SAN ANTONIO — The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Department of Music is presenting the Mozart Festival Texas 2018, a one-of-a-kind celebration of orchestral, operatic and chamber music repertoire by select masters. Concerts take place July 28-29 and Aug. 4-5 at the UIW Concert Hall.
This year’s music festival brings together an ensemble of world-class musicians. These include pianist Beatrice Long, whose performances have received international acclaim for more than two decades; violinist Emmanuelle Boisvert, associate concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony; Stephen Girko, principal clarinetist of the Austin Symphony; soprano Angela Malek; bass-baritone Phillip Hill; pianist Rick Rowley and The Artisan Quartet, a string ensemble.
“We are thrilled to once again bring to San Antonio musical selections by Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn that are not often performed in the city,” says Terrence Frazor, festival founder and conductor, and member of the UIW music faculty. “Mozart Festival Texas is by and large one of the few opportunities to hear these works performed by exceptional, professional musicians from Texas and around the world.”
Four performances over four evenings:
Saturday, July 28, at 8 p.m.
Mozart’s Don Giovanni overture and Symphony No. 36 in C, Linz and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat
Performed by Mozart Festival Orchestra featuring Beatrice Long, the pianist
Terrence Frazor, conductor
Sunday, July 29, at 3 p.m.
Mozart Piano Sonatas, including Sonata
No. 2 in F, Sonata No. 15 in F and
Fantasie and Sonata No. 14 in C Minor
Performed by Rick Rowley, the pianist
Saturday, August 4, 8 p.m.
Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Weber’s Clarinet Quintet in B-flat and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A
Performed by Stephen Girko, clarinetist, and The Artisan Quartet
Sunday, August 5, 3 p.m.
Haydn’s L’Infedelta Delusa, selections, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A and Haydn’s Symphony No. 97 in C
Performed by Mozart Festival Orchestra featuring Emmanuelle Boisvert, the violinist
Terrence Frazor, conductor
Individual concert tickets and season pass tickets for all four concerts are on sale now via //mozartfestivaltexas.org/tickets. Senior and military discounted tickets are available at the door on the day/evening of the performance.
For more information, visit uiw.edu/mozartfestival/ or call the UIW Music Department at (210) 829-3852.