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AUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR PRESENTS:

PRESENCE

WITH REENA ESMAIL

FEBRUARY 17 | 8:00 P.M. | AISD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Presence is the heart of our season.

The culmination of a yearlong collaboration, Presence features music by ACG’s 23-24 Artist-in-Residence and Grammy-nominated composer Reena Esmail, and performances by the extraordinary Mexican guitarist Dieter Hennings Yeomans, Austin’s super-creative and genre-bending vocal ensemble VAMP, and critically acclaimed bassoonist and UT Butler School faculty member Kristin Wolfe Jensen.  

These internationally celebrated artists will be joined by a massive guitar orchestra, conducted by ACG Artistic Director Joe Williams on stage at the gorgeous AISD Performing Arts Center. The Presence Guitar Orchestra features the ACG Youth Camerata, Youth Orchestra & Chamber Ensemble as well as guitarists from UT Austin, UT San Antonio & UT Rio Grande Valley.

With premieres of music written by Reena Esmail, Matthew Lyons, Travis Marcum, Tony Mariano and Joe Williams.  Presence is a celebration of now and our shared experience.  Join us for this unforgettable evening! 

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Event Details

• Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
• Time: 8:00 P.M.
• Venue: AISD Performing Arts Center
• Website: https://austinclassicalguitar.org/event/acg-originals-presence/?event=33753

Ticket Information

• Cost: $27.00 - $81.00

Presenter Details

• Name: Austin Classical Guitar

Our mission at Austin Classical Guitar is to inspire individuals in our community through musical experiences of deep personal significance. Virtually everything we do is founded in our belief that music can be a uniquely powerful force for positive change in people’s lives – change in how we view ourselves and others, and how we understand the world around us. Through nationally-recognized education programs in schools that engage thousands of young people every year to personalized engagement services in hospitals, clinics, and shelters that bring comfort and hope to people in crisis, to concert programming that showcases the talents of artists from around the world, ACG seeks to leverage the power of music to help people find connection, meaning, and joy.

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