STRINGS & HAMMERS – LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR, CELLO, AND PIANO

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Celebrated Mexican composer Manuel Ponce is recognized the world over as a pivotal figure in the revival of classical guitar repertoire. Ponce’s music has found an easy place in modern classical repertoire for its abundant melodies, remarkable technical flourishes, and use of Mexican folk idioms. Working in a sympathetic manner, composers Pablo Borrás (Argentina) and […]

Unaccompanied – Eight New Works for Solo Cello Exploring Personal Stories of Immigration and American Identity

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

"Unaccompanied," a program of new music for solo cello commissioned and performed by Boston-based cellist Leo Eguchi, explores personal stories of immigration and American identity. Each of the commissioned works is by immigrant and first-generation American composers tasked with tackling the question, “What does your American-ness sound like?” Being a mixed-race, first-generation American, I grappled […]

PRESENT NOSTALGIA – Halcyon Visions in American Music

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

APERIO's 2023-2024 concert season continues with Present Nostalgia - Halcyon Visions in American Music - a program exploring musical Americana in works by Aldridge, Bates, Copland, Dett, Ives, and Larsen on Friday, April 5, 7:30 pm at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH). Members of Aperio’s core ensemble are joined by Houston’s own […]