Musical Anchor: Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth charts a forward looking...
“The rich history of CMSFW since its founding is part of the Fort Worth DNA,” Levinson says. The post Musical Anchor: Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth charts a forward looking new year first...
View ArticleNo Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists
Can a series of world premiere, multidisciplinary performances also quickly become an annual New Year tradition? The post No Barriers: Performing Arts Houston’s New Now Series Nurtures Houston Artists...
View ArticleFrom Storms to Sunshine: Dallas Symphony Orchestra performs works by...
Nobody can say whether Camille Saint-Saëns had an extramusical topic in mind when he cast his “Organ” Symphony as a journey from storms to blazing sunshine. The post From Storms to Sunshine: Dallas...
View ArticleExcellence & Wisdom: Orpheus Chamber Singers offers a living museum of choral...
Here’s something that won’t be a surprise to some people: Choral music is a pretty big deal in North Texas. The post Excellence & Wisdom: Orpheus Chamber Singers offers a living museum of choral...
View ArticleSocial Issues, Puppets, Yellow Swings and Big Changes: The 2023 Wrap Up
We are back for our epic annual public chit chat, a tiny snapshot of the thousand dishy emails that fly across the inter tubes discussing what we just saw, missed, didn’t understand or flat out loved....
View ArticleTX Studio: Dallas Composer Quinn Mason’s Clear Vision
Remember the age-old maxim, Know Thyself? Dallas’ Quinn Mason is crystal clear on his identity as a composer. The post TX Studio: Dallas Composer Quinn Mason’s Clear Vision first appeared on Arts &...
View ArticleHouston Chamber Choir’s Springtime: Stravinsky to Brubeck to Buller
The Houston Chamber Choir’s annual showcase of high school choirs was mere days away, and artistic director Robert Simpson was making the rounds of the featured schools to touch base. The post Houston...
View ArticleBuilding a Global Network: The Fusebox Universe at 20
The planets will align this spring for Fusebox Festival’s 20th anniversary. The post Building a Global Network: The Fusebox Universe at 20 first appeared on Arts & Culture Texas.
View ArticleClassical Gems: Dallas Opera will stage landmark works for its first time
The Dallas Opera will treat its audiences next season to two of opera’s all-time favorites, but the real news belongs to the season’s other two slots: They’ll hold a pair of landmark works the company...
View ArticleFire Music: Loop38 makes an impact with new music for our times
As the largest wildfire in Texas history raged across the Panhandle in March of this year, Loop38, the Houston-based new music ensemble, was set to begin a multi-day residency at Stephen F. Austin...
View ArticleHouston Symphony Expands for the Strauss Festival
The Houston Symphony will end its season with a splash: a two-weekend festival devoted to Richard Strauss, whose name is practically synonymous with sonic spectacle. The post Houston Symphony Expands...
View ArticleLove, Power and Gold: Dallas Symphony Orchestra Performs Wagner’s Epic Ring...
If you take it at face value, it’s an epic tale of gods and gnomes, fighting over a gold ring that confers supreme power over the world. But there’s a more compelling way to look at The Ring of the...
View ArticleConsumed by Love: Houston Grand Opera’s New Season of Romance and Passion
“What is it about opera that keeps everybody thinking in a romantic frame of mind?” That’s a question Khori Dastoor, General Director and CEO of Houston Grand Opera (HGO), pondered while deciding the...
View ArticleTexas New Music Festival Celebrates New Works
Texas New Music Festival (TNMF) is the brainchild of Chad Robinson, Founder and Artistic Director of the Texas New Music Ensemble (TNME). The post Texas New Music Festival Celebrates New Works first...
View ArticlePeople First: ROCO Celebrates 20 Years of Fostering a Culture of Connection
Let’s do the numbers. Houston’s premiere chamber orchestra ROCO will have reached a staggering 150 world premieres by the end of its 20th season. The post People First: ROCO Celebrates 20 Years of...
View ArticleUnexpected Interactions: Texas Performing Arts offers a revamp of the...
Arts lovers headed to performances know the drill: Enter the theater, settle into your seat and wait for the house lights to go down. Musicians, actors or dancers materialize onstage, and your...
View ArticleFresh Revivals & New Stories: Broadway Across Texas
While the 2023-2024 Broadway touring season still has big productions left for Texas cities, we’ve also entered our favorite time of year, season announcement season. The post Fresh Revivals & New...
View ArticleAmadigi Speaks to the Heart at Ars Lyrica Houston
Ars Lyrica presented the Houston debut of a rarely heard Handel opera this weekend at Zilkha Hall (May 24-25, 2024), exactly 309 years after its sensational premiere at the King’s Theatre in London in...
View ArticleDoing it all: Performing Arts Houston offers a big tent of arts experiences
“Zero constraints” that’s how Performing Arts Houston executive director Meg Booth describes the programming possibilities when the organization puts together a season lineup like the recently...
View ArticleFrom ‘Ring’ to ‘Resurrection’: Dallas Symphony’s Ambitious Season
No doubt about it, the big event of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s coming season arrives near the start: Music director Fabio Luisi and company, going where no U.S. orchestra has gone in decades, will...
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