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An explosive violinist fizzles: Dan Zhu struggles to live up to the hype for Texas Music Festival finale

By Joel Luks

07.06.12 | 11:26 am

Violinist Dan Zhu was the talk of the town in classical music circles these past couple of weeks and his solo appearance at Texas Music Festival's final hurrah promised a bombastic concert no o ...

A joyful bang

A massive sound for a celebratory opening: Notables toast Texas Music Festival first performance

By Joel Luks

06.16.12 | 5:30 pm

The sounds of the 95-piece Texas Music Festival Orchestra accompanied by the 100-member Houston Symphony Chorus tolled the start of the month-long classical tunes summer fest. As if slapped silly b ...

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Painting with music: Behind the scenes as Texas Music Festival takes on Debussy sea sketches

By Joel Luks

06.15.12 | 5:18 pm

Think of a painting from the Impressionist period, perhaps Claude Monet's Haystacks or a large Water Lilies canvas. Look too closely and the image dissolves into thick brushstrokes and blotches ...

Center for Performing Arts Medicine Performance: Texas Music Festival Chamber Music

06.27.12 - 06.28.12

Talented emerging classical musicians come to Houston from all over the world to partake in the month-long Texas Music Festival and learn from world class faculty and acclaimed conductors. The summ

Center for Performing Arts Medicine Concert: Texas Music Festival Guitar Institute

06.14.12

This recital features talented young artists partaking in the 23rd annual Texas Music Festival at University of Houston's Moores School of Music, studying under the leadership of faculty member

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Your weekly guide to Houston: Whorehouse party, the Beach Boys reunite and wine & food & veggie fests

By Joel Luks

06.07.12 | 10:40 am

When the quintessentially Southern seersucker stylings sunbathe social gatherings, there's no question that summer spirit is here — despite what the calendar says. Darling hats and classi ...

2012 Texas Music Festival Jazz Project "Traditions in Transition"

06.04.12

The TMF Jazz Project is an all-star jazz orchestra composed of our state's finest musicians. Led by director/trumpeter Noe Marmolejo, the program traces a musical arch from the swing era all th

2012 Texas Music Festival Perspectives 4 Concert: Faculty Artist Chamber Music "Grand Finale"

06.25.12

Experience the wide variety of instrumental color on display in a program that includes Jennifer Higdon's Trio for Piano and Strings and ends with Beethoven's Septet for Strings and Winds.

2012 Texas Music Festival Perspectives 4 Concert: Faculty Artist Chamber Music "Grand Finale"

06.26.12

Experience the wide variety of instrumental color on display in a program that includes Jennifer Higdon's Trio for Piano and Strings and ends with Beethoven's Septet for Strings and Winds.

2012 Texas Music Festival Perspectives 3 Concert: Faculty Artist Chamber Music "Made in America"

06.19.12

Explore the music of native composers with Aaron Copland's Sonata for Violin and Piano, Michael Colgrass' Variations for Viola and Drums and Houston composer Pierre Jalbert's Trio