El Tuyero Ilustrado is a Venezuelan folk group from Caracas, formed in 2015. The group consist of the Latin Grammy Award winner Cuatro player Edward Ramírez, and vocalist/percussionist Rafa Pino. It performs joropo tuyero, which is a popular genre that resembles the fandango, traditional in the Venezuelan states of Carabobo, Miranda, and Aragua. Ramírez and Pino were brought together by their shared desire to make this rural and traditional style of music accessible to today's urban audience.Read more

Apollo's Bold Frontiers season and 20x2020 project triumphantly conclude with a commission by the world’s most performed living composer, Pulitzer Prize and two-time Grammy winner Jennifer Higdon. The new string quartet is thematically connected to Higdon’s Grammy-winning opera, Cold Mountain, with a mélange of bluegrass and Appalachian fiddle styles.

Trailblazing pianist Lara Downes joins Apollo for the Southwest Premiere of Florence Beatrice Price’s newly discovered Piano Quintet in A Major. Finally, we come full circle and reflect on the voyage of discovery our commissioning project has granted with the commission that launched 20x2020.Read more

Orchestral rock group Montopolis performs "The Living Coast", a gorgeous nature film, dynamic storytelling and live music experience that explores the Texas gulf coast.  Montopolis features members of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and Texas' best rock musicians touring with  environmental scientist Wendy Gordon as narrator.  This show is a love letter to the region as well as an opportunity to discuss broader environmental challenges.  All ticket sales donated to the Citizens' Environmental Coalition and the Matagorda Bay Foundation.Read more

Closing out the 41st season of the Houston Pride Band, we invite you to join in the Celebrations. Kick off your summer block party and Pride Season with music featuring a variety of festivals and celebrations. Selections may include Festive Overture, La Fiesta Mexicana, Kool and the Gang, the Olympic Fanfare, and much more!Read more