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Be Someone

Rose Street Saxophone Room

Be Someone

World Premier of music by Nicky Sohn and composition students from the Houston metro area and AFA. Music performed by Nicholas Bissen and Andreea Muţ

Experience the future of music with an exhilarating performance featuring music by Nicky Sohn and the brightest composition students! Dive into an evening of innovative sounds and boundary-pushing compositions that promise to challenge and inspire. Nicky Sohn's unique artistry merges with the fresh, bold voices of emerging talent from students at the American Festival for the Arts, creating a concert brimming with originality and passion. Join us for captivating performances by Nicholas Bissen and Andreea Muţ through cutting edge contemporary music—where every piece ignites the imagination.Read more

Timeless Trios

Musica Tra Amici

Timeless Trios

Lose yourself in legendary trios by Beethoven and Rachmaninov.

Internationally renowned concert pianist Evelyn Chen joins Musica Tra Amici artistic co-directors Eric Halen and Brinton Averil Smith to perform Beethoven’s legendary Archduke Trio, considered by many to be one of the greatest of all piano trios, and Rachmaninoff’s hauntingly beautiful Trio élégiaque No. 1.Read more

3rd Annual Kuumba Festival

Dance Afrikana’s 3rd Annual Kuumba Festival is a festival of creativity in Black performing arts which celebrates the Kwanzaa season through Kuumba, one of its seven principles. Kuumba is the Kiswahili word for creativity, and its purpose is to leave the community “more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.”

The performance showcases dance, music, poetry, theater, fashion, and more to the city of Houston as well as embodies the principle of Kuumba.Read more

Cantos Navideños

One Sample Cultural Foundation

Cantos Navideños

Inés María Bravo sings traditional Latin Christmas music

Cantos Navideños concert explores the magic of Christmas music and celebrates Latin American diversity and family unity. With her traditional Christmas Concert, singer Inés María Bravo will delight us with Venezuelan and Latin American Christmas carols that remind us of the December customs of our region. Christmas will be filled with the joy and melodious voice of Inés María, who along with outstanding musicians will make us enjoy the extensive Hispanic Christmas musical tradition. It will also feature the incredible drawings of the prestigious cartoonist Rayma Suprani. Read more

Making Spirits Bright

The sound of handbells ringing Christmas melodies quickens the spirit of the season in an instant. Houston’s premier handbell choir will present holiday fare with virtuosic arrangements designed to inspire, soothe, and excite. For wee ones spying for Santa, for the busy cookie makers, and for our good ol’ grumpy bah humbugs, an hour with Houston Bronze Ensemble will make the rest of your December a little brighter.  To add to the fun, we’ve invited our singing friends S.L.E.D. to bring their magical vocals in close-harmony arrangements of some of your favorite Christmas songs.  Whether you’re looking for the sacred or secular, an escape from the demands of the time, or a gleeful plunge into holiday revery, Houston Bronze has just the recipe.Read more

Lucia & Valdemar Flamenco – The Music of “Sabicas”

The Flamenco Poets Society

Lucia & Valdemar Flamenco – The Music of “Sabicas”

The Flamenco Poets Society – Café Cantante Series Presents: Lucia & Valdemar Flamenco, Cante and Guitar with Maria Alegre, Violin

Join us for a remarkable celebration of one of flamenco music’s most illustrious icons!  We invite you to join us for an experience honoring the legendary Sabicas (Agustin Castellón Campos), from the city of Pamplona, Spain. Sabicas, whose passion for music left Spain during the turbulent years of the civil war in pursuit of artistic freedom in Mexico before traveling to New York City. He redefined flamenco guitar. His collaborations with esteemed flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya cemented his status as one of the greatest flamenco guitarists and composers of the 20th century. Through his soul-stirring performances, Sabicas transformed concert halls and theaters, making flamenco accessible to all.  Modern players such as Paco de Lucia, Vicente Amigo, Gerardo Nuñez, and many more acknowledge the great influence of Sabicas’s music. Read more

The Christmas Revels

Revels Houston

The Christmas Revels

A 17th century English village celebration of the winter solstice

Villagers in a tiny 17th-century English hamlet gather to celebrate the Winter Solstice and convince a skeptic that magical creatures truly exist. While the villagers perform songs, carols and dances from England’s Renaissance era, they also plead their case by telling traditional folk tales about fairies, elves, hobgoblins and dragons.Read more

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