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.
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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.
Dream Team: Terrence McNally and Jake Heggie Collaborate on Great Scott at Dallas Opera
In his new work, an opera singer would perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl.
Ars Lyrica’s Four Seasons in One
Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons may be the most famous violin music there is.
Winds on the move: Meet Houston Symphony’s newest reed tunesmith
Mark Nuccio, who joined the New York Philharmonic in 1999 as associate principal and solo e-flat clarinet, knows that some may think he’s off his rocker for trading in tenure in the Big Apple for heat and humidity.
Must Hear: Season Standouts of the Fall Texas Music Season
Terrence McNally no doubt ranks as Corpus Christi’s leading contribution to the American arts world.