Did you know that due to exposure while fighting fires, the rate of mesothelioma in fire fighters is two times greater than the rate in the U.S. population? Let us all support the Benefit Chamber Concert for the Rotary Fire Fighters Home on Thursday, March 13, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran […]
The Bach Society Houston presents Bach Vespers featuring baritone Matthias Weichert from Dresden singing Bach’s solo cantata Ich habe genug BWV 82 on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. This hauntingly beautiful piece is one of Bach’s most well-known cantatas. The program also includes Dominus illuminatiomea by Tunder, and Welt, ade by Rosenmϋller. The […]
As the Houston Early Music Festival comes to a close, the Bach Society Houston presents Bach’s Mass in B Minor, a monumental masterpiece, as the festival’s culminating event on Sunday evening. It is a performance you should not miss. The Bach Society Houston dedicates the performance of the mass to Robert B. Lynn, its first […]
We are fortunate to offer another spectacular event at the Museum of Fine Arts with an introduction and tour by our board member Dr. Helga Aurisch. On Thursday, February 20, 2014, she will lead us into the world of French Impressionist paintings, a great continuation of her previous programs on German Impressionists. Her talks are […]
Here it is already February, and our next meeting will be in a couple of weeks. Leipzig seems to be present everywhere. If you did not read the article Early Music Finds a Home in Houston in the weekend Houston Chronicle, please check it out here. The long-time director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig, […]
Our organization is underwriting the Houston Seminar lecture by Prof. Christoph Wolff, the world’s leading Bach scholar. The lecture will be at Christ the King Lutheran Church on Thursday, February 6, 7 – 8:30 p.m. His talk will be the climactic event in a series sponsored by the nonprofit Houston Seminar in anticipation of the […]
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 […]
