Harpist Jaymee Haefner and violinist Matt Milewski will perform at The Historic Frankford Church on Sunday at 3pm CST. If you're not in Dallas, plan to join ...

Music theory, at its core, asks two simple questions: why does music sound the way it does and what causes it to sound that way?

Join us December 20th as we explore the history of what you think of as your favorite "Christmas carols." Because this is Astraios, you know these will be a...

We hope you're planning to join us live on Friday, October 25th or Sunday, October 27th. But for our fans who are out of state, we will be live streaming the...

Today we’re talking about a piece for a quirky combination of instruments. (You know us. Astraios loves quirky combinations of instruments.) Welcome to Strav...

We've spent time on this blog talking about how to listen to chamber music, but we have yet to dig into what chamber music actually is and where it came from...

Our March 15 program is a showcase concert: one that showcases a variety of our musicians, but also a variety of styles of music. Since our concert is being ...

The harp is a mysterious instrument. 2,000 moving parts, strings, pedals, special shoes, and even special cars--this is an instrument that requires dedicatio...

Anyone who knows me will not be shocked to find out I didn’t even consider that Sunday is the Super Bowl when we scheduled this concert. Oops. Astraios will ...

Thanks to all of you who joined us for the DFW Brass Holiday concert on December 21st! The concert was held at the Frisco Heritage Museum, so our audience co...

We were thrilled to present Baylor University professors Eka Gogichashivili (violin) and Kae Hosoda-Ayer (piano) on November 18th. Our host, Christopher Curt...

Often, when you’re at an Astraios concert, we’ll mention that chamber music comes from a tradition of friends gathering to play music together. In the Baroqu...

We get it. "Astraios" is a goofy word. And we've heard every pronunciation in the book. AZ-trie-ohs. Az-TRAY-uhs. As-tree-OHS. And, famously, we once rece...

Welcome to Astraios’s new blog series! As part of our new look, we wanted to create a way to continue the Astraios experience outside the concert hall. Astra...

Personally, I could play Bach all day. But I know a lot of people hear the name “Bach” and shut down. He’s the epitome of the “dead white guy,” and every pa...

Welcome! Today I want to introduce you to Mahler’s St. Anthony and the Fishes. This is one of the most popular pieces in The August Winds’ repertoire and one...

Today we’re talking string quartets, and are featuring a short recording by the Emerson Quartet. This multi-Grammy award winning string quartet has been in e...

Ever wondered how you move a marimba? Let Brian Zator show you in under 3 minutes!

Christopher Curtis, the beloved host of Astraios concerts! One of the beautiful things about live theatre is that story then is rediscovered every time you t...

We have recently been having a very interesting discussion here at Astraios HQ. In our current location of Frisco, TX, where the arts scene is truly just beg...