Austin Unconducted

THANK YOU + SWIPE TO MEET OUR NEXT CURATOR! 👀

thank you, austin 🖤 two sold-out nights at KMFA, and then 500+ of you packed into the backyard at Batch Craft B**r And Kolaches for our encore with Hyde Park Storytelling. we are still floating. thank you for being part of the Austin Unconducted + Hyde Park Storytelling family 💚

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✨ THE BIG REVEAL: the 61st Texas Poet Laureate, Amanda Johnston [Amanda Johnston], is curating our february concerts! two nights at KMFA inspired by her anthology— Praisesong for the People: Poems from the Heart and Soul of Texas. welcome to the family, Amanda 💚

📍 thursday, feb 11 + friday, feb 12, 2027
KMFA’s Draylen Mason music studio

🎟️ tickets are on sale now (link in bio). we’ve sold out every show we’ve ever played @ KMFA, so don’t wait on this one!

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🔗 RELIVE SEPTEMBER ON OUR LINKTREE (link in bio):
🎶 program & notes
🎻 meet the musicians
🎧 the spotify playlist, curated by Hyde Park Storytelling

🎟️🎟️ take our concert survey for a chance to WIN 2 FREE TICKETS to our february show! your answers help us apply for the grants that keep these concerts happening.

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HUGE THANKS to , Natalie George Productions, our check-in & bartending volunteers, Elise Etherton (audio & sound), Zach Matteson (signature cocktail + mocktail), Kameal Mock (photos), Jose Lozano of Magic Spoon Productions (video), our storytellers Mohamad “Moe” Hoteit, Jared Polivka, Roxy Castillo, the Batch staff, the Hyde Park Storytelling crew & volunteers, Matthew Stoner, and Cicada Lighting & Production.

this project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

Natalie George Productions Elise Etherton Zach Matteson Kameal Mock Magic Spoon Productions Cicada Lighting & Production MathYou Moe Hoteit مُحَمَّد | Men’s Leadership & Relationship Coach Jared Polivka Roxy Castillo

THIS THURSDAY + FRIDAY NIGHT📍 ✨🎻🎤 
 
we’re kicking off SEASON 5 of austin unconducted this weekend with TWO nights of Austin Unconducted x Hyde Park Storytelling at KMFA Classical 89.5 — and we are still absolutely floored that these became our fastest-selling shows EVER, selling out 3 WEEKS before our first performance ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 THANK YOU!!! ❤️‍🔥 
 
so, if you’ve got a ticket, here’s your KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: 
 
🚨 BOTH SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT. 
there will be NO ticket sales at the door and NO waitlist. if you have a ticket, you’re in! 🎟️ 
 
🥂 DOORS OPEN AT 6 PM 
come early! we’ll have complimentary beverages available all evening, so grab a drink, settle in, and hang with us before the show. 
 
🎤 SHOW STARTS AT 7 PM 
three austinites will share true, personal stories, and we’ll pair each one with live music chosen to mirror, deepen, or transform the story just told. this is a family-friendly, all-ages event! ✨ 
 
👟 WEAR YOUR COOL SHOES. 
seriously. we’ll be inviting audience members to share the stories behind their shoes throughout the evening. So if you’ve got a pair with a good story, bring ’em. 😄 
 
🚗 PARKING 
free parking is available in the KMFA garage and along Navasota Street. 
 
🎟️ CHECK-IN 
when you arrive, just introduce yourself to our team at the door — no need to show your ticket; we’ll just need your name and we’ll get you all set! 
 
✨ AFTER THE SHOW 
stick around afterward to hang with the musicians, chat, and maybe make a new connection or two! 
 
 
 
🎤 storytellers: Roxy Castillo • Moe Hoteit • Jared Polivka 
 
🎼 Music by: Katia Beaugeais • Jessie Montgomery • Igor Stravinsky • Ryan Truesdell • Pharoah Sanders 
 
📍 KMFA’s Draylen Mason Music Studio 
41 Navasota St, Austin, TX 78702 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

🚨 THURSDAY SOLD OUT at KMFA Classical 89.5 — FRIDAY RIGHT BEHIND IT 🚨

9/8 UPDATE⚠️ALL TICKETS SOLD OUT
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a new austin unconducted record: we’re selling out faster THAN EVER, 2.5 weeks ahead of our first show! this has never happened so early before!!! very few tickets left for friday at KMFA Classical 89.5 💨 https://www.austinunconducted.org/events/sep-25-2026
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last year, this collab was nominated for 🏅 MOST CREATIVE EVENT at the Austin Music Awards, presented by The Austin Chronicle. round two is shaping up to be just as amazing, and we want you there before friday’s gone too.
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a conductorless string orchestra. three storytellers, true and beautiful stories. live music paired in direct response to what’s told. it just works — you have to be in the room for it 💜
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🎟️🔗 ticket link ➡️ https://www.austinunconducted.org/events/sep-25-2026

🎤 Moe Hoteit · Jared Polivka · Roxy Castillo
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🎶 Austin Unconducted x Hyde Park Storytelling
📅 sept. 24 & 25
📍 KMFA Classical 89.5
🎟️ sliding scale, pay what you can
🍹 beverages included
🔗 link ➡️ https://www.austinunconducted.org/events/sep-25-2026
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new to us? there’s no better way to meet Austin Unconducted and Hyde Park Storytelling than this 🙌🏽
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🎻 3 WEEKS OUT — TICKETS FOR OUR KMFA SHOWS ARE ALMOST GONE 🎻
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20 tickets left for thursday at . 30 left for friday. no waitlist, no sales at the door — once they’re gone, that’s it.
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last year, this collab was nominated for 🏅 MOST CREATIVE EVENT at the Austin Music Awards, presented by The Austin Chronicle. round two is shaping up to be just as amazing, and we want you there.
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A conductorless string orchestra. three storytellers, true and beautiful stories. live music paired in direct response to what’s told. It just works — you have to be in the room for it 💜
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🎟️🔗 in our bio, before they’re gone!
🎤 Moe Hoteit مُحَمَّد | Men’s Leadership & Relationship Coach · Jared Polivka · Roxy Castillo
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🎶 Austin Unconducted x Hyde Park Storytelling is back!!
📅 sept. 24 & 25
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🍹 beverages included
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new to us? there’s no better way to meet Austin Unconducted and Hyde Park Storytelling than this 🙌🏽
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📸 throwback to nov. 6 + 7 (2025): our AU x Hyde Park Storytelling season 4 premiere — AND NOW WE’RE BACK FOR ROUND 2 ❤️

HUGE thanks to the storytellers, musicians, and volunteers who made it unforgettable the 1st time around 🙏🏽

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🎶 Austin Unconducted x Hyde Park Storytelling is back!! three new storytellers, a conductorless string orchestra, one night where live music transforms every story told.

🎤 Moe Hoteit · Jared Polivka · Kristen Drenning

music by Katia Beaugeais · Jessie Montgomery · Igor Stravinsky · Ryan Truesdell · Pharoah Sanders

📅 sept. 24 & 25�📍 KMFA Classical 89.5�🎟️ sliding scale, pay what you can�🔗 link in bio


new to us? there’s no better way to meet Austin Unconducted and Hyde Park Storytelling than this 🙌🏽

——�📸 credit: Kameal Mock [Kameal Mock]