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Sunday, August 31, 6 pm Robert Bates, organLecture/recitalfeaturingearlyorganworksbyFranciscoCorreadeArauxSt. Philip Presbyterian Church4807 San Felipe StreetInfo: 713-622-4807

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Tuesday, September 9, 7:30 pm $12/7 Dan Gelok, saxophoneWoody Witt, saxophoneTali Morgulis, pianoWorksbyHindemithwithworldpremieresbyLoCascio,Nelson,Gelok

Sunday, September 14, 2:30 pm $12/7 Lawrence Wheeler, violaThomas Jaber,* pianoAndrea Jaber,* mezzo-sopranoErik Wheeler,* celloTheThreeB’s:WorksbyBach,Beethoven,Brahms

Thursday, September 18, 7:30 pm Free UNIVERSITY BANDSDavid Bertman, Marc Martin, directorsMarch Madness:WorksbySousa,KingTDECU Stadium (MOH, if inclement weather)

Tuesday, September 23, 7:30 pm $20 MOORES OPERA CENTER Buck Ross, producer/directorWhat’s Opera, Duck? Celebrate the start of the Moores Opera Center’s new season at the famed MuckyDuckwithaninformalcabareteveningoffavoriteariasandmusicaltheatresongs,wrylyhostedbydirectorBuckRoss.Leavethestuffedshirtathome.It’saparty!McGonigel’s Mucky Duck2425NorfolkTickets/Info: www.mcgonigels.comAll proceeds benefit the Moores Opera Center. Saturday, September 27, 2:30 pm Free Guest Recital h2/4 Duo Jeffrey Loeffert,* Jonathan Nichol,* saxophonesWorksbyReadThomas,Mellits, Itoh, Rossé, CockcroftDudleyRecitalHall

Sunday, September 28, 2:30 pm Free A.I. Lack Series Guest RecitalGayle Martin,* pianoWorksbySchumann/Liszt, Shatin,Prokofiev,SchubertDudleyRecitalHall

Monday, September 29, 7:30 pm $12/7 AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLERob Smith, directorMichelle Perrin Blair, assistant directorDan Gelok, alto saxophoneMichael Horvit,*** composerPhillip Elder,* composerSynthesis: WorksbyElder,Horvit,Joyce,Lash

Sunday, October 5, 2:30 pm Free Guest RecitalDavid Korevaar,* piano(University of Colorado)Song and Dance: WorksbyFauré,Harsányi,Poulenc,SchubertDudleyRecitalHall

Sunday, October 5, 2:30 pm RS $17/12 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAFranz Anton Krager, conductorMahler:SymphonyNo.5inC-sharpMinor

Monday, October 6, 7:30 pm $12/7CONCERT CHORALECONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUSUNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CHORUSMANCORPSMANCHOIRwith Small GroupsBetsy Cook Weber, Jeb Mueller, conductorsNew Voices: WorksbySchanderl,Horvit,Poulenc,Fishbein

Wednesday, October 8, 7:30 pm $12/7 JAZZ ORCHESTRANoe Marmolejo, directorWoody Witt, saxophoneDavid Caceres,* saxophoneThe Modernists: MusicofCharlieParker, JohnColtrane,JoeHenderson, Michael Brecker

Thursday, October 9, 7:30 pm $12/7 WIND ENSEMBLEDavid Bertman, directorSelectedChamberandSymphonicWorks of the 20th and 21st Centuries

Monday, October 13, 7:30 pm Free UH FLUTE FORUMAralee Dorough, fluteJennifer Keeney, fluteNot The Usual Way, Orchestral Excerpts Exposed: Scores,media,movement,flutechoir,and performanceswithworksbyBizet,Beethoven,Brahms,Debussy,Donizetti,Mahler,Prokofiev,Ravel,StravinskyChoral Recital Hall

Tuesday, October 14, 7 pm Free A. I. Lack Series Guest Master ClassKathryn Montoya,* Baroque oboe(Oberlin Conservatory)MSM Room 129 Thursday, October 23, 7:30 pm Free Jennifer Keeney, fluteDan Gelok, saxophoneTimothy Hester, pianoTrio Treasures: WorksbyBach,Milhaud,Higdon,Koechlin,PetersonDudleyRecitalHall

EDYTHE BATES OLDMOORES OPERA CENTER Buck Ross, producer/directorRaymond Harvey, music director Friday, October 24, 7:30 pm RS $20/12Saturday, October 25, 7:30 pm RS $20/12Sunday, October 26, 2 pm RS $20/12Monday, October 27, 7:30 pm RS $20/12THE TALES OF HOFFMANNbyJacquesOffenbachA phantasmagorical mixture of steampunk, the supernatural, and romanticdecadencewoventogetherintothreedifferentstories.Hearasinging robot, see a Satanic musician whodrivesagirltosingherselftodeath, and glide in a gondola to wicked Venicewhereyoucanloseyourverysoul.Offenbach’sgiftformelodyisnowheremoreevidentthaninthisgrand work that includes his famous Barcarolle. Sung in the original French withEnglishsurtitles.—Freepreviewlectures45minutesbeforecurtain.

