UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON
MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC
SPRING 2016 EVENTS CALENDAR
(04/28/16)
JANUARY
Tuesday, January 19, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
Faculty Recital
Kirsten Yon, violin
Anthony Kitai, cello
Timothy Hester, piano
Beethoven, Ravel, Mendelssohn
Dudley Recital Hall
Wednesday, January 20, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
AWEA DUO
Flute/saxophone duo performs works by Morley, J.S. Bach, Rutter, Mellits, Bandoh Zanter, Broberg
Dudley Recital Hall
Friday, January 22, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
Arunesh Nadgir,* piano
Haydn, Takemitsu, Scriabin, Schumann
Dudley Recital Hall
Saturday, January 23, 11:00 a.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Arunesh Nadgir,* piano
(Middle Tennessee State University)
Dudley Recital Hall
Monday, January 25, 7:30 p.m. Free
FLUTE FORUM
Aralee Dorough, flute
Matthew Roitstein,* flute
Neal Kurz,* piano
Studio of Aralee Dorough
J.S. Bach, Doppler, Welcher
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LISTING
Wednesday, January 27, 8:00 p.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Elizabeth Freimuth,* horn
(Cincinnati Symphony, principal)
Dudley Recital Hall
EDYTHE BATES OLD
MOORES OPERA CENTER
Thursday, January 28, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12
Saturday, January 30, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12
Sunday, January 31, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12
Nicole Kenley, ** stage director
Kris Chapman,**conductor
La Rondine
by Giacomo Puccini
When Magda finally finds true love and leaves her fashionable city life for romance on the French Riviera, she discovers that she can’t escape her past. Puccini wanted to evoke the romance, waltzes, and popularity of Viennese operetta with a plot reminiscent of both La traviata and Die Fledermaus. Luckily for us, he couldn’t escape the fact that he was still Puccini.
Sung in the original Italian with English surtitles.
Pre-opera lecture 45 minutes prior to curtain.
Friday, January 29, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12
Sunday, January 31, 2 p.m. RS $20/12
Monday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12
Buck Ross, producer / stage director
Raymond Harvey, conductor
Così fan tutte
by W.A. Mozart
Try to pass the final exam in Don Alfonso’s School for Lovers in this giddy, comic whirlwind that puts love to the ultimate test. Are the lovers mismatched? Can love survive deceit and disguises in the shadow of a smoking volcano? Is there really anything better than Mozart?
Sung in the original Italian with English surtitles.
Pre-opera lecture 45 minutes prior to curtain.
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33rd ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL
February 5 - 7
Friday, February 5, 7:30 p.m. RS $25/15
Abbey Simon Recital
Clementi, Schumann, Chopin
Saturday, February 6
9 a.m. - $10/5
John O’Conor* Master Class
Dudley Recital Hall
12:30 p.m. - $15
Artist Conversations Luncheon
MSM Room 108
IPF artists speak about their lives and careers. Audience questions are welcomed. Box lunch provided with advanced reservation.
Auditors welcome (no lunch, $5 at the door).
2 p.m. - $10/5
Abbey Simon Master Class
Dudley Recital Hall
7:30 p.m. - RS $25/15
Kirill Gerstein* Recital
Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Balakirev
Sunday, February 7
11:30 a.m. - $10/5
Kirill Gerstein* Master Class
Dudley Recital Hall
3 p.m. - RS $25/15
John O’Conor* Recital
Beethoven, Schubert, Field
Info: www.uh.edu/pianofestival
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Monday, February 8, 5:00 p.m. Free
CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS
Jeb Mueller, conductor
Southwest American Choral Directors Association Preview Concert
White, Monteverdi, J.S. Bach
Houston Methodist Hospital Crain Garden
6550 Fannin Street, Houston
713-394-6088
Monday, February 8, 7:30 p.m. Free
WIND ENSEMBLE
CONCERT CHORALE
David Bertman, Betsy Cook Weber, directors
Texas Music Educators Association Preview Concert
White: Cantate Domino for Choir and Brass
Monday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
Rob Smith, Alejandro Basulto Martinez, **directors
Danielle Wojcik,** soprano
With Words: Cutler, Garrop, Hodkinson, Kats-Chernin, Lang, Soper, Tower
In collaboration with Gulf Coast Journal, featuring writers from the UH Creative Writing Department.
