Student pianist takes on Bartók’s final concerto at Shepherd Spotlight
Concerto competition winner Max Milian headlines the Nov. 7 program with student conductors, singers and a world premiere.
Lummis family commissions new Shepherd School opera in memory of daughter Adelaide
Composer Paola Prestini and librettist Mark Campbell will create the work, which set for a 2029-30 season premiere in Houston.
Mahler orchestral journey begins with sold-out night
The Shepherd School of Music orchestras set out on multiyear exploration of composer’s symphonies and songs, starting with ‘Titan’
Tragedy, slapstick to share stage in Shepherd School’s ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’
Strauss’ opera within an opera runs Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 led by conductor Christian Reif and director Paul Curran.
Is the electric guitar cool again?
The Adventurous Electric Guitar Festival gathered players, composers and scholars to test the instrument’s next act.
Shepherd School students share stage with Julia Bullock for Hughes recital
As the 2026-27 Aleko Endowed Artist, Julia Bullock curated an evening of song, chamber music and poetry celebrating the Harlem Renaissance.
Shepherd School students join Grammy winner Bullock for Langston Hughes recital
As the 2026-27 Aleko Endowed Artist, Julia Bullock curated an evening of song, chamber music and poetry celebrating the Harlem Renaissance.
Shepherd School’s presence at Houston Symphony grows with 4 new members
New principal flute and keyboard players joined an orchestra that is more than half Shepherd School musicians.
Capacity crowd attends Rice Chorale’s 9/11 anniversary performance
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, Rice’s Shepherd School of Music honored the anniversary the way it has every year since 2002: by pausing to sing. The Rice Chorale performed “In Memoriam: 9/11/2001” at the Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall.
2 world premieres in 2 nights open Shepherd School orchestra season
Tickets for each concert start at $5 and are available online.
Shepherd School faculty recitals reveal culture built on collaboration
Faculty recitals are a fixture of the Shepherd School of Music calendar, and for two professors who arrived 25 years apart, they are the clearest expression of what drew them to Rice.
Can creating music strengthen the aging brain? Rice researchers aim to find out
New $3.9 million grant will examine whether actively creating music can improve cognition and mental health-related quality of life in adults 65 and older with mild cognitive impairment, a condition associated with an increased risk of developing dementia.
Niche ranks Rice among nation’s best across academics, research and student experience
Rice is once again among the nation’s leading universities, earning the No. 10 spot in Niche’s 2027 Best Colleges in America rankings while placing in the top 10 across 18 academic disciplines and university categories.
Rice Chorale to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 with Duruflé’s Requiem
Professor Thomas Jaber said the observance has grown to encompass all those lost to violence or natural causes.
Rice pianist, doctoral student takes national stage with Performance Today
Sean Terada Yang was selected as a 2026 Young Artist in Residence for American Public Media program.