Monday, October 27, 5 pm Free A.I. Lack Series Master ClassCarole Terry,* organ(University of Washington)Organ Recital Hall

Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 pm Free A.I. Lack Series RecitalCarole Terry,* organWorksbyBrahms,Mendelssohn,J.S.BachOrgan Recital Hall

Thursday, October 30, 7:30 pm $12/7CHAMBER ORCHESTRAMichelle Perrin Blair, Arne Almroth, Kris Chapman, student conductorsWinner of the 2014 MSM Concerto Competition,VocalDivisionGinastera: Variaciones concertantes Beethoven:SymphonyNo.2in DMajor,Op.36

Saturday, November 1, 7:30 pm $10 Annual “Spirit of Houston” COUGAR MARCHING BAND BENEFIT CONCERTDavid Bertman, director of bandsMarc Martin, director, Spirit of HoustonSupport the “Spirit of Houston” Cougar Marching Band at a fun-filled, excitingeveningofmusicanddance.

Saturday, November 1, 7:30 pm FreeA.I. Lack Series Guest RecitalKristóf Baráti,* violinTimothy Hester, pianoWorksbyBrahms,Paganini, Saint-Saëns, SarasateDudleyRecitalHall

Monday, November 3, 7 pm Free24th Annual Choral InvitationalCONCERT CHORALEwith Clements, College Park, Dawson, Stratford high schools*Betsy Cook Weber, Mary Matysiak,* Erin Bodhaine,* Roxan Silva,* Peter Steinmetz,* conductors

Thursday, November 6, 7:30 pm $12/7Noe Marmolejo, trumpetJody Ilgenfritz,** trumpetBrian Logan,** tromboneSteve Curtis,** tubaRussell Vogt,** French hornMSM Jazz OrchestraSpectrum: WorksbyReiche,Hansen,McKee,Mahler,Webbon,Winkler

Friday, November 7, 7:30 pm FreeCONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUSSAN JACINTO NORTH COLLEGE CHOIRSONS OF ORPHEUSJeb Mueller, Edgar Moore,** conductors SanJacintoCollegeNorth Fine Arts Center5800UvaldeRoadInfo:281-458-4050

Monday, November 10, 7:30 pm $12/7PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Blake Wilkins, director WorksbyViñao,Deane,Wilkins

Monday, November 10, 7:30 pm FreeUH FLUTE FORUMAralee Dorough, fluteJennifer Keeney, flutePaula Page, harpFlute Strings: Aneveningofchambermusic with harp and guitar friends with worksbyBizet,Ibert,Persichetti,FauréChoral Recital Hall

Tuesday, November 11, 3 pmFACE Promenade Series presentsCONCERT CHORALE Betsy Cook Weber, conductorSomething Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: WorksbyBrahms,Britten,Horvit,***Poulenc,Berlin,PartonCypressCreek ChristianCommunityChurch6823CypresswoodDriveInfo:281-440-4850orwww.cypresscreekface.org

Thursday, November 13, 7:30 pm $12/7WIND ENSEMBLEDavid Bertman, directorNancy Weems, pianoTali Morgulis, pianoPoulenc:PianoConcertoforTwoPianosMaslanka:SymphonyNo.4

Sunday, November 16, 2:30 pm FreeGUEST RECITALCathy Lysinger,** Alex McDonald,* piano duoWorksbyBrahms,Debussy,Rachmaninoff,BolcomDudleyRecitalHall

Sunday, November 16, 3 pm FreeA.I. Lack Series Guest Master ClassWilliam Preucil,* violin(Concertmaster, Cleveland Orchestra)Choral Recital Hall

Monday, November 17, 7:30 pm $12/7AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLERob Smith, directorMichelle Perrin Blair, assistant directorHee Yun Kim,** composerRevolution: WorksbyByrnes,Hodge,Kim,Smith,Snowden,Tsontakis

Wednesday, November 19, 7:30 pm $12/7JAZZ ORCHESTRANoe Marmolejo, directorJazz Royalty: The Music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington

Sunday, November 23, 2:30 pm $12/7Timothy Hester, keyboardPianorama!: A performance on six differenttypesofkeyboardinstruments withworksbyScarlatti,Clementi,Beethoven,Enescu,Stravinsky,Smith,andaworldpremierebyaspecialmysterycomposerperformedonharpsichord, two fortepianos, modern grandpiano,toypiano,andceleste

Tuesday, November 25, 7:30 pm $12/7SYMPHONIC WINDSSYMPHONIC BANDDavid Bertman, Marion West, Marc Martin, directorsMasterpieces for Band from the 20th and 21st Centuries

Monday, December 1, 7:30 pm $12/7PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE IIBlake Wilkins, Alec Warren, directors

