Dear Friends,

“An Olde English Christmas” was a sell-out. What a wonderful time we had with the Mid-Texas Symphony Chorus and the Children’s Chorus from Seguin, Marion, and Navarro! Amanda Grooms will be going places and we are so delighted to be a part of her emerging career.

Next up? Our own principal oboist and master instrument repairman Larry Mueller will be performing Cimarosa’s Concerto for Oboe in C minor. We’ll complete the program with Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,”
Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade” and
Whitacre’s “Water Night.” If you think you don’t like “modern” music, just wait until you hear the beautiful, melodic strings of living American composer Eric Whitacre’s “Water Night.”

May I share a story and make a request? Our children’s concerts served over 4400 children from the Seguin and New Braunfels area this season. Musicians wander through the audience letting them see and touch the instruments up close. One of our violinists explained that bows are made of horsehair and pulled out a hair to give a child. According to the child’s teacher, the child carefully tucked it away in her pencil box, treasuring it as a reminder of a very special day.

We perform the children’s concerts completely free of charge and only 20% of our budget comes from ticket sales. Won’t you consider making a gift to help us provide the music you love and that our children will not otherwise have the opportunity to hear?

I hope you enjoy this holiday season! Beth and I plan to spend ours with beautiful music, and gatherings of friends and family.

See you February 6th.

All the best,

David Mairs, Music Director

The Mid-Texas Symphony is supported in part
by the following concert sponsors and matching grants.

The 2009-2010 Mid-Texas Symphony season is sponsored
by the Weston family to honor Caroline Weston's lifelong love
of sharing symphonic music with our community.

A grant from the Ruth Lang Charitable Fund
and the Frances Margaret Seaver Fund
of the San Antonio Area Foundation

Guest Artists

Di Wu

Nancy Zhou

Amanda Grooms

Larry Mueller

Kelly Watson

Christian Leotta