Be on the listen for Houston Music Highlights, Tuesday through Friday on Classical 91.7! These 6-minute highlights feature local musicians and ensembles such as the Houston Symphony, the Apollo Chamber Players, and numerous others each week. Houston Music Highlights air at 7 AM, and then repeat at 1 PM, 6 PM, and 10 PM.
This week, we preview several upcoming concerts from the Bach Society Houston, Context, and Da Camera, and we feature one of the eminent pianists of Houston's academic sphere: University of Houston Professor Timothy Hester.
Tuesday
Prelude in D major, Op. 23, No. 4: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Timothy Hester, piano
The Classical 91.7 Sessions: Timothy Hester
Wednesday
So fahre ich hin zu Jesu Christ: Heinrich Schütz
Bach Society Houston: Bach Choir Houston and Mercury Baroque; Albert LeDoux, conductor
Performed at Christ the King Lutheran Church on March 6, 2012
Thursday
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47 – II. Scherzo: Robert Schumann
Context: Stephanie Chase, violin; Joan DerHovsepian, viola; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Brian Connelly, piano
Recorded in Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University on September 28, 2014
Friday
Sonata for flute, viola, and harp, L. 137 – III. Finale: Claude Debussy
Da Camera: Claire Chase, flute; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Performed at The Menil Collection on March 13, 2012
