Feel the spirit of fall all around this month through shows provided by UTRGV Arts. This month brings a wonderful mix of dance, music, art, and more to enjoy.
Tonight, you have the chance to enjoy some music with the Wind Orchestra and Symphonic Winds at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex, 1201 W. University Dr., in Edinburg. The show will be at 7 p.m. General admission is $10. Enjoy a lively performance featuring music, old and new, crafting a vibrant program of excitement and beauty. They will perform again on Thursday, November 13, in Brownsville at the TSC Performing Arts Center, 90 Taylor Ave.
The UTRGV Guitar Ensemble will perform at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex on Thursday, November 13. They will perform works by Francis Kleynjans, Eduardo Martin, Manuel de Falla, Jorge Morel, Ruben Fuentes, Domenico Scarlatti, and Carlos Gardel. Bridging Baroque elegance and modern Latin American expression, the program highlights the ensemble’s commitment to a wide range of styles, interpretive richness, and exploring different musical traditions within the guitar repertoire.
A piano recital will be held in Edinburg with free admission on Saturday, November 15, at 7 p.m. Multiple pianos and multiple hands piano repertoire will be explored by the piano area students, piano faculty and beyond. The piano recital will also be held in Brownsville, at One W. University Blvd., on Sunday, November 16 at 7 p.m.
The nationally award-winning Mariachi Aztlan will perform Tuesday, November 18, at 7 p.m., in Edinburg. They will represent the beauty of Hispanic music and cultural traditions as they have done throughout Mexico, Canada and the US. Join them for a lively and colorful performance to include all of UTRGV’s mariachi groups.
Join UTRGV Arts at the TSC Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, November 19, for a Faculty Showcase Recital featuring individual and collaborative works by the Brownsville campus applied music faculty. It will be held at 7 p.m. General admission is $10.
Enjoy the UTRGV Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Norman Gamboa for a powerful performance featuring works by Brahms, Ortiz and Zyman on Thursday, November 20, at 7 p.m. The performance will be held at the UTRGV Performing Arts Center in Edinburg.
The UTRGV Theatre presents Bright Ideas, “A comedy about ambition, parenting, and pesto – Bright Ideas follows a couple willing to do anything (literally anything) to get their toddler into the best preschool. Hilariously twisted and frighteningly relatable.” Shows will be held at the UTRGV Marian Monta Theatre in Edinburg, November 20-22, at 7:30 p.m., and a matinee show on November 23 at 2 p.m. General admission is $17.
Other shows during November include their Percussion Ensemble Concert in Edinburg on November 21; Opera Theatre will present The Merry Widow on November 21 and 22, 7 p.m. for free, in Brownsville; a High Brass Fall Concert on November 23 in Edinburg, free admission, 3 p.m.; art exhibits on November 24 (to run through December 9), at the Visual Arts Building Art Gallery, the Charles and Dorothy Clark Art Gallery in Edinburg, and the Rusteberg Art Gallery in Brownsville; Percussion Ensemble Concert in Brownsville on November 24, 7 p.m., free admission; and a special Home for the Holidays to celebrate the holiday season on November 25 and December 2 at 7 p.m., general admission at $10.
You can find out full information and purchase tickets on their website at www.utrgv.edu/arts/.
