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An intimate, tuneful trip: Houston Friends of Chamber Music 2013-14 season disrobes classical music

By Joel Luks

03.08.13 | 12:01 am

Oh, to be a fly on the wall when the Houston Friends of Chamber Music volunteer board gathers to curate its season. Tucked away in a small conference room at Rice University's Shepherd Scho ...

WindSync presents "Where in Time is WindSync? The Incredible Spring Time Concert"

03.16.13

WindSync explores the musical traditions that created the unique ensemble in a concert event inspired by time travel. Music includes selections by Tomasi, Hindemith, Taffanel and Reicha.

Axiom String Quartet in concert

03.03.13

The program includes Beethoven String Quartet No. 7, Boccherini String Quartet in E flat major, G. 167, and Samuel Barber's String Quartet. The concert is sponsored by the Music Preparator

The CultureMap Interview

An adventurous life: Itzhak Perlman recounts bullets flying above his crib and the challenges of playing Beethoven

By Joel Luks

02.06.13 | 12:12 pm

I don't remember learning about Itzhak Perlman. The man and his music were a much a part of my family's life as knowing that eggs were for breakfast, milk was good for your bones and b ...

Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents the Gryphon Trio

02.12.13

One of the world's preeminent piano trios, Canada's Gryphon Trio redefines chamber music for the 21st century. Images in Sound illustrates the Gryphon's eclectic approach of a genre tha

Guest Artist & Faculty Recital: Jean Ferrandis with Leone Buyse

02.15.13

Extraordinary French flute soloist Jean Ferrandis joins Shepherd School of Music flute professor Leone Buyse, whose singing "flautando" style and charming flair render her a sought out so

Faculty recital: Leone Buyse with special guest Sergio Pallottelli

01.23.13

Flute professor Leone Buyse, whose striking virtuosity and singing "flautando" style has rendered her a sought out chamber musician, pedagogue and soloist, alongside special guest Italian

Da Camera presents "A Little Day Music" with Horace Alexander Young

Wortham Theater Center

04.03.13

Da Camera's free lunchtime performance series "A Little Day Music" continues with a concert that features music inspired by the classic album Charlie Parker with Strings presented by

Da Camera presents the Diotima Quartet in "Paris-Houston"

The Menil Collection

04.09.13

The Da Camera at The Menil series concludes when the Paris-based Diotima String Quartet makes its Houston debut in an exciting evening of premieres, featuring two distinguished Houston composers. T

INTERPLAY presents "Music in the Sky"

01.27.13

INTERPLAY seeks to develop personal interaction between Houstonians and the Houston Symphony musicians in order to enrich the cultural and artistic experience for both. This program, presented