November events at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music

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Amy McCaig
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November events at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music

HOUSTON – (Oct. 22, 2015) – Events at The Shepherd School of Music during November include the Shepherd School Opera’s fall production, as well as guest artist appearances, faculty recitals and the Rice Chorale’s annual holiday concert.  Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free and open to the public.

What:             Guest Artist Recital: Tom Hooten, trumpet.
Rice alumnus and principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Where:           Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music.
When:            Monday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m.

What:             Sharing the Spotlight Series.
Faculty member Richie Hawley, professor of clarinet, with Shepherd School violin student Natalie Gaynor.
Where:           Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music.
When:            Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m.

What:             Shepherd School Opera: The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
The Shepherd School Opera and Chamber Orchestra will present Rossini’s comic masterpiece “The Barber of Seville.”
Richard Bado, conductor; Mary Birnbaum, stage director.
Where:           Wortham Opera Theatre, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music.
When:            Friday, Nov. 6; Tuesday, Nov. 10; and Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.
Admission:    General seating: $12; students and senior citizens $10.  For tickets call 713-348-8000.
Web link:       http://events.rice.edu/index.cfm?EventRecord=26903  (Nov. 6)
http://events.rice.edu/index.cfm?EventRecord=26904 (Nov. 8)
http://events.rice.edu/index.cfm?EventRecord=26905 (Nov. 10)
http://events.rice.edu/index.cfm?EventRecord=26906 (Nov. 12)

What:             Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra.
Larry Rachleff, music director.
Program: Ravel’s “Alborada del gracioso;” Webern’s “Passacaglia, Op. 1” and Brahms’ “Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68.”
Where:           Stude Concert Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music.
When:            Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m.
Web link:       http://events.rice.edu/index.cfm?EventRecord=26910

What:             Guest Artist Recital: Duo Qattus.
Fernando Rocha, percussion and Elise Pittenger, cello.
The program will include the music of Sarhan, Rodrigo, Oliveira and Boyce.
Where:           Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music
When:            Sunday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m.

What:             Guest Artist Master Class: Pamela Frank, violin.
Internationally renowned solo and chamber musician Pamela Frank.
Where:           Stude Concert Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music.
When:            Wednesday, Nov. 11 and Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.

What:             SYZYGY, New Music at Rice
Featuring Shepherd School faculty members James Dunham, viola; Ivo-Jan van der Werff, viola; Norman Fischer, cello; Michael Webster, clarinet; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; and Jeanne Kierman Fischer, piano.
The program will include works by faculty composer Richard Lavenda and Shepherd School founding dean, Samuel Jones.
Where:           Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music
When:            Friday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m.

What:             Chamber Music Festival: Diamonds in the Rough.
Built around works that are truly exceptional but have flown “under the radar,” the festival day will include music by Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (“the Spanish Mozart”), Miklós Rósza (of Ben Hur fame), Ralph Vaughan Williams, Carl Nielsen, Benjamin Britten and Joseph Haydn.
When:            Saturday, Nov. 14. Beginning November 9, performance times and location will be available on the Shepherd School website: music.rice.edu or by calling 713-348-8008.

What:             Guest Artist Master Class: Helen Callus, violin.
Teacher of Violin at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Where:           Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music
When:            Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.

What:             New Art/New Music at Rice Gallery.
Students from the Shepherd School perform works inspired by Anila Agha’s installation “Intersections”.  Reception to follow.
Where:           Rice Gallery, Sewall Hall.
When:            Saturday, Nov. 21 at 3 p.m.

What:             Campanile Orchestra and the Rice Chorale.
Jerry Hou, conductor.
Program: Fauré Pelléas and Mélisande (Jebat Kee, conductor); Brahms’ Schicksalslied, Op. 54 (performed with the Rice Chorale) and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite.
Where:           Stude Concert Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music
When:            Sunday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m.

What:             Rice Chorale: “Readings and Carols.”
Thomas Jaber, music director.
Join the Rice Chorale for its annual holiday concert.
Where:           Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall at The Shepherd School of Music.
When:            Monday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Web link:       http://events.rice.edu/index.cfm?EventRecord=26973

For more information, contact Amy McCaig, senior media relations specialist at Rice, at 713-348-6777 or amym@rice.edu.

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