Tuesday, February 16, 2:00 p.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Zachary Bond,* bass trombone
Marques Young,* trombone
(Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra)
Dudley Recital Hall
Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
Zachary Bond,* bass trombone
Marques Young,* trombone
Piazzola, Whitene, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Young, Hui, Mayer
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LOCATION!
Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. Free
Guest Master Class
OASIS QUARTET*
Dudley Recital Hall
Monday, February 22, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
OASIS QUARTET*
Saxophone quartet performs works by Lias, Bresnick, Maslanka, Higdon, Lavenda, Sciarrino, Lago
Dudley Recital Hall
Wednesday, February 24, 3:00 p.m. Free
CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS
Jeb Mueller, conductor
Southwest American Choral Directors Association Preview Concert
White, Monteverdi, J.S. Bach
A.D. Bruce Religion Center
University of Houston
3841 Cullen Blvd, Houston
713-743-5050
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UPDATE!
18th ANNUAL
MOORES JAZZ FESTIVAL
February 26 – 27
Friday, February 26, 8:00 p.m. $23.75/18.75 (includes services fees)
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
MOORES SCHOOL JAZZ FESTIVAL ALL STARS*
Noe Marmolejo, director
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center
800 Bagby Street, Houston
713-315-2525 or www.thehobbycenter.org
Saturday, February 27, 8:00 p.m. $23.75/18.75 (includes services fees)
PAUL MCKEE,* trombone
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Noe Marmolejo, director
Arrangements by Paul McKee
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center
800 Bagby Street, Houston
713-315-2525 or www.thehobbycenter.org
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Monday, February 29, 7:30 p.m. Free
CONCERT CHORALE
Betsy Cook Weber, conductor
Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri
Villa de Matel
6510 Lawndale St. Houston
713-928-6053
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Monday, February 29, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES
Blake Wilkins, Alec Warren, directors
Mellits, Viñao, Bobo, Burritt, Walker
MARCH
NEW LISTING!
Tuesday, March 1, 12 p.m. Free
Woody Witt, Dan Gelok, saxophones
Guillermo Reza,* percussion
Your Brain on Art: A collaboration designed to learn what happens in the brain as people create, perform and contemplate art. Musicians will perform a variation of Exquisite Corpse (a collaborative, chance-based game made famous by the Surealists in the 1920s) wearing skullcaps with sensors to track their brain activity.
Presented as part of the Blaffer Art Museum Innovation Series.
Student Center North
Tuesday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
SYMPHONIC WINDS
SYMPHONIC BANDS
Marc Martin, Paul Rousse, Jr., directors
Ticheli, Grundman, Curnow, Vaughan Williams, French, Sousa
Cancelled
Tuesday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
Faculty Recital
Kirsten Yon, violin
Suzanne LeFevre, viola
Anthony Kitai, cello
Ana Maria Otamendi, piano
Spanish and Russian Romantic Works: Turina, Tchaikovsky
Dudley Recital Hall
Wednesday, March 2, 10 a.m. Free
Guest Chamber Music Master Class
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
Choral Recital Hall
Made possible through Chamber Music Houston.
Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CHORUS
CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS
UNIVERSITY MEN’S CHORUS
MANCORPS
with Small Ensembles
Betsy Cook Weber, Jeb Mueller, Cody Dickson,** conductors
Songs of Love and Passion
Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
Antonio di Cristofano,* piano
Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin
Dudley Recital Hall
Saturday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. RS $17/12
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Lavard Skou-Larsen,* conductor
Austin Frohmader,** piano (MSM Concerto Competition Winner)
SOLI Chamber Ensemble*
Lieuwen: Concerto for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra (world premiere)
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
Sunday, March 6, 7:00 p.m. Free
CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS
with CINCO RANCH HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE WOMEN*
Jeb Mueller, Dorothy Wilson,* conductors
Southwest American Choral Directors Association Send-Off Concert
Augustinas, Bach, Monteverdi, White (world premiere)
Cancelled
Monday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
WIND ENSEMBLE
David Bertman, director
Tuesday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
Faculty Recital
Lawrence Wheeler, viola
Tali Morgulis, piano
With Chamber Orchestra
Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of the Telemann Viola Concerto: Telemann, Bloch, Brahms
Dudley Recital Hall
Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Catharine Lysinger,* piano
(Southern Methodist University)
Dudley Recital Hall
Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
Catharine Lysinger,* piano
Fleeting Visions: Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Prokofiev
Dudley Recital Hall
EDYTHE BATES OLD
MOORES OPERA CENTER
Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. Free
Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. Free
Mark Diamond, ** stage director
Andreea Mut,**conductor
Roman Fever, a special one-act opera event
Music by RobertWard
Libretto by Roger Brunyate
Two middle-aged widows, long-time friends, are traveling in Rome with their daughters. Old jealousies and rivalries emerge, climaxing in a shocking revelation. Based on an Edith Wharton short story, this compact, one hour opera has a score by the renowned American composer of The Crucible. Sung with piano accompaniment in the original English with surtitles.
Friday, March 18, 7:30 p.m. Free
Robert Bates, organ
François Couperin: Mass for the Parishes
Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church
6221 Main St., Houston
713-529-6106
Monday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. Free
A.I. Lack Series Guest Master Class
Cyrus Forough,* violin
(Carnegie Mellon University)
Choral Recital Hall
Tuesday, March 22, 7:30 p.m. Free
A. I. Lack Series Guest Recital
Cyrus Forough,* violin
Timothy Hester, piano
Beethoven, Debussy, Prokofiev, Ravel
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LISTING
Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
John Bailey,* flute
(University of Nebraska - Lincoln)
Timothy Hester,* piano
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LISTING
Thursday, March 24, 8:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
TrioPolis
(Felix Olschofka, violin; Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Anatolia Loannides, piano)
World premieres of works by Dafnis, Broberg, Sabey DeRosa, Waters
Choral Recital Hall
NEW LISTING
Monday, March 28, 8:30 p.m. Free
French Horn Recital
(Studio of Gavin Reed)
Choral Recital Hall
Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
Faculty Recital
Sonja Bruzauskas,* mezzo-soprano
Tali Morgulis, piano
Schubert: Die Winterreise
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LISTING
Wednesday, March 30, 8:30 p.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Brinton Smith,* cello
(Houston Symphony)
Choral Recital Hall
Thursday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. Free
AMERICAN ROOTS ENSEMBLE
Garreth Broesche, director
Stanley Smith,* clarinet, guitar, vocals
Guthrie, Foster, Hurt, Cash
Dudley Recital Hall
APRIL
NEW LISTING!
Friday, April 1, 2:30 p.m. Free
SYMPOSIUM
Michael Marissen,* author
John Butt,*conductor, Orpheus Chamber Singers
Matthew Dirst, musicology / Artistic Director, Ars Lyrica Houston
Jeffrey Sposato, musicology
And His Burthen is Light? Handel’s Messiah and Its Cultural Baggage
Choral Recital Hall
Tuesday, April 5, 1 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
Kirill Gliadkovsky,* piano
(Saddleback College)
Bach-Busoni, Brahms, Schumann
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LISTING!
Wednesday, April 6, 8:30 p.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Roger Kaza,* French horn
(St. Louis Symphony)
Dudley Recital Hall
Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Free
FLUTE FORUM
Aralee Dorough, flute
Studio of Aralee Dorough
Encores! Little Gems of the Flute Repertoire: Bartok, Debussy, Handel, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Thurston
Dudley Recital Hall
UPDATE!
