Archive for July, 2010
Houston Symphony’s Sounds Like Fun!
Photos by Michael & Nanci Decker… The Houston Symphony Orchestra presented their annual “Sounds Like Fun!” Free Family concert on June 7, 2011. The concert was free, and no tickets were required. The kids played musical instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo before the concert.
B.J. Thomas
He owns one of the most distinctive voices in American pop music. B.J.’s signature hits—the Oscar-winning “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” the millions-selling “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song,” “Hooked on a Feeling,” “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” and his career-igniting cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.” There [...]
Barbara Tucker, soprano
For years, Barbara sang with her mom and siblings as The Johnson Family all over the Gulf Coast areas and especially at their home church, Jerusalem Baptist. Many of the songs they sang were written by her mother. In 1969, Barbara spent a year in New York as a cast member of the Tony-Award winning [...]
Pizzazz with Jazz
On Thursday, May 5, the Centrum Arts League will host the 13th Annual Pizzazz with Jazz Luncheon at Shirley Acres. Fashion Consultant Roz Pactor, editor of TheChicSheet.com, will be the guest speaker. Money raised by this event will benefit Cypress Creek FACE’s Focus on Education Scholarship Fund. The Centrum Arts League and Cypress Creek FACE alike [...]
Chicken Big
The Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center presents Chicken Big. On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg. And out of this egg came one big, humongous . . . something. “It’s big!” clucked the little rooster. “It’s enormous!” clucked the small chicken. “It’s an [...]
The Fidelis Quartet
The Fidelis Quartet is one of Houston’s premier chamber music ensembles, comprised of four Houston Symphony musicians with a keen interest in the quartet repertoire. The ensemble consists of violinists Rodica Gonzalez and Mihaela Frusina, sisters from Romania; violist Wei Jiang; and cellist Jeffrey Butler. Initially formed in 1997 to perform at Symphony functions, its scope [...]
Ars Lyrica presents The St. John Passion with the University of Houston Concert Chorale
Bach’s setting of the passion narrative from the Gospel of John is sacred drama of the highest order. This beloved work, presented in collaboration with the Moores School of Music Concert Chorale, features tenor Tony Boutté as the Evangelist and a stellar lineup of soloists and players. Select singers from the Klein High School Choir will [...]
Madeline and the Bad Hat
ArtsPower’s Madeline and the Bad Hat, an original musical based upon the much-loved book, captures the blithe yet touching spirit of Ludwig Bemelmans’s Madeline series. It traces the adventures of a young Parisian girl who – despite starting off on the wrong foot with a mischievous new neighbor – eventually learns that first impressions aren’t [...]
Lone Star College: Jazz Concert with Guest Artist
Cypress Creek FACE is proud to promote Lone Star College-North Harris Jazz Band, All State Region IX Jazz Ensemble with guest artist Eric Mariental.
McTeggart Irish Dancers
The original McTeggart School of Irish Dance was established in 1939 in Cork, Ireland. The first director was Peg McTeggart, the eldest of four sisters, all of them champion dancers. The school soon spread throughout the whole of County Cork due to the efforts of younger sister Maureen McTeggart Hall. In 1958 Maureen and her [...]
11th Annual “A World of Song”
Students from Klein Collins, Klein Oak, and Tomball high schools performed at the 11th annual “A World of Song,” with conductor Dr. Doreen Rao of the University of Toronto, to a sold out crowd!
Michael Cooper: Masked Marvels & Wondertales
Michael Cooper is an eye-popping visual artist and virtuoso mime whose exquisite performances have dazzled audiences for almost thirty years. His one-man extravaganza combines his breathtaking handcrafted masks, original stories of courage and wonder, outlandish stilt dancing and a physical repertoire that ranges from the madcap to the sublime. The result is a “moving sculpture.” [...]
The Rob Landes Trio
Houstonian Rob Landes and his trio will delight you romantic selections to put you in the Valentine mood. In addition, he will take requests from the audience.
The Princess and the Pea
Houston Grand Opera’s Opera to Go! presents the Princess and the Pea. This comic opera retells the classic Hans Christian Andersen story of a heart-sick Prince searching for love in all the wrong places, his cantankerous mother, and a beautiful Princess, who against all odds finds her way into the hearts of the Kingdom. All [...]
