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Golden Hornet A 501(c)3 based in Austin, Texas, founded in 1999 by composer-bandleaders Graham Reynolds and Peter Stopchinski.

Golden Hornet is a composer laboratory for the 21st century, REIMAGINING CLASSICAL MUSIC through collaborative creations and adventurous programming with commitments to justice and innovation. Inspired by the collaborative spirit and visceral music of rock bands and the thoughtful and evolving lineage of classical music, Golden Hornet commissions new music, supports young and emerging composers, and presents adventurous work in non-traditional settings.

IT’S TODAY! 🎉⁣⠀⁣Golden Hornet’s 5th Annual Whoop-De-Doo kicks off at 6:30 PM. Live music, live printing, food, drinks, a...
10/17/2026

IT’S TODAY! 🎉⁣
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Golden Hornet’s 5th Annual Whoop-De-Doo kicks off at 6:30 PM. Live music, live printing, food, drinks, and community, all for composers.⁣
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📍 Cafetorium @ Baker Center, 3908 Avenue B⁣
🎟️ Last-minute VIP & GA tickets still available⁣
🔨 Auction closes 9 PM Central TONIGHT⁣
🤫 Plus one secret item, revealed tonight⁣
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Tickets & bidding: LINK ➡️ https://linktr.ee/goldenhornet

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Napa, Mexico City, a sushi soundbath, and a sneak peek at Metro. The Whoop-De-Doo auction is OFFICIALLY LIVE 👀⁣⠀⁣🍷 Priva...
10/14/2026

Napa, Mexico City, a sushi soundbath, and a sneak peek at Metro. The Whoop-De-Doo auction is OFFICIALLY LIVE 👀⁣
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🍷 Private Concert, Dinner & Tour at Bella Oaks Vineyard⁣
🍣 Sushi Soundbath⁣
🧳 Personalized Adventure in Mexico City⁣
📽️ Metro Cinema ATX Opening⁣
🤫 Plus one top-secret item, revealed only at the party on Saturday!⁣
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All proceeds go towards supporting composers for our 2027 programs 🎉⁣
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📅 Sat, Oct 17 · 6:30 PM⁣
📍 Cafetorium @ Baker Center, 3908 Avenue B⁣
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👉 Full list, details, and how to bid: https://linktr.ee/GoldenHornet⁣
🎟️ Good news: a few general admission tickets just opened up! Space is very limited, so grab yours at the link in bio before they’re gone.⁣
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HUGE THANKS to our friends at Metro Private Cinema for showing up in a big way for year five 💜⁣⠀⁣They’re underwriting Wh...
10/13/2026

HUGE THANKS to our friends at Metro Private Cinema for showing up in a big way for year five 💜⁣
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They’re underwriting Whoop-De-Doo, Golden Hornet’s Annual Fundraising Gala! Metro Private Cinema is a new cinema concept from : watch the latest movies and enjoy an exquisite meal with friends in your own private screening room. Metro has also given us an exclusive auction item to bid on at the gala!! Details coming soon 👀⁣
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The party is THIS SATURDAY 🎉 Live music, live printing, food, drinks, and community, with 100% of proceeds supporting composers.⁣
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📅 Sat, Oct 17 · 7 PM⁣
📍 Cafetorium @ Baker Center, 3908 Avenue B⁣
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🎟️ Link ➡️ https://www.rosetteatx.org/upcoming-events/golden-hornets-5th-annual-whoop-de-doo⁣
🚨 VERY FEW tickets left, so grab yours before they’re gone!⁣
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📢 Shoutout time for a wonderful WHOOP-DE-DOO sponsor 🎉⁣⁣⠀⁣⁣We’re grateful to Cottage Legal Services for supporting Golde...
10/12/2026

📢 Shoutout time for a wonderful WHOOP-DE-DOO sponsor 🎉⁣⁣
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We’re grateful to Cottage Legal Services for supporting Golden Hornet’s Annual Fundraising Gala! Founded by our longtime friend , Cottage Legal is an Austin-based, full-service trademark firm, and Erik helped us secure trademarks for our name and programs. Thank you, Erik! 💛⁣⁣
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Whoop-De-Doo turns FIVE this Saturday! Live music, live printing, food, drinks, and community, with 100% of proceeds supporting composers.⁣⁣
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📅 Sat, Oct 17 · 7 PM⁣⁣
📍 Cafetorium @ Baker Center, 3908 Avenue B⁣⁣
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🚨 VERY FEW tickets left, so grab yours before they’re gone!⁣⁣
🎟️ Link ➡️ https://www.rosetteatx.org/upcoming-events/golden-hornets-5th-annual-whoop-de-doo ⁣⁣
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🕷️🎻 HORROR DE CÁMARA — AUSTIN PREMIERE 🎻🕷️⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Horror is better up close 🕯️⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣KMFA's Offbeat Series and Golden Hornet ...
10/08/2026

