A journey through Liszt’s Years of Pilgrimage, featuring the Three Petrarch Sonnets for tenor and piano, and solo piano works inspired by Venice, Naples, and Villa d’Este — places that marked the composer’s youth, maturity, and final years.Read more
Kinetic Ensemble continues its momentum into its second decade as one of Houston’s most exciting chamber ensembles, with thoughtfully curated, innovative, and artistically excellent performances. At the center of this season-opening concert program is Benjamin Britten’s Double Concerto for Violin and Viola (1932), which features Kinetic founder and Artistic Director Natalie Lin Douglas and core violist Sebastian Stefanovic as soloists.
Sketched by the 18-year-old Britten, who was already a prolific young composer, the Double Concerto captures the composer’s youthful exuberance and affinity toward spotlighting string virtuosity. At the same time, the work contains passages of surprisingly mature and deep expressivity. Never published in his lifetime, Britten’s meticulously detailed sketch was realized by his longtime assistant, Colin Matthews, and only received its premiere performance in 1997, over 20 years after his death. Kinetic will perform a rare string orchestra arrangement of this work.
Accompanying the Double Concerto will be the premiere of a new string arrangement of Unstrung by Rice graduate Alex Berko, which pays homage to the bluegrass traditions of Kentucky, and American composer Libby Larsen’s String Symphony (1999), a lush and expansive work that pays homage to strings and explores the notion of an “American English” musical vernacular.
Our vision for this program as a whole is one that captures the inventiveness, virtuosity, and the expressive capability of the string orchestra as a powerful symphonic body. In Libby Larsen’s own words:
“Strings, the core of the symphony orchestra… seem to express something deeply felt in the soul, something deeply lyrical about being, simply, alive.”Read more
They couldn't kill their bosses, so they did the next best thing - they organized.
Arthouse Houston is proud to present 9 to 5, the outrageously fun comedy caper starring the legendary trio of Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolley Parton as our next Mobile Movie Palace event. The show will begin with live country music performed by Allison Holmes.Read more
Single tickets on sale September 1, 2025
Join the Houston Pride Band on a mesmerizing journey through a myriad of Asian cultures and communities as we open our 2025-26 season with Silk Road Journey. Widen your musical horizons as we feature pieces inspired by the diverse sounds and styles of the most populous continent on earth. Save money and get more band for your buck by purchasing a ticket package to the next two concerts now!Read more
Hailed as “the female voice of the Spanish guitar” by Opera World Magazine, Andrea Gonzalez Caballero is an extraordinary talent, enchanting audiences worldwide with her impeccable skills and evocative performances. A record-breaker, Andrea is the youngest guitarist to win First Prize at the prestigious “XIII Alhambra International Guitar Competition” (Valencia) and has also claimed First Prize and Special Prize at the “XL International Competition F. Sor” (Rome).Read more
Drumz Uhuru presents Legacy: Many; Become One. Join us for an incredible evening of music, dance, and spoken word.
Together we will laugh, sing, and celebrate the root of culture, community, and humanity through the rich musical and cultural legacies of the Afro-Diaspora, where myriad sounds and expressions fuse into one palpable pulse.
This is something you don't want to miss! Get ready to be moved, inspired, and connected as we journey through space and time. See you there!
This concert brought to you by Drumz Uhuru is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.Read more
An intimate concert with Houston's premiere Venezuelan violinist. He explores rhythm and melody, taking this small audience on a tour of Venezuelan and Latin American music, improvising and playing special and unique versions of their songs.Read more
An evening of poignant American music explores the power of nostalgia and collective memory highlighting an array of composers and historical perspectives featuring Samuel Barber's 'Knoxville, Summer 1915' and Shawn Okpebholo's 'Two Black Churches'. Featured performers include Julia Fox, soprano and Timothy Jones, baritone. Maestro Marlon Chen conducts.Read more
Join Houston singer and songwriter Tatiana Sunay Safonts Acuña for an evening of music and joy!
"Celebrating music with all of you is a pleasure.
Thank you always to music for uniting souls. I live for it. I live to sing.
Thank you for being here."
Life without music would be a mistake.
-NietzscheRead more
El Hispanic Choir of Houston te invita a vivir una noche inolvidable en su Concierto 10° Aniversario, bajo el lema “Un latido, mil historias, una sola voz.”
Un evento lleno de pasión, cultura y armonía que contará con la participación especial del Coro Infantil y Chamber Choir de El Sistema Texas, Ricardo Aguirre Jr, Ricardo Hernández, Nano Silva y Gianloret Matos ¡Acompáñanos y sé parte de esta gran celebración que enaltece nuestra identidad y el poder de la música coral!Read more