Asleep at the Wheel
Since their inception in 1970, Asleep at the Wheel, the famed western-swing, boogie, and roots-music outfit, has won nine Grammy Awards, released more than 20 studio albums and have charted more than 20 singles on Billboard’s country charts.
Klein Legacy Concert: Sadie Turner, harpist
Sadie Turner, 1st prize winner of the American Harp Society’s National Competition, made her solo debut at age 18 with the Houston Symphony Orchestra as winner of their High School Concerto Competition. As a recitalist, she has performed throughout the United States. In the orchestral arena she has performed with the Houston Symphony, New World [...]
Houston Symphony
Conductor Brett Mitchell and the Houston Symphony performed to a sold out crowd on New Year’s Eve.
Alpenfest
Alpenfest is much more than an oompah band. Their specialties include four thirteen foot Swiss alphorns, a tuned set of Austrian cowbells, Holzanes G’Lächter (German xylophone), tuned musical hand saws, and yodeling.
The Canadian Tenors – SOLD OUT
An amazing night of music. If you attended the Houston PBS Meet & Greet, check out the photos here.
Canadian Tenors – PBS
Thank you to Houston PBS and their supporters. They enjoyed a pre-show Meet & Greet with the Canadian Tenors.
Hank the Cowdog
Main Street Theater presents “Hank the Cowdog: The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob.” Hank is a scruffy, smart-alecky supersleuth with a nose for danger and an eye for the ladies. And as Head of Ranch Security on a West Texas ranch, he’s usually up to his ears in all kinds of amusing trouble. Whether [...]
Apollo Chamber Players
Promenade Series Concert Change Due to a family emergency, Ferenc Illényi and Erich Avinger will be unable to perform at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. In their absence, we are pleased to present the… Apollo Chamber Players Matthew Detrick, violin Anabel Ramirez, violin Matthew Carrington, viola Clement Chow, cello Concert Program: Tango Ballet, [...]
Yeol Eum Son, pianist
At the age of twenty-three, Yeol Eum Son’s highly versatile and accomplished performances earned her a silver medal at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Little Creatures Concert featuring Joe McDermott and the Smart Little Creatures Band
What a wonderful concert! So many amazing “little creatures” came…. Get in the Halloween spirit with an Austin music treasure, Joe McDermott, as he performs at The Centrum with his Smart Little Creatures Band. Joe combines a teaching background with a pop music pedigree to create effervescent songs, such as “Everybody Play Air Guitar,” “Momma’s [...]
Pearl presents Old World Operatic Portraits – SOLD OUT
The Pearl is currently exhibiting a fine collection of British and French portraits in the exhibition, The Grand Tour. Largely members of old world aristocracy, they look as if they might easily belong on the operatic stage.
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is firmly established as one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras after 50 years of exceptional music making. They will be on tour with the critically acclaimed pianist Jonathan Biss in an all-Mozart program. The Academy is most famous for their Mozart recordings, including the soundtrack to [...]
Zoya Shuhatovich
Steinway Artist Zoya Shuhatovich received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from the Gorky State Conservatory, Russia, with the highly regarded pianist and teacher Ilia Fridman, a pupil of the legendary piano teacher, Heinrich Neuhaus. The program is comprised of highly romantic and elaborative transcription of J.S. Bach’s Chaconne from Violin Partita [...]
The Family Stone
The Family Stone may not have Sly but the sound isn’t missing a beat. They present a set of their classic hits like: “I Want to Take You Higher”, “Everyday People”, “Dance To The Music”, “Hot Fun In The Summertime”, “Family Affair”, and many more.
Soul Street presents “Taking it to the Streets”
What an amazing show! They fly through the air with the greatest of ease! They dance en pointe while semi-crouched in high-top sneakers! Catch the excitement of Street Dance as these energetic performers demonstrate their varied styles and discuss the distinctive features and origins of each dance. From Brazil’s Capoiera to New York’s Break Dance [...]
Dons & Divas
The famous opera by Giacomo Puccini comes to life on The Centrum stage. The story is set in Paris in the period around 1830. It essentially focuses on the love between the seamstress called Mimì and the poet Rodolfo. They almost immediately fall in love with each other, but Rodolfo later wants to leave Mimì [...]
Subscribe to Feed (RSS)