The Austin Critics Table announced the nominees for its 2014-2015 awards. Given annually, this celebration recognizes the creativity and achievement of our local arts community. Winners will be announced at a ceremony held at the Cap City Comedy Club on June 1 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The Austin Chronicle has the full list of nominees.
The classical music nominees include:
Chamber Performance
Bach vs. Handel Smackdown, La Follia
The Lodger, Austin Classical Guitar
Miró Quartet with James Dunham & Norman Fischer, Butler School of Music
North Star, Austin Chamber Music Center
La Femme Boheme, LOLA Austin
Verklarte Nacht, Aelous Quartet*
Choral Performance
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy, Chorus Austin
Haydn: The Creation, Texas Choral Consort
Muhly: How Little You Are, Conspirare/Austin Classical Guitar/Texas Performing Arts*
Southwest Voices, Chorus Austin
Classical Performance
Beethoven: Ninth Symphony, Austin Symphony Orchestra with Chorus Austin
A Masked Ball, Austin Opera*
Indie Orchestra Night, Texas Choral Consort
Don Giovanni, Austin Opera*
Austin Symphony Orchestra with Alison Balsom
Shostakovich “Symphony No. 7: UT Symphony Orchestra.
Singer
Dominick Chenes, A Masked Ball
Michael Chioldi, A Masked Ball
Sara Ann Mitchell, A Masked Ball
Nick Zammit, Bach Vs. Handel Smackdown
Gil Zilkha, “Oseh Shalom,” Southwest Voices
Julie Taylor, La Femme Boheme
Emily Breedlove, La Femme Boheme
Morgan Smith, Don Giovanni
Original Composition/Score
Belle Redux, Graham Reynolds
How Little You Are, Nico Muhly
The Lodger, Joseph V. Williams II
Season of Innocence, Steve Parker
Symmetrographia, Travis Weller
The Wars of Heaven, Part 1, Justin Sherburn
Instrumentalist
Graeme Francis, North Star
Carla McElhenney, Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Michelle Schumann, North Star
Bion Tsang, The Lodger
Keith Womer, Bach vs. Handel Smackdown
Sandy Yamamoto, Franck: Sonata in A Major
Leanne Zacharias, River Measures
Ensemble
Conspirare
line upon line percussion
Miró Quartet
Texas Guitar Quartet
New Music Co-op
*Indicates KMFA Listen Local broadcast