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Episode 203: Apollo Chamber Players
Posted on · The Apollo Chamber Players present music by Copland, Thomson, and a pair of world premieres from Allison Loggins-Hull and Mark Buller.
Category: Performing Arts
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The King’s Singers bring familiar tunes to Houston
Posted on · The famed a cappella group presents a concert of Christmas music and Disney songs Dec. 12.
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How Houston performing arts groups keep annual holiday shows fresh and interesting — without angering the faithful
Posted on · Stanton Welch of Houston Ballet and Rob Melrose of The Alley Theatre explain how their productions of "The Nutcracker" and "A Christmas Carol" have changed over the years and what these annual traditions mean for Houston.
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‘Voices from the Underground’ echo inside the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
Posted on · Musiqa co-founder Pierre Jalbert's world-premiere composition was created specifically for the unique underground space.
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Episode 202: MUSIQA
Posted on · MUSIQA presents music by Flannery Cunningham, Will Healy, Pierre Jalbert, and others.
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Tailgating at the Nutcracker Market and a Texans game have more in common than you’d think
Posted on · Houston Matters producer Celeste Schurman hangs out with tailgaters at both events and finds some similarities.
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Nationwide readings amplify teens’ voices on gun violence
Posted on · A national project held this month featured plays written by teens about gun violence.
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Terence Blanchard brings “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” to Houston
Posted on · Da Camera hosts the jazz trumpeter and composer with a presentation of music from his latest opera.
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An original performance piece captures a ‘portrait’ of Houston
Posted on · Part dance and part film, the work is a collaboration between two French artists and several Houstonians.
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New music responds to an exhibition at the Moody Center for the Arts
Posted on · Composer Jaylin Vinson talks about writing music inspired by a thought-provoking exhibit.
Arts & Culture
A mobile concert venue provides music on the go
Posted on · Houston Matters learns all about The Concert Truck.
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Episode 201: Kinetic Ensemble
Posted on · Kinetic performs works by Nicky Sohn, Patrick Harlin, and Paul Novak.
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You have through the weekend to catch a demonic barber do his thing
Posted on · Theatre Under the Stars' production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street closes Sunday at the Hobby Center.
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A new opera celebrates two hidden figures of Civil War history
Posted on · Jake Heggie's opera Intelligence, premiering at Houston Grand Opera, dramatizes the stories of two women who acted as spies for the Union.
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‘American Mariachi’ is about more than just the music
Posted on · The Alley Theatre production explores themes connected to Mexican culture, gender roles, and dementia.