Press Room

Texas Performing Arts' Bass Concert Hall is Texas' most popular theater venue

05/22/2013

Texas Performing Arts’ Bass Concert Hall ranks #11 on trade journal Pollstar‘s top 100 Worldwide Theatre Venues for 1st quarter ticket sales.

Texas Performing Arts announces the 2013-2014 Season!

04/26/2013

Texas Performing Arts continues a legacy of presenting world-class performances to the University of Texas at Austin and Central Texas audiences with the unveiling of the 2013-2014 season.

FRANK RICH & FRAN LEBOWITZ: A STATE OF THE UNION CONVERSATION

11/12/2012

Texas Performing Arts and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies present a compelling ‘State of the Union’ conversation with two of America’s most respected writers and social commentators.

The Manhattan Transfer perform holiday classics at Bass Concert Hall

11/12/2012

Twelve-time Grammy-winning jazz vocal group, The Manhattan Transfer perform an evening of familiar and well-loved holiday classics.

CHUCHO VALDÉS QUINTET

11/12/2012

Multi-Grammy Award winner Chucho Valdés brings an all-new band to deliver his distinct Afro-Cuban jazz sound on the Bass Concert Hall stage.

Glenn Kotche of Wilco performs world premiere of solo drum kit opera & with his duo, On Fillmore

11/12/2012

Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche performs the world premiere of drum kit opera I L I M A Q and additional works with Kotche’s duo On Fillmore, with bassist Darin Gray.

CRISTINA PATO AND THE MIGRATIONS BAND

11/12/2012

Galician bagpipe diva Cristina Pato returns to Bass Concert Hall with her Migrations Band.

Sō Percussion performs free concert aboard Cap Metro commuter Train

10/24/2012

Sō Percussion will give a unique performance on the Capital Metro Red Line commuter train, Thursday, November 1 at 3:44 p.m. beginning at the Downtown Station (401 E. 4th Street).

Les Violons du Roy with flutist Emmanuel Pahud

10/09/2012

Celebrated flutist Emmanuel Pahud joins Canada’s distinguished string orchestra Les Violons du Roy for an extraordinary evening of chamber music.

Gilberto Gil brings 'For All' tour to Bass Concert Hall, October 30, 2012

10/09/2012

Latin superstar and social activist Gilberto Gil with a six-piece backing ensemble for an evening that pays homage to baião music pioneer Luiz Gonzaga.

Sarah Brightman performs at Bass Concert Hall, March 1, 2013

10/09/2012

Texas Performing Arts at the University of Texas at Austin welcomes Sarah Brightman on her Dreamchaser World Tour, Friday, March 1, 2013, 2013 at Bass Concert Hall.

Cameron Carpenter - "The most controversial organist alive" - Nov. 2 at Bates Recital Hall

10/09/2012

Cameron Carpenter’s flamboyant style, dazzling performances, and profound musical intelligence have completely changed the game of his instrument.

Rahim AlHaj, Issa Malluf, with Bekeret - Middle Eastern music at Bates Recital Hall, Oct. 27, 8pm

10/09/2012

Rahim AlHaj and Issa Malluf join The University of Texas Middle Eastern Ensemble, Bereket, for an evening of new and traditional Middle Eastern music.

_THE PLANETS: AN HD ODYSSEY_

10/09/2012

Experience a powerful performance of composer Gustav Holst’s The Planets paired with a high-definition film from NASA’s latest exploration of the solar system.