Always up for a good laugh, musical satirist Peter Schickele enjoys his backstage conversation with Steve and Nelwyn Clack, KPAS sponsors for this Sunday afternoon event. Schickele, and his alter ego PDQ Bach, entertained two audiences for the finale of the KPAS 2009-2010 season … closing with an encore that had the audience on its feet! Kent & Janet McKinney, of Guadalupe National Bank, sponsored the Saturday evening show. KPAS Guests for the evening were members of the Kerrville Police Department. The Kerrville Performing Arts Society is a 501(c)( 3) non-profit organization presenting a world of superb performing arts in the Texas Hill Country.

Kerrville audiences had the opportunity to hear music icon Marvin Hamlisch as he reflected on his music and lifetime as one of the preeminent composers of his time. The over 1,600 concertgoers enjoyed works by Hamlisch including his Pulitzer Prize winning broadway show, “A Chorus Line”. Thanks to local sponsors Beverly Pevehouse, Robert & Lillian Treadwell, and the legal firm Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison + Tate, KPAS’ presentation of “One, Singular Sensation” received accolades of praise from concertgoers.

Pictured above is Hamlisch with Robert and Lillian Treadwell, who have sponsored KPAS events including Stepcrew and The 5 Browns during past seasons. Below is Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Martin, of the OBHT Group,  visiting with Mr. Hamlisch. KPAS Guests for the evening were members of the Kerrville Fire Department.

The crowd was hoppin’ at the American Big Band Shows presented by the Kerrville Performing Arts Society. Thanks to local sponsors James Avery, Busty & Amy Underwood, Arthur Bell, and The Hill Country Center for Cancer Care, over 1,600 concertgoers had the opportunity to relax and enjoy music from the big band era … performed by musicians, singers and dancers. In addition, over 800 local students attended an outreach performance with the visiting artists. Above, Dr. Valerian Chyle and his wife, Mary, swing with the cast members following the show. Dr. Chyle welcomed twenty of his patients from The Hill Country Center for Cancer Care to enjoy the afternoon concert. Pictured below is KPAS Silver Sponsor Arthur Bell and friend Janie Altgelt, who enjoyed meeting the cast after the evening show that welcomed special guests from the Hill Country Youth Ranch and the Kerrville Veterans Hospital.

Thanks to the generosity of local philanthropist Masel S. Quinn, the Kerrville Performing Arts Society featured two performances and a masterclass by the world-renown Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. The quintet is in the States for only two weeks, and performed in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Atlanta…and Kerrville. Picture seated above (L to R): Marion Reinhard, Masel Quinn and standing in back row: Michael Hasel, Andreas Wittman, Fergus McWilliam and Walter Seyfarth.

The brilliantly beautiful Ballet Folklorico de Mexico performed for over 2,500 people during their recent two-day tour to Kerrville. Two evening performances and one student outreach program each filled the Cailloux Theater to capacity for these festive performances. This event, presented by the Kerrville Performing Arts Society, was made possible through the generosity of local sponsors Mamacita’s Mexican Restaurant, Bryant & Brenda Williams (photo above), and Wells Fargo Bank (photo below). Additional funding was received by the Mid-America Arts Alliance, supporting the continued efforts by KPAS to enrich our community through the performing arts. Photo above features Bryant & Brenda Williams at the Thursday evening performance; photo below features Mike Huff, President of Wells Fargo Bank-Kerrville, with his daughter, at the Friday performance.

The tenacious Yamato Drummers, presented by the Kerrville Performing Arts Society, received numerous encores after their three thrilling performances, attended by over 2,500 enthusiastic concertgoers. The sold-out Wednesday evening performance was sponsored by (L-R) Cynthia & Michael White of Kerrville Framing and Diane & Bob Green of Kerr County Abstract & Title Company (photo above). The sold-out Thursday evening performance was sponsored by (L-R) Sue & Joe Atkinson of Hunt (photo below). KPAS’ support from these local sponsors made it possible for over 850 students to attend a student outreach performance by the Japanese drummers.

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