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.
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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.
Weaving Narratives of Music and Art: Jennie C. Jones at the CAMH
Music, much like visual art, has long been a tool used to comment and reflect on sociopolitical and socioeconomic issues.
Performania: Small Scaling the Arts
here's something about do-ablity that is making me a more eager watcher these days. Perhaps I suffer from a mild case of sustainability syndrome. Maybe it's my Buffalo upbringing or being raised by depression era parents that puts me in the “doing more with less” mood.
The ACTX Top Ten: February 2016
Our top ten picks for arts + culture events in Texas for February 2016.
Merging Music & Literature: A Proust Sonata at Da Camera
Sarah Rothenberg, artistic director of Da Camera and Houston’s great maestro of performances that blend music, literature and art, believes that to encounter the works of the great French author Marcel Proust is to begin a life long relationship.
Ambition, Excellence & Optimism: WindSync’s Big Vision
It has been six years since bassoonist Tracy Jacobson ran through the halls of Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, asking her friends if they would join her in playing in a woodwind quintet.
Light & Love: Conspirare Pays Tribute to Matthew Shepard
It has been seventeen years since the nearly lifeless body of Matthew Shepard was found on a cold October morning in Laramie, Wyoming.
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.
What We Loved & More: A + C Writers Look Back at 2015 and Ahead to 2016
We asked the A + C family what performances stood out for them in 2015 and what they are most looking forward to in 2016. Enjoy their findings and recommendations.
Apollo Chamber Players Explore Texas Roots
Like many new musicians, when he left Rice University with his Master’s degree of music, Matt Detrick struggled to find paying gigs.