Rice University

Ars Lyrica Houston, the GRAMMY-nominated ensemble celebrated for its authentic performances of Baroque music, ventures into new creative territory with Old Meets New on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 4:00 PM in Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University.

On Friday, January 17, 2025, American conductor James Gaffigan will lead the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra in the 37th annual, newly reimagined 'Concert of Arias' featuring finalists of the Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers.

Musiqa announced Alexis Lamb and Jiaying (Katy) Li as the winners of their new commission, with both composers set to create works for the 2025-2026 season.

Talea Ensemble will present its 2024-2025 season opener, Exploring Home this month. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced the company’s Spotlight Series will return for the 2024/25 Season at a new location, the Ion, Houston’s innovation hub in midtown powered by Rice University, located at 4201 Main St.

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin announce the addition of four new musicians to their ensemble, enhancing the orchestra's rich musical tradition and talent.

Embracing Our Differences awards scholarships to three high school graduates and nine college students, supporting their educational pursuits and promoting diversity and inclusion.

Stages has announced that Gwen Watkins has been named the theater’s new Managing Director. Learn more about Gwen here!

The Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, under the direction of Robert Simpson, closes out the 2023-2024 season with Brubeck!

The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University and Open Dance Project present Red Landscape: Georgia O'Keeffe in Texas 1912 - 1918, an immersive dance theater performance devised by the ODP ensemble under the choreographic direction of Annie Arnoult at the Moody's Lois Chiles Studio Theater June 7 - 15, 2024. 

 Following an exhaustive international search, the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University has announced that Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya will join the faculty as distinguished resident director of orchestras and professor of conducting.

The Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, under the direction of Robert Simpson, will close out the 2023-2024 season with Brubeck! A Celebration, the inaugural performance of “The Voice of Brubeck” project on Saturday June 1 at Stude Concert Hall at Rice University.

Experience the fusion of dance and visual arts in OPEN DANCE PROJECT's performance inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe's Texas period, starting June 7 at the Moody Center for the Arts.

Ars Lyrica Houston has announced their 21st anniversary season, Ties That Bind. Learn more about the six mainstage subscription programs here.

Ensemble for These Times has announced its 2024 Call for Scores for solo piano. SF contemporary chamber group seeks submissions for acoustic piano works to be performed by Dale Tsang at the Berkeley Piano Club in 2025. Submissions accepted from July 1-15, 2024.