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The 29th Annual El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival returns to the Sun City with nearly a month of performances throughout the Borderland.

The Festival kicks off  January 10, with the Vega String Quartet and pianist William Ransom at the  annual “Bach’s Lunch,” Free Noon-time Concert Series at the El Paso Museum of Art and sponsored by United Bank of El Paso Del Norte.

The ensemble is known for their ” powerful technique, impeccable and boundless musicianship, and abundant strength and  perspective,” by the Los Angeles Times.  They will also perform on January 10 at 6:00 p.m. for the popular “Twilight Tours,” at the Star City Studios. The performances are relaxed and exciting including a Champagne Toast and more.

The featured Concert of the Vega String Quartet is set for Friday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m. at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. They perform at the Atkinson Recital Hall in Las Cruces on Saturday, January 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 13 at 2:00 p.m. at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.

The annual Collaboration with El Paso Pro-Musica and the El Paso Symphony Orchestra continues with a performance of the Dvorak Cello Concerto with Guest Artist Zuill Bailey, on Jan.18 and 19  at 7:30 p.m. at the Plaza Theater, with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Bohuslav Rattay, Conductor.

This is the first time Bailey performs at the Plaza Theater since his Grammy Award Win for “Tales of Hemingway.”

Bailey will also be featured in a Special Recital, “Concerto Sunday with Zuill Bailey,”  January 20 at 2:00 p.m. at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. He will be  accompanied by acclaimed Composer, Dr. Dominic Dousa.

Acclaimed Russian Pianist Yuliya Gorenman returns for Week Three of the Festival with her transcription of Bach’s” Well Tempered Clavier,” works by  Chopin and even Jazz Greats.

Her performances begin with ” Bach’s Lunch,” on January 24, and will also appear at a ” Twilight Tour,” Concert that evening at 6:00 p.m. at Star City Studios.

Her performances are set for Friday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, Saturday, January 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall in Las Cruces and at 2:00 p.m. at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.

El Paso Pro-Musica “steps out of the box,” for the final week of the EPPM Chamber Music Festival with the Cello Rock Group “Break of Reality.”

The quartet, including renowned percussionist Ivan Trevino, will perform new exciting Rock music, and the Cello Cover Theme of “Game of Thrones.”

They will announce all of their program from the stage, and provide a whole different musical perspective.

Their performances begin at the El Paso Museum of Art with Bach’s Lunch on Thursday, January 31 at Noon, and perform in Concert on Friday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theater in Las Cruces and Saturday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m. at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.

A New addition to Sunday Matinee Concerts, will be the all new “Overtures,” series featuring talented students from the UTEP Department of Music and the UTEP Center for Arts Entrepreneurship.

The Pre-Concert performances will begin 30 minutes prior to the Concerts, and an amazing opportunity to showcase area musical talent. All of the artists appearing during the Festival, including Zuill Bailey, will conduct Master Classes and Educational and Community Outreach throughout the month of January.

Tickets are available at www.eppm.org and at 915-747-8163. Tickets are also available at the door.

Bach’s Lunch is Free at Noon each Thursday in January at the El Paso Museum of Art.

Grammy Award winning Guitarist Jason Vieaux performs this week, during the third week of music presented by El Paso Pro-Musica’s Chamber Music Festival ’17.

His first performance will be during the Bach’s Lunch presentation this Thursday at Noon at the El Paso Museum of Art and sponsored by the United Bank of El Paso Del Norte. The concerts are Free and will feature the music of Spain in “Viva Espana,” which coincides with the annual collaboration with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.

Vieaux performs the well known composition, “Concierto de Aranjuez,” by Joaquin Rodrigo with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra on January 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Plaza Theater.

Jason Vieaux will also provide a Master Class to students of the UTEP Department of Music in the Guitar Section. El Paso Pro-Musica works hand in hand with UTEP to provide Master Classes featuring the artists who perform in the El Paso Pro-Musica Main Series.

