Cliburn in the Community Presents Free Concerts in Fort Worth and Dallas on October 31 and November 7

In the spirit of the Halloween season, the Cliburn presents free Community Concerts featuring spooky sounds performed by Georgia Fender, soprano; Haerim Elizabeth Lee, violin, and Mikail Berestnev, piano on October 31 and November 7, 2026 in Fort Worth and Dallas. See below for more details.

Cliburn in the Community provides the experience of live classical music performance for free to a broad audience through partnerships with vibrant venues and organizations throughout North Texas.  cliburn.org/concerts/free-concerts 

CONCERT INFORMATION

Artes de la Rosa presents
Día de los Muertos Festival

Saturday, October 31, 2026  I  12:50 p.m.
Marine Park Stage
303 NW 20th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76164
Join us as we celebrate with the 23rd Annual Día de los Muertos en Fort Worth – Celebración de Vida, Arte y Cultura. The celebration parade and festival takes center stage on North Main Street, in the heart of the Historic Northside District of Fort Worth! 
Día de los Muertos Parade: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 
Día de los Muertos Festival:11:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Learn more about the Día de los Muertos Festival.

Downtown Dallas presents
Trick or Treat on Downtown Streets

Saturday, October 31, 2026  I  4:00–7:00 p.m.
The Eye at the Joule
1503 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Dress up in your scariest or silliest costumes and get ready for a night filled with music, treats, tricks, and lots of laughter. Cliburn performances will occur for 10 minutes each at every half hour.
Learn more about Trick or Treat on Downtown Streets.

Braver Together presents
Phoenix Festival

Saturday, November 7, 2026  I  10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (performance time tba)
Evans Plaza
1050 Evans Avenue
Fort Worth 76104
Celebrate the people, culture, and opportunity of 76104 at Braver Together's annual Phoenix Festival, featuring art, music, local vendors, and community resources.
Learn more about Phoenix Festival.

Cliburn Community also provides a private concert for the Jane Justin School – Child Study Center at Cook Children’s which is closed to the public.

PROGRAM

This wide-ranging program features an eclectic mix of music from spooky seasonal classics to Broadway tunes and songs from beloved movies.

MUSSORGSKY "The Hut on Chicken's Legs" from Pictures at an Exhibition
CARROLL "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from The Little Mermaid
SAINT-SAËNS Danse Macabre
HUERTA VELEZ "Flying Away" from Real Women Have Curves
PONCE HEIFETZ Estrellita
CERVANTES Selections from Danzas Cubanas
WEBBER "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera
BACH BUSONI Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
BOLCOM Graceful Ghost Rag
YI The One I’d Choose to Spend the Apocalypse
COPLAND "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo
GRIEG GINZBURG "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Georgia Fender
host and soprano

Actor Georgia Fender is happy to be based back in her hometown of Fort Worth after spending several years in New York City. A graduate of the acting program at Oklahoma City University and the Professional Musical Theatre Workshop at Circle in the Square Theatre School, she is excited to be working with the Cliburn after watching her grandmother’s lifelong volunteer efforts on behalf of this incredible organization!

She began her journey in the arts with her first ballet classes at the age of 3 and got her first “starring” role as one of three turkeys in a kindergarten Thanksgiving play. From that moment on, she was hooked. She joined a children’s choir soon after, and has been acting, singing, and dancing ever since.

As an actor, Georgia can be seen on stages locally and across the country. Some favorite credits include the role of Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival); Morticia in The Addams Family and Ms. Trunchbull in Matilda (Firehouse Theatre); Lucy Van Pelt in A Charlie Brown Christmas (Palace Theatre); and as the lead singer of The Jingles Belles at Six Flags Over Texas!

Outside of theater, she works as a bridal stylist, is an active member of the Junior Women’s Club of Fort Worth, and spends most of her free time with Isabelle, her goofy German Shorthaired Pointer.

Haerim Elizabeth Lee
violin

Haerim Elizabeth Lee captivates audiences worldwide, “leaving them breathless with impeccable phrasing and relevant musicality” (El Norte, Mexico). She has appeared as a guest soloist with the Festival Orchestra Unibac in Cartagena, Filharmonie Bohuslava Martinů, Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de la UNAL, and Seoul Virtuosi.

As both performer and scholar, Ms. Lee has distinguished herself as a visionary advocate for new and cross-cultural repertoire. She was the inaugural recipient of the Tarisio Young Artist Grant, awarded for her leadership as the artistic director of MoKo Musik, a collective dedicated to the promotion and commissioning of works for a mixed ensemble of Korean traditional and Western instruments. Supported by the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University, MoKo Musik recently recorded a newly commissioned work by Texu Kim written for the ensemble.

Ms. Lee has participated in renowned festivals such as the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, Aspen, Tanglewood, Schleswig-Holstein, and Music Academy of the West. She is the co-founder and director of the Texas Chamber Music Institute, and serves as an assistant professor of violin and director of chamber music at the TCU School of Music.
 

Mikhail “Misha” Berestnev

piano

Equally in demand as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician, Mikhail “Misha” Berestnev brings to every performance the experiences of a career spanning the globe, including Australia, Ireland, Russia, Belgium, Brazil, and Spain, in addition to concert halls across the United States. As a soloist, he has performed under the baton of Maestro Hector Guzman, and Texas composer and conductor Dr. Robert Xavier Rodriguez. But Misha finds the most joy in collaborating with friends, so he is often seen in chamber groups with members of the Dallas Symphony; as the pianist of the MAKE Trio; and with the Julius String Quartet. 

Misha is artist-in-residence with the St. Matthews Cathedral Arts Program in Dallas, guest artist and collaborative pianist with the “Musica Nova” Ensemble at the University of Texas at Dallas, collaborative pianist at The Dallas Opera Family & Outreach Program and Texas Ballet Theater, and an artist of Cliburn in the Classroom.

Outside of music, Misha likes swimming, soccer, and tennis, and has a unique talent for remembering people’s names!