Commentary
Symphony’s Next Performance a Balancing of the Books
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Former Express-News publisher Tom Stephenson will lead the efforts to reorganize the symphony’s business operations and put the organization on a solid footing.
Arts & Culture
Former Express-News Publisher to Head New Symphony Organization
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Thomas A. Stephenson, the former publisher of the San Antonio Express-News and later the Houston Chronicle, was named the first executive director of the recently formed Symphonic Music for San Antonio (SMSA), a nonprofit organization with the mission of securing the San Antonio Symphony’s long-term viability in the city.
Arts & Culture
Symphony Mastersingers Seeking Vocal Talent for 74th Season
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The San Antonio Symphony’s official chorus needs new voices for their 2017-18 concert season and is holding auditions for all vocal parts.
Arts & Culture
New Nonprofit Takes Over San Antonio Symphony
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The local orchestra has been struggling financially for years. SMSA will take over on Sept. 1., the first day of its fiscal year.
Arts & Culture
‘Jazz Meets Classical’ Concert Boldly Mixes Sounds and Styles
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Jazz Meets Classical (JMC) has grown to 11 musicians and become a highlight of the musical year for lovers of jazz, classical, and innovation in general.
Fiesta 2017
Commissioner Paul Elizondo Takes Up the Baton for Symphony’s Fiesta Pops
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Bexar County Commissioner Paul Elizondo, a bandleader for more than 50 years, takes a turn conducting in the San Antonio Symphony’s Fiesta Pops concert.
Arts & Culture
San Antonio Symphony’s 2017-18 Season Shaped by History
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If audiences bring knowledge of world history to the San Antonio Symphony’s newly announced classical season, they may hear familiar selections in new contexts.
music
New San Antonio Brass Band to Strike Up at Incarnate Word
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The new San Antonio Brass Band performs its first concert Sunday, March 26, at 7 p.m. at the University of the Incarnate Word’s concert hall.
Arts & Culture
Musicians Bring the Beauty of Bach to Main Plaza
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Visitors to Main Plaza heard a live concert of works by Johann Sebastian Bach in celebration of the composer’s birthday.
Arts & Culture
SA Symphony to End Festival with Nod to Mozart’s ‘Perfect Beauty’
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The San Antonio Symphony’s final concerts will open with “Eine kleine Nachtmusik,” followed by Mozart’s symphonies No. 39 and No. 41.