CLASSICAL SERIES

APOLLO CHAMBER PLAYERS: TRACE OF TIME

Trace of Time is a journey of musical discovery and cultural connections, from spirituals to the evolution of the tango. This program showcases music by Adolphus Hailstork, Astor Piazzolla and Latin Grammy-winning composer and bandoneon performer Hector Del Curto. Featuring Texas’ premiere tango duo Hugo Patyn and Celina Rotundo.

Latin Grammy Winner: Hector Del Curto

Hector Del Curto will be performing with Apollo Chamber Players on August 25, 2023.

FRIDAY, SEP. 8, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.

GULF COAST GUITAR ASSOCIATION

Classical guitarist Jay Kacherski & pianist Lina Morita join flamenco guitarist and composer Jeremy García & singer (cante) Irma La Paloma in an eclectic program featuring contemporary classical works and traditional and original flamenco compositions.

SUNDAY, NOV. 12, 2023 | 2:30 P.M.

MERCURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: RACHEL BARTON PINE PLAYS MOZART

With an infectious joy in music-making and a passion for connecting historical research to performance, Pine transforms audiences’ experiences of classical music. Pine performs with the world’s leading orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.

MERCURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: BAROQUE CONCERTOS

Mercury plays concertos for violin, cello and flute!

Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, “Grosso Mogul”

C.P.E Bach: Concerto for cello

Heinichen: Concerto for flute

FRIDAY, MARCH. 22, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.

MERCURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: DVORAK’S AMERICA

Featuring double bass soloist Maxime Bibeau

Dvorak: American Quartet (Arr. for strings)

Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright

Proto: Sonata 1963 (Arr. for strings)

Clyne: Within Her Arms

FRIDAY, APRIL. 12, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.

APOLLO CHAMBER PLAYERS

Celebrating its 16th anniversary season, Silenced Voices, Houston-based APOLLO CHAMBER PLAYERS “recasts music for a diverse and multi-ethnic generation” (Strings Magazine) through globally-inspired programming and multicultural new music commissions.

*Artists and lineup are subject to change.

ROCK, BLUES, JAZZ, AND GLOBAL MUSIC SERIES

SATURDAY, SEP. 16, 2023 | 6 P.M.

MARIACHI LAS ALTEÑAS

Mariachi Las Alteñas is an all-female mariachi group that is making waves across the United States. Their mission is to achieve excellence as overall musicians and performers, and to raise the standards for women in mariachi music.

SATURDAY, SEP. 30, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.

LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN: PANEL DISCUSSION WITH ROB REINER

Lyrics From Lockdown is a groundbreaking, multimedia theater production, exposing the unresolved contradictions of prisons in America.

Following the performance will be a panel discussion featuring the performers, community members, and Emmy Award winning actor, writer, producer, and director Rob Reiner.

FRIDAY, OCT. 6, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.

GRAMMY WINNER: MICHAEL CLEVELAND

Widely considered the bluegrass fiddler of his generation, Cleveland has been recognized 12 times as the IBMA’s “Fiddler of the Year” and in 2018 was inducted into the National Fiddler’s Hall of Fame. His recording Fiddler’s Dream was nominated in 2018 for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, and in 2019, he won a Grammy for his album Tall Fiddler.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.

MARCIA BALL

Marica Ball is an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist. Her Acadian heritage and a lifetime of absorbing Gulf Coast rhythm and blues are evident in her original songs and the classics she chooses to cover.

FRIDAY, OCT. 20, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.

LUCIA MICARELLI AND LEO AMUEDO

Join Lucia and Leo for an intimate night of music showcasing their diverse influences moving from jazz, to classical, to traditional fiddle music, Americana, and Latin, while creating a musical map bound together by Lucia’s trademark emotional vulnerability and Leo’s technical wizardry.

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*Artists and lineup are subject to change.

ROCK, BLUES, JAZZ, AND GLOBAL MUSIC SERIES

FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.

GRAMMY WINNERS: RANKY TANKY

This Grammy Award-winning, Charleston, SC-based quintet performs timeless music born from the Gullah culture of the southeastern Sea Islands. Playful game songs, ecstatic shouts, and heartbreaking spirituals can all be found on their latest release, GoodTime, which also offers the groups first original songs inspired by Gullah tradition.

FRIDAY, FEB. 23, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.

THE MIGHTY ORQ

The Mighty Orq is one of Texas’ most exceptional and hardest working talents. Born in Houston, Orq has a sound that is as diverse and unique as his home town. His performances include songs spanning numerous genres of music including country, folk, blues, jazz, rock and roll, and even hints of zydeco.

THURSDAY, MARCH. 7, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.

YESTERDAY AND TODAY: THE INTERACTIVE BEATLES EXPERIENCE

The evening’s song choices are completely in the hands of the audience through request cards that audience members fill out prior to the show. Audience members fill out three things: their name, their favorite Beatles song, and the reason that they chose that song. The cards are collected, and two minutes before the show begins, a set list is created based upon the songs chosen by that particular audience.

FRIDAY, MARCH. 29, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.

TWISTED PINE

Exploring a sound they call Americana funk, Twisted Pine takes traditional music in exhilarating directions. They groove with fearless improvisation and intricate arrangements. “They were once bluegrass,” wrote The Boston Globe, “but ... this Boston band has become something else, a wider version of string band, boundary jumpers akin to outfits like Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek, and Crooked Still.”

FRIDAY, APRIL. 26, 2024 | 7:30 P.M.

THE KINGS OF QUEEN: A TRIBUTE TO QUEEN

The Kings of Queen are the hottest Queen tribute in the country, if not the world. Given that he’s been dubbed as the reincarnated Freddie Mercury, frontman Emo Alaeddin is quite the spectacle.