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Young Texas Artists Seminar Helps Emerging Artists Take Careers to New Heights
Dynamic Branding & Creative Career Development for Artists takes place online Saturday, June 3 Emerging artists will have an opportunity to develop valuable career advancement strategies and financial management skills when nonprofit arts organization Young Texas Artists (YTA) presents its 2023 Career Development Seminar. Dynamic Branding & Creative Career Development for Artists takes place online…
Read MoreYoung Texas Artists Announces 2023 Competition Winners
Young Texas Artists (YTA) promised an unforgettable night of music and celebration in 2023, and that’s exactly what it delivered. The nonprofit arts organization wowed audiences March 11 with its Finalists’ Concert & Awards presentation, featuring gifted classical musicians, and YTA’s big Texas party: the Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue gala. “Our concert and gala were…
Read MoreYoung Texas Artists Presents Talented Classical Musicians at Finalists’ Concert & Awards
Extraordinarily gifted artists on the cusp of launching classical music careers will take the stage Saturday, March 11, when the Young Texas Artists Music Competition culminates in the 2023 Finalists Concert & Awards. The program, set to begin at 7:30 p.m., will take place at Crighton Theatre, 234 N. Main Street, in the historic downtown…
Read MoreYoung Texas Artists Will Present Spectacular Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue Gala March 11
Event to be infused with Lone Star flavor Nonprofit arts organization Young Texas Artists (YTA) will deliver plenty of excitement, glamour and Lone Star charm when it presents the 2023 Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue gala Saturday, March 11, in Conroe’s historic downtown cultural district. The “jeans to jewels” celebration supports the annual Young Texas Artists…
Read MoreThe Key Note: A Welcome Addition
“We are delighted to welcome Aurel to our team,” YTA President/CEO Susie Moore Pokorski said. “Her background in music education and music competitions is a tremendous asset, and she is already making a positive difference. “
Read MoreYoung Texas Artists Welcomes Aurel Garza-Tucker as Director of Program and Operations
Young Texas Artists (YTA), a nonprofit arts organization best known for the Young Texas Artists Music Competition, has named Aurel Garza-Tucker its Director of Program and Operations. Before beginning her position with YTA on Nov. 1, 2022, Garza-Tucker served as the Assistant Director of Education and Production at the Austin Chamber Music Center (ACMC). She…
Read MoreThe Key Note: Sold on Service
Anyone who regularly attends Young Texas Artists’ Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue gala likely associates it with at least three things: Texas swing music, Lone Star attire ranging from “jeans to jewels” — and the charismatic stage presence of auctioneer Lady Lyn Howard. Howard, also a successful entrepreneur and long-time Montgomery County resident, has been a…
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Jonathan Jones
Clarinetist Jonathan Jones won YTA’s Audience Choice Award in 2006 and 2007. He also won YTA’s Gold Medal in the Winds, Brass, Percussion, Harp and Guitar division in 2008 and the Silver Medal in that division in 2006. He recently shared an update on his career with us. It’s been 14 years since you won…
Read MoreYoung Texas Artists Launches 2022-2023 Season with Classics At The Glade Celebration
Performing arts organization Young Texas Artists (YTA) will kick off its 2022-2023 season with Classics At The Glade, a celebration at Glade Cultural Center in The Woodlands set for Friday, Oct. 21. Classics At The Glade, which honors donors who supported YTA’s 2022 Annual Fund, will feature performances by several award-winning YTA artists. They include…
Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Sergei Kuznetsoff
Pianist Sergei Kuznetsoff is Young Texas Artists’ 2005 Grand Prize Winner and Gold Medalist in Piano. He recently shared an update on his career with us. It’s been about 17 years since you won YTA’s Grand Prize and Gold Medal in Piano. What have you been up to since then? It’s been a long time;…
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