Please support these other Austin-area community-based music ensembles! To find out more about a group, you can follow the links provided. If you'd like to add a group or a link for one of the ones provided, please click here. Groups in bold have either performed with ASB recently or have added a link back to our page.

• Austin Civic Wind Ensemble
  • spunky "oldest community band in Austin"
• Austin Symphonic Band
  • included here for completeness; one of the few all-volunteer concert bands in the country with a national reputation in music education circles
• Austin Wind Symphony
  • "A new South Austin band comprised of all ages and skill levels that adds entertaining theatrical elements to its themed performances of the music from blockbuster films and TV."
• Austin Wonder Brass
  • a new Austin band performing traditional British Brass Band Music
• Band of the Hills [Cedar Park]
• Brushy Creek Brass Band
• Hill Country Community Band [Burnet]
• Hill Country Community Band [Wimberley]
• New Horizons Band
  • an Austin band, associated with The University of Texas, for players over 50!

Orchestras
Ensembles made up of string, wind, and percussion players.

• Austin Philharmonic
• Austin Civic Orchestra
  • ACO gave birth to ASB and performs a challenging repertoire each season
• Williamson County Symphony Orchestra [Round Rock - Cedar Park]
  • Growing fast and looking for players!

Chamber Music
Smaller ensembles performing classical or other period music.

• A. Mozart Fest
• Austin Chamber Ensemble
• Austin Chamber Music Center
• Austin Jazz Ensemble
  • doing wonderful things with jazz, America's own musical genre
• La Follia Austin Baroque
  • enchanting Renaissance period music on period instruments
• Leander Chamber Orchestra
  • Newly forming "community" orchestra for Leander, Cedar Park, Liberty Hill and Georgetown. Now recruiting Violin and Viola. Playing Classical and Early Music...

Instrumental Ensembles
Ensembles consisting of a single type of instrument can make amazing music!

• Austin Classical Guitar Society
  • Austin's a hotbed of classical guitar activity, too
• Austin Flute Club
  • sponsoring a yearly scholarship competition for young players
• Austin Handbell Ensemble
  • wonderfully versatile handbell playing
• Austin Harp Society
• Austin Horn Ensemble
  • using the entire four-octave range of the horn
• Silver Thistle Pipes and Drums - the only competition-grade bagpipe/drum band in Central Texas

Choral Ensembles
Got a voice? You can sing, perhaps in one of these groups:

• aka Musical Show Group
  • Performs "musical reviews" with costumes, sets and choreography!
• Austin Chord Rangers
  • did someone say 'Barbershop?'
• Austin Civic Chorus
• Austin Choral Artists
• Austin Harmony Chorus
  • a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, singing acapella harmony
• Austin Singers
  • performing works from different cultures and countries as well as the choral classics
• Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble
• Capitol City Mens' Chorus
• Heart of Texas Chorus
• New Texas Festival/Conspirare Choir
• River City Pops
  • Austin's only "Show Choir"!
• Round Rock Community Choir
• Stars Over Texas - one of Austin's barbershop quartets
• Tapestry - the Austin Women's Chorus
• Texas Choral Consort