Thank you!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Robert Honstein
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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 … Continue reading →

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Fast Forward Austin call for scores results

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Steven Snowden
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After much deliberation a winner has been chosen in the Fast Forward Austin call for scores. We received 113 entries. The quantity and quality of these submissions was humbling and overwhelming. There were many many excellent pieces to choose from. After carefully considering all submissions, the selection committee and the Aeolus quartet picked Dan Visconti’s Black Bend as this year’s winner. Dan will attend the festival and Aeolus will perform Black Bend during their set at Fast Forward Austin. Additionally, we would like to recognize runners-up Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang and Michael-Thomas Foumai. Thank you to all who entered this year’s call for scores!

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Kickstarter

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Ian Dicke
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Putting on a music festival takes a lot of resources and we’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund some of this year’s event. It’s our first time presenting Fast Forward Austin and we need your help bringing it to life. Check out our kickstarter page and promo video, and help bring this vital music to the Austin community. As a small token of our enormous gratitude, we’re offering a host of delightful goodies for every contributor. Not to be missed!

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Anthropos Arts

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Robert Honstein
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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 … Continue reading →

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Bel Cuore

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Robert Honstein

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.

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Aeolus Shredding

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Robert Honstein

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.

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ÆOLUS QUARTET

Posted on November 16, 2010 by fastfor

Praised by Strad Magazine for their “high-octane” performance and by the Reading Eagle for their “spirited and precise” playing, the Aeolus Quartet is among the finest young string quartets performing today. Formed in 2006 under the tutelage of William Preucil, Peter Salaff, and the Cavani Quartet, the Aeolus Quartet is currently the Graduate Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Texas at Austin. Their activities include extensive teaching and performing, educational outreach, and intensive work with the Miró Quartet.  Luke Quinton of the Austin-American Statesman writes, “The Aeolus Quartet is a powerful and thoughtful group of young musicians who are plotting an … Continue reading →

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Austin New Music Co-op

Posted on November 16, 2010 by fastfor

The Austin New Music Co-op is a community of composers and performers dedicated to promoting awareness and understanding of new music. Since 2001, the NMC has presented over 30 concerts featuring over 150 new works, many of them premieres. Notable New Music Co-op concerts have included a commission of a program length work by Berlin-based composer Arnold Dreyblatt, a realization of John Cage’s Songbooks, music for the extinct instruments of Luigi Russolo, Pauline Oliveros’ Four Meditations for Orchestra (with the composer in attendance), a three-day series of the works of the New York School, and Terry Riley’s In C. New Music … Continue reading →

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Bel Cuore Sax Quartet

Posted on November 16, 2010 by fastfor

The Bel Cuore Quartet (BCQ) is committed to a high-energy and communicative style of performance that reaches a wide variety of audiences, including schoolchildren, retirement communities, and seasoned professional musicians. The ensemble of four saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) plays a diverse repertoire that spans Bach to the Beatles. The group is comfortable performing in all types of venues and makes a special effort to interact with its audiences, making each performance engaging as well as entertaining. BCQ’s charisma and energy on stage has been able to reach even the most skeptical audience members. This, combined with an exciting and … Continue reading →

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Space 12 performance venue secured

Posted on November 16, 2010 by fastfor
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