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Canciones de mi Tierra: Showcasing Mexico’s indigenous heritage through music and dance!

Leonel J. Castillo Community Center 2101 South St, Houston, TX, United States

"Canciones de mi Tierra," is a performance of music and dance, centered around the Nahuatl poetry of Jose Maria Bonilla, set to music by composer Salvador Moreno. Featuring Mexican soprano and artistic director, Priscilla Salisbury, this performance fuses Mesoamerican and Mexican dance and traditional dress with the classical tradition of vocal art song. "Canciones de […]

Free

Risky(er) Business

Axiom Quartet 1703 Heights Blvd, Houston, United States

Risky(er) Business celebrates Dmitri Shostakovich and Nikolai Roslavets, Soviet composers whose experiments and ideologies lived on the perilous line between favor and dissent in the 1920’s-’40s: when music represented power, politics, and the perspective of the people. When putting pen to paper wasn’t just risky. It was dangerous, even subversive. Which of them toed the […]

Maria, dolce Maria: Virtuosic Violin Music by Female Composers from 17th-Century

First Lutheran 1311 Holman St, Houston, TX

The earliest music for violin at the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque were arrangements of vocal music to which the performers added improvised, virtuosic ornamentation, so-called diminutions. You are in for a virtuosic firework—set off upon fascinating early 17th-century masterworks by female composers Caterina Assandra, Sulpitia Cesis, Alba Tressina, and Claudia Rusca—by our […]

$40

Monarch Chamber Players: A Glimpse Beyond Pink

Lambert Hall 1703 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

Join Monarch Chamber Players for a special concert at Lambert Hall in honor of Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Awareness Day. The program offers a small glimpse into the complex world of MBC patients through music that highlights life's complexity, solace in nature, and the necessity of community. Cynthia, a commission by Nicky Sohn inspired by […]

Free

Macabre Moments

Archway Gallery (Dunlavy) 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX, United States

Join HBQ in a family friendly, Halloween themed show! Costumes are encouraged!

Free

American Panorama

Archway Gallery (Dunlavy) 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX, United States

String Quartet Concert at Archway Gallery Antonin Dvorak wrote his “American” String Quartet while spending the summer in Spillville, Iowa. He infused his traditional writing with the musical onomatopoeia of his new surroundings: the call of the tanager and the burbling water of the Mississippi River. Just over a century later, the similar trope of […]

Free

Eighth Annual Czech Heritage Month Concert

Czech Cultural Center Houston (Czech Center Museum Houston) 4920 San Jacinto, Houston, TX, United States

In honor of Czech Heritage Month, Apollo Chamber Players celebrate the bicentennial of Bedrich Smetana’s birth with chamber music by this beloved Bohemian composer. Program features his fiery First String Quartet and masterful Piano Trio.

Free

Harmony Through Inconsolable Loss: Lessons from Mahler, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff (Hybrid)

The Jung Center of Houston 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

What inspiration can we draw from stories of loss to help us persevere and thrive despite life's challenges? Explore the lives of three composers who faced profound losses but continued to create extraordinary music. Mahler endured the death of his daughter. Beethoven grappled with the loss of his hearing – an essential sense for any […]

$20 – $25

Hindustani (North Indian) Vocal Recital by PT Ram Deshpande

University of St. Thomas 3910 Yoakum, Houston, TX, United States

Hindustani Vocal Recital By Pt Ram Deshpande - an eminent and highly regarded Vocalist and Teacher. He has performed at major music festivals in India, Europe and the US. He will be accompanied on Tabla By Sanjay Deshpande - disciple of PT Suresh Talwalkar and now learning under PT Yogesh Samsi; and on Harmonium by […]

$25.

5×5

Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

5x5 - 5 Rhythms, 5 Highlighting Features for Each Rhythm. A Contemporary Evening of Kathak's Traditional Repertoire Featuring Greater Houston Area Artists On October 19, 2024, Houston hosts 5x5, showcasing 5 rhythms from Kathak’s traditional dance repertoire with live classical music. This evening-length presentation highlights five distinct elements, each featuring a different aspect of Kathak’s […]

$20

Pride Chorus Houston: Home.

Unity of Houston (Unity Church of Christianity) 2929 Unity Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Join us for an inspiring evening with Pride Chorus Houston as they present “Home," a concert celebrating the essence of home and the myriad ways it touches our lives. Performed in the beautiful Unity of Houston, this concert explores the profound and personal meaning of "home" through a rich tapestry of music and storytelling. Throughout […]

$20 – $35

Houston Masterworks Chorus, Fauré Requiem

St. Paul's United Methodist Church 5501 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

GABRIEL FAURÉ REQUIEM Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Mark Diamond, Baritone El Sistema TX Symphony Youth Orchestra October 20, 2024 We believe in the power of collaboration and community. On October 20th, we are excited to join forces with the inspiring El Sistema Symphony Youth Orchestra to present Fauré’s most popular masterwork, the Requiem. We […]