October 2022

The Holiday Big Sing Returns after Three Years!

Grab your friends and family and celebrate the season with Conspirare. Craig Hella Johson will conduct the Holiday Big Sing, in which the audience is the choir, with help from the Conspirare Symphonic Choir. Come sing your holiday favorites together. No singing experience is needed! Wear your holiday sweater and Santa hat to celebrate or just come as you are. Free to attend. 

Spotlight: Indri Schaeliske

Indri Schaeliske is the assistant stage manager for Conspirare. “I help to execute the plans the production team comes up with for rehearsal week and concerts,” he explains. “It is a pleasure to work with so many talented people and play a small part in helping the vision come to life!” We asked Indri some questions:

Q: What music did you listen to in high school?

A: Psychedelic rock and shoegaze bands like The Marias, Club Kuru, and Tame Impala. 

Q: What do you do when you’re not stage managing for Conspirare?

A: I’m a freelance recording and mixing engineer, so I get to work with lots of cool bands to record their songs and mix them for commercial release. I'm in the early stages of my career right now, just building up a client base and polishing my skills. It's a blast! 

Conspirare Christmas: Songs of Remembrance and Joy

Conspirare Christmas, the beloved Austin holiday event, returns to the Long Center on Monday, December 5th. This year's concert will feature Craig Hella Johnson conducting 30 singers including eight nationally celebrated soloists from GRAMMY® -winning Conspirare. The evening offers an innovative blend of sacred and secular songs. The concert will tour to three Texas communities, with return visits to Houston and Victoria, and Conspirare's first performance in Uvalde, before its culminating concert in Austin. 

Sun., November 6: Release of "Hear Me Out!" a 2-part concert featuring 15 new works, available via on-demand streaming on the Conspirare YouTube channel.

Mon., December 5 at 7:30 pm: Conspirare Christmas 

Long Center, Austin + Livestreamed

Purchase tickets now.

Regional Performances of Conspirare Christmas:

Thurs., December 1 at 7:30 pm in Victoria, TX, (presented by the Victoria Bach Festival), Purchase tickets now.

Fri, December 2 at 7:30 pm in Houston, TX, at St. Luke's UMC (presented by St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Purchase tickets now.

Sat., December 3 at 7:00 pm in Uvalde, TX, at Uvalde High School, John H. Harrell Auditorium.

Thurs., December 15 at 6:00 pm: Holiday Big Sing

Austin Central Library, 710 W. César Chávez St.

All times are Central unless otherwise noted.

Attention Austin-area middle and high school choir directors: If you would like to request a singer to give a talk or master class to your choir and then attend Conspirare Christmas with your students, please contact Ann McNair.

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