Celebrating a Century of Music: The Story of the Amarillo Symphony’s First 100 Years.
A legacy that shaped history.
The Amarillo Symphony: The First One Hundred Years celebrates the remarkable journey of this historic regional orchestra. The book honors key supporters, directors, and musicians who have shaped the Symphony, explores its diverse repertoire, and highlights collaborations with guest artists from around the world. It also takes readers to iconic performance sites across the Texas Panhandle and showcases the Symphony's educational efforts that have inspired generations to explore music. This centennial volume is a tribute to Amarillo’s vibrant musical legacy.
Dr. Kimberly Beck Hieb
Dr. Kimberly Beck Hieb serves as an associate professor of music history at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, where she teaches undergraduate music history and appreciation courses, research methods and writing courses, and topical graduate seminars. She regularly presents and publishes research on music of seventeenth-century Austria, music history pedagogy, and American women’s music clubs, symphonies, and symphonic works of the twentieth century. She is the host of Classical Music Amarillo, a weekly radio show broadcast on High Plains Public Radio that features recordings of performances in the Texas Panhandle, and gives pre-concert talks for both The Amarillo Symphony and Chamber Music Amarillo. She lives in Amarillo, Texas, with her pilot husband, four kiddos, and their German Shorthaired Pointer.
The Book
You can purchase the book here. Or visit the Amarillo Symphony here.
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