Rique Pantoja's Music of Brazil

2025-26 World Music Encounters Season Three

09.21.25 – Rique Pantoja's Music of Brazil

11.16.25 – Jon Muq, Ugandan/Texan singer-songwriter

02.08.26 – Tango Arte, Premier Tango Trio

03.08.26 – Mariachi Las Alteñas, all-female Mariachi band

05.17.26 – Indian classical music with five Austin-based artists

World Music Encounters is a groundbreaking, nonprofit music series in the heart of downtown Austin featuring local and regional musicians. General seating is $25 per person; premium tickets, $35; student tickets, $15. Garage parking is free and families are welcome.

• Produced and hosted by retired NPR correspondent John Burnett

• Two-hour event includes interview segment with the artists about their musical roots and personal journey to Austin

• Sunday evening performances in St. David’s newly renovated 170-year-old sanctuary in the heart of downtown Austin

• All-ages, family-friendly show

• Free venue parking in onsite garage

The concert series, presented last year in partnership with the Downtown Austin Alliance and KUT/KUTX, takes place in the soaring sanctuary at St. David’s Episcopal Church, located at 8th and San Jacinto, which has been a sought-after venue for live music acts over the years.

Presented by St. David's Episcopal Church, the series aims to connect the community to, and through, global music and conversations. We offer this series as a gift to the community as well as an opportunity to expand our cultural understanding and global consciousness.

The renovated, 170-year-old sacred space is one of the oldest Protestant churches in Texas. St. David’s celebrated its 175th anniversary as a congregation in 2023.