Music
Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ pays tribute to Black queer roots of house and disco music
Posted on · Influenced by the underground LGBTQ-dominated ballroom scene, Beyoncé incorporates the stylings of Black queer and trans performers in her new work.
Category: Classical Music
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 185: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society
Posted on · The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society performs works by Bach, Bartok, and Prokofiev.
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Encore Houston, Episode 184: Houston Brass Band
Posted on · The Houston Brass Band performs pop tunes, movie music, and more!
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Encore Houston, Episode 183: Aperio, Music of the Americas
Posted on · Aperio performs music by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Lena Frank, and others.
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Encore Houston, Episode 182: Ars Lyrica
Posted on · Ars Lyrica presents three works by J.S. Bach.
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Encore Houston, Episode 181: KINETIC
Posted on · Musicians from KINETIC perform works by Schulhoff, Klatzow, and Higdon.
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Encore Houston, Episode 179: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Posted on · ROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.
Town Square
Houston Symphony captures love, pain, and triumph in tribute to Aretha Franklin
Posted on · Capathia Jenkins, Broadway singer and actress, talks about her upcoming powerful performance of Aretha Franklin's songs with the Houston Symphony April 22 - 24. Plus, award-winning writer and biographer David Ritz shares memories of compassion and other things he learned while working with the Queen of Soul.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 178: Aperio, Music of the Americas
Posted on · Aperio performs works by Kurt Weill, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Robert Xavier Rodriguez.
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Encore Houston, Episode 177: Mercury Chamber Orchestra
Posted on · Mercury performs music by Bach, Holst, and Grieg.
Town Square
National Jazz Appreciation Month – the historical perspective
Posted on · Grammy award-winning saxophonist and Texas Southern University alumnus Kirk Whalum joins jazz experts, musicians in a conversation to about the heritage of jazz , its diverse styles, and its impact on culture.
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Encore Houston, Episode 176: Asia Society Texas
Posted on · The Asia Society Texas Center presents music from Turkey and South Asia.
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Encore Houston, Episode 175: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society
Posted on · The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society presents duos for violin and cello.
Arts & Culture
The Houston Symphony brings the orchestra to the classroom
Posted on · “There’s nothing else like it anywhere in the orchestra field,” said David Connor, community embedded musician for the Houston Symphony.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 174: Aperio, Music of the Americas
Posted on · Aperio, Music of the Americas presents a summer concert from Miller Outdoor Theatre.