UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON
MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC
SPRING 2010
CONCERT CALENDAR
(3/25/10)
JANUARY
Monday, January 25, 7:30 pm Free
Brent Phillips,* trombone
(Baylor University)
Vincent DeVries,* piano
Including works by DeFaye, Hindemith, Saint-Saëns, Debussy
Dudley Recital Hall
EDYTHE BATES OLD
MOORES OPERA CENTER
Thursday, January 28, 7:30 pm
Saturday, January 30, 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 31, 7:30 pm RS $15/10
Don Giovanni
by W.A. Mozart
Joseph Evans, stage director
Russell Young,* music director
Buck Ross, producer/director
Be seduced by our first production ever of Mozart’s classic tale of lust, revenge, and damnation.
Sung in the original Italian with English surtitles.
Friday, January 29, 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 31, 2 pm
Monday, February 1, 7:30 pm RS $15/10
The Cunning Little Vixen
by Leos Janáček
Buck Ross, producer/director
Dominique RØyem,# music director
Long before The Lion King, the Circle of Life was celebrated in this winning tale of the forest
and its inhabitants. Adults and children of all ages will be delighted by Janáček’s colorful and
enchanting music that captures the wonder and joy of being alive. Sung in English with English
surtitles.
Underwritten, in part, by a grant from The Humphries Foundation.
FEBRUARY
Thursday, February 4, 4 pm Free
A.I. LACK SERIES MASTER CLASS
Guy Yehuda,* clarinet
(University of North Florida)
MSM Room 160
Friday, February 5, 7:30 pm Free
A.I. LACK SERIES RECITAL
"Time Pieces" and Other Timeless Treasures
Guy Yehuda,* clarinet
Tali Morgulis, piano
Works by Muczynski, Bernstein, Schumann, Brahms
Monday, February 8, 7:30 pm $10/5
Heavy Metal
Mark Barton, tuba
Phillip Freeman, trombone
Brad White, trombone
Thomas Hulten, trombone
Beatriz Pimentel, ** piano
Including works by Bach, Bozza, Stevens, Leidzén
Tuesday, February 9, 7:30 pm $10/5
WINDS OF TEXAS
(Peggy Russell, flute; Robin Hough, oboe;
Jeffrey Lerner,* clarinet; Nancy Goodearl,* French horn;
Jeffrey Robinson, bassoon)
Including works by Carter, Milhaud, Fine, Muczynski
27th ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL
February 12 - 14
Friday, February 12, 7:30 pm RS $25/15
Abbey Simon Recital
Works by Mozart, Schumann, Chopin
Saturday, February 13, 9 am $10/5
Gilles Vonsattel* Master Class
Dudley Recital Hall
12:30 - pm $15
Artist Conversations Luncheon
MSM Room 118 / Includes box lunch
2 pm - $10/5
Abbey Simon Master Class
Dudley Recital Hall
7:30 pm - RS $25/15
Stephen Hough* Recital
Works by Bach, Fauré, Franck, Chopin
Sunday, February 14, 11:30 am $10/5
Stephen Hough* Master Class
Dudley Recital Hall
3 pm - RS $25/15
Un soupçon de musiques française
Gilles Vonsattel* Recital
Works by Poulenc, Debussy, Honegger, Ravel
---Monday, February 15, 7:30 pm $10/5
Houston Strokes
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES
Blake Wilkins, Alec Warren, directors
Works by Hennagin, Glassock, Kopetzki, with Grantham’s Houston Strokes
Friday, February 19, 7:30 pm Free
Cyrill Schurch, ** piano
Works by Scriabin, Schumann, Schurch
Dudley Recital Hall
--February 19 - 20
12th ANNUAL
MOORES JAZZ FESTIVAL
Friday, February 19, 7:30 pm $15/10
TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL JAZZ PROJECT*
Noe Marmolejo, director
Houston’s all-star professional jazz orchestra
Saturday, February 20, 7:30 pm $15/10
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Yamaha Artist Brian Lynch, * trumpet
Noe Marmolejo, director
Ryan Gabbart, assistant director
Co-sponsored by the Tenneco Lecture Series
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Monday, February 22, 7:30 pm $10/5
Elements
AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
Rob Smith, director
Jaemi Blair Loeb,# assistant director
Aaron Bielish,* viola
Blake Wilkins, percussion
Including works by Kernis, Kurtág , Montague, Schurch** (premiere)
Tuesday, February 23, 7:30 pm $10/5
SYMPHONIC BAND
SYMPHONIC WINDS
David Bertman, director
Including works by Hesketh, Vaughan Williams, Sousa
Thursday, February 25, 7:30 pm Free
Gregory Sioles,* piano
(Louisiana State University)
Works by Soler, Chopin, Barber, Ravel
Dudley Recital Hall
Friday, February 26, 7 pm
Moores Society “I Got Rhythm” Gala
RICHARD DOWLING,** piano
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Franz Anton Krager, conductor
Works by Gershwin, Nelson
Hyatt Regency Houston
Tickets start at $500. Proceeds benefit
scholarships and special projects. Black tie.
