Houston Lifestyle

11May 2013

For those of you who will be downtown at noon on Thursday, May 16, stop by the Houston Visitors Center in City Hall, 901 Bagby, for a Learn-at-Lunch series, featuring China:  Explore Beijing Opera. Houston’s sister city from China is Shenzhen. The program is sponsored by the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau and the […]

11May 2013

The magnificent baroque city of Dresden, residence of the Saxon Court with its legendary love of music and art, is the final destination in this season’s tour of Bach’s cities. Multiple choirs, period brass, and strings re-create the 17th-century musical splendor of Schütz and Praetorius. J.S. Bach – who rather bluntly pointed out the superior […]

01May 2013

The Leipzig School – is it hype, is it real, is it dead?   Actually, what is the Leipzig School?  Is it an authentic ideological art movement or merely a mercantile phenomenon created by the art market?  Is it a new way to channel an impression and express it on canvas, or is it a catchall […]

17Apr 2013

Bom dia – come and join us at iFest, Houston’s annual celebration of international art, music, and cuisine. The next two weekends downtown comes alive with the sounds and tastes of many countries, especially Brazil, this year’s honored country.  Musical legends appearing at iFest include Bootsy Collins, Diogo Nogueira, The Wailers . . . .  […]

10Apr 2013

Do join us for an Abendmusik concert by the incredibly talented ensemble  amarcord from Leipzig this Sunday, April 14, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. The concert is presented by the Bach Society Houston at Christ the King Lutheran Church, and features selections from pre- and post-Reformation music, including chant melodies from the 14th century Thomasgraduale, early […]

07Apr 2013

On April 9, graduate students of Dr. Stephen King at the Shephard School of Music at Rice University are performing  Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, a Liederabend  to honor their retiring friend and teacher Kathleen Kaun.  Marcus DeLoach, a great baritone currently engaged in doctoral studies at the Shepherd School is helping organize the event.  He […]

22Mar 2013

We had a wonderful program of Schumann music and tales about the Schumann family and its legacy with Sonja Bruzauskas, Tali Morgulis, and Nancy Bailey at Houston-Leipzig last evening.  Once again, a big Texas Thank You to these talented ladies!  This weekend promises to be another lively one filled with actvities for all ages and […]

14Mar 2013

Let us treat you to an unforgettable evening of romantic German music by Robert and Clara Schumann:  the glorious voice of Mezzo Soprano Sonja Bruzauskas and the thrilling work of master pianist Tali Morgulis interpret Robert Schumann, as he was meant to be heard.  Dr. Nancy Bailey deepens our understanding of the life and works […]