Season 2025-2026

Postcards from South America

Featuring Chaski

Sunday, October 5, 2025 3pm

With its eclectic, genre-bending virtuosity, Chaski reinvents the sound of a classical flute/harp duo. Adrienne Inglis (flutes) and Shana Norton (harps) performed their first concert together in April 1985, in Kerrville, Texas. Since then, they have performed across miles and miles of Texas, from sea to shining sea, and occasionally in places that require a passport. Chaski is celebrating its 40th anniversary season with performances of their signature program, Postcards from South America. As part of this program, Adrienne and Shana welcomes their special guest, Dan Dickey, for a whirlwind tour to Texas to celebrate our 40th anniversary. The concert spans the continent in song, dance, and stories. The trio brings to the stage a dazzling collection of instruments, infectious rhythms, and haunting melodies. It’s a musical scrapbook of the Latin American repertoire that built Chaski’s distinctive sound and style.

Celebrating Black History Month

Artina McCain, piano

Sunday, March 1, 2026 3pm

To celebrate Black History Month, OWOM presents Dr. Artina McCain. Hailed by the New York Times as a "virtuoso pianist," Artina McCain, has built a formidable career as a performer, educator, and speaker. As a recitalist, her credits include performances at Wigmore Hall in London, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Weill Hall at Carnegie in New York City, and more.

A multi-faceted artist, McCain has been featured in a mirage of spaces. From mistress of ceremony at the Cliburn competition to guest artist at the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers and Saint Heron concert programs curated by Solange Knowles. After years of battling a performance injury, she uses her miraculous recovery to serve as an advocate of musicians’ wellness. Most recently, the BBC featured her on the podcast Sideways, telling her healing story.

Known for promulgating the work of the unsung, she has multiple album collaborations and commissions with duo partner Martin McCain, bass trombone. She arranged 24 African American Folk Songs for the Hal Leonard series for beginning and intermediate pianists. In 2026, she will release the first edition of Grammy Award winning composer, Joseph Joubert’s virtuosic piano transcriptions through the Frances Clark Center. Currently, she is piano professor at University of Memphis. McCain is an avid tea drinker and fashion enthusiast.

Her recital, “Hidden Gems”, will use visual aids and short commentary to introduce lesser-known composers including Joseph Joubert, Maria Corley, Tania Leon, and more. It will follow a storyline of discovering one’s own strengths as an artist.

Texas, Our Texas

In collaboration with Texas Folklife

Sunday, May 3, 2026 3pm

OWOM, in collaboration with Texas Folklife, presents an exciting program featuring emerging conjunto artists. Texas Folklife is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and promoting the diverse cultural heritage of Texas. Texas Folklife strives to showcase the traditions, arts, and stories of communities across the state through various programs and events. Texas Folklife aims to ensure that these traditions continue to thrive for generations by fostering a sense of belonging and appreciation for cultural heritage.

Mexican conjunto music, also known as conjunto tejano, was born in south Texas at the end of the 19th century, after German settlers introduced the button accordion. The bajo sexto has come to accompany the button accordion and is integral to the conjunto sound. Many conjuntos are concentrated in the Southwestern portion of the United States, primarily in Texas and California. In Mexico, the term conjunto is associated with norteño and tejano music. Come join us for a wonderful program and cultural immersion with stories, food and beverage.

Photo by Marieaelena Villarreal

Pride Recital: Music Unites

3pm Sunday, June 6, 2026

Featuring LGBTQIA+ composers and allies

Join us for a retrospective of LGBTQIA+ composers and themes that resonate with the LGBTQIA+ community. Spend the afternoon enjoying wonderful music at the Studio A listening room. Performers include members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. All proceeds go to Austin-area LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations. This event will include a pre-concert talk on LGBTQIA+ representation in music and the arts, as well as, stories from the performers of this personal journey towards finding identity and belonging. Post-performance we will celebrate the day with a reception and dance party!