Arts in the Afternoon
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Enjoy the Magic of Classical Music with the Balcones Orchestra
Join us on Sunday, September 24th at 4pm as the Balcones Community Orchestra performs a selection of classic orchestra favorites at the Lakeway Activity Center as a part of the popular Arts in the Afternoon series. The Balcones Orchestra is a symphony of 36 musicians and is directed by Dr. Robert Alan Radmer. The all-volunteer group draws its repertoire from the masterworks for small orchestras. Dr. Radmer is the founder and Music Director of the Balcones Community Orchestra, now in its 23rd season. He has worked with youth orchestras and adult ensembles in six states, and for ten years was on the faculty of St. Edward’s University conducting the orchestra and…
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Austin Brassworks Ready to Shine in Lakeway
Join us as the City of Lakeway’s Arts in the Afternoon program showcases the Austin Brassworks performing “Showstoppers” on Sunday Aug 6th at 4pm at the Lakeway Activity Center. This free and family friendly concert is for all brass band lovers! The Austin Brassworks formed in 2018 to explore original works for brass quintet, including those by the Nineteenth Century composer, Victor Ewald, and more contemporary composers of quintet literature, such as John Cheetham and Michael. Over time, the group’s repertoire has broadened to include high-quality transcriptions of music in a wide range of styles that were originally voiced for other instruments. Though first and foremost a brass quintet, the…
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Arts in the Afternoon: Pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa
Join us for another delightful “Arts in the Afternoon” performance with a summertime classical piano concert featuring the extraordinary Kiyoshi Tamagawa at 4:00pm on Sunday, July 23rd at the Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway, TX. There may even be some holiday music surprises! This concert is free to the public and brought to you by the City of Lakeway Arts Committee. Concert Program Five Variations on a Japanese Song “Akatonbo” [Red Dragonfly] (1956-57) by Haruna Miyake Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 by Robert Schumann Children’s Corner (1905) by Claude Debussy Rondo in C minor, Op. 1 by Frédéric Chopin About Kiyoshi Tamagawa He received his D.M.A. in 1988…
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Arts in the Afternoon: Lakeway Masterpiece Concert No. 3
Join us on Sunday May 21st when classical music resonates once again at Masterpiece Concert No. 3 from 4-5pm at the Lakeway Activity Center. Founding musicians Andrew and Sari Pearce, along with professional orchestra guest musicians, will perform some of the most beautiful classical music ever written. At this Masterpiece Concert No. 3 in the Masterpiece Concert Series, the program will feature violins, viola, cello and piano to perform Franz Schubert’s String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, “Rosemunde” and Antonin Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Op 81. Musicians include Violinists Sari Pearce and Sandy Yamamoto, Violist Nick Hammel, Cellist Andrew Pearce, and Pianist Colette Valentine. Meet and greet…
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Metamorphosis Dance presents the ballet Coppélia
Don’t miss this free, family-friendly dance performance of excerpts from Coppélia Suite ballet by Metamorphosis Dance company presented by the City of Lakeway Arts Committee on April 16th at 4pm a the Lakeway Activity Center. Coppélia is suitable for all ages and loved by many. With music by famous composer, Léo Delibes, you will be entertained by the beautiful dancing and lively characters. This performance is FREE and open to the public. See you then! About Coppélia Coppélia is one of the greatest comedic ballets of the 19th Century. It is the story of an eccentric inventor and the life-like doll he creates. His doll, Coppélia, is mistaken for a live human girl. The…
