A Season for Singing Together: Houston Chamber Choir Launches New Season on the Digital Stage
For the Houston Chamber Choir (HCC), and the choral community at large, it has been an exceptionally challenging year.
Sherry Cheng
A Splash of Color and Light: ROCO Paints a New Landscape
I was especially thrilled to be the first person to receive a print copy of River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s Season 16 brochure, fresh off the press.
Magpies & Peacocks: Art, High Fashion, and Saving the Planet
A visit to the cavernous EaDO warehouse at 908 Live Oak Street in Houston, the physical home of the groundbreaking non-profit design house Magpies & Peacocks (M&P), leaves a mélange of aesthetic impressions that reflects the environmental sustainability mission of the organization, yet defies definition.
The Art of Programming Surprise: Aperio Unleashes Seductive New Season
Aperio opened its 2019-2020 season in September riding the Onda Nueva (New Wave), relishing the characteristic blurring of boundaries that makes music from Latin America so rich and vital.
Texas Lens: The Most Important Work We Do—Scenes from I Am My Future
Sometimes the most meaningful musical experience transpires in the most unexpected place.
Texas Music Festival Turns 30
When Immanuel and Helen Olshan founded the Texas Music Festival (TMF) 30 years ago at the University of Houston, they had their eyes on the future.
REVIEW: HGO’s First Pearl Fishers Dazzles and Gleams
It was a night of many firsts at Houston Grand Opera’s production of French composer Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers.
It Happened in Texas: Josephine Boudreaux at the Houston Symphony
“She played with a fine fury all evening, and her bow was a rod and a staff for the comfort of Nespoli,” lauded music critic Hubert Roussel, writing for the Houston Gargoyle.
Loop38 and Texas New Music Ensemble Stir up Houston’s Contemporary Music Scene
A pair of excellent new music concerts on the Houston calendar this month illuminated the distinct yet overlapping currents that shape the body of contemporary music.
The Second Decade: Apollo Chamber Players’ Season 11
Continuing its unique mission to explore and incorporate diverse folkloric elements and global inspirations while enriching and augmenting the classical repertoire, Apollo Chamber Players embarks on its second decade with fresh ideas and new sounds.
Why We Sing: Houston Chamber Choir Celebrates the Art and Joy of Singing Together
Robert Simpson, founder and artistic director of the Houston Chamber Choir (HCC), has just brought home one of the most coveted awards in the field of choral music.
Stepping Out: Ambition Defines Ars Lyrica’s Next Season
The moment has arrived. This fall, Ars Lyrica Houston is set to power full steam ahead with the production of its first fully staged Baroque opera, George Frideric Handel’s sensational masterpiece Agrippina.