Meta4 returns to DACAMERA with a dynamic program of vivid musical contrasts. DACAMERA’s dear friend, the great Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023), is remembered with a performance of her second quartet, Terra Memoria; composed “for those departed,” the work is deeply moving in its hypnotic exploration of memory, loss and transformation. In 2013, DACAMERA presented …
Spanning genres and mediums, Cécile McLorin Salvant’s artistic practice has few boundaries. In addition to her music, McLorin Salvant is known for her large-scale textile drawings. In April, at the invitation of DACAMERA and The Menil Collection, McLorin Salvant will be in residence at the museum, with a particular focus on the exhibition of work …
Join the Merz Trio as they search for song in night’s darkness, with music from Hildegard von Bingen to Brahms and Schumann.
The 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer returns to Houston with a new work composed for Sarah Rothenberg. Tyshawn Sorey’s major new piano work, For Julius Eastman, honors the American composer, pianist, vocalist, performance artist and conductor. Sorey and Rothenberg’s deep musical relationship grew out of their work together on the DACAMERA-Rothko Chapel commission of Monochromatic Light …
DACAMERA presents the world-renowned Elias String Quartet in Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, a series of six concerts taking place at The Menil Collection and Zilka Hall between March 28 and April 8. This series offers a rare opportunity for Houston audiences to hear Beethoven’s complete quartets—considered by many to be the summit of chamber …
DACAMERA presents the world-renowned Elias String Quartet in Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, a series of six concerts taking place at The Menil Collection and Zilka Hall between March 28 and April 8. This series offers a rare opportunity for Houston audiences to hear Beethoven’s complete quartets—considered by many to be the summit of chamber …
DACAMERA continues its 2019–2020 series of intimate concerts at the Menil Collection with The Well-Tempered Klavier, two performances by pianist Jeremy Denk. One of America’s foremost concert pianists, Denk is considered a master at performing some of the most technically demanding works of iconic masters—Bach, Beethoven and Chopin—as well as compositions of storied 20th-century artists—Ives …
DACAMERA continues its 2019–2020 series of intimate concerts at the Menil Collection with a performance from bass-baritone Davóne Tines in his first American recital tour with pianist Adam Nielsen. Tines makes his DACAMERA debut with a highly personal recital in the form of a mass, bringing together works of J.S. Bach; spirituals arranged by Tyshawn …
DACAMERA launches its 2019–2020 series of intimate concerts at the Menil Collection with Italian Themes, a two-night performance by Quartetto di Cremona. The ensemble marks its Houston debut with two distinct but complimentary programs of rarely heard Italian music for string quartet. The program on Monday night will feature String Quartet in C Major, Op. …
Da Camera of Houston joins forces with renowned American composers and musicians for “Ashberyana: A Musical Celebration of Poet John Ashbery," a concert that celebrates Ashbery's legacy with works that reflect his playfulness, wit and humor. John Ashbery (1927–2017), recognized as one of the greatest 20th-century American poets, developed close ties to Da Camera and …