Passing Measures performs at 2010 TCMF

AUSTIN,  April 24, 2010 — Hundreds of appreciative music lovers were treated to a fabulous Saturday afternoon of music and clear sunny skies as the Fifth Annual Texas Community Music Festival resumed at Central Market North.

Day 2 of the TCMF opened with a performance by the host organization, the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Maestro Robert Laguna, who rewarded the early audience with a challenging program of concert band literature inspired by classic literary works.

Next up was Passing Measures, one of the region’s premiere Renaissance ensembles, performing on Renaissance period instruments.

A brief but inspired appearance by about 30 members of the University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band delighted the crowd, who enthusiastically joined in choruses of “The Eyes of Texas” and “Texas Fight.”

The Austin Wonderbrass followed with a program of traditional British Brass Band literature.

The Festival continues through 9pm Saturday, culminating w2ith a show by Latin jazz favorites, Ritmo 3, at 7pm.  Music begins Sunday at 10am, at Central Market North.

Please check the Schedule page for more information and check back throughout the day for more updates.

Tom Straus, president of the Austin Traditional Jazz Society, introduces Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies, Friday, April 23 to kick off the 2010 TCMF

The Texas Community Music Festival is off and running this evening at Central Market North.   The Cafe patio quickly filled as listeners enjoyed beautiful weather and the TCMF’s opening lineup presented and sponsored by the Austin Traditional Jazz Society.

More to come.   Stay with us throughout the Fifth Annual TCMF right here, on Twitter at @TCMFestival or on Facebook.

AUSTIN — The FIFTH Annual Texas Community Music Festival opens at 5:30pm today at Central Market North, with an evening of Traditional Jazz, sponsored by the Austin Traditional Jazz Society.  Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies take the stage at 5:30, followed at 7:25 by Dave Stoddard and the Silver Creek Jazz Band.

SPECIAL NEWS FLASH!  The UT Longhorn Alumni Band — probably not all 3,000 members of this venerable organization — will be stampeding through Central Market TWICE during the festival:  Saturday, April 24, at 1:15pm and again Sunday, May 2, at 2:30pm.  So come and sing “The Eyes of Texas” with us at TCMF!

TCMF is organized, managed and promoted by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, Austin’s oldest community band, and has been generously hosted over the years by Central Market North and Scholz Garten. Check the schedule page for details on our performers, times and venues for this year’s festival.  Also find us on Facebook!

Admission is FREE, as it is for the entire two-week festival.

The fifth annual Texas Community Music Festival begins next Friday, April 23, at Central Market North, with an evening of traditional jazz, presented by the Austin Traditional Jazz Society, and will continue throughout the next two weeks (check the schedule page) at Central Market and Scholz Garten, culminating Thursday May 6 with the year’s first appearance of the infamous but always fun Wurst Band.

And, as always, the entire Texas Community Music Festival is FREE to the public. With music for all ages, TCMF is a great way to spend a family afternoon in the park, enjoy a picnic on Central Market’s expansive patio (and children’s playground) or enjoy an evening under the stars in the oldest biergarten in Texas, historic Scholz Garten.

Due to several unfortunate cancellations, the festival schedule still contains three unconfirmed performances, but rest assured, those times will be filled and filled with outstanding performances!  Check back for more information.

ATTENTION MUSICIANS: Check the Player’s Page for all performance details for both venues.  If you have any additional questions, please contact us by email.