TCMF News
Austin — The Tenth Annual Texas Community Music Festival kicks off in one week with 60 performances over 10 days at Central Market North. We still have room for ONE MORE performer/small group, for two, 15-minute showcase sets on Saturday, April 25, at 5pm and 6:15. These showcase sets will be performed on the elevated deck on the west side of the Central Market patio under a canopy and with a basic PA system and…
Austin – The TENTH ANNUAL Texas Community Music festival is just weeks away from downbeat for what will be the best TCMF ever (we say that every year, and every year it’s TRUE). For years, the festival has been financially supported by local merchants and, of course, Central Market and the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble. Our CafePress Merchandise page has and will continue to be a cost-only site, meaning we don’t collect a dime on…
Austin — Texas Community Music Festival is pleased to open additional 15-minute showcase sets for the two weekends of the Tenth Annual TCMF, April 17-26, 2015, at Central Market North in Austin. Because of the tremendous demand for performance opportunities in this, the Tenth Annual TCMF, we will be accepting single musicians as well as groups up to “big band” size wishing to perform in 15 minute increments. In the past, these sets have…
Austin — Booking for the tenth annual Texas Community Music Festival is complete! The schedule for TCMF X, April 17-26, 2015, has filled rapidly. This year’s festival promises to have as great a community feel as any past TCMF. We are now accepting reservations for a waiting list in case of late cancellations, which almost always seem to happen, and soon be making available 15-minute showcase sets for soloists up to quartets. Contact us at [email protected] if…
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April 2-11, 2027
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The Texas Community Music Festival kicked off in Austin on April 29, 2006 at Central Market Cafe North. The very first TCMF drew approximately 10,000 attendees over the four-day event, far exceeding expectations and setting the stage for what has now become a ten-day tradition.
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