June 5 - July 1, 2018
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.
Featured Concerts
PERSPECTIVES 1
Institute of Voice Studies Final Concert
"Cosmic Beginnings"
Mitchell Young Artist Competition Final Round
PERSPECTIVES 2
"Heroic Statements"
PERSPECTIVES 3
Young Artist Chamber Music
"Dancing the Night Away"
"Dancing the Night Away"
Fredell Lack Legacy Violin Series: Eden MacAdam-Somer
PERSPECTIVES 4
Young Artist Chamber Music
Young Artist Chamber Music
Jazz Institute Final Concert
"Shostakovich: First and Last"
MSM Concert Chorale Send-Off Concert
TMF in the News
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)
The Lance Roberts Show: Interview with Alan Austin and Dr. Andrew Davis (Part I)
JHVOnline.com: Catán’s ‘Obsidian Butterfly’ makes Houston premiere at TMF
TheBuzzMagazines.com: Event Roundup: What to Look Forward to This Weekend
Houstoniamag.com: Texas Music Festival Kicks Off with Spanish-Speaking Opera’s Greatest Star
ElVenezolanoHouston.Com: Abraham Martin: "La música me salvó de la violencia"
365ThingsinHouston.com: Texas Music Festival at the UH Moores Opera House
VisitHouston.com: Hola Houston! Texas Music Festival
Issuu.com: Abraham Martin Interview
HotinHoustonNow.com: 28th Annual Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival highlights classical music rising stars in June and July
Click2Houston.com: Stage for Rising Stars of Classical Music
UH.edu: UH Alumna is Key Player in 2017 Texas Music Festival
BroadwayWorld.com: 2017 Texas Music Festival Season Announced