Tag: Austin Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, Austin is the 11th most populous city in the United States of America and the fourth most populous city in the state of Texas. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006.

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Mahler’s “Resurrection” at ASO

Gustav MahlerThe Austin Symphony’s 2008–2009 season closes with Gustav Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 2, scored for mixed choir, two vocal soloists, organ, and an offstage ensemble of brass and percussion. In roughly 80 minutes of blood-and-guts, the symphony expresses universal longings and signals the bitter end (Judgment Day itself) and beyond (the afterlife), etched out in brazen fanfares.

If you haven’t yet attended a performance of the ASO, I urge you to get thee hence to buy tickets. Support local arts before they vanish!

  • What: Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony
  • When: May 15-16, 2009 8:00 PM
  • Where: Michael & Susan Dell Hall directions
  • Conductor: Peter Bay
  • Featuring: Linda Mabbs, soprano • Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano • Conspirare Symphonic Choir
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What, another blog?

Austin, Texas, 1960 — Construction of I-35 at East 6th Street
Austin, Texas, 1960 — Construction of I-35 at East 6th Street

Welcome to Basement Light’s spanking new blog. I already know what you are thinking, yet another blog? By keeping posts succinct, my aim is to keep my public up-to-date on the studio’s latest projects, while commenting on the design world around us (as well as Austin, Texas goings-on). Return often, and, most of all, enjoy!

—Scott M Deems, proprietor