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KMFA & GOLDEN HORNET PRESENT

2026 ATX COMPOSERS

 SXSW SHOWCASE

MARCH 16 | MUSIC STARTS AT 7 P.M | PERSHING HALL 

KMFA and Golden Hornet invite you to the official ATX Composer’s Showcase at South By Southwest. Join KMFA's, Emilio Alvarez (Host of Breakfast Blend), on Monday, March 16th at Pershing Hall for a showcase celebrating some of Austin's most exciting new composers and new music groups. Co-hosted and with a performance by Graham Reynolds, music begins at 7 PM. 

Offered to SXSW badge holders and non-holders alike, the intimate concert was previously hosted at The Hideout, Parker Jazz Club, and Rozco’s Comedy Club. This year’s showcase will take place at Pershing Hall on East 5th.

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7:00 P.M. - Jordan Walsh

8:10 P.M. - Panoramic Voices

9:20 P.M. - Graham Reynolds

10:30 P.M. - Daniel Fears

11:40 P.M. - Maru Haru

Event Details

• Date: Monday, March 16, 2026
• Time: 7:00 P.M. - 2:00 A.M.
• Venue: Pershing Hall
• Website: https://www.goldenhornet.org/atxcomposers

Ticket Information

• Cost: SXSW badge holders and non-holders

Presenter Details

• Name: Golden Hornet

From our Young Composer Collective and Cinema Recomposed programs for grade school to pre-professional artists, to our professional series such at The Golden Hornet Science Club, pairing composers and scientists, to MXTX, a succession of cross-border collaborations, to String Quartet Smackdown, a March Madness style, bracketed competition featuring emerging composers from across the globe.

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