Our May meeting is coming up in our regular venue next Thursday, May 15, 2014, in the Parish Hall at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Previously I had already indicated that we will deal with money matters. The timing is perfect. Are you familiar with Thomas Piketty’s “Capital”? Just published in English about two months […]
The journey begins . . . Listen to a few bars of Wagner and watch a clip of the Entrance of the Giants – your heart starts pounding, your pulse races – it’s better than the movies – you have never seen anything like this on a stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhjuzEsgUQk&feature=youtu.be After our most successful backstage visit […]
Imagine yourself living in Prague in the early 1900s, belonging to the German speaking minority of which you represent the Jewish minority and your father, an entrepreneur, is mainly concerned to “make it.” Against these odds Franz Kafka was trying to establish himself as a writer. In an informal setting, we will discuss parts of […]
Do you know that we in Houston are blessed with an extraordinarily outstanding opera? Less than a handful of cities in the United States can claim a world-renown opera company; there are the Met in New York, the Lyric Opera in Chicago, the San Francisco Opera, and then there is the Houston Grand Opera – […]
Dear Members and Friends of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association, Greetings and best wishes for the New Year from your 2014 President! 2013 was an exciting year under the leadership of Ute Eisele with highlights of our 20th anniversary celebration and the visit of the St. Thomas Choir. Ute, thank you for your efforts and […]
The Board of Directors Cordially invites you to a Special Meeting in Lieu of the Annual Meeting and the Christmas Party PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS The Nominating Committee presents the following slate of candidates for election: Irene Hickey – Rodney Koenig – Robert Moore – Patricia Maass – Angelika Schmidt-Lange – […]
Dear Members and Friends of Houston-Leipzig, a busy and interesting year comes to an end. Under the leadership of our 2013 President Dr. Ute Eisele we participated in some outstanding and true highlights; I mention only our 20th anniversary celebration in September and the visit of the St. Thomas Boys Choir last month. Next year […]
The University of Texas Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Alumni Foundation has selected Norton Rose Fulbright trusts and estates lawyer Rodney Koenig for its Distinguished Alumnus Award. Jointly awarded by the UT NROTC Midshipmans and Alumni foundations, the award is given for outstanding personal achievement or support that credits the UT Naval ROTC. Koenig is […]
We hope that you already have secured your tickets for the performances of the world-famous Thomanerchor/St. Thomas Boys Choir from Leipzig, under the direction of Thomas Cantor Georg Christoph Biller, this Saturday and Sunday at the Shepherd School of Music’s Stude Hall on the Rice University Campus. The concert on November 9 begins at 7:00 […]
Houston will welcome a cultural treasure from Leipzig, the Thomanerchor (St. Thomas Boys Choir), the only musical institution in Europe in continuous existence for over 800 years. Johann Sebastian Bach was once its director, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy worked with it, and Richard Wagner was a member. On Saturday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. the choir will […]
