Music Students from the Hochschule fuer Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig are featured in a Guest Artist Recital on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at 5:30 p.m., at Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. The program will include music from Schubert, Schumann, and Shostakovich. The public is welcome, and […]
Do you remember the “night the world changed forever”? That’s what they say about November 9, 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, and brought together one-time enemies to change the course of modern history. But what happened on August 13, 1961, a date that caused decades of suffering and untold tragedy to […]
Dear Members and Friends of Houston-Leipzig, I just returned from Germany in time to remind you of our next monthly meeting this coming Thursday, July 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard. During the summer months, we all relax with our Houston-Leipzig at the Movies […]
Did You Know . . . ? . . . that To Kill A Mockingbird, the Pulitzer Price winning novel, has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 50 languages; . . . that Gregory Peck’s portrayal of Atticus Finch in Mockingbird earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe, […]
We send you greetings from the Bach Festival in Leipzig. It seems that many Houstonians are visiting Leipzig this month; we’ve seen Robert and Kathy Moore with a group for the Bachfest; Lutheran Bishop Mike Rhinehart from the Gulf Coast Synod is visiting Leipzig and will travel, blog, and take great pictures during his summer […]
It is now time to make concrete plans to be in Leipzig on October 9, 2014, to participate in the 25th anniversary celebrations of the peaceful end of the confrontation between 70,000 demonstrators carrying nothing but candles, and the secret police in full military combat gear. October 9, 1989, was the decisive Monday. Surgeons had […]
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 […]
We had a wonderful pre-performance event at Das Rheingold on Wednesday, and the Houston Grand Opera is now making an exciting offer to Houston-Leipzig members and friends for two performances of Carmen, on May 4 and on May 8, for 15% off the ticket price. Be sure to use promo code 4406 to get the […]
Wagner’s Das Rheingold was pure gold on opening weekend at Houston Grand Opera! Critics call Das Rheingold “utterly enthralling”! Do join us on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, for a fabulous offering by the Houston Grand Opera! Das Rheingold starts Houston on the journey of Richard Wagner’s ring cycle, with Die Walkuere, Siegfried, and Goetterdaemmerung to […]
Our March meeting is coming close. We will be back in our traditional venue at Christ the King’s Parish Hall on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. The topic of the evening is Franz Kafka Today – Still Enigmatic and Fascinating presented by our board member Dr. Klaus Weissenberger, Professor at Rice University. Like […]
