Small Ensembles, Expansive Vistas Part Two: Loop38, Apollo Chamber Players, Carya String Quartet
In Part Two, I visited with Loop38, Apollo Chamber Players, and Carya String Quartet.
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Houston’s Small Ensembles, Expansive Vistas Part One: Monarch Chamber Players, WindSync, and KINETIC
Houston is home to numerous chamber music ensembles that have thrived alongside each other, carving out their own niches with unique visions of how to present music and connect with audiences.
No Muting Allowed: Innovation & Resilience at Fort Worth Opera
Ask any leader of an arts organization what life has been like during the past year, and most will probably swear it has been one of the most demanding times of their lives.
The Music Plays On: Texas Orchestras Pivot in 2021
The Fort Worth Symphony will spotlight Antonín Dvořák’s melodious but unfamiliar Serenade in E major on Jan. 8-10. The same weekend, Dallas Symphony performances of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony in A-flat--a supersized version of the composer’s Quartet No. 10--will show how intense a string ensemble can be. The Houston Symphony will partner with onetime prodigy, now mature artist Midori in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto on Jan. 15-17.
2020 YEAR IN REVIEW
Arts and Culture Texas magazine's 2020 year in review.
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.
Society for the Performing Arts Goes Digital
Radical reinvention: That’s what Meg Booth, chief executive officer for Society for the Performing Arts, sees in this time when artists and audiences must stay separate to stay safe.
Open Air Performance in Texas
As a pandemic spring spun into summer, it seemed all the performing arts world became a virtual stage and all the men and women remote players.
Afton Battle Takes the Lead at Fort Worth Opera
Battle’s move to the company completes a journey--a more circuitous one than she imagined--that began that night at La Traviata.
Ars Lyrica’s Retooled Season Offers Fresh Musical Experiences
The coronavirus’ upheaval forced Ars Lyrica Houston to throw out most of its plans for this season--including its cherished project for its second fully staged opera.
A Love Letter to the Audience: Tarra Gaines on her Digital Diet and Missing Live Performance
Tarra Gaines on her Digital Diet and Missing Live Performance