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Ascend Summer Concert

CMI Education Program Concerts

Stafford Visual and Performing Arts Elementary

May 22, 2025 5:00 PM

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May 22

Emerging Resonance - TOSA

H-E-B Performance Hall

Jun 7, 2025 7:30 PM

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Ethereal

Carlos Alvarez Theater

Jun 10, 2025 7:30 PM

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CMI 210 FESTIVAL

Join us in our mission to cultivate classical music performance and education as a gateway to the arts.

a rigorous performance and pedagogy training program for string players, pianists, conductors, and vocalists.

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Young artist Program

The OPERA San Antonio-Classical Music Institute Young Artist Program is an intensive training program focusing on classical solo and chamber vocal music.

Vocal Pedagogy workshop

The CMI 210 Festival Vocal Pedagogy Workshop is designed to expand and refine the knowledge base of professional voice users, not only in Texas but also beyond its borders.

youth program

The 210 Festival Youth Program presents a distinguished opportunity for students aged 8–18 to explore and refine their talents as performers while cultivating essential musicianship skills.

Ascend

Ascend aims to ignite a passion for classical music in young minds while fostering a nurturing environment for musical growth.

String Quartet Fellowship

The CMI String Quartet Fellowship offers an exclusive chance for pre-formed quartets to engage in deep study with the acclaimed Escher Quartet in San Antonio, TX

TOSA FELLOWSHIP

The Orchestra San Antonio is proud to offer the TOSA Fellowship, an exciting new program for students to experience a full immersion of orchestral music. This fellowship is an unparalleled opportunity for young instrumentalists seeking to delve deeper into orchestral performance alongside a professional orchestra

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The Orchestra San Antonio

Under the umbrella of the Classical Music Institute–a resident company of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts since 2014–The Orchestra San Antonio (TOSA) will complement and serve the San Antonio community through performance, education, and collaboration.  

A celebration of classical music featuring concerts, workshops, and more! Join us in our mission to cultivate classical music performance and education as a gateway to the arts.

Chamber Connexions (CCX) aims to enrich San Antonio's cultural scene through the transformative power of chamber music.

Savor the Music is a multi-sensory experience that explores the harmony of cuisine and music. For a decade, Savor the Music has been key to connecting CMI’s mission of enriching lives through orchestral music education and performance to our larger San Antonio community.

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LEADERSHIP
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Board

JEFF GALT
Board Chair
ANDREA FAIR
SECRETARY
MARIAN AMINI
DR. WAYNE CHING
JOHN ARCE
PILAR CASTANEDA
JULIE WOOLFOLK
BRETT SOULES NEUNHOFFER
CASSANDRA SALAZAR
Dan Morrison
Paul Garro
Jimmy Stead
Chris Oviatt
PAUL M. MONTALVO
BOARD EMERITUS

Programming

Leonardo Pineda
TOSA Principal Conductor & Artistic Curator
ELIEZER ANTELIZ
Ascend Director
YUNG-HSUAN (SANDY) LO
Ascend Artist Faculty
Luis Primera
Ascend Artist Faculty
RONALD VILLABONA
Ascend Artist Faculty
Sofia Salazar Arguelles
Ascend Teaching Artist
Brendan Speltz
Chamber Connexions Director Of Artistic Programming
FRANCISCO FULLANA
210 Festival Artistic Director
DR. CHRISTOPHER BESCH
210 Festival Young Artist Program Director
DR. WAYNE CHING
210 Festival Artist Fellowship Director

CMI Leadership

PAUL M. MONTALVO
President & CEO
DANIELA DIAZ
Vice President of Artistic & Education Programming
KARA GEREN
Development director
MARIANA VELA
Media & Marketing Director

Young Artist Program Faculty

E. LOREN MEEKER
Executive and Artistic Director of OPERA San Antonio
FRANCESCO MILIOTO
Music Director of OPERA San Antonio
DR. WAYNE CHING
Pianist, CMI Teaching-Artist Fellowship coordinator, and Faculty Member at Trinity University
DR. CHRISTOPHER BESCH
Bass-baritone, CMI Voice Fellowship Coordinator, and Lecturer in Voice at Texas State University
Rebecca Herman
Artistic Producer of Local Opera Local Artists
MADELINE ELIZONDO
OPERA San Antonio Director of Education and Outreach
TOMOMI SATO
Pianist CMI; Faculty OSA-CMI Voice Program
ALISON VASQUEZ
Director, Playwright, Teatrista & instructor of theatre (The University of Texas at Austin)
Alba Franco-Cancél
Faculty and Director of Vocal Studies at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music
Dottie Randall
Chorus Master Opera San Antonio

Vocal pedagogy Workshop

DR. CHRISTOPHER BESCH
Kelley Hijleh
Jennifer Johnson
John Nix

Established as the education program of the Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio, CMI debuted in summer 2016. CMI provides classical music education to Bexar County’s youth during a two-week and year-long outreach program. With the success of our summer education program during the CMI 210 Festival, the long-term goal is to partner with local school districts to establish a year-round program.

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