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“Long before we have the right words, we have song. It carries memory and longing, grief and joy, resistance and hope. When we sing together, we touch something beneath opinion and beyond fear—a place where the deepest truths of our shared humanity can still be heard.”  – Craig Hella Johnson

Ticket On-Sale Dates & Details
Friday, August 7 at 12 pm Central:  Priority ticket ordering for Conspirare-presented performances in Austin begins.  Priority ticket ordering offers early ticket access as a benefit for all donors who make an annual gift totaling $500 or more and all Hella Circle members All eligible donors will receive an e-mail on August 7 around 11:30 am with a reminder of their benefits and ticket order links.

Friday, August 14 at 12 pm Central:  Ticket sales open to the public. Ticket ordering links will be published here, sent to our e-mail list, and posted on social media.

You can join Hella Circle or make a one-time donation to unlock the priority ordering benefit.

Fresh Off the Page: New Music by Craig Hella Johnson

Saturday, October 3 | Baker Center Cafetorium | 3pm & 7pm

Step into an intimate listening room as 12 Conspirare singers workshop new music and explorations from Craig Hella Johnson right in front of you. Includes movements from This One Body (working title), a new multi-movement work.

Recommended listening: Considering Matthew Shepard  and A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert

Thank you to Concert Sponsors:

The Tejemos Foundation and Joel Brauer Fund for New Music

Elijah

Saturday, November 7 | Northwest Hills UMC | 8pm

An exhilarating performance of one of the great choral masterworks. Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah tells the story of a uniquely brave and passionate truth-teller during a time of great turmoil and unrest.
Performed by Conspirare Symphonic Choir with soloists from the GRAMMY®-winning chamber choir and chamber orchestra.

Recommended listening: Elijah conducted by Robert Shaw

Thank you to Concert Sponsors:

William G. Fivecoat, Becky & Art Miller and Ronald Jernigan

Conspirare Christmas

Saturday, December 5 | Hogg Memorial Auditorium | 8pm

Sunday, December 6 | Hogg Memorial Auditorium | 4pm

Monday, December 7 | St. Luke’s in Houston | Time & Tickets to be announced soon

Come gather for a musical journey through memory and hope, where voices unite to create something larger than ourselves—a reminder that in the act of singing together, we discover the spirit of the season and the essence of what connects us all. Craig Hella Johnson’s signature program breaks down musical walls, inspiring listeners year after year.  This year’s program features Conspirare singers as soloists.

Recommended listening: Conspirare Christmas 2025

Soul Sing

Friday, March 5 | St. Martin’s | 8pm

Saturday, March 6 | St. Martin’s | 4pm

This concert will also be performed at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference Monday, March 8 & 9

Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare ask the question “Why do we sing” in this concert exploring the interconnectedness of all things. A powerful act of love and connection.

Recommended listening: House of Belonging and A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert

Still We Sing

Friday, May 21 | Bates Recital Hall | 8pm

Saturday, May 22 | Bates Recital Hall | 4pm

Be the first to experience the world premiere of a new work by composer Alex Berko.  Immerse yourself in 100 voices telling  a musical story that draws on nonviolent singing resistance movements from around the world and across history, speaking to the shared experience of those coming together to sing in the face of adversity.

Individual stories unfold before you through soloists, then swell as a chorus grows around them. You’ll hear poetry, primary sources, hymns, lullabies, and folk songs woven together with orchestral interludes. Libretto by Berko and acclaimed librettist Tony Silvestri.

Performed by Conspirare Symphonic Choir with a vocal octet from the GRAMMY®-winning chamber choir and chamber orchestra.

Recommended listening: Alex Berko’s “You Through Me” and Sacred Place.

Thank you to Concert Sponsors:

Joel Brauer Fund for New Music and Becky & Art Miller

All artist, dates, and repertoire subject to change

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