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 . . . . […]
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 […]
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 […]
What do Leipziger Platz, Leipziger Strasse, Leipziger Tor, Friedrichstrasse, and Potsdam Gate – all in Berlin – have in common? What historical forces shaped life and destiny in and around the Potsdamer Platz? What turned a thriving commercial and social hub into a desolate, divided place, tainted by violence, death, and human desperation, only to […]
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 […]
On Sunday, February 24, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the German Language Center will have an OPEN HOUSE for Kinderspiel, a unique German-English Dual Immersion Program for PreSchoolers, and the German American Elementary School, grades 1-5, at 3516 Mount Vernon, Houston, TX 77006. For more information, please consult their website here
The Consulate General of Italy, the Consulate of Sri Lanka in Houston and St. Thomas University present the screening of Paola Randi’s Into Paradiso. The movie will be screened with English subtitles on February 24 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Thomas University – Jones Hall, 3910 Yoakum Drive, Houston TX. Admission is free of charge. […]
Dear Music Lovers, We invite you to join us this summer on a fascinating tour of the Baltic: the Church Choir of Christ the King Lutheran Church will travel to Vilnius (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia), along with Helsinki (Finland) and St. Petersburg (Russia). The two-week trip departs July 16 and returns July 29, and […]
A rare treat will be offered at Sunday Forum at Christ the King Lutheran Church in a lecture on the 20th century opera work Wozzeck by Alban Berg. Richard Spuler, senior lecturer in German and Culture at Rice University will present on the history and significance of Berg’s monumental work, which will be performed in […]
On Sunday, February 17, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., the Bach Choir Houston and Mercury Baroque perform in Bach Vespers at Christ the King Lutheran Church. This Sunday’s program features music from the city of Hamburg, which had a lasting impact on Bach from the time of his first visit there as a fifteen year old […]