"Every time I start a new piece, I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing: This is the most difficult thing in the world. I don't know how to do this. Then I just start small and work my way into the ...

If the member of a choir sings when no one is around, is there a sound? For many choral singers, that's become a real – and distressing – question this past year. If the reason you sing is to blend ...

Craig Hella Johnson will curate an eclectic and refreshing program featuring an 18-voice Conspirare ensemble singing across a broad musical spectrum. Classical, folk and popular styles and idioms will ...

Conspirare opens its 2019-20 season with The Singing Guitar, featuring Conspirare vocalists and the Grammy® Award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Texas Guitar Quartet, and Austin Guitar Quartet.

Soprano Mela Dailey is one of three guest artists joining acclaimed vocal ensemble Conspirare for its annual holiday concert. The others are singer/songwriter Matt Alber and percussionist Tom Burritt.

If you missed Conspirare's stunning debuts of "If I Were a Swan" and To Touch the Sky last season, you're in luck. The two choral works, commissioned from Pulitzer Prize for Music winner and former ...

Two brutal murders a quarter of a century ago sparked a massive amount of media attention and a movement that led to new legislation addressing hate crimes. “When Dennis gave that speech and looked at ...

Can you imagine the voices of the Austin-based vocal ensemble Conspirare, combined with the delicate shifting textures of 12 guitars? The conductor and artistic director of Conspirare, Craig Hella ...

Austin has enjoyed a bounty of streaming performances from its musicians and other artists during the coronavirus crisis. Here’s a special one. We received this note from Conspirare, Austin’s ...

Choral singing is one of the most popular musical activities in the United States, but the best is often hidden away in small, impressive but too little known professional ensembles like Conspirare.

Nearly 20 years after the violent death of a gay Wyoming college student named Matthew Shepard, composer Craig Hella Johnson recalls hearing the news as if it were yesterday. "It was very vivid: We ...

For some of us, “Conspirare Christmas” embodies the musical essence of the Austin holiday season. The city’s Grammy Award-winning professional choir presents a singular experience: Simple, heartfelt ...