A.D. Players at The George Theater announced in January that they were going virtual for the rest of their season and the move to cyberspace begins this Friday, February 12, with
A Speck-Tacular Evening of Stories and Songs with Emily & Jake Speck. You can join A.D. Players Executive Director Jake Speck and his wife Emily Tello Speck to hear their story, from finding each other to finding their place here in Houston, and to enjoy some familiar musical theater tunes. (Take a sneak peek at Emily rehearsing Sara Bareilles’s “She Used to Be Mine” from
Waitresshere). You can purchase a ticket for $35 here, and the show will be available to stream through February 28.
When were sea shanties invented? Roderick Swanston takes a look at the origins of the sea shanty and discovers a rich musical heritage, which dates back to at least the 15th century and possibly earlier Published:
How did sea shanties originate?
It is most likely that the majority of songs sung by sailors did not originate on board but on land. They were ballads that had been learnt in youth and been adapted by sailors to accompany their work. Separate sea-songs, particularly those accompanying work, stretch back further than records of what the songs were can trace. But if a beginning is hard to chronicle, Captain WB Whall (1837-c1925) – an ordinand studying music with Sir John Stainer in Oxford, who changed his mind and went to sea – saw the end of a sea-song tradition as steam took over. Among his earliest shipmates were some who had fought on ships before what they described as ‘the Peace’ (1815). Captain Whall lamented, in the first edition of his
National Public Radio once called classical music Houstonâs best-kept secret. But Grand Teton Music Festival audiences have known for decades about the deep pool of talent Space City has to offer. Drawing from some 64 ensembles and 47 institutions of higher learning, the festival has long relied on the Houston Symphony, the Houston Grand Opera and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, as well as various chamber ensembles and freelancers, to pack its orchestra â 20 musicians out of 2019âs roster of 222 â including some of the organizationâs longest-serving members.
It is fitting, therefore, that at least one of this winterâs âGTMF on Locationâ digital concerts should emanate from Houston and that it should represent a broad range of instrumentation and repertoire.
Sarasota Orchestra musicians who have been unable to take part in the indoor chamber concerts at Holley Hall, are bringing the music outside to area publics over the next few months.
With support from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, the orchestra has launched a series of free concerts by three wind and brass ensembles. The concerts include musicians who are unable to wear masks while playing their instruments. With outdoor programs, it is considered safer for them to blow into their instruments.
The outdoor concert series, which began last month, continues Jan. 10 with a performance by the Sarasota Wind Quintet at Nathan Benderson Park. The same group will also perform there on March. 21.
Dec 10, 2020 Concordia Wind Quintet: Debora Harris, flute; Stephanie Carlson, oboe; Russell Peterson, bassoon; Karin Wakefield, French horn; Leigh Wakefield, clarinet Venn
Welcome to Virtual Class Notes Concerts!
Each year, Classical MPR reaches tens of thousands of students across Minnesota through the Class Notes Concerts program. Designed to engage and inspire elementary students through live musical performance, these concerts help cultivate active listening skills and allow students to experience the joy of classical music.
Due to current circumstances, we have adapted the concert content to provide a virtual Class Notes Concert. Today s Classical Kids Music Lesson will be a virtual Class Notes concert featuring the Concordia Wind Quintet.