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 […]
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 […]
Twenty-six years ago at this time, a great number of people were clueless. The secret services of all the western allies, the Staatspolizei of the DDR and the KGB (including Mr. Putin, who was stationed in Dresden as an agent), the pundits and politicians, and the many families suffering from a division of Germany – […]
Please join us for a fabulous look-back at one of Germany’s all-time great athletes. On July 16, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., Houston-Leipzig presents ESPN Classic’s: Katarina Witt – The Diplomat: “The World was watching, so was the Government . . .” At the height of the Cold War, Katarina Witt became one of East Germany’s […]
Two students give a birthday present to their hometown Leipzig on its 1,000-year anniversary. It began as a declaration of love – now it is an internet hit: Mein Leipzig from twoSYDE media on Vimeo.
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Do join us for the first of our summer movies on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. Der Mann, der ueber Autos sprang: Julian escapes from a Berlin psychiatric clinic with the desire to walk to southern Germany […]
The Houston Saengerbund is pleased to announce that the Houston Saengerbund Men’s Chorus will perform under the direction of their vibrant Music Director Mary Kay Buehler at the prestigious Round Top Music Festival on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Their performance from 6:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. leads up to the Texas Festival Orchestra performance under […]
Alexander’s Feast—Or, The Power of Music by G.F. Handel, is a remarkable musical tale. It relates how the rapturous song of a musician named Timotheus aroused and moved Alexander the Great. Bach Society Houston collaborates with Ars Lyrica Houston for the closing event of this season. The Bach Choir performs the choral portion of Handel’s […]
The Consulates of the European Union in Houston cordially invite all of you to the first Day of Europe Celebration at Miller Outdoor Theatre on Saturday, May 9, 2015, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. The celebration commemorates the 65th Anniversary of the historical Schuman Declaration. Music and entertainment will be provided by several European artists […]
