Juicy roles bring Stephen Costello back to Dallas Opera
Stephen Costello thinks back to when he agreed to perform in a then-unfinished opera.
Steven Brown
Home and Away: The Miró Quartet’s Fall Texas Season
The Miró Quartet loves to expose an audience to the panorama of a single composer’s works.
Travel Music: Harmony in the Air Delights Houston’s Airport Passengers
Air travelers nationwide were grumbling about lengthening lines at security checks. A federal transportation official was getting the boot over it that very day. But in the atrium near William P. Hobby Airport’s departure gates, nobody looked stressed.
Bringing Music to the People: ROCO’s New Season
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra isn’t planning a Fourth of July concert, but maybe it should. The tradition-busting group has declared its independence -- from the classical hit parade. Scan the group’s programs for 2016-17, and you’ll see nothing that rank-and-file concertgoers would find familiar.
Old Yet New: Ars Lyrica’s Fresh Take on Vivaldi and Next Season’s News
Maybe you’ve heard Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons umpteen times. Nevertheless, Ars Lyrica wants to show you the Baroque warhorse in a fresh light.
Houston Symphony’s Musical Ambassador Carlos Andrés Botero Creates Value and Connections
The Houston Symphony’s Sunday matinee was coming up, and a couple of hundred early birds gathered in Jones Hall for the pre-concert talk.
Musiqa at FotoFest and More
Composer Marcus Maroney saw an impetus for his own creativity in Edward Burtynsky’s dramatic photographs.
Houston Chamber Choir’s Spring Season
Robert Simpson sums up what keeps him going: “I’m always excited about whatever is over the next hill,” says the Houston Chamber Choir’s founder and artistic director.
New Music in Dallas: Voices of Change Lives Up to its Name
Playing in the Dallas Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra and other ensembles offers plenty of fulfillment. Yet on top of their duties with those groups, nine musicians make time for Voices of Change, Dallas’ 42-year-old new music ensemble.
Music & Milestones: Dallas Bach Society’s Spring Season
Sure, J.S. Bach is the most revered composer of his time. But the society goes beyond him to take in the entire Baroque spectrum: more than 150 years of music ranging from pieces for solo instrument to choral works to opera.
A Baroque Zarzuela at Orchestra of New Spain
The hole in the history books made no sense. Spanish music had flourished during the Renaissance, when composers created rich choral music for churches and stately dances for royal courts. But the music world acted as if Spanish composers had practically vanished during the baroque period: Germans, Italians, Frenchmen and Britons got nearly all the attention.
Musical Explorers: Aperio Turns Ten
As artistic director of Aperio:Music of the Americas Michael Zuraw has sifted through hundreds of musical works representing the composers and cultures of the Americas.