Houston Matters
How Do You Perform Music That Doesn’t Look Like Music?
Posted on · In a new series of performances, Houston collective Loop38 interprets visual art as music.
Classical Music
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 82: KINETIC
Posted on · KINETIC performs music by Mozart, Gesualdo, and Beethoven, along with three contemporary composers.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 81: MUSIQA
Posted on · MUSIQA welcomes Kate Soper to perform her own Voices from the Killing Jar.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 80: Houston Chamber Choir
Posted on · The Houston Chamber Choir performs music from the Renaissance as well as works by Leonard Bernstein and David Lang.
Arts & Culture
Local Music Students to Perform at Carnegie Hall
Posted on · A Houston music school is giving students a chance of a lifetime. The International Music Academy is bringing 72 young musicians to Carnegie Hall for a concert this weekend.
Classical Music
WindSync And Austin-Based Drummer Collaborate For Houston Concert
Posted on · The wind quintet and drummer/composer Ivan Trevino perform crossover music in concert this weekend.
News
WATCH: Musicians of Color Showcase Diversity in Classical Music
Posted on · The Colour of Music festival highlights classical musicians of African ancestry, such as opera singer Laquita Mitchell and violinist Anyango Yarbo-Davenport.
News
Houston Symphony Strives for Diversity in a Majority White, Low-Turnover Industry
Posted on · Major orchestras in America have mostly white musicians, according an industry-wide study. We take a look at how the Symphony is trying to redirect a pattern set by barriers within the industry.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 79: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Posted on · The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra performs works from and inspired by the eighteenth century.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 78: Chamber Music Houston – Emerson String Quartet
Posted on · The Emerson String Quartet performs music by Haydn, Barber, and Beethoven.
News
Houston Symphony Challenges Status Quo, Includes More Female Conductors
Posted on · Twenty percent of America’s conductors are female, according to an industry-wide survey.
Arts & Culture
Houston Music Highlight – Brinton Averil Smith Revives And Records Long-Lost Cello Concerto
Posted on · The Houston Symphony cellist shares tracks from his new album and takes us behind-the-scenes in the making of it.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 77: Loop38
Posted on · Loop38 performs contemporary works by Adès, Mazzoli, Norman, Gandolfi, and Clyne.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 76: Mercury
Posted on · Mercury performs works by Mozart and Haydn.
Arts & Culture
Festival Showcasing Black Classical Musicians Comes to University of Houston
Posted on · The Charleston-based “Colour of Music Festival” travels to only three cities in the country, and this year Houston is one of them.