Student Concerts - February 2025
The San Antonio Symphony League and Agarita collaborated to bring live classical music concerts to local students. These concerts were part of the Agarita Inspires! series and supported the League’s 51st Paint to Music contest. Schools incurred no cost to attend the concerts other than transportation for their students.
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Agarita nourishes the local community through artistic collaborations, education, community engagement, and free, adventurous programming. Founded by four musicians rooted in San Antonio, Agarita is devoted to reaching new audiences by reinventing the concert experience.
From San Antonio, Agarita provides world-class, innovative performances for San Antonio, in San Antonio, and with San Antonio. For these concerts, Agarita was augmented with musicians from the New World Symphony so the ensemble included 10 musicians.​​
Photo credit: Agarita
The Concert
The concert theme was American Roots: Tracing the American Experience Through Music. It included these pieces:
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nonet in F minor, movement 1
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Florence Price, Adoration
- Steve Reich, Clapping Music
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Camile Saint Saens, Dance Macabre
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Arturo Marquez, Danza de Mediodía, Marquez
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Jessica Meyer, Getting Home
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Miguel del Aguila, “obsessed milonga” from Salon Buenos Aires
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John Williams, Air and Simple Gifts​​
Dates and Locations
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​February 18, Edgewood Theater of Performing Arts​
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February 19, Madison High School theater
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February 20, Southwest High School auditorium
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February 21, Edgewood Theater of Performing Arts
Photo credit: David Meriwether,
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Photo credit: Agarita
Photo credit: David Meriwether,
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Photo credit: David Meriwether,
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