EDYTHE BATES OLD
MOORES OPERA CENTER
Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12
Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m. RS $20/12
Monday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. RS $20/12
Anna Karenina
by David Carlson
Buck Ross, producer/director
Raymond Harvey, conductor
In 19th-century Imperial Russia, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage falls for a dashing officer with tragic results. American composer David Carlson has written a sweeping score that seethes with passion and captures the Russian soul of Tolstoy’s famous novel. These will be the first university performances of the opera following its successful professional runs at Florida Grand Opera and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Sung in the original English with English surtitles.
Pre-opera lecture with the composer 45 minutes prior to curtain.
NEW LISTING
Saturday, April 9, 5:00 p.m. Free
French Horn Studio Recital
(Studio of Robert Johnson)
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LISTING
Sunday, April 10, 8:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital/Master Class
Haim Avitsur,* trombone
(Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, NY)
Vivaldi, Brahms, Crespo, Silva
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LISTING
Monday, April 11, 6:30 p.m. Free
Flute Studio Recital
(Studio of Melissa Suhr)
Dudley Recital Hall
Tuesday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. Free
A.I. Lack Series Guest Master Class
István Várdai,* cello
(Kronberg Academy, Germany)
Dudley Recital Hall
Wednesday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
István Várdai,* cello
Julien Quentin,* piano
Brahms, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Rostropovich
Dudley Recital Hall
TIME CHANGE!
Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 p.m. Free
CONCERT CHORALE
Betsy Cook Weber, conductor
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
717 Sage Road, Houston
713-621-3040
NEW LISTING
Friday, April 15, 4:30 p.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Suren Bagratuni,* cello
(Michigan State University)
MSM Room 175
Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. RS $17/12
BALLET ORCHESTRA
Franz Anton Krager, conductor
with the HOUSTON BALLET II*
Stanton Welch,* artistic director
The Beatles/Breiner: The Long and Winding Road, “Beatles Go Baroque”
Haydn: Symphony No. 22 in E-Flat Major, “Philosopher”
Tchaikovsky: excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty
VENUE CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER
Monday, April 18, 5 p.m. Free
A.I. Lack Series Guest Master Class
Francesco Cera,*organ
(Italian organist, harpsichordist, conductor)
Organ Recital Hall
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
1111 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX 77002
Info: 713- 659-1561
Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Noe Marmolejo, director
Tianna Hall,* Henry Daraugh, vocals
Jenni Stephenson,* narrator
Great American Songbook, Part 2: Carmichael, Duke, Howard, Loesser, Mercer, Rodgers & Hammerstein
Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
Faculty Recital
William Preucil,* violin
(Concertmaster, Cleveland Orchestra)
Kirsten Yon, violin
Sheldon Person,* viola
Anthony Kitai, cello
Timothy Hester, piano
Moszkowski, Dohnányi
Dudley Recital Hall
NEW LISTING
Thursday, April 21, 6:30 p.m. Free
Harp Studio Recital
(Studio of Paula Page)
Dudley Recital Hall
DATE CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER
Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
Tuesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
Rob Smith, Alejandro Basulto Martinez,** director s
Dan Gelok, alto saxophone
David Heuser,* composer
Stephen Lias,* composer
with the PSOPHONIA DANCE COMPANY*
Sophia Torres,* choreographer
Evocative: Booker, Heuser, Kim, Lias, Rivera, Ter Veldhuis
Friday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
WIND ENSEMBLE
David Bertman, director
Lynna Russell, Master’s conducting student
Grainger, Poulenc, Jager, Teike, Basulto-Martinez (world premiere)
DATE/VENUE CHANGE!!
Monday, April 25, 10:30 a.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Kristóf Baráti,* violin
(Winner, Paganini Violin Competition Moscow)
Choral Recital Hall
In collaboration with Da Camera of Houston.
