To close out Classical Music Month, we caught up with some of our musicians to talk about their experience with classical music and what it means to them. Houston Symphony: What got you into classical music? Why did you choose your instrument?
For Silvestre Reveultas, Sensemayá made him one of the most well-known Mexican composers. Over ten years later, the piece gained international attention through a New York performance under the baton of former Houston Symphony Music Director Leopold Stokowski. See the Houston Symphony perform this oral tone poem along with Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring January 20, 21 … Continued
On September 30 and October 1 and 2, the Houston Symphony presents Gershwin Concerto in F, featuring Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 and Gershwin’s Concerto in F, one of Gershwin’s many pieces that brought jazz into the classical world. One year after writing his fusion of jazz and classical music, Gershwin set out to show the … Continued
On September 16, 17, and 18, the Symphony presents Verdi’s Requiem, a program featuring Verdi’s largest nonoperatic work. In this post, discover how two people influenced Verdi’s writing of this piece after their death. Described as bleak and foreboding, musicologist David Rosen says Verdi’s Requiem is “probably the most frequently performed major choral work composed … Continued
Legendary rapper Common returns to the Houston Symphony July 29 & 30 for a celebration of hip-hop! Before you join us at the Hobby Center, hear from Common’s Grammy award-winning arranger and producer, Derrick Hodge, on composing hip-hop music for symphony orchestra. Houston Symphony: What is your creative process for fusing hip-hop and orchestral music … Continued
The Houston Symphony closes its memorable 2021–22 Bank of America Pops Season with a bang with a can’t-miss tribute to the Master of Film Scores himself, the legendary John Williams. Having recently celebrated his 90th birthday earlier this year, Williams’s illustrious career spans decades and his work for the silver screen has broken records and … Continued
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