Lovely Celtic Spring concert last night in Texarkana, thanks to our gracious hosts. Tonight Chaski performs with The Muses at Westover Hills Presbyterian in Little Rock! Come on over! 🎶❤️☘️ @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

What a blessing to invite soprano Anna McMahon to join Chaski’s Celtic performance at West Shores Senior Living! ❤️ And a lovely lunch at El Jimador with @the.muses.project friends! 7 PM concert 🎶 tonight at First Presbyterian in Texarkana ☘️ @shanahipharpy.bsky.social @flautadita60.bsky.social

View from my al fresco practice room this morning. I’m warming up on my fav Kristen Noguèz piece, “Kleier.” @chaski85.bsky.social’s lodgings for this tour are absolutely idyllic. (So grateful to our hosts.)

Happy International Women’s Day from Chaski! We’re on our Celtic Spring tour with The Muses 🎶☘️❤️ @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Much anticipated and obligatory visit to the Czech Stop on our way to Arkansas! ☘️🎶 @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social #kolache

Chaski is off on yet another Muses Celtic Spring tour! Come to our concerts in Hot Springs, Little Rock, and Texarkana! 🎶☘️ www.themusesproject.org @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

So much uplifting music to listen to!

Things to do instead of watching the SOTU: (1) watch Chaski's Women's Work concert (2) Watch Angela Miller-Niles' piano recital including "Canoe." Have fun! If the SOTU still hasn't ended, watch more Chaski videos! See links in alt text. @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Love this piece!

If you missed Chaski's Women's Work concert at Oak Branch or want to see it again, here it is! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Happy Presidents' Day, especially to Pres. Teddy Roosevelt whose commitment to conservation led to so many beautiful and important parks and refuges! Here's Chaski in 2016 at Lake Brownwood State Park, where we performed on a rural outreach tour. @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Thirty years ago we played at this beautiful lady's wedding💕! What a treat to see her again! We'll post some videos from our recent concert at Oak Branch, so subscribe to our YouTube channel @chaski85 to watch. @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

On the bench?

Chaski wishes everyone a Happy Superb Owl Day🦉! Here are two Eastern Screech Owls at the bird bath. @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social www.audubon.org/magazine/mee...

We're so grateful to our many friends!

Thanks to all who attended our 40th anniversary concerts! If you’d like to support Chaski and also donate to HAAM Health Alliance for Austin Musicians 🎶, visit our donation page and we’ll share with HAAM. #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social www.chaskimusic.com/donate

Tomorrow Feb 1 at 3 PM in south Austin is your last chance to hear an official 40th anniversary Chaski concert! The program "Women’s Work" highlights the creative work of women composers, writers, scientists, and artists.

I wrote "Kindness" that's on tomorrow's Women's Work program in memory of Sandy Fivecoat, who founded the Austin Kindness Project, which distributed these yard signs. #iceout #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Apparently 2016 is the new 2026? Anyway, here we are visiting the Pacific Ocean 🌊 in 2016 on our Oceans of Space tour to California. Chaski was only 31yo. Women's Work concert Sun 1 Feb! #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social #2016❤️

This Sunday Feb 1 at 3 PM in south Austin is your last chance to hear an official 40th anniversary Chaski concert! The program "Women’s Work" highlights the creative work of women composers, writers, scientists, and artists. @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social #chaski40th

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Chaski adores Jane Austen and her work 📖. It's the 213th anniversary of the publication of Pride & Prejudice by #JaneAusten! Come to our Women's Work concert Sun Feb. 1 @3pm to celebrate! #Chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Here's another tableau vivant from one of Chaski's videos, which are great to watch when you're iced in. Bring a friend to our Feb. 1 concert to hear flute, bass flute, and Native American flute! www.chaskimusic.com #whistle #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

On this 267th birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns, enjoy this piece we'll play Feb. 1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 From Burns' poem Ode "See gathering thousands, while I sing, A broken chain, exulting, bring, And dash it in a tyrant's face!" #NoKings #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

I'm so glad this concert happens before the cold front arrives! Savor the sounds of flute/harp music before you snuggle under a pile of blankets at home. @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social #chaski40th

Our Friday concert should happen before the icy weather sneaks in on Saturday!

