Student Power

As big as the Lone Star State: The Texas Music Festival's new lineup is . . .

By Joel Luks

04.09.13 | 2:01 pm

While many of the city's art presenters go into summer hibernation mode, another tuneful bacchanal is preparing to bubble with zestful energy on June 4 to 29. The 24th annual Immanuel and H ...

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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Behind the scenes at Texas Music Festival: A look at how students prepare for a joyful Opening

By Joel Luks

06.08.12 | 5:27 pm

For the 23rd Annual Immanuel & Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival, maestro Franz Anton Krager is pushing his talented orchestra fellowship students to their tuneful limits. His rational ...

Shelby's Social Diary

How sweet it is when the music sings, royalty approves and records are broken for Virtuosi of Houston

By Shelby Hodge

05.11.12 | 5:05 pm

For Virtuosi of Houston's 11th anniversary gala, the ballroom of the Hotel InterContinental pulsated with the talents of student musicians, who performed everything from The Nutcracker's &q ...

Month-long music fest

Ready, set, play: Five highlights of the 22nd annual Texas Music Festival

By Joel Luks

06.07.11 | 5:03 pm

Now in its 22nd season, the Texas Music Festival (TMF) brings the creme de la creme of  music students from all over the world— some as far away as Poland, Korea and Hong Kong ...

Texas Music Festival: Symphony Orchestra with Franz Anton Krager

06.12.10

Now in its 21st season, the Texas Music Festival brings talented music students from around the world for an international summer orchestral training program at the University of Houston Moores Sch

Shelby's Social Diary

Moores School makes beautiful music at its annual spring luncheon

By Shelby Hodge

05.10.10 | 1:27 pm

Support groups for higher education entities are delicious things and of particular interest on Friday was the Moores School of Music Society, which held its annual spring luncheon at the Junior Le ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Moores School gala hits a high note — with a special guest

By Shelby Hodge

03.02.10 | 2:49 pm

A little George Gershwin, a bit of Cole Porter and a touch of Duke Ellington —  the Moores School of Music Symphony Orchestra proved its musical mettle Friday night at the school's a ...