Rustin Buck

Rustin Buck

Houston, August 26, 2013.  Rustin Buck, an impassioned teacher of German at Clements High School in the Fort Bend Independent School District, received the 2013 German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award. He is one of only three teachers in the nation to receive the distinction, presented by the German Embassy Washington in cooperation with the Goethe-Institute and the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG). The award recognizes the excellence of teachers who perform outstanding work as intermediaries of the German language in the U.S. He will be honored at the annual conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and will spend two weeks this summer at a seminar at the Goethe-Institute in Germany.

Buck was named Texas German Teacher of the Year in 2000 and has served as Director of Houstonfest, Local Coordinator of Clements High School’s Global Language Academy (2008-2009), President of the Houston Chapter of AATG, Member of the Board of Directors and Coordinator of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association Student Exchange Program and the German American Partnership Program.

02Sep 2015

In commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of the City of Leipzig, the Bach Society Houston presents an Abendmusik concert at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1015 Holman Street, Houston, TX 77004, on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. The program will consist of music by Leipzig composers throughout history, with combinations of the Bach Choir Houston […]

02Sep 2015

We are delighted to welcome the Leipzig Piano Quintet to Houston! Our first opportunity to hear these talented students from the Conservatory for Music and Theatre Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig will be on Thursday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m., when the Bach Society Houston presents them at a chamber music concert at the Archway Gallery, […]

01Sep 2015

Please note that the traditional home of the Bach Society Houston is being remodeled, and for the 2015/16 season, be sure to regularly check the dates and locations of performances.  As performance dates come near, do take a look at our Houston-Leipzig Events page, our home page or blog or facebook page, the facebook page […]

31Aug 2015

Sister Cities of Houston is pleased to inform you of its Fall Concert on October 4, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at St. Thomas University’s Jones Hall. The musical lineup features the Leipzig Piano Quintet from the Conservatory for Music and Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig, Katumbella (African vocalist + musicians), the Houston […]

31Aug 2015

The Houston Brass Quintet invites you to a recital in honor of the Houston Saengerbund.  Please come and enjoy an evening with music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Händel, as well as polkas and hymns. The recital will take place at First Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1311 Holman Street in Midtown on September […]