to the universal human condition.
In addition to the live performances, Conspirare will continue its successful partnership with distinguished label Harmonia Mundi by recording the spirituals program at Goshen College’s acoustically renowned Sauder Concert Hall for a CD scheduled for release in 2011.
Fri., Oct. 1, 2010, 8pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
Sat., Oct. 2, 2010, 8pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
Sun., Oct. 3, 2010, 3pm, Austin, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
ALSO in Georgetown at Klett Performing Arts Center, Thu., Sept. 30, 2010, 8pm (presented by the Georgetown Performing Arts Alliance; tickets through the Georgetown Symphony Society, 512-864-9591)
ALSO in Goshen, Indiana, at Goshen College Sauder Concert Hall, Tue., Oct. 5, 2010, 7:30pm (tickets through Goshen College, 574-535-7566)
Patrice Pike; photo Dennis Benton
Conspirare’s popular holiday concert features guest vocalist Patrice Pike, whose heartfelt performances in last year’s “Carillon” series brought cheering audiences to their feet. Craig Hella Johnson and the professional voices of Conspirare again weave diverse musical threads – sacred and secular, classical and pop, old and new – into one seamless whole. An Austin tradition, “Christmas at the Carillon” always sells out early.
Fri., Dec. 3, 2010, 7pm, San Antonio, Laurel Heights United Methodist Church
Sat., Dec. 4, 2010, 2:30pm and 8pm, Austin, The Carillon
Sun., Dec. 5, 2010, 2:30pm and 8pm, Austin, The Carillon
Mon., Dec. 6, 2010, 8pm, Austin, The Long Center. Carillon Gala at 6pm
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ALSO in Victoria at First United Methodist Church, Thu., Dec. 2, 2010, 7:30pm (tickets through the Victoria Bach Festival, 361-570-5788)
For the Dec. 6th Long Center performance, tickets are available from Conspirare through Sept. 30, 2010 as part of the Subscription Package only. Single tickets are only available through the Long Center.
A dramatic concert series over a single weekend explores the riches of Renaissance polyphony (“many voices”) and its enduring influences. The series comprises four distinct programs featuring works by Josquin, Lassus, Victoria, and Bach.
Robert Kyr; photo Stuart Mullenberg
Each concert will also feature a world premiere composition by series composer-in-residence Robert Kyr, written in response to the early masters. Mr. Kyr will also be presenting pre-concert talks for three of the performances (free to ticket holders). Concert-goers can choose individual programs or purchase a special package.
EARLY VOICES - Fri., Jan. 21, 2011, 8pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church (pre-concert talk by Robert Kyr at 7pm). Featuring the music of Josquin Des Prez (1450-1521)
DEFINING MASTERY – Sat., Jan. 22, 2011, 4pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church (pre-concert talk by Robert Kyr at 3pm). Focusing on the music of Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)
A FLOWERING IN SPAIN – Sat., Jan. 22, 2011, 8pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church. Featuring Tomás Luis de Victoria’s (1548-1611) work for multiple choruses.
AND THEN CAME BACH – Sun., Jan. 23, 2011, 3pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church (pre-concert talk by Robert Kyr at 2pm). Works by J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Roberto Sierra; photo Ellen Zaslaw
The season closes with a choral-orchestral spectacular, the Austin premiere of Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra’s Missa Latina ‘For Peace’. Acclaimed soprano Heidi Grant Murphy and baritone Nathaniel Webster, featured on the recording of this buoyant work, will appear with a performing force of nearly two hundred musicians from Conspirare, the Victoria Bach Festival, and the Texas State Chorale under the direction of Craig Hella Johnson.
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., Missa Latina was hailed after its premiere as “the most significant symphonic premiere in [D.C.] since Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem.” Another reviewer said: “I can’t imagine anyone who starts listening to Missa Latina wanting to [stop] before it is over.” Missa Latina received a 2009 Grammy® nomination for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.
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ALSO in Victoria at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Sat., Jun. 11, 2011, 7:30pm (tickets through the Victoria Bach Festival, 361-570-5788)
For the June 12th Long Center performance, tickets are available from Conspirare through Sept. 30, 2010 as part of the Subscription Package only. Single tickets are only available through the Long Center.
THE CARILLON GALA
Mingle with friends, gaze at sparkling city lights, and launch your holiday season with Conspirare! Enjoy a pre-concert reception, seated dinner, and post-concert dessert and champagne after-party with the artists. Admission to the after-party only is also available. For more information about the Gala, please call Conspirare at 512-476-5775.
Mon, Dec. 6, 2010, 6pm, Austin, Kodosky Donor Lounge, The Long Center
HIDDEN MUSIC VI
Conspirare’s annual spring fundraiser, featuring intimate performances by Craig Hella Johnson and friends, is eagerly awaited by Conspirare fans. Mark your calendar now for the sixth annual “Hidden Music,” and look for details in early 2011.
Tues., May 3, 2011, 6pm, Austin, University of Texas Alumni Center
Conspirare Youth Choirs
Conspirare’s youngest singers perform in two delightful concerts that showcase their joyful artistry. Both youth ensembles, Kantorei and Conspirare Children’s Choir, will appear in the holiday concert “Awaiting” and a spring series entitled “Voices of Joy.” The entire season will be dedicated to music from “across the pond” by composers and poets from England, Scotland, and Ireland.
AWAITING – Fri.-Sat., Dec. 10-11, 2010, 7:30pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
VOICES OF JOY – Fri.-Sat., May 6-7, 2011, 7:30pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
You too can sing with Conspirare! Conspirare brings back the Big Sing, the hugely popular event where the audience is the choir. Inaugurated last season to capacity crowds, the Big Sing offers the community an opportunity to lift their voices together. Conspirare’s artistic director Craig Hella Johnson leads each Big Sing in breathing exercises, vocal warm-ups, and simple songs. Admission is free and no reservation is required.
Thu., Nov. 11, 2010, 5:30pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
Thu., Feb. 24, 2011, 5:30pm, Austin, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
Ballet Austin; photo Amitava Sarkar
Enjoy Ballet Austin’s encore production, choreographed by Stephen Mills, of the ever-popular Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, a collaboration of the Conspirare Symphonic Choir, the Conspirare Youth Choirs, Ballet Austin, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra (tickets through the Ballet Austin Box Office at 512-476-2163 or www.balletaustin.org).
Fri., Sept. 24, 2010, 8pm, Austin, The Long Center
Sat., Sept. 25, 2010, 8pm, Austin, The Long Center
Sun., Sept. 26, 2010, 3pm, Austin, The Long Center
Conspirare gratefully acknowledges the generous support of
South Texas Money Management,
Season Sustaining Underwriter & Sponsor of the Carillon Gala
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