The Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival (TMF) returns to Houston with another season of exceptional classical music!

Founded at the University of Houston in 1990, TMF provides emerging musicians with a challenging musical environment in which to develop skills in orchestral, chamber music and solo performance. During the intensive four-week fellowship program, renowned guest artists – including members of Houston’s orchestras and faculty members from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music – join Moores School of Music faculty to help students hone their craft and prepare for professional concerts.

Enjoy performances by our talented fellows, as well as faculty and guest artists at this year’s festival. Featured concerts will be held on the UH campus and at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in the Woodlands. Find the full concert schedule below and visit http://www.uh.edu/cota/music/tmf/ for more information.
2017 TMF Season Concerts

Tuesday, June 6, 7:30 pm
PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Chamber Music
Dudley Recital Hall (DRH), UH campus
Repertoire and performers TBA

Friday, June 9, 7:30 pm
LE CHIAVI di BEL CANTO
DRH
Free
The final performance of TMF’s program of bel canto training for young singing artists, featuring arias and ensembles by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti.

Saturday, June 10, 7:30 pm
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, “Celebratory Opening”
Moores Opera House (MOH), UH campus
Franz Anton Krager, conductor
Cynthia Clayton, soprano
Festival Chorus
Jeb Mueller, choral preparation
Percy Grainger/arr. Patterson: Lincolnshire Posy; Daniel Catan: Mariposa de obsidiana for soprano, chorus and orchestra; “Escuchame” from Florencia en el Amazonas; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor

6:30 pm Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston (Lobby); Settling the Score (Room 108) with Dr. Andrew Davis, Dean, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

Sunday, June 11, 2 pm
CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION, Final Round
DRH
Free
TMF’s young artists compete for the chance to perform as soloist with the festival orchestra, cash prizes and an international appearance in Leipzig.

Tuesday, June 13, 7:30 pm
PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Chamber Music
DRH
Repertoire and performers TBA

Saturday, June 17, 7:30 pm
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, “Orchestral Colors”
MOH
Andrés Franco, conductor (pictured)
Lucie Robert, violin
György Ligeti: Concert Romanesc; Ernest Chausson: Poéme for violin and orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Tzigane for violin and orchestra; Modeste Mussorgsky/arr. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

6:30 pm Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston (Lobby); Settling the Score (Room 108) with Dr. Andrew Davis, Dean, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

Tuesday, June 20, 7:30 pm
PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Chamber Music
DRH
Repertoire and performers TBA

Thursday, June 22, 7 pm
YOUNG ARTIST CHAMBER MUSIC
Moores School of Music, Room 160, UH campus
Free
Ensembles featuring classical music’s rising stars perform chamber music, featuring festival percussion ensembles.

Friday, June 23, 8 pm
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, “Orchestral Variations”
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Free
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition Winner, soloist
Esa-Pekka Salonen: L.A. Variations, TBA: Solo with CWMYA Competition Winner
Edward Elgar: Variations on an original theme, “Enigma”

Saturday, June 24, 7:30 pm
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, “Orchestral Variations”
MOH
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition Winner, soloist
Esa-Pekka Salonen: L.A. Variations, TBA: Solo with CWMYA Competition Winner
Edward Elgar: Variations on an original theme, “Enigma”

6:30 pm Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston (Lobby); Settling the Score (Room 108) with Dr. Andrew Davis, Dean, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

Tuesday, June 27, 7:30 pm
PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Chamber Music
DRH
Repertoire and performers TBA

Thursday, June 29, 7 pm
YOUNG ARTIST CHAMBER MUSIC
DRH
Free
Ensembles featuring classical music’s rising stars perform chamber music.

Friday, June 30, 7 pm
YOUNG ARTIST CHAMBER MUSIC
DRH
Free
Ensembles featuring classical music’s rising stars perform chamber music.

Friday, June 30, 7 pm
HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ INSTITUTE CONCERT
MOH
Free
Classical to contemporary jazz in a big band setting. Directed by Noe Marmolejo.

Saturday, July 1, 7:30 pm
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, “Orchestral Dances”
MOH
Daniel Hege, conductor
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Richard Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

6:30 pm Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston (Lobby); Settling the Score (Room 108) with Dr. Andrew Davis, Dean, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

TMF is made possible by a gift from the Immanuel and Helen B. Olshan Foundation and support from the Moores School of Music, a part of the UH Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts.