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Wham, bam — thank you ma'am

A big bang season finale: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra delivers a concert with plenty of 'tude

By Joel Luks

04.22.13 | 10:21 am

Clunk! Bonk! Kapow! Thwach! Vronk! Zap! Wham, bam — thank you ma'am. With the exception of the "thank you" part, one would think that these onomatopoeic words come straight ...


Big Bang Theory

A musical box of chocolates: Big Bang concert from River Oaks Chamber Orchestra aims to be a journey

By Joel Luks

04.20.13 | 7:02 am

Here's a sure way to confuse anyone: Tell them you are a percussionist. It isn't like mastering the violin, piano or some obscure cousin of the oboe in which a musician focuses on one p ...


Step into the Listening Room

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra puts music in your pocket: New mobile approach captures fans

By Joel Luks

02.24.13 | 11:30 am

There's no mistaking when Alecia Lawyer zooms around your part of town. Her mommy SUV is branded with license plates that announce the whereabouts of the fierce leader of the River Oaks Chamber ...


Calendar Closeup

Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — with free Valentine's Day tips

By Joel Luks

02.05.13 | 12:14 pm

Smell that? Nope, it isn't the intoxicating aroma of Houston. Love's in the air. Valentine's Day is just around the corner. If you don't take care of business and make appropria ...


The Arthropologist

X-Men (and women) for the Arts: Volunteers use biz superpowers to help small arts groups thrive

By Nancy Wozny

01.11.13 | 2:27 pm

The dreamy sounds of Sting's "Message in a Bottle" wafted through the air as bassist Sandor Ostlund serenaded the packed house at Gremillion & Co. recently as part ...


Calendar Closeup

Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events, including the tea lady's goodbye

By Joel Luks

01.03.13 | 9:14 am

On tap this first week of the year are a cool competition, an artsy shopping spree, an artful affair, tunes by an unlikely instrument, a visually rich film screening and a get-together that lauds t ...


Twists and turns

Musical exhibitionism & happy feet: Virtuoso stunts titillate ROCO audiences with organ action

By Joel Luks

11.20.12 | 12:07 pm

It's a rare occasion when a musician's feet are the subject of so much chatter, discussion and admiration. When organ doyen Paul Jacobs approached the Létourneau Pipe monster &md ...


Musical rebels

Pipes and pedals: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra's melange is worthy of daredevil rock stars

By Joel Luks

11.16.12 | 5:30 pm

If Paul Jacobs were an Olympic athlete, he would be akin to Michael Phelps. If he were an adventure explorer, his standing would equal Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the duo who first reach ...


A Weekend Fiesta

Inside the brain of Alecia Lawyer: Classical music difference maker isn't afraid to take fiery risks

By Joel Luks

10.06.12 | 5:58 am

It's the philosophy of many marketers of large classical music ensembles that the soloist or the plat de résistance sells tickets — butts in seats as the industry endearingly ...


Getting personal

How does art inspire you? Houston's arts leaders offer a collage of thoughts

By Joel Luks

08.20.12 | 12:06 pm

Why do we love art? What is it about the arts that inspires us personally, spiritually and academically? CultureMap reached out to major art leaders and art makers for their innermost thoughts ...


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