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FlamencoAustin: Carlos Piñana
Pasión! Carlos Piñana and his troupe of authentic flamenco masters journey here from southern Spain to bring us a thrilling display of intense rhythm and soulful song. We’re pulling out all of the stops to make this an unforgettable evening at the Long Center. Purchase Tickets »
Find out more »Classical Cactus: Whole New Cactus
2018’s Classical Cactus series begins—for the first time ever—with one of our International Series headliners arriving early for a special show on the Cactus Stage! Flamenco virtuoso Adam Del Monte will be in Austin for Saturday night’s International Series concert with Mak Grgic, but he’ll be flying solo for his Cactus set on Thursday. The extraordinarily talented UT doctoral student Matt Gillen starts things off at 8 p.m. Fasten your seat belts for this one!
Find out more »Classical Cactus: What’s Old Cactus is New Cactus
All the way from North Carolina, the duo of Douglas James & Pasquale Rucco will transport us in time with their remarkable 19th-century guitars. These authentic period instruments are so cool – just be sure to ask before you touch! Then at 9 p.m., one of our favorite Classical Cactus artists of all time – Jonathan Dotson – returns to blow us all away.
Find out more »Guitars Under the Stars
Join us to celebrate of the power of music to change lives. With your help, Austin Classical Guitar has brought the benefits of high-quality music education to students across the globe. Thousands of those students live right here in central Texas, participating in the for-credit guitar classes we've established at dozens of elementary, middle, and high schools around Austin, including our groundbreaking programs at Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired and the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center. Guitars…
Find out more »Classical Cactus: Some Violin with your Cactus?
Guitar and violin make a fabulous pairing, and Tony Mariano (guitar) & Camille Schiess (violin) are fabulous people, so you can do the math! Tony & Camille play at 8 p.m., then, in the second half of the evening, the wildly talented and inventive Tom Echols will take the stage and take us to places we’ve never been before.
Find out more »Classical Cactus: One Giant, Jazzy Cactus!
It’s another Classical Cactus first: Gabriel Santiago & Ian Ethan Case’s thrilling new collaboration is so awesome that we’ve given them the whole night! Don’t miss the opportunity to experience these two enormous talents together on the Cactus stage.
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