Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble
Noe Marmolejo, director The Moores School of Music's jazz ensembles perform masterworks from Jelly Roll Morton to Bobby Brookmeyer and beyond.
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UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States
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Mariachi Pumas Dedication Concert
Bert F. Winston Band Complex 3780 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TXA dedication concert introducing the Mariachi Pumas, the University of Houston's first mariachi ensemble. The Mariachi Pumas make their debut in this special dedication concert. The ensemble will reside in the Moores School of Music in the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts, which has already had international success with its existing ensembles, including …
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Gareth Long: Kidnappers Foil Opening Reception
Blaffer Art Museum University of Houston, United StatesOpening Reception: Friday, November 15 Artist/Curator Remarks: Friday, November 15 at 6 p.m. Exhibition on view through March 14, 2020 "Kidnappers Foil" is an immersive moving image installation by the Toronto-based artist Gareth Long that explores the social, cultural and media histories of amateur American filmmaking through the lens of the itinerant Texan filmmaker Melton …
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Faculty Recital: Dan Gelok, Tali Morgulis
UH Moores School of Music 3333 Cullen Blvd #120 , HoustonMoores School of Music faculty members Dan Gelok and Tali Morgulis present new works, arrangements and fresh new interpretations of traditional works for saxophone and piano. The event will take place in Room 185 of the Moores School of Music.
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Quintero Theatre 3351 Cullen Blvd, HoustonIn a city so ruinously sad that it has forgotten its name, a master storyteller suddenly falls silent. Troubled, his son Haroun sets out to find the fabled Sea of Stories and revive the storyteller’s gift. On that journey, Haroun finds that many of his father’s outlandish tales — filled with magic and fantastic creatures …
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American Dream: Wind Ensemble
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesDana Pradervand, Cameron Kubos, David Bertman, conductors Join the Moores School of Music's Bands for two exciting programs inspired by the ethnic, cultural and musical melting pot that is the United States of America.
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Piano + 5 = Sextet
UH Moores School of Music 3333 Cullen Blvd #120 , HoustonThe fifth concert in the Piano + series features an entertaining sextet by Dohnanyi, a rarely-performed jewel by Finzi and one of Copland’s finest compositions, the Sextet for mixed winds, strings and piano. About the Series The Piano + Keyboard Chamber Music Series includes nine concerts featuring 25 Moores School of Music faculty members performing …
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American Dream: Symphonic Band, Symphonic Winds
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesDana Pradervand, Cameron Kubos, David Bertman, conductors Join the Moores School of Music's Bands for two exciting programs inspired by the ethnic, cultural and musical melting pot that is the United States of America.
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AURA Contemporary Ensemble: Peculiar
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesAURA Contempoary Ensemble presents "Peculiar," an evening of music with bizarre inspirations. Featured works are inspired by leaflets that were dropped on Afghanistan after 9/11 (Target, Keeril Makan), a 1969 samurai film (Samurai Loops, Chris Perren), an experiment used to test the validity of psychiatric diagnosis (Series Imposture, David Bird) and a quick trip to …
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Symphony Orchestra
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Moores School Symphony Orchestra presents a concert featuring Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Walton's "Portsmouth Point" and the winner of the 2019 MSM Concerto Competition (piano division).
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Holiday Choir Concert
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesJeb Mueller, Betsy Cook Weber, conductors Celebrate the holidays with the Moores School of Music's Concert Chorale, Concert Women's Chorus and ManCorps at this audience favorite!
