30th Anniversary Season Schedule
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Texas Music Festival Orchestra Series
Bringing Classical music's rising stars to Houston for 30 years.
Renowned conductors lead the Orchestra Fellows in exciting performances of the cornerstones of the orchestral repertoire. Please note that programs and artists are subject to change.
Festival Orchestra 1: 30th Anniversary Season Opener
Friday, June 7, 2019, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 8 p.m. (June 7 performance is FREE. All ages concert)
Saturday, June 8, 2019, Moores School of Music, University of Houston (tickets required for the June 8 performance)
Moores Opera House policy prohibits children under the age of 6 at performances
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
GUEST ARTISTS
Franz Anton Krager
conductor
American born and trained conductor, Franz Anton Krager, has made his artistic presence felt both at home and abroad with performance engagements in some of the world's most celebrated concert halls and musical centers. Learn more
Kenny Broberg
piano
Pianist Kenny Broberg won the silver medal at the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Also a prizewinner of the Hastings, Sydney, Seattle, and New Orleans International Piano Competitions, Mr. Broberg has previously performed as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic, Minnesota, Sydney Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Dallas Chamber, Fort Worth Symphony, and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestras. Learn more
Program
- Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
- Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, Part I
- Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
- Intermission (approx. 15 minutes)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
Festival Orchestra 2: Cinematic Splendor
Saturday, June 15, 2019, Moores School of Music, University of Houston
Moores Opera House policy prohibits children under the age of 6 at performances
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
GUEST ARTISTS
Rossen Milanov
conductor
Rossen Milanov is currently the Music Director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO), Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra and the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias (OSPA) in Spain. Learn more
Ernesto Tovar Torres
French horn
Mexican-born hornist Ernesto Tovar Torres is the newly appointed fourth horn of The Philadelphia Orchestra and has established himself as an orchestral and chamber musician from an early age. Learn more
Program
- J.S. Bach/arr. Stokowski: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
- Richard Strauss: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 11
- Richard Wagner/arr. Hutschenruyter: "Ride of the Walkyries" from Die Walkure
- Intermission (approx. 15 minutes)
- Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Richard Strauss: Symphonic Fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Festival Orchestra 3: Simply Fantastic!
Saturday, June 22, 2019, Moores School of Music, University of Houston
Moores Opera House policy prohibits children under the age of 6 at performances
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
GUEST ARTISTS
Carl St. Clair
conductor
Music Director of the Pacific Symphony for nearly three decades, Carl St. Clair has become widely recognized for his musically distinguished performances, innovative approaches to programming, and commitment to outstanding educational projects. Learn more
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Brian Bires, viola 1st Place - 2019 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition
Program
- David Heuser: A Screaming Comes Across the Sky
- Cecil Forsyth: Concerto in G minor for Viola and Orchestra
I. Appassionato (Cadenza) - Moderato - Con moto, agitato - Intermission (approx. 15 minutes)
- Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Festival Orchestra 4: Grand Finale
Saturday, June 29, 2019, Moores School of Music, University of Houston
Moores Opera House policy prohibits children under the age of 6 at performances
6:30 - 7:20 p.m., Moores Opera House Lobby
Pre-concert performance by members of Virtuosi of Houston
6:30 - 7:10 p.m., MSM Room 108
Settling the Score: Pre-concert lecture
7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House
Festival Orchestra Concert
GUEST ARTISTS
Josep Caballé-Domenech
conductor
Designated Music Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bogota (from 2018), General Music Director of the Opera and Staatskapelle Halle-Saale (Germany), and now in his seventh season as Music Director of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic (USA), Josep Caballé-Domenech enjoys combining his conducting career with a great symphonic and operatic repertoire. Learn more
Program (NO INTERMISSION FOR THIS PERFORMANCE)
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor (Tragic)