Steve Parker’s Surround Sounds
For his Tito’s Prize-winning exhibition, the Austin artist creates cacophonous new sculpture
Music
line upon line Celebrates Percussion Icons
Less than a century has gone by since a composer first had the brainstorm of creating a piece solely for percussion.
Double ‘Dutchman’ opens HGO and Dallas Opera Seasons
He’s the ultimate outsider. Cursed by Satan, the protagonist of Richard Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman must sail the world’s seas for all eternity.
Choral Music for Modern Audiences: Verdigris Offers a New Perspective in Dallas
It’s likely that no one in the seats of the UT Arlington Planetarium had ever been to a choral concert like this one.
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.
Houston’s ROCO focuses on Works by Women
Alecia Lawyer, the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s artistic director, introduced the idea discreetly last fall: She and two other musicians devoted a program on the group’s Unchambered series entirely to works by female composers.
Houston’s Period-instrument Group puts Music in its Original Context
In your typical music-school teaching studio, a Steinway grand piano would easily dominate the room.
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.
UNT Connections: Lumedia Musicworks and Das Blümelein Project Brighten DFW’s Musicscape
Those familiar with the University of North Texas School of Music know that Denton is a hotbed of musical talent that expands not just into the Dallas-Fort Worth region, but to every part of the world.
Ian Derrer to Lead the Dallas Opera
“In case you haven’t gotten it by now: I love singing! I LOVE great singing!”
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.
Texas Lens: Resilience
As soon as my sister and I got off the escalator at the George R. Brown Convention Center on our way to see the Houston Grand Opera's production of Norma, we were greeted with a gigantic sign— “The Show Will Go On—with the words, “HGO Resilience Theatre” written underneath.