Calling all SELENA Fans!!! You're invited to an Amazing Night with a TRIBUTE TO SELENA and a LIVE Performance and Tribute Band starting at 9 pm. DJ Bagho will be spinning Latin Music also throughout the Night to keep you Dancing ... Come out and have a Blast at LATIN NIGHT this Saturday, April 6th! …
Listen between the lines as the Musiqa Saxophone Quartet performs works that blur the divides between classical, jazz, and folk. The saxophone’s unmistakable timbre and expansive range have allowed the instrument to tiptoe genre lines effortlessly. Between the Lines features music— including Catherine Likhuta’s, groovy and syncopated “Hard to Argue” — that p¬ushes boundaries while …
Celebrated abstract painter Robert Motherwell once stated “art is an experience, not an object.” Experience an evening of dynamic works that explore color, texture, and motion in music, featuring the world premiere of a piano trio by Karim Al-Zand’s, commissioned by Musiqa. Gaze into the creative process as celebrated Houston artist Geraldina Interiano Wise creates …
Kick-off Oscars weekend with an evening of the meta, the miniscule, and the far-reaching as Musiqa celebrates experimental film and live music. “Reel Forces” examines the traces of humanity, memory, and conflict through “Beyond Zero: 1914-1918,” a moving and mesmerizing film of rare WWI archival footage by auteur-director Bill Morrison, and scored for string quartet …
Watch and listen as we build an ensemble one player at a time. In this mixtape of music of our time, encounter a world of works by emerging and established composers from Australia and Argentina to China and the United States. This program features a young artist ensemble, showcasing emerging talent in Houston, including a …
Scored for choir and six percussionists, “Mass Observation” by British-American composer Tarik O’Regan, receives its southwest premiere in this Houston Chamber Choir and MUSIQA collaboration. The work takes its title from the British social research organization, Mass-Observation, which aimed to record everyday life in the United Kingdom. It is a poignant meditation on the histories …
Even as borders are built and broken, music has the power to connect cultures. “Origin Stories” explores the mingling of cultures in a program featuring the premiere of Anthony Brandt’s “Songs from the Source: Nine African Folk Songs,” for soprano and ensemble. Musiqa travels to Cuba as Tania León retraces her Havana roots in “A …
The 26th Houston Turkish Festival will celebrate all things Turkish, including authentic Turkish food, coffee, live music, traditional folk dancing including the famous whirling dervishes, a kids’ corner filled with fun activities, arts & crafts, and a Grand Bazaar. This year the festival will also feature a mini world pavilion which will provide an overview …
This program is conceived of as a single meditation to be performed without breaks to be enjoyed with the Turrell Skyspace at the Live Oak Meeting House. The central work is a graphic score by Annea Lockwood written in honor of Houston-born Pauline Oliveros. The live performance of bayou-borne will feature six musicians, with each …
Chef Levi Goode of iconic Houston institution Goode Company hosts a Texas sized welcome event for Denver-based Chef Troy Guard of the award-winning TAG Restaurant Group in anticipation of the opening of Guard & Grace Houston this Fall 2019. Experience an entirely unique one-day-only dinner menu prepared by Chef Levi Goode in collaboration with Denver …
Enjoy the summer sun with small bites, great cocktails, designer fashion, and plenty of fun at the Summer Solstice Block Party hosted by The Webster and Yauatcha. Located in the Jewel Box at the Houston Galleria, Yauatcha & The Webster have teamed up to create the perfect way to celebrate the longest day of the …
Houston Music Charities is proud to present their 2nd Annual Tune Out Cancer Music Festival 2020, benefiting the Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer Center. The festival will take place at The Wildcatter Saloon in Katy, Texas on February 21-23, 2020. 3 days of non-stop live music, vendors, food trucks, kids zone, auctions, artists, comedians, a magician, …
Bring your blanket and friends and enjoy an eclectic concert on the lawn. This new bi-monthly music series showcases Houston's diverse cultural landscape through original compositions. Our inaugural performance spotlights Jazz with an emphasis on African roots. In partnership with Houston Brass Quintet and Houston Arts Alliance.
Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, implemented in Houston to benefit Houston Food Bank. The unique lunch fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 4 and is a collaboration between Houston area ceramists, woodturners and artists working in all media and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Guest enjoy perusing 1,500-plus one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted bowls …
PRIDE MOVIE NIGHT! To celebrate Pride 2021, Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) and Goethe Pop Up Houston will hold a backyard film screening of the classic 1989 German film "Coming Out" accompanied by an 80's DJ set from Houston's own Stephanie Saint Sanchez: DJ ESTEFF. Doors open and music starts at 7pm and the film …
Just weeks after the successful launch of its star-studded 2022 Performance Season, the Indo-American Association is proud to announce award-winning singer, songwriter, music composer and producer, Abby V will be performing next – live at the Stafford Centre for Performing Arts Theatre on Friday, April 29, 2022 starting at 8:00 p.m. His “Building Bridges” performance …
Join us for the Purgatory Entertainment's Launch Party at Scout Bar on Saturday, July 23, 2022! Scout Bar is located at 18307 Egret Bay Blvd. Houston, TX 77058. Hosted by the legendary Khris Harding of Punkstar Radio! Featuring performances by Saturate, The Crowned, Widow7, Awaken The Giant, D.W.I. (Driven With Insanity), and Lucid Illusions! Special …
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Lidiya Yankovskaya, Conductor Maximus Gurath, Cello 🎟️ Pay-what-you-wish tickets range from free to $40 and are available here: https://music.rice.edu/events/explorations-humanity 🎟️ Fast-rising star conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya leads a program exploring different shades of the human experience with Jessie Montgomery’s Hymn for Everyone and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. You also won't want to miss …
Scenes from Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro Shepherd School Opera Department Gary Wedow, Music Director Joshua Winograde, Director of Opera Studies 🎟️ Pay-what-you-wish tickets range from free to $30 and are available here: https://music.rice.edu/events/deconstructing-mozart-scenes-cosi-fan-tutte-and-le-nozze-di-figaro 🎟️ Step into the spellbinding world of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, where centuries-old works continue to mesmerize opera enthusiasts. …
Rhythmic Revelry Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Pay-what-you-wish tickets range from free to $40 and are available here: https://music.rice.edu/events/rhythmic-revelry Journey across the globe in a program of rhythmic and high-energy music, led by charismatic conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Jimmy López Bellido’s Fiesta! fuses Latin American and Afro-Peruvian influences, modern pop music, and more. Inspired …
Music of Place & Time Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor 🎟️ Pay-what-you-wish tickets range from free to $40 and are available here: https://music.rice.edu/events/music-place-time 🎟️ Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra in a program spotlighting music that takes its cue from a specific time and place. Named after a grand estate in …
A thought-provoking double bill pairs works written nearly three hundred years apart, each exploring remarkable women and timeless themes that remain all too relevant today. The journey begins with one of opera’s earliest masterpieces, Purcell’s poignant Dido and Aeneas, which recounts the tragic love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and Trojan hero Aeneas. It's …
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to buzz into a trombone mouthpiece, draw a bow across cello strings, play an oboe, or bang on a snare drum? ROCO flips the script for a wildly entertaining evening that puts instruments in the audience’s hands for a change. The first of its kind hosted by ROCO, …
Bach Society Houston presents a special performance by the world-renowned St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig (Thomanerchor Leipzig) on Sunday, March 16, at 3 PM at Stude Concert Hall, Rice University. Founded in 1212, this historic boys’ choir continues the legacy of J.S. Bach, who served as its cantor. Visit bachsocietyhouston.org for the full season schedule.
Back by popular demand, Make A Joyful Noise! returns for an evening of community, creativity, and a bit of cheer. Held at Padre’s Wine Bar, this event invites guests to sip, mingle, and explore their musical side through ROCO’s Instrument Petting Zoo for adults. Led by ROCO musicians and perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike, guests will have …