This is Austin’s longest running free weekly concert series (since 1980.) When Covid hit, we had to go online, but we kept going with online concerts each week, some live, some videoed. Covid changed many things, and one is the availability of musicians to play each week, so for now, we’ll have one live concert monthly, on 2nd Thursdays. The other weeks will be online, some will be videos of musicians who will be online with us, and some will be curated from YouTube videos, but we’ll continue to have great music each week.
Live in-person in our Sanctuary!
This Thursday, March 13th at noon
Aaron Kurz on piano!
We broadcast live concerts on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CPCThursdayConcerts
Program
Debussy — “Pagodes,” from Estampes, L. 100
Prokofiev — Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
I. Allegro moderato
II. Allegretto
III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo
IV. Vivace
About our Musical Artist:
Engaging audiences with his charismatic and moving performances, pianist Aaron Kurz enjoys a burgeoning career. Kurz has soloed with numerous orchestras and across three continents, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Salle Cortot, and the Palace of Peace and Harmony in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. His performances have been lauded by the press, called both “nuanced musical journeys” (Belgium’s”Le Soir”;) and “a lesson in pianism” (England’s “Cambridge Independent”).
Kurz’s playing has also garnered recognition in competitions, winning top prizes in the New York, Los Angeles, Virginia Waring, and World Piano Teachers Association International Piano Competitions, among others. An avid performer, he has played extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia. His playing took him to China in 2018, where he gave multiple performances and taught, and he is poised to return soon for a three-city tour.
Mr. Kurz believes artists have an obligation to use their craft to improve the world, and he has worked significantly in this capacity. Alongside concertizing, he has worked with the Van Cliburn Foundation, Lift Music Foundation, and has given numerous outreach concerts in the Bay Area.
Kurz holds recent degrees from SFCM (studying with Jon Nakamatsu and Jeremy Denk) and Yale (studying with Boris Berman), and he has just begun his DMA at the University of Texas under the tutelage of Anton Nel.
| Live concerts for 2025: March 13 – Aaron Kurz Apr. 10 – Austin Brassworks May 8 – Ben Baralla, piano |
About the IN-PERSON Concerts
COVID SAFETY: Masks are optional in the church, but for everyone’s safety, if you are unmasked, we ask that you socially distance yourself from our musicians and anyone who is masked. If you are not feeling well, please do not attend in person, and instead you can watch online.
LUNCH: On weeks that are live, to make a reservation for lunch, please use this link: https://tinyurl.com/CPCConcertLunch
PARKING: You can park for free (2 hours) at the Capitol Visitors’ Parking lot (corner of Trinity & 12th St .) There is almost always street parking (meters) on Trinity (2 blocks to the East.) There is nearby garage parking at St. David’s Episcopal Church and First Baptist Church. There are surface lots on Trinity at 7th St. (on the east side of road.) Capitol Metro comes pretty close to the church.
See you Thursday!
Kathi, Coordinator, CPC Thursday Noonday Concerts
ZOOM Link for ONLINE CONCERTS: https://tinyurl.com/CPCThursConcert Meeting ID: 845 9343 2397, Passcode: 753717
PERFORMERS: If you’d like to play a concert, either live or online, please contact our coordinator, Kathi Thomas at .