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Austin Sunday, May 16 Events
Songs of Nature, The Texas Choral Consort Chamber Chorus. The Texas Choral Consort Chamber Chorus performs music that highlights nature and resonates with springtime. The program ranges from early music to a world premiere by Austin composer Graham Reynolds, including madrigals by Purcell and Le Jeune; Bach's motet Lobet den Herrn; Antonin Dvorak's Songs of Nature; John Corigliano's lush setting of Dylan Thomas' poem Fern Hill; and pieces by Aaron Copland, Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel, and U2. Location: First Presbyterian Church. Event ID: 5/16
Taming of the Shrew. Break ground with Austin’s first Original Practices Shakespearean production... Shakespeare’s fiery masterpiece is performed by an all-male cast, with live musicians on period instruments, and exquisite costumes built with attention to period detail. The Taming of the Shrew is performed with the quick, muscular textual delivery and exuberant character-driven style of the Elizabethans, by accomplished classical actors. Location: 311 W. 7th Street. Event ID: 5/23
Agnes of God. John Pielmeier’s powerful drama of three women all in need of a miracle. A young nun has been accused of murdering her child and when a psychiatrist is summoned to meet the novitiate and the over-protective Mother Superior, all three fight desperately forcing a re-examination into the meaning of faith, identity, and the power of love and to find the miracle each one of them needs. Location: The City Theatre. Event ID: 5/23
Bat Watching
The 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that live beneath the Congress Avenue
Bridge take flight in a mass exodus each night at dusk. Located at Congress Ave.
& Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78704.