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Ancestors' Dream Takes Shape With Houston Chamber Choir

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Best Bets: Shakespeare, Broadway, and Mandabi

By Natalie de la Garza
Feb 23, 2023

February is drawing to a close (and March is approaching quickly), but you can still these last few days of the month to enjoy the Houston arts and culture scene. This week a ballet makes its return to Houston after almost exactly eight years, there are two film festivals, and...
ROCO Ditches The Conductor In Friends

By Sam Byrd
Feb 17, 2023

ROCO’s In Concert series continues on February 18 with a celebration titled Friends at Rice University’s Lucian and Nancy Morrison Theatre at Rice University's Brockman Hall for Opera. This concert showcases the orchestra, as the ensemble performs conductorless, with Artistic Partner and Concertmaster Scott St. John leading from the chair.
Apollo Chamber Players Journeys To Southeast Asia

By Sam Byrd
Feb 16, 2023

Apollo Chamber Players will present a multi-disciplinary performance Mekong: SOUL by Emmy Award-winning musician Van-Anh Vanessa Vo and composer Jonathan Berger to tell three powerful and multi-sensory stories about life on the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. The performances are scheduled at 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday at Asia Society Texas.
Houston Chamber Choir Puts Spotlight On The Endangered

By Sam Byrd
Feb 3, 2023

Houston Chamber Choir will present Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church on February 4.
Hear The Future Brings Youth Choirs To The Forefront

By Sam Byrd
Jan 27, 2023

This weekend will be filled with the voices of Houston’s youth choirs during Houston Chamber Choir’s 23rd annual Hear the Future invitational choral festival Sunday at South Main Baptist Church.
Houston Chamber Choir Names New Executive Director

By Sam Byrd
Jan 20, 2023

Brian Miller recently joined Houston Chamber Choir as executive director, and he oversees day-to-day operations including administration, marketing communications, development and finance.
Houston Symphony Rocks Billy Joel, Elton John This Weekend

By Sam Byrd
Jan 4, 2023

Two of the most beloved singer-songwriters will be celebrated this weekend at the Houston Symphony with The Music of Elton John and Billy Joel, à la the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall. The beloved song repertoire will span from "Rocket Man" to "Piano Man" all thanks to the musical genius of guest performer Michael Cavanaugh.
ECHO Celebrates 2023 Early With New Year's Eve Eve

By Sam Byrd
Dec 28, 2022

Energy Corridor of Houston Orchestra is getting a head start with its New Year’s Eve Eve celebration on Friday, December 30 at Queensbury Theatre. The concert will feature music from cultures across the globe and performances by guests soloists.
'Ho-Ho-Holiday' Brings Joy To The Holiday Season

By Sam Byrd
Dec 16, 2022

Houston Symphony is invigorating the yuletide spirit with Ho-Ho-Holiday at Jones Hall on Saturday. The orchestra will celebrate the season with songs from Disney’s Frozen, music from The Polar Express, “Sleigh Ride,” a holiday sing-along and more.
Houston Symphony's Very Merry POPS Returns This Week

By Sam Byrd
Dec 14, 2022

Houston Symphony is bringing back its annual holiday tradition, Very Merry POPS, filled with songs of good cheer performed by the orchestra, the Houston Symphony Chorus and guest vocalist N’Kenge. The family friendly festivities run Thursday through Sunday at Jones Hall.
Heavenly Voices Fill Villa De Matel This Holiday Season

By Sam Byrd
Dec 9, 2022

Houston Chamber Choir is getting into the holiday spirit with it’s holiday concert, Christmas at the Villa – On This Day Earth Shall Ring. Shows will take place in the Villa de Matel chapel twice on Saturday and Sunday, and they will include guest performers the Treble Choir of Houston and guitarist Marc Garvin.
Houston Symphony's Home Alone Promises Holiday Spirit

By Sam Byrd
Dec 2, 2022

Houston Symphony will presents the 1990 blockbuster Home Alone along with live orchestra at Jones Hall on Saturday.
ROCO Gets Brassy And Boozy With Yuletide

By Sam Byrd
Nov 30, 2022

ROCO's Yuletide Brunch and Brass this Friday will be an early afternoon filled with jazz and classic arrangements of seasonal music and oh-so-delicious mimosas and morsels. Held at Houston Botanic Garden, the doors open at 9:45 a.m.
Houston Chamber Choir’s Audience Takes Control This Weekend

By Sam Byrd
Nov 18, 2022

Houston Chamber Choir is letting the audience take the wheel for its concert on Saturday. In the performance, the musicians will perform some of its all-time favorites, ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach to Billy Joel, along with song requests from patrons, for an evening of music with special meaning for all.
ROCO Makes The F-word Popular: Fortune

By Sam Byrd
Nov 11, 2022

ROCO knows how to keep its F-word inspired season on everyone's lips with "Fortune" on November 12 at The Church of St. John the Divine. The concert will take place on Saturday, November 12 at 5 p.m.
American History - Warts And All - Will Be Remembered In Song This Weekend

By Sam Byrd
Oct 28, 2022

Houston Chamber Choir will debut a concert that strikes to the heart of the American experience this weekend. The United States of America likes to pride itself on being an incredible country of inclusion and diversity – yet it is also holds a history pocked by slavery, oppression and xenophobia. This Land Is Your Land will address the struggles, politics and successes that combine to create the American story this Saturday at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
ECHO Travels The Globe (Metaphorically) In 9th Season

By Sam Byrd
Oct 20, 2022

The Energy Corridor of Houston Orchestra is setting sail on its ninth season with programming to take audiences around the world without leaving west Houston. The season starts Thursday with Music From The New World and offers several chances to see the organization on its musical journey throughout the year.
DACAMERA Bookends This Weekend With Musical Extravaganza

By Sam Byrd
Oct 13, 2022

DACAMERA will bookend this weekend with a performance by Gil Shaham and Akira Eguchi on Friday followed by a piano masterwork performance by Jeremy Denk on Monday. The performances will be, to summarize, dynamite.
Kinetic Ensemble Tackles The Wilderness This Weekend

By Sam Byrd
Oct 7, 2022

The Kinetic Ensemble will open its eighth season with The Wilderness Anthology, featuring premieres by two award winning composers, which calls to attention the climate changes happening – some of them right here in Houston. The performance takes place at 6 p.m. at MATCH on Sunday.
The "F" Stands For Fantastic In Gershwin's Concerto In F

By Sam Byrd
Sep 30, 2022

The sounds of past and present are on the menu for Houston Symphony’s Concerto in F, composed by George Gershwin. Other American composers like Shawn Okpebholo, Adolphus Hailstork and Samuel Barber will round out this weekend’s performance set list at Jones Hall.

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