MUSIC

The 2009 Immanuel and Helen Olschan Texas Music Festival celebrates its 20th season with a stellar lineup of chamber music and orchestral offerings.

The Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival was founded in 1990 to provide young professional musicians a stimulating environment in which to develop their performance skills. The international body of participants works intensively for four weeks under the guidance of renowned conductors and TMF's distinguised artist/faculty.

Festival Artist Series Schedule of Concerts:

Tuesday, June 9,
Moores Opera House, 7:30 p.m.
(Wednesday, June 10, Presidential Conference Center, College Station, TX, 7:30 p.m.)
TMF Jazz Project
Noe Marmolejo, director
The TMF Jazz Project, Texas' all-star jazz band, continues its tradition of presenting the best in jazz, both new and old.

Tuesday, June 16,
Moores Opera House, 7:30 p.m
Monday, June 15, Presidential Conference Center, College Station, TX, 7:30 p.m.
MUSIC AMONG FRIENDS
Timothy Hester, Brian Suits, piano
Lucie Robert, Sophia Silivos, Jun Zuo, violin
Matthew Dane, Rita Porfiris, viola
Greg Sauer, cello

* Frank BridgePhantasy Quartet in F-sharp Minor for Piano and Strings (1910)
* Bohuslav MartinuMadrigals for Violin and Viola (1947)
* Wieniawski Polonaise Brilliante in D for Violin and Piano
* Elgar Salut d’amour for Violin and Piano
* Johannes Brahms Quintet in F Minor for Piano and Strings

Tuesday, June 23,
Moores Opera House, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, June 22, Presidential Conference Center, College Station, TX, 7:30 p.m. 
I HEAR VOICES
Moores School Concert Chorale
Betsy Cook Weber, conductor
Melanie Sonnenberg, mezzo-soprano
Timothy Jones, baritone
Timothy Hester, piano
Wayne Brooks and Rita Porfiris, viola
Vagram Saradjian, cello

* Loeffler Quatres Poemes for Viola, Baritone and Piano
* Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole for Cello and Piano
* David Ashley White Homages for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola and Piano
* Choral works by Allaway, Barnum, Gjeilo, Jansson, Palestrina, White

Tuesday, June 30,
Moores Opera House, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, June 29, Presidential Conference Center, College Station, TX 7:30 p.m.The best in chamber music curated and performed by festival faculty and guests.
BLOCKBUSTERS BY REQUEST
Randall Griffin, clarinet
Eric Arbiter, bassoon
Philip Stanton, horn
Andrzej Grabiec, Kyung Sun Lee, Jun Zuo and Sophia Silivos, violin
Wayne Brooks, Karen Ritscher, viola
Edward Arron, Brinton Smith, cello
Sandor Ostlund, double bass

* Beethoven Septet in E-flat Major for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass, Op. 20
* Mendelssohn Octet in E-Flat Major for Strings, Op. 20