Canciones de Amor
The second concert of THE PONCE PROJECT Spring Virtual Season presents a curated collection of Latin American Art Songs "Canciones" from México, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia. Read more
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Ponce: Mexican Piano Music
The fourth concert of THE PONCE PROJECT Spring Virtual Season presents a selection of some of the most beautiful piano compositions by Manuel M. Ponce.
Although better known worldwide as a composer for classical guitar, Ponce's total output for the piano surpasses 200 compositions that include virtually all forms and genres: Preludes, Fugues, Sonatas, Variations, Etudes, Nocturnes, Intermezzi, Minuets, Dances, Mazurkas, Rhapsodies, Marches, etc.
Mexican-born pianist Oscar Vázquez performs a carefully curated selection of Ponce's compositions that include the famous habanera for the left-hand alone: Malgrè Tout.Read more
Ponce's Cello Sonata
The third concert of THE PONCE PROJECT Spring Virtual Season presents one of the seminal compositions for the cello and piano repertoire of the twentieth century. The Sonata for violoncello and piano, composed in México City in 1922, was premiered in October of the same year by Ponce himself at the piano along with Oscar Nicastro playing the cello.
Astrid Morales (piano) and Wesley Skinner (cello) deliver a top-notch performance of one of the finest and most demanding sonatas in the repertoire.Read more
SEASON FINALE: Let's Celebrate Latin American Classical Music!
The Spring Season Finale presents a compilation of some of the best artists performing some of the most beautiful and exciting Latin American Classical Music. The program includes Piazolla's Le Grand Tango and Ponce's Estrellita.Read more
The Cinematic Affair
Shacolby Shentell Entertainment, LLC, Shotwell Features, 6th Street, SGA366
The Cinematic Affair
Red Carpet Movie Premiere
The Cinematic Affair, the collaborative team of Houston's talented filmmakers Shacolby Shentell Entertainment, Shotwell Features, 6th Street, and SGA366 presents an array of short films guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seats.
Next Lifetime written and directed by the multifaceted Shacolby Shentell of Shacolby Shentell Entertainment, LLC intel's a story of two lovers living double lives. When your heart yearns for the wrong person and you cross those forbidden lines. Award winning writer and director Malcolm Carter of Shotwell features presents The SZN. A conceited entrepreneur concocting his way to taking over an independent media company. Jamaal Williams making his debut with writing his first film Redness Relief. A modern day love story turned inside out. Drama filled, passion, romance, suspense! You are definitely in for great entertainment. Read more
Delights & Dances
Kinetic Ensemble
Delights & Dances
An all-American, dance-inspired performance for Kinetic's season closer
Kinetic closes its unprecedented season with an all-American, dance-inspired program exploring the importance of dance in our communities, whether it is through religious rituals, a celebration of shared culture and identity, or collective grief and mourning. The role of community has never been more essential in our lives, as we recover from a dark and isolating year of this pandemic.Read more
Weaving the Circle
Rooted in traditional forms from West Africa, this performance celebrates the continuity, connection and community that is created while performing in the circle. Read more
A3L: Across 3 Languages
Houston is a melting pot of different cultures, religions and micro communities. When diving deeper into the cultural fabric of the Greater Houston Area, over fifty thousand people speak a language different from English or Spanish (ACS 2014). A3L: Across 3 Languages is a live linguistics mixtape performance of language-based songs (Chinese, Arabic, French) performed by BABA RUEROB. Read more
Faraway, so close
ISHIDA Dance Company presents an evening of thought-provoking premieres in contemporary dance: new works based on personal poetic narratives that invite existential questions by ISHIDA, a new creation by former Batsheva dancer and USC Professor Bret Easterling, and a work by Australian native Danielle Rowe, former principal with Houston Ballet and Netherlands Dans Theater (NDT) who has created works on San Francisco Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet and NDT dancers.Read more
Philip Glass: Aguas Da Amazonia
Aperio
Philip Glass: Aguas Da Amazonia
A Free Livestream of Philip Glass' Monumental Work Reimagined for Chamber Orchestra
Inspired by the Amazon River and its tributaries, Philip Glass' Aguas da Amazonia explores a vivid mixture of orchestral and percussive textures in the composer's signature style. Aperio performed the North American premiere of Aguas da Amazonia in 2017 to critical acclaim. Houstonia magazine praised the premiere as "a welcome flood of technical ambition" and Arts+CultureTX lauded Aperio's performance as "ebullient, vibrant...and riveting throughout." Maestro Marlon Chen (Manila Symphony Orchestra, MDR Orchestra Leipzig, Orchestre de Paris) conducts.Read more
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