The Austin Civic Orchestra partners again with The University of Texas at Austin for the 9^th Texas Rising Stars concert at Bates Recital Hall. The winners of the Butler School of Music’s String Concerto Competition perform concerti accompanied by the orchestra.

This collaborative concert between the Butler School of Music and Austin Civic Orchestra was conceived by UT professor Brian Lewis and is funded in part by the David and Mary Winton Green Chair in String Performance and Pedagogy.

This concert is free – a gift to the Austin community.  

Full program:

• VERBYTSKTY: Ukrainian National Anthem
• READ THOMAS: Of Paradise and Light
• MOZART: Violin Concerto #5 in A, Allegro aperto
  Margaret King, violin
  
• KOUSSEVITZKY: Double Bass Concerto, Op.3, Allegro
  Tony Sanfilippo, double bass
  
• WALTON: Violin Concerto,  Andante tranquillo
  Benjamin Kronk, violin

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