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
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.
Opera in the Desert: Fire Island Opera Festival in Marfa
If you took the Santa Fe Opera’s summer performance schedule and, while you were busy flipping through the season, also replaced the white-tablecloth tailgating, the candelabras and the Veuve Cliquot with boots and cowboy hats, you’d have a general feeling for the Fire Island Opera Festival presented by Marfa Live Arts.
Seeing With the Heart: The Little Prince Charms at HGO
For a long time after its world premiere in 2003, I hoped Houston Grand Opera would have The Little Prince. You know – the holiday opera!
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.
Ancient Airs: New York Baroque Dance Company Performs with Dallas Bach Society and Ars Lyrica
There are two opportunities in Texas to experience the wonder of Catherine Turocy's New York Baroque Dance Company, one of the leading historical dance troupes in the nation.
Not Your Average Conductor: A Visit with Austin Symphony’s Peter Bay
Peter Bay became Music Director and Conductor of the Austin Symphony Orchestra in 1998.
Song of Houston: Story of HGOco
In the September world premiere of O Columbia, the new chamber opera from HGOco, a young Houston girl dreams of being an astronaut journeying to the stars.
Young, Bold & Conductorless: KINETIC Launches their First Season
Houston, meet KINETIC, a new conductorless ensemble founded by two accomplished young musicians: New Zealand violinist Natalie Lin and Cellist Max Geissler.