Major Milestone: Young Texas Artists Presents 40th Finalists’ Concert & Awards March 8

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Daeun Han performs “Totentanz, S. 126” by Franz Liszt during the 2024 Young Texas Artists (YTA) Music Competition Finalists’ Concert & Awards. Han won YTA’s Grand Prize and Gold Medal in the Piano division. Photo by Dave Clements.

This year marks YTA’s 40th classical music competition — 40 years of championing rising stars in classical music and inspiring audiences. And the public is invited to see it all unfold. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Crighton Theatre, 234 N. Main Street, in the Downtown Conroe Cultural District.

Ray Benson: Distinctively Texas

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Ten-time Grammy Award winner Ray Benson, founder of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, will be a special guest at Young Texas Artists’ 40th anniversary celebration and master of ceremonies during the YTA Music Competition & Finalists’ Concert March 8. Photo by Mike Shore.

When Young Texas Artists (YTA) holds its classical music competition finals on March 8, Texas music legend Ray Benson will be there to serve as master of ceremonies. Benson, a ten-time Grammy Award winner and founder of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, is helping YTA celebrate its 40th anniversary — he’ll also perform … Read more

Young Texas Artists 40th Anniversary Bash to Feature Texas Music Legend Ray Benson

Man with white beard, wearing cowboy hat

Ten-time Grammy Award winner Ray Benson, founder of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, will be a special guest at Young Texas Artists’ 40th anniversary celebration and master of ceremonies during the YTA Music Competition & Finalists’ Concert March 8. Photo by Mike Shore.

Texas arts nonprofit Young Texas Artists (YTA) is about to celebrate a big anniversary with a big party featuring a huge name in Texas music, Ray Benson, as the special guest. YTA is going all out with its 40th anniversary celebration, The Stars at Night, which takes place Saturday, March 8, in the Downtown Conroe … Read more