Covenant United Methodist Church 4410 Duval Road, Austin, Texas 78727 (…
le mystère de la mort
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Our Fall, 2015 concerts will feature two works by Austin-based composers. Aurora Borealis is a colorful work by Joel Love, who recently completed his doctoral work at UT. Anthems by ACWE's own Michael Bell commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall. The program will also feature…
Voted best excuse to be a band geek again
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Best Excuse to Be a Band Geek Again -- Austin ChronicleOne time, at band camp, we heard about this great group of musicians in A-town: As Austin's oldest community band, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble (ACWE) has been charming Central Texas audiences since 1975. Besides treating our town to the…
Meet the musical director
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Robert Laguna
Robert Laguna is an accomplished performer, arranger, conductor, and practitioner weaving elements of the body-mind-spirit connection into his music and life. Laguna was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and completed his bachelor's at Southwest Texas State University where…
Players' pages
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On the MEMBERS menu are some items of interest to players in the band.
- Communication: How to sign up for the newsletter, how to share ACWE's Google calendar, sign up for the mailing list for announcements.
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Rehearsals
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When and where
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Tuesday evenings 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Covenant United Methodist Church 4410 Duval Road, Austin, Texas 78727 (…
Fingal's Cave Overture
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From ACWE's concert at the Carver Museum, November 1, 2013.
This beautiful tone poem originally had many names but two survive today: Fingal's Cave and Hebrides Overture. Mendelssohn took a boat trip while visiting the Hebrides area of Scotland. The sights…
The Westbank String Shop
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Thanks to Westbank String Shop for their generous support of the Texas Community Music Festival.