Composer
A Conversation with Houston Chronicle Art Critic Douglas Britt
11AM-12PM
Houston Chronicle art critic Douglas Britt will discuss the Chapel's suite of fourteen monumental paintings by American painter Mark Rothko.
East...
Mar 9, 2010
Events
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, a new album by Houston band Petesimple, is out and available at their website www.petesimple.com. Petesimple's junior (3rd) album features rocking sultry singing that listeners have come expect from this local...
Feb 23, 2010
Portfolio
2009-10 marks Musiqa’s sixth year of presenting free “loft” concerts at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Join us for these popular informal, intimate concerts, each produced in conjunction with a different exhibition. All concerts start at...
Feb 15, 2010
Events
Russian Cultural Center "Our Texas" Presents
Documentary
"Prokofiev: The Unfinished Diary"
RCC Our Texas, 2337 Bissonnet Houston, TX 77005
Director: Josif Feyginberg.Canada-France-Russia
Great...
Feb 15, 2010
Events
FMM celebrates the visit of the young, internationally renowned Israeli-American composer Avner Dorman and the release of his new Naxos CD by presenting an orchestral selection along with other works from his repertoire. Conceived and conducted by...
Feb 11, 2010
Events
Join the Foundation for Modern Music and the Consulate General of Israel for an intimate reception with the internationally recognized young Israeli composer Avner Dorman, facilitated by KUHF’s Master of Ceremonies Extraordinaire, Dean Dalton. Enjoy...
Feb 11, 2010
Events
The JUSFC/NEA US/Japan Creative Artists Residency funds for up to five artists to complete the residency in Japan. Artists are free to interact with Japanese artists anywhere in the country...
Jan 22, 2010
Artist Opportunity listing
Sunday, February 28, 4 pm
COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
with Ars Lyrica Houston
Matthew Dirst, director
Charpentier: Les Plaisirs de Versailles
Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1406 Kirby Drive, Houston Info: 713-639-7800
Co-sponsored by Rienzi/MFAH...
Jan 22, 2010
Events
Fieldwork Workshop Spring 2010
Whether you are a choreographer, a writer, or an independent artist of any form seeking community to provide feedback and motivation for your work, Fieldwork workshops will help you to hone your...
Jan 20, 2010
Events
The White Oak Trio will be premiering David Bernstein’s Winter Sunlight and Shadow, written for them in 2009, and his arrangement of Estrellita, also written for them and premiered in 2008. In addition they will be performing the Café Music of Paul...
Jan 19, 2010
Events
Foundation for Modern Music is dedicated to presenting, recording and promoting new music in the classical tradition and the musicians who create it, by offering concert performances, community and educational outreach and competitions for composers...
Jan 19, 2010
Profile
Tim Hagans Subversive Jazz Quartet gives a special performance at Dean's Credit Clothing Montrose. Proceeds from admission benefit the Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble.
Nate Chinen of the New York Times wrote "Tim Hagans is a firecracker of a...
Jan 15, 2010
Events
Aurora Picture Show and Musiqa once again join forces to present an eye-opening mix of film, lighting, and music. As part of Musiqa’s Downtown Series, music and film will mingle and take center stage in a special collaboration for one night only....
Dec 11, 2009
Events
Portion of a video created for the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts' inaugural Collaboration in the Arts class at the University of Houston. An examination of different types of audience: participatory, informed, etc. Collaborators a....
Nov 4, 2009
Portfolio
This popular family concert series offers musical performances in different Menil settings, a pleasurable way to experience the various museums and galleries on the Menil campus, as well as a great introduction to music outside the usual repertoire...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
The Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble will show three short films: GET OUTSIDE, our latest short featuring the music of Tim Hagans and created in collaboration with the Norrbotten Big Band, an innovative jazz ensemble based in Luleå, Sweden. Filmed on...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
The AURA contemporary music ensemble’s fall concert includes a special presentation of the commissioned score from UH composers Joel Love and Paul Wadle which features video and images from Karyn Olivier’s billboard project Inbound: Houston. Music...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
Don’t miss this revival of Clori, Tirsi e Fileno, Handel’s
joyous romp through the most thoroughly Roman of Baroque musical
genres, the dramatic cantata. This “final stop” on our 2009–10 season
tour features mezzo-soprano Sonja Bruzauskas, soprano...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
The glorious voices of the Houston Chamber Choir lift in song as we
celebrate the 350th birthday of composer Henry Purcell with a
collaborative musical trip to late 17th-century London. This grandiose
tribute to music’s patron saint features Purcell...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
An ethereal October eve of contemporary art song in English and piano & harp works, with film, butoh inspired dance, sitar, shadow puppetry...Music of Argento, Glass, Meredith Monk, Heggie, Britten, and more...
Singers & Players: Lisa Borik...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
Celebrate our local art scene each Thursday with Spacetaker and Boheme! Join us at Boheme from 5-10PM, when a portion of the proceeds benefits a new local non profit arts organization each week! This week learn more about the Foundation for...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
Rising stars soprano Ava Pine and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton join the
ensemble for the American première of J. A. Hasse’s Neapolitan
masterpiece Marc Antonio e Cleopatra. A festive gala follows, with champagne, delectable hors d’oeuvres and fabulous...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
An intimate and earthy program of French Baroque chamber works, and the
Ars Lyrica debuts of two stars of the international early music scene,
violinist Marc Destrubé and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Lane. With oboist
Kathryn Montoya, gambist Barrett...
Oct 28, 2009
Events
The Dybbuk: Between Two Worlds ~ A multimedia chamber opera
A broken promise, a dead lover, a possessed bride. A multimedia contemporary chamber opera inspired by a mystical Jewish folktale. After S. Anky's timeless Yiddish play of the same...
Oct 22, 2009
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