Season 2026-2027
Worlds Collide: Music Inspired by Georgia O’Keefe and Palo Duro Canyon
Friday, October 2, 7pm and Saturday, October 3, 3pm and 7pm
Join us for an exciting evening of interdisciplinary chamber music celebrating legendary artist Georgia O'Keeffe! This performance will feature two exciting compositions: "Unpainted Pictures" by Kincaid Rabb and "O'Keeffe Suite" by Carrie Magin, both inspired by the paintings and poetry of O'Keeffe while she lived in Canyon, TX, and taught at West Texas.
This performance will feature a presentation by O'Keeffe scholar and West Texas A&M faculty member Amy Von Lintel to establish the setting in O'Keeffe's life during this time period. Our featured performers include faculty members from West Texas A&M - Dr. Kathleen Bell, oboe, Dr. Conor Bell, bassoon, and Dr. Sarah Rushing, piano.
Rabb's "Unpainted Pictures" is a composition in six movements, where the composer imagines O'Keeffe's wartime letters as potential paintings that were never completed. The letters will be read by Von Lintel before each movement.
Magin's "O'Keeffe Suite" is a collection of five movements inspired by paintings that O'Keeffe created during this same time period.
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum has graciously allowed us to project images of the paintings during the performance of Magin's suite.
A Musical Safari
Music of South Africa
Johann Botes, piano
Sunday, March 7, 2027 3pm
South African cultural music is a rich tapestry from the diverse ethnic groups and historical experiences of the region. It blends intricate indigenous vocal harmonies, traditional instruments, and resilient township rhythms that reflects the country’s complex past.
Composers, studying in the European tradition, came back to South Africa to impart their compositional style using African rhythmic elements to create a new tonal sound for the modern era. Dr. Notes will discuss various African ethnic elements and themes, as well as, perform a variety of compositions where the listener will be transported to African cities, Karoo towns and resilient townships.
Johan Botes is known for his extraordinary versatility as a soloist, collaborative musician, and teacher; a career which has brought him recognition in concerts around the world. A native of South Africa, Botes showed musical promise from an early age. Among many notable awards in his native country, he was the 2007 First Prize Winner of the Third UNISA/Vodacom National Piano Competition. Dr. Botes received his Bachelor of Music from University of Pretoria in South Africa, a Masters of Music from University of Pretoria and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He received his DMA in Piano Performance from The University of Texas at Austin. Botes is currently on faculty at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia and is the Keyboard Division Coordinator for the Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.
A Nordic Journey
Sunday, May 2, 2027 3pm
Featuring Nordanfolk
Norðanfólk (or Nordanfolk) is a Austin-based Nordic folk band known for their evocative music featuring mythical themes, complex harmonies, and vocals in Icelandic and Old Norse. Their style blends hypnotic rhythms, driving beats, and deep vocal harmonies that transport listeners to the Viking Age. They regularly perform at the Texas Renaissance Festival, Viking festivals at Sherwood Forest Faire, and frequently collaborate with local vocal ensembles such as Panoramic Voices.
They are known for performances that include unique instruments including talharpa, nyckelharpa, and hurdy-gurdy. Repertoire includes ancient folk melodies and original music composed by the group that bring to life lyrics performed in Old Norse, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Karelian.
Come join us for an immersive afternoon of evocative music, Scandinavian mythology, mythic storytelling. Their large fan-base is known for their historical or fantasy garb, communal horn-raising, and an energetic, clan-gathering atmosphere during Norðanfólk performances. Be a part of this unique musical and cultural experience at One World One Music.
Pride Recital: Music Unites
3pm Sunday, June 6, 2027
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!