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MADISON ARTIST SERIES
Operatic superstar Bryn Terfel in his Houston Recital Debut
Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel is one of the true superstars of the opera world today, having appeared in every major venue throughout the world. Hear this vocal legend in the intimate acoustics of the Moores Opera House, his only Southwestern US appearance this season.
Monday, April 25, 7:30 p.m. $15
A Conversation with Bryn Terfel
An intimate conversation with Bryn Terfel about his life in music.
Tuesday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. $50/75
Guest Recital
Bryn Terfel,* bass-baritone
Natalya Katyukova,*piano
Keel, Ibert, Schumann, Schubert, Welsh songs and folksongs
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Wednesday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
SYMPHONIC BAND
SYMPHONIC WINDS
CONCERT BAND
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Marc Martin, Paul Rousse, Jr., Noe Marmolejo, directors
Verdi, Bremer, Lauridsen, Holst, Jagar
NEW LISTING
Thursday, April 28, 8:30 p.m. Free
Flute Studio Recital
(Studio of Peggy Russell)
Dudley Recital Hall
CANCELLED
Friday, April 29, 1 p.m. Free
Guest Master Class
Bruno Canino,* piano
Dudley Recital Hall
New Date/Location!
Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. Free
Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Free
Guest Recital
Andrzej Grabiec, violin
Misha Quint,* cello
Bruno Canino,* piano
Quintessential Trios: Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Dvořák
Dudley Recital Hall
In collaboration with InterHarmony International Music Festival.
Moores Opera House
Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Noe Marmolejo, director
William Kennedy, drummer (Yellowjackets)
Katy/West Houston Jazz Festival
Katy High School Performing Arts Center
6331 Highway Blvd.
Info: 281-396-2270 or www.WestHoustonJazz.com
Saturday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. RS $17/12
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CONCERT CHORALE
CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS
MANCORPS
Franz Anton Krager, Jeb Mueller, Baha Lee, ** conductors
Betsy Cook Weber, choral preparation
Andrzej Grabiec, violin
Misha Quint,* cello
Bruno Canino,* piano
Michelle Girardot,** soprano
Laura Lisk, **alto
Zach Averyt, ** tenor
Royce Strider,** bass
Mozart: Mass in C Major, “Coronation”
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56
In collaboration with InterHarmony International Music Festival.
New Date!
Monday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
Monday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. $12/7
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES
Blake Wilkins, Alec Warren, directors
Xenakis, Živković, Levitan, Richardson, Daughtrey
Monday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. Free
UNIVERSITY MEN’S CHORUS
UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CHORUS
Benjamin May,** conductor
Chilcott: Mass for Peace
A.D. Bruce Religion Center
University of Houston
3841 Cullen Blvd, Houston
713-743-5050
Legend/Key
*Guest
** MSM Student
29th Annual Gala
January 28, 6:00 p.m.
A Time for Moores
A black-tie evening to benefit student scholarships and special projects.
Wortham Theater Center
Contact Taylor Harrell at or 713-743-1304
JUNE 2016
27th Season
Immanuel & Helen Olshan
TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL
ORCHESTRA SERIES CONCERTS
Saturday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.
TMF ORCHESTRA
Franz Anton Krager, conductor
Mark Hughes, trumpet
Roman Holiday: Respighi, Tartini, Arban
Saturday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.
TMF ORCHESTRA
Hans Graf, conductor
Musical Firsts: Webern, Berg, Rachmaninov
Saturday, June 25, 7:30 p.m.
TMF ORCHESTRA
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
St. John Flynn, narrator
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition Winner, soloist
The Audience’s Guide to the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky, Britten, Stravinsky
Saturday, July 2, 7:30 p.m.
TMF ORCHESTRA
Carl St. Clair, conductor
Richard Beene, bassoon
Leone Buyse, flute
Jonathan Fischer, oboe
Robert Johnson, horn
W.A. Mozart, Strauss “Alpine Symphony”