Saturday, February 27, 7:30 pm RS $15/10
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Franz Anton Krager,
Dominique RØyem,#
Jaemi Blair Loeb,# conductors
Abigail Levis,+ mezzo-soprano
Bo Ra Jeong,+ violin
Brian Suits, piano
Works by Nelson, Tchaikovsky, Mozart
Sunday, February 28, 3 pm Free
A.I. LACK SERIES RECITAL
Jesse Eschbach,* organ
(University of North Texas)
Works by Bach, Liszt, Duruflé
Organ Recital Hall
Sunday, February 28, 4 pm
COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
with Ars Lyrica Houston
Matthew Dirst, director
Charpentier: Les Plaisirs de Versailles
Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
1406 Kirby Drive, Houston
Info: 713-639-7800
Co-sponsored by Rienzi/MFAH, Texan-French Alliance for the Arts
MARCH
Monday, March 1, 5 pm Free
A.I. LACK SERIES MASTER CLASS
Jesse Eschbach,* organ
Organ Recital Hall
Thursday, March 4, 7:30 pm $10/5
Celebration of Four Styles
TRIO SOLARI
(Sean Wang, violin; Chad Burrow,* clarinet;
Amy Cheng,* piano)
Works by Milhaud, Stravinsky, Khachaturian, Bartók
Friday, March 5, 7:30 pm $10/5
WIND ENSEMBLE
David Bertman, director
Including works by Flagello, Rosner, Vaughan Williams, King
Saturday, March 6, 12 pm
COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
with Ars Lyrica Houston
Matthew Dirst, director
Charpentier: Les Plaisirs de Versailles
Edythe Bates Old Grand Organ and Recital Hall, Rice University
6100 Main Street, Houston
Info: 713-348-8000
Co-sponsored by Society for 17th-Centruy Music, Texan-French Alliance for the Arts
Saturday, March 6, 7:30 pm $10/5
Jonathan Floril,* piano
2009 National Chopin Competition Winner
Bicentennial anniversary all-Chopin recital
In cooperation with Kosciuszko Foundation – Texas Chapter
Sunday, March 7, 3 pm $10/5
Vagram Saradjian, cello
Andrzej Grabiec, violin
Tatiana Gerasimova, piano
Trios by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky
Monday, March 8, 7:30 pm $10/5
Something Old, Something New
CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS
Members of CONCERT CHORALE
Kelly J. Turner, Kevin Klotz,# conductors
Including works by Mozart, Hopkins, Estevez, Patriquin
Tuesday, March 9, 7:30 pm $10/5
Songs of Love and Passion
UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CHORUS
UNIVERSITY MEN’S CHORUS
BOB’S YOUR UNCLE, MEN OF MOORES,
FLOREAT, UH WOMEN’S ENSEMBLE
Betsy Cook Weber, Kelly J. Turner, Adrian Rodriguez,# conductors
Including works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, Clark
Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 pm $10/5
Music of Brian Suits
Brian Suits, piano
Eden MacAdam-Somer,** violin
Larry Unger,* guitar
Elizabeth Priestly,* oboe
Karl Vilcins,* bassoon
Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano
Lali Elbakidze, piano
Dudley Recital Hall
Sunday, March 28, 4 pm Free
A.I. LACK SERIES MASTER CLASS
Midori,* violin
Dudley Recital Hall
APRIL
Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 pm Free
A.I. LACK SERIES RECITAL
THELEMA TRIO*
(Marco Antonio Mazzini, clarinet;
Peter Verdonck, saxophone;
Ward De Vleeschhouwer, piano)
Including works by Benadon, Carpenter, Honour, Junchaya
Dudley Recital Hall
Friday, April 9, 7:30 pm
Members of the CONCERT CHORALE
SAN JACINTO COLLEGE NORTH CHORALE, SONS OF ORPHEUS
Kevin Klotz,# Edgar Moore,** conductors
Charles Grant Fine Arts Center, San Jacinto College North
5000 Uvalde Road, Houston
Info: 281-998-6150 (ext. 7283)
EDYTHE BATES OLD
MOORES OPERA CENTER
Buck Ross, producer/director
Brett Mitchell,* music director
Friday, April 9, 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 10, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 11, 2 pm
Monday, April 12, 7:30 pm RS $15/10
Elmer Gantry
Music by Robert Aldridge
Libretto by Herschel Garfein after the novel by Sinclair Lewis
There’s nothing quite like a good old-fashioned revival meeting to inspire some rousing singing!
