Austin — The Texas Community Music Festival completed  what most would agree was the greatest weekend of community music ever presented Sunday night at Central Market, with an unusal turn of events, as an evening performance was brought to an somewhat abrupt halt when the next band on the program literally invaded the stage. (OK, maybe there was a little planning involved, but the audience was treated to a special moment!) The program featured a…

Austin — The Eighth Annual Texas Community Music Festival kicked off Saturday at Central Market with beautiful, cool weather, large appreciative audiences and memorable performances. Opening the show, as always, was the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, the festival host, playing a brisk set of Latin-inspired literature, followed by the Hill Country Community Band of Marble Falls, making their fifth TCMF appearance, and the first visit by solo artist Mat Tuttle. The Austin Jazz Workshop performed…

The Eighth Annual TCMF begins Saturday morning!  FINALLY!  The waiting is over and it’s time to make MUSIC! We are proud to have more sponsors than ever before as well as the largest group of TCMF Volunteers in the history of our festival!   We want to thank all of you in advance. If you are signed up to volunteer in this year’s TCMF, PLEASE CLICK HERE AND READ the important orientation document attached to…

The Austin Civic Wind Ensemble is Austin oldest community music group, formed in 1975.  A decade ago, ACWE representatives approached the City of Austin about creating and promoting a festival of Texas’ “community” musicians.  And TCMF was born!  Come hear Austin’s oldest (and greatest) community music organization as we kick off the EIGHTH ANNUAL TEXAS COMMUNITY MUSIC FESTIVAL, at 11am, Saturday, April 20, at Central Market, and again on Sunday, April 28 at 8pm. Created…