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Best Of Houston® 2021: Pandemic Pivot in the Performing Arts

Best Of Houston® 2021: Pandemic Pivot in the Performing Arts

Best Of Houston® 2021: Chamber Choir

Best Of Houston® 2021: Chamber Choir

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Best Of Houston® 2021: Local Choir

By Houston Press
Sep 13, 2021

In this year's Best Of Houston®, the Houston Press selected Houston Chamber Choir as Best Local Choir.
Best Of Houston® 2021: Community Orchestra

By Houston Press
Sep 10, 2021

In this year's Best Of Houston®, the Houston Press selected Energy Corridor of Houston Orchestra as Best Community Orchestra.
Houston Chamber Choir Shows Spiritual Side In 'Two Streams'

By Sam Byrd
Sep 8, 2021

Houston Chamber Choir opens the 2021-22 season Sing Out the New Day on Friday with the world premiere of "Two Streams," a cantata scored for choir and string orchestra by the internationally-renowned American composer Daniel Knaggs. Based on Biblical texts and the writings of Polish nun Saint Faustina, this 70-minute work was composed in memory of the composer’s father.
Apollo Chamber Players Opens Season 'With Malice Toward None'

By Sam Byrd
Sep 7, 2021

Do Beethoven and Abraham Lincoln go together? Apollo Chamber Players thinks so. The group will present With Malice Toward None as its season opener on Saturday at The MATCH with a question and answer session at 7 p.m and concert at 7:30 p.m. The show will feature the titular piece as well as the world premiere of Fantasia Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven/Tracy Silverman and Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18 No. 6.
Ars Lyrica’s Return to In-Person Performance a Labor of Hercules

By Natalie de la Garza
Aug 30, 2021

Two takes on Hercules kick off Ars Lyrica’s return to in-person, live performances for their 17th season.
ROCO Weaves Musical Threads Throughout Upcoming Season

By Sam Byrd
Jul 28, 2021

ROCO recently announced its 2021-22 season, which marks year number 17 for the organization to offer the most fun an audience can have with chamber and classical music. Centering around the theme of “Musical Threads,” the programming offers a well-rounded lineup of exciting world premieres, collaborations, and a continued exploration into Houston’s unique spaces.
Houston Symphony Names Next Music Director

By Sam Byrd
Jul 14, 2021

The Houston Symphony's Board of Trustees President John Rydman and Executive Director and CEO John Mangum today announced Juraj Val?uha as the Houston Symphony’s next Music Director. An internationally acclaimed conductor, he will begin his appointment at the launch of the Symphony’s 2022–23 Season as the fifth music director to hold the Houston Symphony’s Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair, a position endowed in perpetuity by The Cullen Foundation.
Houston Chamber Choir Summons Patron Saint of Music in Season Finale

By Sam Byrd
May 7, 2021

The Houston Chamber Choir will perform "A Time to Draw Closer" on May 9. Apollo Chamber Players will join the Choir for this performance. The concert will include the world premiere of a work by noted Houston composer Mark Buller to celebrate the choir's 25th anniversary.The three-movement work relates to the legend of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music and musicians.
Journey Inward Toward Peace With Houston Chamber Choir

By Sam Byrd
Mar 19, 2021

Houston Chamber Choir's “A Time to Journey Inward” will look into the business of being alone with the help of some wonderful music and the insights of noted author, lecturer and psychotherapist, Patti Henry. The concert is available online starting Sunday.
Houston Symphony Is Gone With The Winds In Musical Storytellers

By Sam Byrd
Mar 18, 2021

The woodwind, brass, and percussion sections of the Houston Symphony take center stage in a unique Bank of America POPS program spotlighting some of the greatest wind ensemble compositions of our time, including music of John Williams and Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke. Musical Storytellers: Winds of the Houston Symphony takes place Friday through Sunday at Jones Hall.
ROCO Features Immigrant Stories In My Journey To America

By Sam Byrd
Mar 10, 2021

ROCO presents an intimate, livestreamed performance titled My Journey to America, named after the world premiere quintet composed by Afghan composer Milad Yousufi and co-commissioned by the Winsor Music Consortium. My Journey to America is a suite of five short movements, each preceded by a spoken narrative by Yousufi, describing his journey from his dramatic birth story in Kabul, Afghanistan to becoming a refugee in New York City. The concert takes place at 7 p.m. at Holocaust Museum Houston.
Houston Symphony Pushes Artistic Boundaries With Music Illustrated

By Sam Byrd
Feb 12, 2021

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.
For Black History Month, ROCO Plays Bonds...Margaret Bonds

By Sam Byrd
Feb 3, 2021

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.
Houston Symphony Gets Festive With A Baroque Christmas

By Sam Byrd
Dec 4, 2020

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."
Buffalo Bayou Offers Its Own Soundtrack Thanks To ROCO

By Sam Byrd
Nov 24, 2020

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.
Houston Chamber Choir's 2020-21 Season Finds 'A Time To Sing'

By Sam Byrd
Nov 20, 2020

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.
Zing Go The Strings With Houston Symphony's 'From Folk To Film'

By Sam Byrd
Nov 5, 2020

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.
ECHO's 2020-21 Season Calls Upon Chamber Groups And Chutzpah

By Sam Byrd
Oct 23, 2020

ECHO's 2020-21 season combines the best of all realistic possibilities during a pandemic: outdoor performances; small, socially distanced chamber productions; online pre-recorded concerts; and hopefully a triumphant return in the spring. It kicks off October 25.
Women, Modern Artists Take The Spotlight With Houston Symphony

By Sam Byrd
Sep 25, 2020

Houston Symphony will shine a spotlight on extraordinary women composers, past and present, on Saturday at 8 p.m. via livestream. The program includes Reena Esmail, Florence Price and Ethel Smyth. Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor will join as guest vocalist.
ROCO, Again, Moves The Needle Forward During 16th Season

By Sam Byrd
Sep 18, 2020

On the eve of ROCO's 16th season, which kicks off via live stream on September 26, the orchestra announced it will make its performance free and available via livestream. Adding to the excitement, the organization recently earned accolades for its diversity of programming.

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