The Grammy Nominated Guitarist will perform in a solo concert featuring works by amazing composers of Spain for the Chamber Music Festival on Sunday, January 22 at 2:00 p.m. at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. For tickets call 915-833-9400 or vist www.eppm.org.

2015-2016 “Beyond Measure,” brings some of the finest artists in the world to the region, in some very innovative programming for El Paso Pro-Musica.

The mission of El Paso Pro-Musica and its Artistic Director Zuill Bailey, is to present the finest Chamber Music in the world in Concert, and then to insure that this impressive roster of artists work together to provide educational outreach in schools, hospitals, libraries and other venues to make music accessible to all.

This last season, more than 5,000 students  were touched by educational outreach. Zuill Bailey  also performed in such special outreach as in the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit of the Hospitals of Providence, Hospice El Paso, the La Fe Cultural and Technology Center and the Lee and Beulah Moor Home.

This year, the Outreach continues with a special emphasis placed on the College Level. Each of the artists that will appear this year in concert have made a special commitment to provide Master Classes and special music career opportunities to the students of the Department of Music at UTEP. Zuill Bailey is a Professor of Cello at UTEP.

The Season begins October 17 and 18th with Guitarist David Leisner and world renowned cellist Zuill Bailey. The concerts in El Paso and Las Cruces will feature a never before heard arrangement of the Schubert Arpeggione for Guitar and Cello, original compositions by David Leisner, the sultry Spanish sounds of composer Manuel de Falla along with Chilean composer Heitor Villa Lobos.

The concerts will highlight the World Premiere of the new CD featuring Zuill and David Leisner.

El Paso Pro-Musica is forging a relationship with Johns Hopkins University and the Peabody School of Music to create the Young Artists Development Series. This project will allow students in advanced and Masters study at Peabody to work in the El Paso region to present Outreach, work directly with the Music Students at UTEP and to present special performances as an avenue to advance their careers, and share their amazing music education with others.

This year, the Young Artist Development Series coincides with the collaboration with the El Paso Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Exhibit Series. The concerts will complement the painting, “The Green Violinist,” by Marc Chagall. The musicians will be featured in Outreach at the Museum of Art and in a special Concert celebrating the coveted painting.

The 2016 El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival will begin on January 7-January 30, and will celebrate decade long collaborations in the community. “Bach’s Lunch,” at the El Paso Museum of Art, now in its 10th year, is a free concert every Thursday at Noon during the Festival designed to bring music and visual arts together.

El Paso Pro-Musica also celebrates a 10 year collaboration with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, whereby each year, featured artists are the special Guest Artists for the January Concert. This year, the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Bohuslav Rattay, will present, “Tales of Hemingway,” a Cello Concerto written for Zuill Bailey by Grammy award winning composer Michael Daugherty.

Artists taking part in this year’s festival include The Tempest Trio, with cellist Amit Peled, who performs on the Great Cellist Pablo Casal’s Cello.  Noted Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum will appear, as will the first Organist to win a Grammy, Paul Jacobs.

Zuill Bailey will take audiences, “Back to Bach,” and the Quint Quintet with three time Grammy nominated violinist Philippe Quint return for an “Evening of Tango,” and a special EPPM 100 Event, ” Argentine Nights,” at the El Adobe Recording Studios featuring the music of tango master Astor Piazzola.

March 11 and 12 will feature the Juilliard String Quartet and the farewell performance of its cellist Joel Krosnick. The Concerts hold special meaning to Artistic Director Zuill Bailey who was a student of Krosnick’s at the Juilliard School.

The Season will end with a return engagement with El Paso Favorite, pianist Awadagin Pratt. A close friend and colleague of Bailey’s, Pratt’s one man show is sure to delight.

Season Tickets are available as are individual tickets to all concerts on-line and by calling the El Paso Pro-Musica office at 915-833-9400.