From Pens and Lens of Artists
August 13, 2010 7pm, 10712 Winchelsea Drive Austin, TX 78750
Tickets: $60 or 2/$100
Stephanie Chen, guest pianist and current Julliard student; Martha Dudgeon, piano; Martha MacDonald, clarinet; Barb Mahler, flute; Martha Carapetyn, viola Benefit concert and dinner  Reservations required. Works performed include 4-hand piano transcription selections from Mussorgsky's Pictures At An Exhibition; piano solo and trio selections by Libby Larsen, Robert Schumann and others. The Mussorgsky work is based on drawings of characters and the Schumann and Larsen selections are based on paintings or scenes in nature. Come enjoy a wonderful evening of art, music, and Southwestern cuisine.

Seven Deadly Sins Premiere 
November 5 & 6, 2010 8pm, Westlake United Methodist Church, 1460 Redbud Trail
Jessica Mathaes (ASO concert mistress), violin & Colette Valentine, piano. World premiere of work Seven Deadly Sins by LA composer Paul Reale, with composer attending the premiere. Included on the program will also be Devil's Trill Sonata and Saint-Saens Sonata in D major.  

Best of Mozart's Birthday
January 27 & 28, 2011 8pm, Westlake United Methodist Church, 1460 Redbud Trail
Concert pianist Richard Dowling joins members of the Austin Chamber Ensemble wind quintet for a performance of Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Winds.  Dowling will also perform works from his Piano Rags CD featuring Gershwin and Joplin.  This concert was a sellout when Dowling performed several years ago in Austin.  

Best of Bolling & PDQ's Birthday
April 8 & 9, 2011 8pm, Westlake United Methodist Church, 1460 Redbud Trail
This concert will feature Martha Dudgeon, piano; Barb Mahler, flute; Koji Kodama, percussion and others as they perform Claude Bolling's famous Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, his Suite for Classic Guitar, and selections by PDQ Bach to celebrate Peter Schickle's 80th birth year.  

Best of Trios
June 3,2011 3pm, Westlake United Methodist Church, 1460 Redbud Trail FREE
June 5 2011 8pm, Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart Lane FREE
Trio Contraste (Andrew Cooperstock, piano; William Terwilliger, violin; Martha MacDonald, clarinet) Included in this program are trios written by local composers Donald Grantham, Kathryn Mishell and Dan Welcher, one of which was commissioned by ACE.

Ticket prices:
$20 adults
$15 seniors (55+) and students (with I.D.)
FREE students age 5-17

Call 345-3399 or email ACEnsemble@sbcglobal.net for tickets, reservations and information.