30th Anniversary Season
The Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival ® was founded in 1990 to provide young professional musicians with a challenging musical environment in which to develop skills in orchestral, chamber music, and solo performance. The intensive four-week orchestral fellowship program on the University of Houston campus is guided by renowned guest conductors, members of Houston’s orchestras, faculty from the Moores and Shepherd schools of music, and other distinguished artists.
TMF in the News
Houstoniamag.com: 5 Things You Must Do This Weekend
CKWLuxe.com: Texas Music Festival to Cap 2018 Season with Grammy-Winning Maestro Hans Graf Returning to Houston Sat. June 30
Houston.Culturemap.com: Here are the top 8 things to do in Houston this weekend
Broadwayworld.com: Texas Music Festival to Cap 2018 Season with Grammy-Winning Maestro Hans Graf Returning to Houston June 30
WoodlandsOnline.com: Texas Music Festival showcases new, orchestral talent; free performance at The Woodlands Pavilion Friday June 22
HoustonPublicMedia.org: The Texas Music Festival At UH Is Paving The Way For Diversity In Classical Music
HoustonPublicMedia.org: She Sings. She Dances. She Plays Violin
JHVOnline.com: Eden MacAdam-Somer: From Houston to Kabul and back
Chron.com: Texas Music Festival Orchestra Shows the Good and Bad of Youth Festival Concerts
TexasClassicalReview.com: Texas Music Festival offers power, if not always precision, in Brahms, Tchaikovsky
YourConroeNews.com: College Park grad performs in annual Texas Music Festival
Chron.com: Timothy Hester to perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 at Texas Music Festival
365ThingsToDoInHouston.com: Timothy Hester's "My Top 5" Things To Do In Houston"
TexasClassicalReview.com: Texas Music Festival opens with sonic spectaculars by Strauss and Holst
BuzzMagazine.com: Cosmic Beginnings Opens Texas Music Festival
MontroseStar.com: 2018 Texas Music Festival Season Announced
TheLeaderNews.com: TMF 2018 Featured on Arts Calendar
OutSmart Magazine: 2018 Texas Music Festival "Cosmic Beginnings" Opening Night
HoustoniaMagazine.com: Five Things You Must Do This Weekend
Chron.com: A ‘Cosmic Evening’ with tomorrow’s stars at Texas Music Festival
HoustonPublicMedia.org: Concert Celebrates Houston’s Space History Through Music
Chron.com: Trumpet player up for music fest’s challenge
HoustonPress.com: Hear Music Made Famous in 2001: A Space Odyssey at Texas Music Festival
Chron.com: Woodlands trombonist to play in prestigious concert series
UH.edu: UH Clarinetist Joins Elite Rank of Performers at Texas Music Festival
SWVillageNews.com: TMF Kicks Off Next Weekend with West U Student in Orchestra
VoyageHouston.com: Q&A with Timothy Hester
Texas Music Festival Listed on Texas Classical Review
Chron.com: Hans Graf Returns to Texas Music Festival
Chron.com: Summer concerts heat up Houston stages
VisitHoustonTexas.com: 29th Annual Texas Music Festival
BroadwayWorld.com: TMF to Pack Star Power with Cosmic Beginnings
Musicweb-International.com: Review of TMF's Respighi Recordings
UH.edu: Success Story: Doors Open for Grad Student Using PR Expertise to Spotlight Local Arts Organizations
365thingsinhouston.com: My Top Five - Franz Anton Krager
Following the Fellows: Travis Scharer, cello
Following the Fellows: Jay Shankar, clarinet
Following the Fellows: Skye Dearborn, tenor trombone
TexasClassicalReview.com: Mitchell conducts a vivid program at Texas Music Festival
WoodlandsOnline.com: Free concert at The Woodlands Pavilion to feature orchestral masterminds
Following the Fellows: Ryan Kearns, violin
Following the Fellows: James Blanchard, flute
Following the Fellows: Belinda Rosen, oboe
Houstoniamag.com: Texas Music Festival’s Brett Mitchell Loves Football, Just Like You
FatCatWebDesigns.com: Rare Instrument to be Featured During Texas Music Festival Orchestra Free Concert June 23
KMFA.org: Special Interview: Former Longhorn Conductor Brett Mitchell Talks Texas Music Festival
TexasClassicalReview.com: Young Players Show Their Mettle at Texas Music Festival
HoustonPublicMedia.org: A Violinist, Rare Instruments Expert And A Stradivarius Visit The Studio
HoustonMatters.org: Texas Music Festival Provides an Escape for Venezuelan Violist
KHOU.com: Texas Music Festival offers rare opportunities
BroadwayWorld.com: Stradivarius and Other Rare Italian Violins Come to Houston This Weekend
Soutwest/Village News.com: Global Expert on Rare Italian musical Instruments to Speak at Texas Music Festival (article on pg 4 - 5, 11)
HoustonPublicMedia.org: UH Moment/Texas Music Festival
The Lance Roberts Show: Interview with Alan Austin and Dr. Andrew Davis (Part II)