Under the baton of guest conductor José Luis Gómez, Summer Tales launches the 210 Festival—The Orchestra San Antonio’s signature summer celebration—inviting you to embark on a journey not by planes or trains, but through the music and imagination of summer adventures. The evening is full of familiar melodies—they are journeys full of color, tension, rhythm, and romance. Summer Tales is a musical escape filled with passion, power, and storytelling. The Orchestra San Antonio proudly welcomes rising star and cellist Cameron Renshaw to the Tobin Center stage in an epic showcase of talent.
Join us one hour before each concert in the Feik Family Rotunda for a lively pre-concert discussion with guest artists. Gain unique insights into the music, the creative process, and what to listen for as the evening unfolds.
*Program subject to change.
Selections from Carmen Suite No.1 and No 2
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33, TH 57 (original version)
Scheherazade, op.35
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.
With a dynamic and forward-thinking approach, TOSA designs artistic programming and community engagement that values its social and civic impact through orchestral, ballet, and operatic music.
TOSA’s commitment to innovation in the arts and education attracts a diverse array of performing and teaching artists from all around the world, contributing significantly to the cultural vibrancy and enrichment of the city.
TOSA is the resident company orchestra at the Tobin Center, closely collaborating with other resident companies including OPERA San Antonio and Ballet San Antonio.
The Venezuelan-born, Spanish conductor José Luis Gomez began his musical career as a violinist and was catapulted to international attention when he won First Prize at the International Sir Georg Solti Conductor’s Competition in Frankfurt in September 2010, securing a sensational and rare unanimous decision from the jury.
Gomez’s electrifying energy, talent and creativity earned him immediate acclaim from the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra where he was appointed to the position of Assistant Conductor, a post created especially for him by Paavo Järvi and the orchestra directly upon the conclusion of the competition.
In 2016, Gomez was named Music Director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
Described by NPR as “so exuberant… a born entertainer,” 14-year-old cellist Cameron Renshaw has received top prizes at international competitions, including the First Great Award at the Vienna and the Manhattan International Music Competitions. He performed as a soloist with ten orchestras across the United States and internationally, making his orchestral debut with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra at age 8 and performed in some of the world’s greatest concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, Mozarteum Salzburg, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and the Romanian Athenaeum. Renshaw has been featured on local and national media, including The Ellen Show, NPR’s From the Top, and NPR’s Tiny Desk. Renshaw takes private lessons at Grand Valley State University and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
