Cactus Pear Music Festival: Young Artist Winners

Nathan Dowling



Rachel Roberts



Mattie Kotzur





Ellen Pavliska



KPAC congratulates the winners of this year’s Cactus Pear Music Festival Young Artist Program!

Rachel Roberts, violin [MacArthur High School]

Nathan Dowling, viola [home school]

McKinley Glasser

McKinley Glasser, cello [Boerne Champion High School]

Mattie Kotzur, flute [John Marshall High School]

Ellen Pavliska, piano [home school]

These five young musicians will have the opportunity to study one-on-one with visiting artists this summer as part of the Cactus Pear Music Festival (July 4 – July 17). On Saturday, July 16, the YAP (Young Artist Program) Ensemble will debut the winning chamber music composition from Cactus Pear’s second annual Young Composer Xtreme Competition.

More information is online at http://www.cpmf.us/

From the Top is coming...

The premier radio (and now television) showcase for young classical musicians, From the Top, is coming to San Antonio for a live show at Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium. Area musicians will perform with host Christopher O'Riley; the show will be taped for broadcast nationwide.

The date is Saturday, September 13, at 7:00 p.m., and tickets are on sale now.

Don't forget to listen to From the Top, Saturday mornings at 10:00 on KPAC 88.3 FM and KTXI 90.1 FM!

(In the picture, a From the Top billboard spotted along I-10 eastbound near Crossroads Mall.)