The Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the Abilene Convention Center at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 for the second concert of its Pops Series, “The Music of John Williams.” In addition to music from such classics as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the evening will also feature the Abilene Philharmonic’s first-ever movie trivia … [Read more...]

The fiddle and the violin are the same instrument, played two different ways. Both styles have their devotees in West Texas, where music fans can already enjoy both the Western swing of Bob Wills and the more buttoned-down repertoire of Bach and Beethoven. A unique new melding of folk and classical styles will soon take flight at the Abilene Convention Center at 7:30 p.m. … [Read more...]

The Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the Abilene Convention Center this fall for its 73rd season entertaining Big Country audiences. The season opens Sept. 23 with the first performance in the Stifel Financial Masterworks Series, “From Darkness to Light.” The concert features Richard Wagner’s overture to the 1868 opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ("The … [Read more...]

Travel back in time with the Abilene Philharmonic to 1934 with Cole Porter’s musical, “Anything Goes,” which was the first show to take place on an ocean liner. The Philharmonic will perform several timeless hits from the musical during its May 6 “Broadway A La Carte” concert at the Abilene Convention Center. Those hits include “You’re the Top,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” … [Read more...]