All Over Creation: Let's Get Lost
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Oct. 21, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Treasures of 2010
Music and movement in 2010 made the mundane sacred and the serious silly
"...1) 'A NEW YEAR'S CONSPIRARE CLASSIC' (CONSPIRARE) Craig Hella Johnson and his magnificent company..."
Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Possibility of Failure
Pulitzer or not, composer David Lang won't play it safe
"...Ensemble concert May 4. And May 7-9, Grammy nominee Conspirare will let Austin hear the piece that earned Lang..."
April 30, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
More Than Survived
In dismal 2009, Austin's arts scene fared better than you might think
"...of Art's cancellation (again) of its new Downtown home, Conspirare's postponement of a new work, testsite going into hibernation,..."
Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Top 9 Dance and Classical Music Treasures of 2009
Uncommon beauty and power danced a potent duet in the music and movement of 2009
"...3) RACHMANINOFF: 'VESPERS' (CONSPIRARE) The acclaimed choir at its most focused: three dozen..."
Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Personnel Changes
A leap to Conspirare from the Blanton and a resignation at Zilker Theatre Productions
"...In at Conspirare is Ann Hume Wilson, who takes the position of..."
Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Rachmaninov Vespers
Conspirare gave a balanced, brilliant performance of this jewel of sacred choral music
"...Conspirare has been all over the map in recent months..."
March 6, 2009 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman
Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2008
Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2008 in dance and classical music
"...2) Verdi: Messa da Requiem (Conspirare, Victoria Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus, and Texas State..."
Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Culture Flash!
Conspirare CD sells big, ASO executive director leaves, and learn to advocate for the arts
"...• Conspirare is tearing up the charts with its new CD,..."
Sept. 26, 2008 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Conspirare's performance of the Verdi work provided a blazing vision of Judgment Day and a transcendent glimpse of glory
"...past midsummer's night. There, the massed voices of the Conspirare Symphonic Choir, the Victoria Bach Festival Chorus, and the..."
June 27, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Verdi's Greatest Opera
"...Why the Verdi Requiem for Conspirare's first concert in Dell Hall? It wasn't really a..."
June 20, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2007
Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2007 in dance and classical music
"...2) Crossing the Divide Closing Gala Concert (Conspirare, et al.) How often are we blessed to hear..."
Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Culture Flash!
The Blanton tweaks its schedule, Conspirare's fave composer takes the prize, and Hot September Flurries in June?
"...star of choral music whose work was spotlighted by Conspirare in its first concert of the season, had his..."
Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Culture Flash!
The skinny on selecting public art, Cookie leads Dance/
USA, Conspirare goes worldwide, and a UT playwright's
scholarly honors
"...• This time next year, Conspirare will be heading to Copenhagen as the only American..."
July 13, 2007 Arts Column
Outstanding!
Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...Christmas at the Carillon, Conspirare..."
May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Christmas Choraling
With Conspirare’s Christmas at the Carillon and
Austin Civic Chorus’ Sing It Yourself ‘Messiah’, you’ll
get a thrilling dose of that most potent Christmas
commodity: song!
"...the best voices. Then you might be tempted by Conspirare, Austin's premier professional choir, and its 10th annual Christmas..."
Dec. 10, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo
A Piece of Work
In Conspirare's annual Christmas at the Carillon, the choir's performance of Jonathan Harvey's The Angels engulfed the audience like a sudden preternatural shower of light.
"...The AngelsFrom Conspirare's Christmas at the Carillon..."
Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner
Palestrina and Pärt
The penultimate night of the 2001 New Texas Festival saw a reduced Conspirare Choir of 12 singers under the direction of Craig Hella Johnson compare and contrast selections by 16th-century composer Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina and 20th-century composer Arvo Pärt in an evening that displayed just how exquisite Johnson's choir is.
"...of this season's New Texas Festival saw a reduced Conspirare Choir of 12 singers under the direction of Craig..."
June 8, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar
Carmina Burana: Hi, Latin!
The New Texas Music Works rendition of Carl Orff's
masterwork Carmina Burana was the usual
exhilarating sonic roller-coaster of songs about love
and lust and way too much drinking in the Middle Ages,
but the exuberance of conductor Craig Hella Johnson
also made it feel like a good new friend was
introducing us to one of his favorite old friends.
"...these things to us, through the agencies of the Conspirare Orchestra, accompanied by the Conspirare Symphonic Choir and the..."
June 9, 2000 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Texas Performing Arts Crosses Media for 2024-25 Season
Works by David Byrne, Conspirare, Twyla Tharp, and more
"...such as the return of the Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Conspirare, and a new collaboration between Austin musician Carrie Rodriguez,..."
May 14, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
Here Are All the Austin Artists Nominated for Grammys This Sunday
Black Pumas, Willie Nelson, and… Paul Simon?
"...the Miró Quartet, part of the local choral ensemble Conspirare, is nominated for Best Choral Performance for the 17-track..."
Feb. 3, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson
Austin Library Services You Might Have Forgotten About
No shortage of fun at library in December
"...Central Library Sing-a-long: Holiday Big Sing with Conspirare Thu., Dec. 14, 6-7:15pm Craig Hella Johnson will conduct..."
Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Jencie Tomasek
Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced
The Critics Table's picture-perfect year
"...announced were the winners of Special Recognition Honors – Conspirare's Considering Matthew Shepard live-streamed from the National Cathedral; Leonard..."
May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Star Turns
The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...line upon line percussion The Poet Sings: Emily Dickinson, Conspirare Traffic Jam, Steve Parker..."
May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Top 10 Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2015
Leaving deep impressions from 2015's dance and classical music works were the unexpected elements, like screen doors, trees, and car horns
"...tragedy of Salem. 3) The Poet Sings: Emily Dickinson (Conspirare)..."
Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards
Top honors to Salvage Vanguard's Thr3e Zisters, LOLA Austin's Femme Bohème, and Texas State's Kiss Me, Kate
"...Physical Plant Theater's Everything Is Established; the Austin Classical Guitar/Conspirare/Texas Performing Arts collaboration How Little You Are; Performa/Dance's Ignite:..."
June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Everything Is Exemplary
The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...Physical Plant Theater’s Everything Is Established; the Austin Classical Guitar/Conspirare/Texas Performing Arts collaboration How Little You Are; Performa/Dance’s Ignite:..."
June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Table Banquet
The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...Bach Plus: Elegant Craft, Ardent Expression, Conspirare..."
May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Top 10 (+1) Dance Classical Music Treasures of 2013
In 2013, dance and classical music were distinguished by their breadth of expression and eloquence
"...8) 'BACH PLUS: ELEGANT CRAFT, ARDENT EXPRESSION'/'CONSPIRARE CHRISTMAS' (Conspirare) Kin concerts of Craig Hella Johnson doing..."
Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Stumbling Into a New Architecture of Music
Convergence is where you find it, scheduled or not
"...& listening to them rehearse a few pieces – Conspirare had collided with the Church of the Friendly Ghost...."