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The Marriage of Figaro
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesMusic by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Sung in the original Italian with projected translation over the stage Figaro is getting married today, but it’s becoming very complicated. First, his new bride is being chased by his boss, the Count, who makes Harvey Weinstein look like a choirboy. Then, there seems to …
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Menotti
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Old Maid and the Thief Amelia Goes to the Ball January 24, 26 at 7:30 p.m. Two performances only! Music and librettos by Gian Carlo Menotti Sung in the original English and Italian with projected translation over the stage Two delightful, high-spirited one-act comedies! In Amelia, a woman prepares to go out on the …
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Margaret Wertheim, Science Communicator and Artist
Dudley Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Houston 4188 Elgin Street, Houston, TXMargaret Wertheim is an internationally noted writer, artist and curator whose work focuses on relations between science and the wider cultural landscape. Her work is animated by a two-fold proposition: that science is both a field of conceptual enchantment, and a socially embedded activity with political and communal consequences. The author of six books, including …
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Piano + 6 = Septet
Dudley Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Houston 4188 Elgin Street, Houston, TXThe Piano + series fills the stage with a variety of instruments, playing Houston premieres of septets by Spohr and Janacek, and the fun septet by Saint-Saens. Performers are UH faculty members Wayne Brooks, Aralee Dorough, Andrzej Grabiec, Timothy Hester, Mark Hughes, Robert Johnson, Anthony Kitai, Suzanne LeFevre, Richie Hawley (guest), Brian Suits, Todd Van …
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International Piano Festival 2020
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesThe University of Houston’s Moores School of Music presents the 37th International Piano Festival, a thrilling series of recitals and master classes featuring some of the greatest performers in the world. Thursday, February 6 7:30 PM – IPF Discovery Artist Recital: Mackenzie Melemed, Moores Opera House Friday, February 7 3:00 PM – Vadym Kholodenko Master …
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What’s Opera, Duck?
McGonigel's Mucky Duck 2425 Norfolk St, HoustonDue to popular demand, the Moores Opera Center is hosting a spring edition of What's Opera, Duck?, annual benefit cabaret evening of favorite arias and musical theatre songs. The evening is wryly hosted by Buck Ross, director of the Moores Opera Center. There will be two performances on Saturday, February 8 at 7 p.m. and …
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Saradjian Memorial Tribute Concert
South Main Baptist Church 4100 S Main St, HoustonA Concert in tribute to the late Vagram Saradjian, cellist, including student, alumni, and faculty performances to celebrate the life and artistry of esteemed Moores School of Music cello professor. Reception to follow.
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Paul Mpagi Sepuya Exhibition
Blaffer Art Museum University of Houston, United StatesPaul Mpagi Sepuya exhibition on view in Blaffer Art Museum: October 19 - March 14. Lunch + Learn: Paul Mpagi Sepuya Wednesday, February 12, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Held with each exhibition, an artist, curator, scholar, or expert shares their perspective with the audience. Tours are followed by a complimentary lunch. Artist Talk: …
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Contemporary Salon: Mariam Ghani
Blaffer Art Museum University of Houston, United StatesWhat We Left Unfinished exhibition on view in Blaffer Art Museum: January 18-March 14, 2020 Roundtable discussion with local scholars, filmmakers, and artists in conjunction with the exhibition Mariam Ghani: What We Left Unfinished, moderated by Steven Matijcio, Jane Dale Owen Director and Chief Curator, Blaffer Art Museum.
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Spirits to Enforce
Quintero Theatre 3351 Cullen Blvd, HoustonThe outrageous and eccentric superheroes of Fathom Town are stationed in their submarine underneath Fathom Bay. Are they fighting crime? Not really! They’re doing a telethon to raise money for their production of “The Tempest.” In their conversations with the citizens of the town, the story of “The Tempest” re-emerges as their own, creating a …
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Piano + 7 = Octet
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Piano + series offers unknown yet beautiful octets by British composer Lennox Berkeley and Russian composers, Mili Balakirev and Paul Juon featuring the largest roster of players in the series. UH Faculty members Wayne Brooks, Aralee Dorough, Jonathan Fischer, Andrzej Grabiec, Timothy Hester, Robert Johnson, Anthony Kitai, Suzanne Lefevre, Mark Nuccio, Andrew Staupe, Elise …
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RaMell Ross, Filmmaker, Photographer and Writer
Dudley Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Houston 4188 Elgin Street, Houston, TXRaMell Ross earned a BA in both English and Sociology from Georgetown University and an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. His photographs have been exhibited internationally and his writing has appeared in such outlets as The New York Times and Walker Arts Center. He was part of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces …
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Jazz Festival: Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Orchestra
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesThe Moores School Jazz Festival features the Moores School Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra featuring Johnny Gonzales, saxophone; Dennis Dodson, trumpet; and Armin Marmolejo, trombone.
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Jazz Festival: Saxophone Summit
UH Moores Opera House 3271 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX, United StatesThe concert features the Moores School Jazz Orchestra with guest artists David Caceres, Warren Sneed, and Woody Witt, saxophones.
$10 – $15