Your faith in opera will be affirmed when you heed the call of Elmer Gantry. But there is a price
for those who buy into the charm of this ultimate con man. Elmer Gantry was premiered late in
2007 in Nashville to very strong notices. We are proud to continue to bring you the best in new
American opera and to be the first university to present this exciting work. Houston Premiere!
Sung in the original English with English surtitles. Underwritten, in part, by a grant from the
Cullen Trusts for the Performing Arts
Thursday, April 15, 7:30 pm $10/5
Fusion
AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
UH SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Rob Smith, director
Jaemi Blair Loeb,# assistant director
Including works by Browning, Bermel, Grenfell, Ligeti, Suits (premiere)
Friday, April 16, 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 17, 1:30 pm
BALLET ORCHESTRA
with HOUSTON BALLET BEN STEVENSON ACADEMY
Franz Anton Krager, conductor
Stanton Welch, artistic director
Including works by The Beatles, Strauss, Czerny
Cullen Theater, Wortham Center
501 Texas, Houston
Info: 713-227-2787
Monday, April 19, 7:30 pm $10/5
Light and Darkness
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES
Blake Wilkins, Alec Warren, directors
Works by Donatoni, Kondo, Reich
UPDATE!! Wednesday, April 21, 7:30 pm $10/5
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
with Bill Evans,* saxophone
Noe Marmolejo, director
Ryan Gabbart, assistant director
(In collaboration with DaCamera of Houston, Waste Management, Inc., Whole Foods,and
Tenneco)
NEW LISTING! Thursday, April 22, 6 pm
Earth Day Jazz in the Park
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
with Bill Evans,* saxophone
Noe Marmolejo, director
Ryan Gabbart, assistant director
with performances by student jazz ensembles, including City Jazz Kidz and the HPSVA Jazz
Combo
Miller Outdoor Theater, Hermann Park
For Information: 281-373-3386 or www.dacamera.com or www.Houstoncelebratesearthday.org
(In collaboration with DaCamera of Houston, Waste Management, Inc., Whole Foods, and
Tenneco)
April 23 - SYMPHONIC BAND / SYMPHONIC WINDS moved to April 25, 7:30 pm
Friday, April 23, 7:30 pm
Combined UH CHORUSES
with Rice University Shepherd Singers
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Tom Jaber, Betsy Cook Weber, Kelly J. Turner, choral preparation
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Stude Concert Hall, Rice University
6100 Main Street, Houston
Info: 713-348-8000
Saturday, April 24, 7:30 pm $10/5
CHORAL ARTISTS
Charles Hausmann, director
Including works by Schütz, Handel, Mozart, Brahms
DATE CHANGE - APRIL 25, 7:30 pm $10/5 (originally scheduled for April 23)
SYMPHONIC BAND
SYMPHONIC WINDS
David Bertman, director
Including works by Tchaikovsky, Ives, del Borgo
DATE CHANGE - APRIL 27, 7:30 pm $10/5 (originally scheduled for April 25)
WIND ENSEMBLE
David Bertman, Betsy Cook Weber, conductors
Works by Flagello, Teike, with D.A. White’s Amazing Grace
Friday, April 30, 7:30 pm RS $15/10
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Franz Anton Krager, conductor
Andrzej Grabiec, violin
Vagram Saradjian, cello
Brahms: Double Concerto,
Symphony No. 2 in D
--------Legend/Key
*Guest
** Alumnus/Alumna
+ Winner, MSM Concerto Competition
# Student
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21st Season
Immanuel & Helen Olshan
2010 TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL
ORCHESTRA SERIES CONCERTS
TMF ORCHESTRA
Saturday, June 12, 7:30 pm
Franz Anton Krager, conductor
Leonel Morales, piano
Jesus Morales, marimba
Lieuwen: Concerto for Piano, Marimba, and Orchestra (world premiere)
Ravel: La valse
Respighi: Feste romane
TMF ORCHESTRA
Saturday, June 19, 7:30 pm
Horst Förster, conductor
Rita Porfiris, viola
Wagner: Overture to Der fliegende Holländer
Bartok: Viola Concerto
Berlioz: Symphony fantastique, Op. 14
TMF ORCHESTRA
Saturday, June 26, 7:30 pm
Klauspeter Seibel, conductor
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition Winner, soloist
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Schoenberg: Pelléas und Mélisande, Op. 5
TMF ORCHESTRA
Saturday, July 3, 7:30 pm
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Aralee Dorough, flute
Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflöte; Flute Concerto No. 2 in D
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D
FESTIVAL ARTIST SERIES CONCERTS
Tuesdays, June 8, 15, 22, and 29, 7:30 pm
Chamber music at its best with TMF faculty artists, guests, and the TMF Jazz Project.
www.tmf.uh.edu