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Eric's Farewell

Musica Tra Amici

Eric's Farewell

Founder Eric Halen makes his affectionate farewell to his Musica Tra Amici audience

You didn't miss the concert! You can catch it on Video-on-Demand through April 6!

Following his retirement from the Houston Symphony, our beloved founder Eric Halen makes his affectionate farewell to his Musica Tra Amici audience. He will be joined by Boson Mo, Joan DerHovsepian, Brinton Avril Smith, and Evelyn Chen performing romantic music from the Bohemian heartland including Dvorak’s beautiful piano quintet.Read more

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WindSync

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Onstage Offstage Chamber Music Festival

In this season finale, part of the ninth annual Onstage Offstage Chamber Music Festival, WindSync shows a new side of composers who have written for the group through their works for solo instruments and strings. Featuring 2025 composer-in-residence Akshaya Avril Tucker and festival guest artist Kinetic Ensemble.Read more

Figura y Fondo: Release Concert

Renown Venezuelan pianist Baden Goyo and vibraphone player Juan Diego Villalobos present their most recent album production Figure-Ground (Figura y Fondo), a musical work that blends Jazz and Venezuelan Music, exploring the relation between the visible and the underlying; the tangible and its essence beneath the surface, featuring a colorful musical exploration, woven together by the invisible thread of identity.Read more

Ethnography of Afro-Venezuelan Music

Ethnography of Afro-Venezuelan Music is a multidisciplinary educational conference that explores the expression of the rich cultural traditions of African culture and European religious practices in Venezuela, particularly focusing on how music serves as a medium for spiritual, social, and cultural expression. It differentiates Afro-Venezuelan music from the broader Afro-Latin music scene in social and religious terms and disseminates the elements that converge in the sociohistorical construction of the Afro-Venezuelan vision and its impact on the Venezuelan colonial context. 

The project, which includes videos, music, and dance, aims to strengthen ties between African American and Venezuelan communities and promote a dynamic cultural exchange. This educational-cultural activity is free for the general public. 

Ethnography of Afro-Venezuelan Music is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Read more

Gratitud... Canto a la Vida y al Amor Concert

Gratitud... Canto a la Vida y al Amor Concert, featuring singer/guitarist Lourdes Jiménez performing a variety of Latin American rhythms with a twist of flamenco. This event celebrates her recovery from ovarian cancer stage 3. Read more

¡Viva la Musica!

International Voices Houston

¡Viva la Musica!

Mark Vogel, Artistic Director; Featuring mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte and percussionist Jesús Pacheco

Collaborating with special guests Cecilia Duarte and Jesús Pacheco, International Voices Houston presents an all-Spanish-language program, celebrating the worldwide diversity of Hispanic music. Featuring songs from: Ecuador, Spain, Uruguay, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Cuba and more.

En colaboración con los invitados especiales Cecilia Duarte y Jesús Pacheco Mánuel, International Voices Houston presenta un programa completamente en español, celebrando la diversidad mundial de la música hispana. Con canciones de: Ecuador, España, México, Venezuela, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Cuba y más.Read more

Deep Rooted: Celebrating Ten Years of Music-Making in Houston

Kinetic Ensemble

Deep Rooted: Celebrating Ten Years of Music-Making in Houston

Featuring premieres by composer Mason Bynes, Evan Ziporyn, and Giancarlo Latta

Kinetic Ensemble closes out its milestone 10th season with a program tracing and celebrating its Houston roots. The evening features no less than three premieres: by composer Mason Bynes (who hails from Sugar Land and is now based in New York), the genre-defying artist Evan Ziporyn, and Kinetic founding member Giancarlo Latta. The program concludes with Benjamin Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge. Celebrate 10 years of collaborative music-making and “thoughtful, incisive programming” (Arts and Culture Texas) with Kinetic!Read more

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