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Houston Symphony's Music Illustrated: Virtual Reality in Concert, taking place on February 13 and 14, will push the threshold of the listening experience to the next level in a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind event featuring Google’s amazing virtual reality technology. As the orchestra performs favorites like "Clair de Lune" and "Carnival of the Animals", artist Topher Sipes will dream up mesmerizing, life-sized art that responds to the music in real time and takes on a life of its own.
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ROCO’s first concert in Black History Month will be an exploration of one of music's most storied Black women. Celebration of Margaret Bonds, featuring a wide cross section of the musician's work, will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, streamed live from Rienzi, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s historic house museum for European decorative arts.
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Houston Symphony is keeping the holiday traditions alive this year's A Baroque Christmas, running Friday through Sunday at Jones Hall and via livestream.The program includes giants of the Baroque period, including great arias from Handel’s "Messiah" as well as Arcangelo Corelli’s "Christmas Concerto" and arias from Bach’s "Christmas Oratorio."
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ROCO has joined forces with Buffalo Bayou Partnership to provide a new experience along its banks. With "ROCO on Buffalo Bayou," visitors can explore miles of trails lining the bayou to discover and scan QR codes posted at landmarks and public art works.
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The Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, under the direction of Founder and Artistic Director Robert Simpson, announced its inspirational 2020-2021 virtual season, To Everything a Season. The Houston Chamber Choir kicks off November 22 and includes five custom, heartfelt concert videos created to remind audiences that even in difficult times like these, beauty and joy can be found throughout life's changing seasons.
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Houston Symphony will present "American Strings: From Folk to Film" from November 20 - 22. The exciting program spotlights all-American composers who helped shape the country’s musical landscape pertaining to popular music. Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke will lead the world-class all-string section of the orchestra.
