string quartet

We’ve had an amazing time putting it together, from selecting the incredible artists, and watching them complete their brilliant paintings, to seeing the many ensemble members learning Joseph Williams’ new Austin-inspired piece.  The show is this coming Saturday, and here’s our top-ten favorite things online so far (well…, 9 out of 10 are online, you’ll have to attend in order to see the movie - not to mention the performances!).

#10          The article in the Oklahoman about the kids from OKC coming down.

Austin Pictures, Saturday, 10/1 at 8PM, ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Can you imagine one guitarist playing an entire symphony?

Supremely gifted guitar wizard Jorge Caballero will play Pictures at an Exhibition – one of the most famous orchestra pieces of all time – on solo guitar at the spectacular new ACL Live space on Saturday, October 1st.

The evening will be filmed for TV by KLRU, and broadcast live by KMFA.

And that’s just the beginning…

One of the country's most acclaimed string ensembles resides at the University of Texas as the faculty string quartet for the Butler School of Music. The Miró Quartet, comprised of Daniel Ching, violin; Sandy Yamamoto, violin; John Largess, viola; and Joshua Gindele, cello, was founded in 1995 at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College.

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Friday, July 16
Antones (213 W 5th St)
9 p.m.

| GA $10; VIP $40

The Miro Quartet — the string quartet in residence at the University of Texas’ Butler School of Music — is topping the charts right now.

That is, the foursome’s latest release is running in the number one spot on NaxosDirect, an online music distribution site run by the classical music label.