🕷️🎻 HORROR DE CÁMARA — AUSTIN PREMIERE 🎻🕷️⁣⁣
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Horror is better up close 🕯️⁣⁣
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KMFA's Offbeat Series and Golden Hornet x ONIX Ensemble present a night of chamber horror, just feet from the musicians.⁣⁣
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👻 Jimena Contreras [] brings a suite inspired by Mexican folk monsters, the stories told to children in the dark.⁣⁣
⚔️ Felipe Pérez Santiago [] turns to the horrors of war.⁣⁣
🐦‍⬛ Graham Reynolds expands his score from Ballet Austin's Poe.⁣⁣
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Felipe Pérez Santiago conducts Alexis Buffum (violin), Taylor Wang (piano), Kenzie Slottow (flute), Ilia De La Rosa (cello), and Joey Colarusso (clarinet). It's the newest chapter of Golden Hornet's MXTX: Cross-Border Series, which brings Texas and Mexican artists together, this time to build something out of the things that scare us all.⁣⁣
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📅 Friday, October 23⁣⁣
🕡 6:30 PM composer talk · 7:30 PM performance · 8:30 PM reception with complimentary drinks⁣⁣
📍 Draylen Mason Music Studio at KMFA Classical 89.5⁣⁣
🎟️ $30 GA / $15 Student, Senior, Veteran, Artist⁣⁣
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Seating is very limited. Tickets are at the link 🕸️ https://horrordecamara.planningpod.com/ ⁣⁣
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This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant from Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment.⁣⁣
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This KMFA Offbeat Concert is brought to you by the Jeffrey H Skillman Fund.⁣⁣
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🐝 LAST CHANCE FOR WHOOP-DE-DOO + WHAT'S NEXT 🐝⠀🎉 Whoop-De-Doo turns 5 — Sat. Oct. 17, 7PM at the Baker Cafetorium. Only ...
09/28/2026

🐝 LAST CHANCE FOR WHOOP-DE-DOO + WHAT'S NEXT 🐝
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🎉 Whoop-De-Doo turns 5 — Sat. Oct. 17, 7PM at the Baker Cafetorium. Only 1 table for 8 and 4 VIP tickets left, then we're SOLD OUT. Thank you to our sponsors Metro Cinema and Cottage Legal Services for supporting this year's Whoop 💛
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🕯️ Horror de Cámara — Fri. Oct. 23 at KMFA Classical 89.5. One night of chamber music horror featuring new commissions by Graham Reynolds & Jimena Contreras, plus works by . Artist talk at 6:30, show at 7:30, reception at 8:30.
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🥊 String Quartet Smackdown X — submissions close Dec. 8. All entries are narrowed down to 16 finalists, who compete for one champion and the $2500 grand prize.
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Link in bio for tickets, submissions, and info on all our upcoming events ➡️➡️ https://linktr.ee/GoldenHornet
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That's a wrap on Cinema Recomposed Year 2! 🎬🎻 This past Sunday, seven young composers heard their new scores for classi...
09/24/2026

That's a wrap on Cinema Recomposed Year 2! 🎬🎻

This past Sunday, seven young composers heard their new scores for classic silent horror films performed live at Fantastic Fest. We couldn't be prouder 💛💛


HUGE THANKS to our composers, Invoke, Fantastic Fest, AGFA, Tim League, and our AMAZING MENTORS for making Year 2 possible. The future of film music is here!! ✨


This year's composers: Annika Huprikar (Chicago, IL) · Carter Smith (Austin, TX) · Caroline Feitosa (Denver, CO) · Carter Scheuermann (New Orleans, LA) · Farrah McQueen (Naples, FL) · Malachi Gregory (New York, NY) · Gautam Vedula (San Ramon, CA)


Mentors: Mark Orton · Brian Reitzell · Nicoletta Nomicou · David Wingo · Alexis Marsch · Paulo Gallo · Joshua Eustis · Eugenio Mira · Dario Valderamma · Maxwell Franko · Izzy & Jacob: Retail Space · Eric Christian · Felipe Perez Santiago · Peter Stopschinksi



CINEMA RECOMPOSED: Silent Monsters
Presented by Tim League & Golden Hornet
📍 Fantastic Fest 2026 🎻 performed live by Invoke






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🎬 It's official — here's WHEN to see Cinema Recomposed. Put it on your Fantastic Fest schedule!!⁣⁣📅 Sun, Sept 20 · 11:40...
09/16/2026

🎬 It's official — here's WHEN to see Cinema Recomposed. Put it on your Fantastic Fest schedule!!⁣
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📅 Sun, Sept 20 · 11:40 AM · Theater 8
📍 Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Austin — Fantastic Fest 2026🎻 performed live by Invoke⁣
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⚠️ Badges are basically sold out, but if you're already in for the week, add this to your schedule.⁣
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Live string quartet. Seven silent horror shorts. Seven young composers, aged 17-24, scoring them from scratch under the mentorship of top Hollywood film composers.⁣
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This is Cinema Recomposed: Silent Monsters — presented by Tim League & Golden Hornet, who teamed up with AGFA to bring Year Two to life, performed live by Invoke String Quartet.⁣
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This year's composers:Annika Huprikar (Chicago, IL) · Carter Smith (Austin, TX) · Caroline Feitosa (Denver, CO) · Carter Scheuermann (New Orleans, LA) · Farrah McQueen (Naples, FL) · Malachi Gregory (New York, NY) · Gautam Vedula (San Ramon, CA)⁣
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HERE BE MONSTERS 👹 5/23 @ 11:15PM 📍RADIO EAST Golden Hornet x Panoramic Voices x Abigail Lewis — we are SO excited for ...
05/21/2026

HERE BE MONSTERS 👹 5/23 @ 11:15PM 📍RADIO EAST

Golden Hornet x Panoramic Voices x Abigail Lewis — we are SO excited for this one.

We partnered with Panoramic Voices to commission YCC alumna Abigail Lewis to create her piece “I Am…” for their 22-person choir. Abigail’s work will receive its WORLD PREMIERE at this year’s HERE BE MONSTERS festival!

In Abigail's words 📝
"I Am... is a proclamation of strength and unity. An affirmation of trust in oneself, and a challenge to opposition."

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Join us Saturday, May 23rd at 11:15pm at for the world premiere of this stunning work 👏🏽

🎟️ Festival tickets ➡️ https://www.tetractysnewmusic.com/hbm26




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