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KMFA & GOLDEN HORNET PRESENT 

Horror de Cámara (Chamber Horror) 

New Work by Jimena Contreras, Felipe Pérez Santiago, and Graham Reynolds

Friday, October 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. | Draylen Mason Music Studio 

Horror de Cámara

"Experience something spine-tingling, terrifying, and beautiful. After all, horror is better up close." 

You'll be just feet away from the musicians — near enough to hear the breath before a phrase, to watch a bow land. No pit, no distance, no screen. Just the sound arriving before you've had a chance to decide how you feel about it. 

Over the course of the evening, Horror de Cámara moves through the full range of what chamber music can do with dread. Mexico City's Jimena Contreras, who scores horror video games, has written a suite drawn from Mexican folk monsters, stories told to children in the dark. Felipe Pérez Santiago turns toward the horrors of war. And Austin's Graham Reynolds has expanded his score for Ballet Austin's Poe, all held breath and rising tension. 

"From eerie Mexican folk monsters, to the dreadful horrors of war, to the spine-chilling tension of Edgar Allan Poe, Horror de Cámara explores every musical corner of terrifying chamber music." 
— Graham Reynolds 

Pérez Santiago conducts an ensemble of Austin's finest: Alexis Buffum (violin), Taylor Wang (piano), Kenzie Slottow (flute), Ilia De La Rosa (cello), and Joey Colarusso (clarinet). The commission comes to Austin as the newest chapter of Golden Hornet's MXTX: Cross-Border Series, which pairs Texas and Mexican artists on the premise that two music communities can become one by building something together. This one they built out of the things that scare us all. 

Come at 6:30 and hear from the composers first. Stay after and ask them any questions you'll have. 

Ticket Options 

• General Admission: $30.00 

• Student / Senior / Veteran / Artist: $15.00 

Seating is limited. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged. 

This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant from Austin Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment.        

Event Details

• Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM
• Venue: KMFA's Draylen Mason Music Studio
• Website: https://horrordecamara.planningpod.com

Ticket Information

• Cost: 30.00

Presenter Details

• Name: KMFA Classical 89.5 & Golden Hornet

KMFA Classical 89.5 is an independent public radio station serving Austin since 1967, reaching approximately 130,000 listeners each week.

Golden Hornet: From our Young Composer Collective and Cinema Recomposed programs for grade school to pre-professional artists, to our professional series such at The Golden Hornet Science Club, pairing composers and scientists, to MXTX, a succession of cross-border collaborations, to String Quartet Smackdown, a March Madness style, bracketed competition featuring emerging composers from across the globe.

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