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contemporary music and arts festival
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012
2PM TO 10PM
ND 501 : 501 North I-35 : Austin, Texas
(just east of I-35 on 5th street) Follow Us!
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ACE Innovation Fair
This Saturday, April 16, at 3PM, Fast Forward Austin co-directors Ian Dicke and Steve Snowden will give a short presentation at the ACE Innovation Fair about new music in the community. They’ll play some highlights from last weekend’s festival and talk about the process of bringing cutting edge music to new audiences. The workshop will take place at the ACE Academy Campus, 3901 Shoal Creek Blvd, at Congregation Beth Israel in the Education building, near the intersection of 39th and Shoal Creek Blvd. Check it out. More information here.
Also not to be missed, Line Upon Line percussion will perform a set tarting at 2:15 PM! If you didn’t get a chance to hear Line Upon Line last weekend, come on down to ACE and catch them rock some hardcore percussion tunes. More information here.
ACE Innovation is an all ages oriented, public event celebrating Austin’s community of creative entrepreneurs. Showcasing inventions and enterprises created by students, visitors will also be dazzled by interactive educational exhibits, guest speaker presentations, an artisan food and craft market, and live entertainment.
Thank you!
With over 150 people in attendance, 8 hours of music, 8 ensembles, one killer In C jam, a food truck, baked goods, koozies, tats and tees, the first ever Fast Forward Austin was a HUGE success. We are so grateful to EVERYBODY who attended, volunteered, or performed. To top it off we’ve been able to give Anthropos Arts a healthy donation in support of their excellent programs that support free music lessons, workshops and performances in economically disadvantaged schools. Sometime during the raucous and joyful performance of In C, featuring artists from throughout the day and students from Anthropos, it became clear that Fast Forward Austin had struck a nerve and was here to stay. We can’t wait to start planning for next year!
Anthropos Arts
For people who make music of any kind it’s important to ask ourselves who is going to care about that music twenty years from now? Answer: Kids! That’s the audience of the future. Kids are the people who will keep music alive, who will take music to new places and carry old traditions over to new generations of listeners. This is one of MANY reasons why music education is so crucial to the survival of every type of musician. Many of us were fortunate to have parents who could afford to pay for our music lessons. Not everyone is so lucky. Anthropos Arts is an amazing organization that brings free music lessons, workshops, master classes, and performance opportunities to economically disadvantaged youth. They do this by pairing some of Austin’s finest professional musicians with kids seeking lessons. This is a truly vital service to both the kids receiving lessons and the community at large. We at Fast Forward Austin are thrilled to donate all net proceeds from this year’s festival to Anthropos. Check out the Anthropos site here and this video showing off what they do so well:
Bel Cuore
Check out 2010 FFA artist, Bel Cuore Sax Quartet, play some Marquez-Barrios. These guys don’t mess around.
To hear more check out there site here. And, of course, come April, 9th to hear their set at Fast Forward Austin.
Aeolus Shredding
Check out Aeolus rip out some Bartok. Not only are they playing a set on this years Fast Forward Austin, they’ll also perform a score by the winner of the call for scores. Mark your calendars!
To hear more check out their site here.