One of the many fun things about playing with The Muses is to wear fancy dresses! Here's @shanahipharpy.bsky.social glammed out in this tableau vivant from one of our videos. Catch this glamorous harpist this Fri Jan 23 in Lago Vista or Sun Feb 1 in Oak Branch! #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social

On this 40th MLK Day (yes, Chaski is older than MLK Day!) we honor Black composer Florence Price, whose music we have the honor to perform at our upcoming "Women's Work" concerts. 🎶 Come between #protests and bring a friend! #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Where's the edit button??? Our dear FRIEND Earl!

Taking a cue from the amazing @chaski85.bsky.social gals, here’s a #TableauVivant I made during lockdown, featuring Crowley - #cat #cats

Happy birthday to our dear from Earl! See you soon in Hot Springs! #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Here's another tableau vivant. The facial expressions seem apt these days when it comes to reading the news. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more tableaux vivant, music, and good cheer. www.youtube.com/chaski85/ #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

On this twelfth day of Christmas❄️, here's a tableau vivant from our Tidings of Comfort & Joy video! Peace on Earth, good will to ALL! #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

In honor of all Venezuelans during these difficult times, here's Chaski's performance of "Alma llanera" from the KMFA Offbeat Series concert last February! ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido! youtu.be/Mgv-M6egV94 #Chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Here's another tableau vivant from one of Chaski's videos. Check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/chaski85. And mark Jan. 23 and Feb. 1 on your calendar for our "Women's Work" concerts! #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Sophia Dussek 1775-ca. 1831

Chaski created quite a nice series of videos during the pandemic. For fun, we sometimes added a "tableau vivant." Here's Shana imitating the portrait of Sophia Dussek whom we'll feature on our "Women's Work" concerts Jan 23 and Feb 1. #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Chaski invites you to cue up this video to reflect on the old year and welcome the new. "We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne." Don't miss Robbie's reading of the famous Burns poem! #Chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social youtu.be/-c0V2QF2BEI

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Chaski, who was 28yo at this delightful holiday gig at a care home!🎄🎶❤️

Post your musical event invitations in the comments!

Whether we celebrate or grieve during the holidays, or both, listen to music. 🎶 Attend Austin Cantorum's concert tonight or any number of local events or simply watch this Chaski video (youtu.be/8zYpF8FhaOA). Peace to y'all. ❤️ #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

While @chaski85.bsky.social is best known as a flute/harp duo, don’t count us out as intrepid gardeners. Yes, we really did dismantle most of that dead tree. Epic!

Las Posadas at Westminster Presbyterian Day School! The fine young day schoolers are the focus of the event, and we thoroughly enjoy bringing some Venezuelan 🇻🇪aguinaldos and other music to round out the program. #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

When Chaski was 1yo in 1986 we toured Costa Rica🇨🇷 and Venezuela 🇻🇪. Here we are having at the piano 🎶 at Adita's Venezuelan family's home. #venezuelalibre #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Chaski gals adore Jane Austen and her work 📖. Happy 250th birth anniversary to #JaneAusten and come to our Women's Work concerts to celebrate! #Chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

May this season of light inspire kindness and gratitude!

Happy Hanukkah 🕎 from Chaski! Here's a Turkish 🇹🇷Sephardic song ☕️ we performed with Maureen Broy Papovich in 2022 when Chaski was 37yo. youtu.be/FVNS-Gmhly0 #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Give the gift of your friendship and an immersive authentic musical 🎶 experience by inviting a friend (or two or more!) to one of Chaski's free "Women's Work" concerts Jan. 23 and Feb. 1! See you there! #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

'Tis the season to call your members of congress to demand climate action, scroll quickly past the news, then relax and enjoy Chaski's 30-minute video "Tidings of Comfort & Joy"! 🎶❄️ youtu.be/RAf2pIaZeWU?... #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Chaski may last longer than the Frank Erwin Center’s 46 years, but we think this plastic 1997 anniversary cup will outlast us all. #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social

Did you hear? FIFA has awarded Chaski the World Cup Trophy of Patience and for our gracious delay of the concert June 22, 1986 to accommodate the overtime and PKs of the Spain🇪🇸 — Belgium 🇧🇪 quarterfinal match. Congratulations! #chaski40th @flautadita60.bsky.social @shanahipharpy.bsky.social