Cecilia Duarte

Piffaro Celebrates Early Music Month With Recorder Fest And FERRARA: SPLENDOR OF THE RENAISSANCE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 21, 2026

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will present a series of community events and concerts in celebration of Early Music Month, featuring the highlight event 'Recorder Fest!'

Ars Lyrica Houston to Offer Free Family-Friendly Events This March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2026

This March, Ars Lyrica Houston will present a series of education and community initiatives across Greater Houston, bringing historically informed performances into public festivals, neighborhood libraries, and regional arts celebrations.

TAFELMUSIK Unveils 2026/27 Season Featuring Masterworks and New Voices
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2026

Tafelmusik has announced its 2026/27 season featuring Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and a new multimedia work titled TELEMANIA!. The 48th season includes ten mainstage programs at Jeanne Lamon Hall and Koerner Hall. Subscriptions are now available.

Piffaro, The Renaissance Band Announces 2025�"2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2025

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band will return for its 41st season with a rich slate of concerts celebrating early music and community partnerships across Philadelphia, Wilmington, and New York City.

The Hobby Center Unveils 2025-26 Season for Discovery Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will once again welcome thousands of Houston-area students for the 2025–26 ExxonMobil Discovery Series. Learn how to attend.

Ars Lyrica Houston Reveals Details for its 2025/26 Concert Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2025

Ars Lyrica Houston has announced its 2025/26 season, Twists of Fate. This new season explores the unpredictable forces that shape lives, through music that draws on ancient myths, biblical parables, and timeless tales of love, loss, and transformation. 

ORĺGENES: VOICE AND PERCUSSION THROUGH THE AGES to Present Sensory Inclusive Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2025

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with Ars Lyrica Houston will present a sensory inclusive performance of Orígenes: Voice and Percussion Through the Ages. Learn more!

Ars Lyrica Houston Celebrates Baroque Music From Hispanic Cultures in CROSSING BORDERS
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2024

GRAMMY-nominated ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston will present Crossing Borders, a festive evening of music from the 17th and 18th century Spanish and Latin American eras.

Ars Lyrica Houston Reveals 2024/25 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024

Ars Lyrica Houston has announced their 21st anniversary season, Ties That Bind. Learn more about the six mainstage subscription programs here.

Mozart and More Set for Tafelmusik 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2024

Tafelmusik has revealed the details of its 2024/25 season. Learn what to expect from the programs and see how to purchase tickets.

Bach Collegium San Diego Will Perform Handel's MESSIAH in a Cross-Border Collaboration
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2023

Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country's leading ensembles, celebrates the holiday season with Handel's beloved oratorio Messiah with performances both in English and Spanish featuring BCSD's commissioned Spanish libretto by Mario Montenegro, and delivered with BCSD's customary virtuosity and vibrancy. 

Five Boroughs Music Festival Opens 2023-24 Season With REENCUENTROS
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2023

Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) presents Cecilia Duarte, Trio Chapultepec, and percussionist Jesús Pacheco for its 2023-2024 season opener, Reencuentros, on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 7:30pm. The informal performance will take place at Five Boroughs Brewing Company in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, with a subsequent concert on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 7:30pm at Flushing Town Hall in Queens.

Five Boroughs Music Festival to Kick Off 2023-2024 Season With Cecilia Duarte, Trio Chapultepec & Jesús Pacheco
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2023

Five Boroughs Music Festival will present Cecilia Duarte, Trio Chapultepec, and percussionist Jesús Pacheco for its 2023-2024 season opener.

Duarte Sings MY LATINO HEART At The Music Institute of Chicago, September 23
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2023

The Music Institute of Chicago's 2023–24 season of Nichols Concert Hall Presents opens with mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte performing a program entitled “My Latino Heart” Saturday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, in downtown Evanston.  

Caramoor Summer Season Opens With Audra McDonald & Orchestra of St. Luke, June 17
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2023

Caramoor officially opens its 2023 summer season on June 17 with a concert featuring vocalist Audra McDonald, alongside Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL).

Review: New York Becomes HOMETOWN to Kaminsky-Reed Opera About ICE Raid on Slaughterhouse in Iowa
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 11, 2022

HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD--the 70-minute contemporary chamber opera by Laura Kaminsky and Kimberly Reed about the aftermath of a 2008 raid by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa--is about as far from the Midwest of Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN imaginable.

Five Boroughs Music Festival Presents CASTLE OF OUR SKINS At Schomburg Center, November 18
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2022

​​​​​​​Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) co-presents the New York City debut of Boston-based arts institution Castle of our Skins in Love Affects at the Langston Hughes Auditorium at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on Friday, November 18, 2022 at 7:00pm.

Houston Grand Opera's Popular Mariachi Opera, El Milagro Del Recuerdo, Returns On December 8
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2022

On December 8, 2022, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) welcomes the holiday season with the return of composer Javier Martínez and librettist Leonard Foglia's heartwarming, family-friendly, company-commissioned mariachi opera, El Milagro del Recuerdo/The Miracle of Remembering.

Town Hall Presents NY Premiere Of Laura Kaminsky And Kimberly Reed's Opera HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2022

The Town Hall continues its 2022/23 concert series spotlighting women composers who have shaped American culture with the New York premiere of composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist Kimberly Reed's searing new chamber opera Hometown to the World on Saturday, November 5 (8 pm).

Five Boroughs Music Festival Announces Fall 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2022

​​​​​​​ Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) – champions of chamber music in all corners of NYC – has announced its Fall 2022 season, which features the Queens, Bronx, and Manhattan premieres of the Five Borough Songbook, Volume III, and Love Affects by Castle of our Skins featuring Angel C. Dye.