Thursday, December 4, 7:30 pm FreeGuest RecitalAndrew Brownell,** pianoWorksbyCrumb,Messiaen,SchumannDudleyRecitalHall

Friday, December 5, 7:30 pm RS $17/12SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAMing Liu,** conductorWinner of the 2014 MSM Concerto Competition,StringDivisionTchaikovsky:SymphonyNo.6inBMinor, Op. 74, Pathétique

Sunday, December 7, 2:30 pm FreeCONCERT CHORALECONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUSMANCORPSMANCHOIRUNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CHORUSwith Small GroupsBetsy Cook Weber, Jeb Mueller, conductors“Lo, How a Rose…” WorksbyPraetorius,Buxtehude

* GuestArtist/Group** Alumnus/Alumnae*** ProfessorEmeritusRS ReservedSeating(m) Matinee performance

EDYTHE BATES OLD MOORES OPERA CENTERThe Elixir of Love byGaetanoDonizetti January 29 & 31, February 1 & 2 (all at 7:30 pm)Ashyyoungmanwinsthegirlofhisdreams with a little help from a bottle. Ifonlyitwerethateasyinreallife! AcharmingcomedysetintheItaliancountrysidethatwasafavoriteofbothPavarottiandCaruso.Itwillbecomeyoursaswell.SungintheoriginalItalian with English surtitles.

Frau Margot byThomasPasatieriJanuary 30, 7:30 pm–February 1, 2 pm Film noir meets opera. Atmospheric and enigmatic, Frau Margot is the opera that Hitchcockwouldhavewantedtodirect.In Vienna of 1938, the widow of a famous composer is reluctant to allow another composer to complete her late husband’s unfinished opera until she has conducted a séance to ask his permission. Trust no one.AmericancomposerThomasPasatieri returnstooperaafterscoringmanyHollywoodfilms.FrauMargotis“ascoreofavoluptuoussplendorthatsuggestsKlimt’sgildedpaintingssettomusic… it has all the markings of a masterpiece” (WesBlomster,operatoday.com).—Sungin the original English with English surtitles.

Rappaccini’s Daughter byDanielCatánApril 10, 11, 12 (m), 13 LoseyourselfinDr.Rappaccini’senticinggarden,whichisnotonlyfilled with his experimental poisonous plants,butalsocontainshisequallylethal,yetseductive,daughter.BasedonaNathanielHawthornestoryasretoldbytheNobelPrizewinningOctavioPaz,theoperaexploresaGardenofEdengoneawrywithlush,sinfullysensuousmusicawashinorchestral color. This is the last in our series of all of the completed operas of Daniel Catán. —Sung in the original Spanish with English surtitles.

32nd INTERNATONAL PIANO FESTIVALFebruary 6–8 FoundedbylegendarypianistandCullenDistinguishedProfessorofMusic Abbey Simon. Featuring recitals and master classes with Mr. Simon and guest artists Robert McDonald (faculty, JuilliardandCurtis)andItalianconcertartist Roberto Plano. Info:www.music.uh.edu/pianofestival

17th MOORES JAZZ FESTIVALFebruary 27–28 TheannualMooresSchoolJazzFestivalpresentsthegiantsofthejazzworldwith MSM Jazz Orchestra under the directionofNoeMarmolejo.Pastguests included Count Basie Orchestra, TerenceBlanchard,BillEvans,and LewSoloff,amongothers.Jazzensembles from Texas middle schools, high schools, andcollegesperformandreceiveadjudicationfromapanelofexperts.

Thursday, April 16 7:30 pm Guest RecitalBarthold Kuijken,* Baroque fluteSolofluteworksbyTelemann,Boismortier,JSandCPEBach,WeissOne of the world’s most renowned Baroque flute pioneers in recital.DudleyRecitalHall

HOUSTON BALLET II/ HOUSTON BALLET ACADEMYFriday, April 17, 7:30 pm The MSM Ballet Orchestrajoinsinternational dancers of the Houston BalletIIandHoustonBalletAcademytopresentanexcitingeveningofballet.The full-length production is directed byHoustonBallet’sArtisticDirectorStanton Welch, conductedbyFranz Anton Krager, and will include mixed repertoire with special lighting, custom setdesignsandcostumes.Ifyouloveballet,thiseveningisnottobemissed!

Wednesday, April 22, 7:30 pm JAZZ ORCHESTRA | JAZZ ENSEMBLE Noe Marmolejo, directorThe Music of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald

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Thursday, October 30, 11:30 am Moores Society Fall LuncheonMoores Aplenty! Proceedstobenefitscholarships,special projectsandtheTexasMusicFestival.Marie LeNôtre, chair

Marie Bosarge, honorary chairRobin Angly and Rhonda Sweeney, host committee chairsRiverOaksCountryClub1600RiverOaksBoulevardInfo:PatriciaCooper,713-743-1304

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