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BWW Review: TCHAIKOWSKI 6TH SYMPHONY by The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony

Houston Chamber Choir has announced that the honorees for its 2018 gala All That Jazz are long-time benefactors Sally Anderson Clark and Michael Clark. This year's event will be held at the JW Marriott Downtown on Mar. 18, from 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Houston Chamber Choir presents Mind Craft: Gamesmanship, Eloquence, and Surprise in the Renaissance with guest conductor Alexander Blachly, Ph.D. Of the hundreds of works performed by Dr. Blachly's ensemble Pomerium over the course of 43 years, this program contains a selection of his favorites by some of the leading composers of the Renaissance, from Josquin Desprez, the great master of imitative polyphony and musical canons, and Henricus Isaac, famed wizard of counterpoint, to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, and the uncannily modern, tortured genius Carlo Gesualdo.

The Board of Directors of the Houston Chamber Choir is pleased to announce the appointment of Mariam Khalili as its Managing Director. Khalili has extensive experience in managing, marketing and fundraising for performing arts nonprofits in Houston.

PlayGround has announced the lineup for the inaugural PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a celebration of the best in Bay Area solo performance, running January 11-28 at Potrero Stage. The festival features 36 performances by 8 local artists over three week, including new works by Lisa Evans, Malcolm Grissom, Marjorie Hazeltine, Michael Phillis, Katie Rubin, Thomas Robert Simpson, Nina Wise, and Dan Wolf, each running about an hour. The festival, one of PlayGround's new pop-up programs, represents an extension of PlayGround's mission and commitment to the discovery of bold new voices for the stage and the first PlayGround offering fully dedicated to solo performance. Tickets are $21-$36 and All-Festival Passes start at just $88. Pick-4 Passes are $124. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://playground-sf.org/solofest or call (415) 992-6677.

Ars Lyrica Houston presents the fourth concert of the 2017/2018 Artful Women season with Esther & Jonah in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center on Friday, February 16 at 7:30pm. Produced in collaboration with Bach Society Houston as part of the 2018 Houston Early Music Festival, this program comprises two concise music dramas from opposite ends of the 18th century: G. F. Handel's Esther (1718) and Samuel Felsted's Jonah (1775).

PlayGround has announced the lineup for the inaugural PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a celebration of the best in Bay Area solo performance, running January 11-28 at Potrero Stage. The festival features 36 performances by 8 local artists over three week, including new works by Lisa Evans, Malcolm Grissom, Marjorie Hazeltine, Michael Phillis, Katie Rubin, Thomas Robert Simpson, Nina Wise, and Dan Wolf, each running about an hour. The festival, one of PlayGround's new pop-up programs, represents an extension of PlayGround's mission and commitment to the discovery of bold new voices for the stage and the first PlayGround offering fully dedicated to solo performance. Tickets are $21-$36 and All-Festival Passes start at just $88. Pick-4 Passes are $124. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://playground-sf.org/solofest or call (415) 992-6677.

PlayGround has announced the lineup for the inaugural PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a celebration of the best in Bay Area solo performance, running January 11-28 at Potrero Stage. The festival features 36 performances by 8 local artists over three week, including new works by Lisa Evans, Malcolm Grissom, Marjorie Hazeltine, Michael Phillis, Katie Rubin, Thomas Robert Simpson, Nina Wise, and Dan Wolf, each running about an hour. The festival, one of PlayGround's new pop-up programs, represents an extension of PlayGround's mission and commitment to the discovery of bold new voices for the stage and the first PlayGround offering fully dedicated to solo performance. Tickets are $21-$36 and All-Festival Passes start at just $88. Pick-4 Passes are $124. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://playground-sf.org/solofest or call (415) 992-6677.

PlayGround has announced the lineup for the inaugural PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a celebration of the best in Bay Area solo performance, running January 11-28 at Potrero Stage. The festival features 36 performances by 8 local artists over three week, including new works by Lisa Evans, Malcolm Grissom, Marjorie Hazeltine, Michael Phillis, Katie Rubin, Thomas Robert Simpson, Nina Wise, and Dan Wolf, each running about an hour.

AfroSolo Arts Festival 23 presents the Black Voices Performance Series: 'Our Stories, Our Lives' on October 19-22 at African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA.

Houston Chamber Choir opens its 21st season, establishing itself once again as Houston's leading choral organization, with a much-anticipated performance of the Complete Choral Works of French composer Maurice Durufle. In a collaboration with world-renowned organist, Ken Cowan, the performance takes place at Rice University Organ Hall on September 24 at 7:30 PM and September 25 at 4PM.

Well folks, this is it.  You've got one weekend left to get on over to 30 x Ninety Theatre for their presentation of the Tennessee Williams classic CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.  And you should get on over there for this production.  Trust me, this is an experience you don't want to miss!

Houston Chamber Choir opens its 21st season, establishing itself once again as Houston's leading choral organization, with a much-anticipated performance of the Complete Choral Works of French composer Maurice Durufle. In a collaboration with world-renowned organist, Ken Cowan, the performance takes place at Rice University Organ Hall on September 24 at 7:30 PM and September 25 at 4PM.

Black Voices Performance Series Our Stories, Our Lives! Antoine Hunter, dancer; Aqueila M. Lewis, poet, spoken word artist; Luna Malbroux comedienne, Thomas Robert Simpson, solo performance artist and others in bold, uncompromising performances exploring issues around and related to BLACK MATTERS!

The Houston Chamber Choir's 20th Anniversary season will reach its climactic finish in an evening of jazz with virtuoso bassist and five-time Grammy winner Christian McBride. The Christian McBride Trio including pianist Christian Sands, and drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr., will headline the concert where the centerpiece is a world premiere of McBride's groundbreaking work for jazz ensemble and choir. The concert takes place at the Cullen Theater in The Wortham Center on Sunday, May 22nd at 4:00pm.  

Houston Chamber Choir presents Hear the Future: Annual Invitational School Choral Festival with four Houston-area schools on Sunday, January 31st at 4:00pm at Grace Presbyterian Church, 10221 Ella Ln Houston, TX 77042. The program is a selection of sacred and secular choral works blended together with fresh young voices. Concert admission is free.

Confirming its role as one of the country's leading ensembles, Houston Chamber Choir wins The American Prize in Choral Performance, 2015.

Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY will soon be presented by Watch This at Fortyfivedownstairs. BWW had the opportunity to ask Director Kat Henry and cast Nick Simpson-Deeks (Robert) and Sally Bourne (Joanne) a few questions ahead of opening night.

From tonight, May 28 - June 7, 2015 Houston Ballet offers up a mixed repertory program titled Morris, Welch & Kylian featuring three of today's most dynamic and musical choreographers.

From May 28 - June 7, 2015 Houston Ballet offers up a mixed repertory program titled Morris, Welch & Kylian featuring three of today's most dynamic and musical choreographers. A world premiere of The Letter V by acclaimed American choreographer Mark Morris, the world premiere of Stanton Welch's Zodiac and the revival of Ji?i Kylian's iconic Svadebka make this program a must-see for all ballet lovers. Zodiac is made possible through the generosity of Leticia Loya. Houston Ballet will give six performances of Morris, Welch & Kylian at Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston.  Tickets start at $20, and may be purchased at www.houstonballet.org, or by calling 713 227 2787.