Brandi Smith

Richard Brown helped Rice blaze new trail as ‘one of original architects’ of Shepherd School of Music

The founding faculty member of the Shepherd School died March 14 at his home in Houston.

Rice presents Houston premiere of ‘SPILL’ ahead of Deepwater Horizon anniversary

“SPILL” dramatizes the events leading up to the April 20, 2010, oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana and its long aftermath.

Shepherd School’s free Spring Chamber Music Festival features nearly 120 students performing works by 16 composers

This spring’s festival features 24 performances of chamber works by 16 different composers including Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Bartók.

Symposium to explore intersections of STEM, arts and Black life in Houston

With the theme Dark Matter: STEM and the Arts in Black Houston, this year’s convening invites participants to consider the role of Black communities in shaping Houston’s past, present and speculative futures.

Shepherd School students bringing mobile concert to Eldorado Ballroom

The Concert Truck is a mobile stage designed to bring classical music into everyday spaces.

Shepherd School alum Luke Sutliff wins Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition

Sutliff was named one of five winners by a distinguished panel of judges, earning a $20,000 cash prize as well as career-defining exposure and networking opportunities.

Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts to highlight sustainable art during Earth Month

Through these thought-provoking collaborations, the Moody will serve as a hub for creative engagement with pressing climate issues.

Houston Symphony premieres Karim Al-Zand’s ‘Al-Jazari’s Ingenious Clocks’

The piece was part of the “Korngold’s Violin Concerto & Cinderella” program, which explored the connections between storytelling and sound.

Creative crossroads: Scholars, artists converge at Rice to discuss Black aesthetic dialogues

The rich interplay between African American literature and the other arts took center stage at a two-day symposium at Rice March 7-8 where scholars, poets and artists explored the aesthetic, cultural and political dimensions of Black creative expression.

Opera comes to life in ‘Ryan McKinny & Friends’ recital at Shepherd School

A world-class bass-baritone. A showcase of rising vocal talent. A program spanning Wagner to Jake Heggie.

‘Ghosts of the Gulf’: Art, ecology and the legacy of Deepwater Horizon highlighted at Moody event

The latest installment of the Moody Center for the Art's Dimensions Variable series, inspired by the exhibition “Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice,” brought together artists and environmentalists responding to climate change in creative ways.

Shepherd School of Music welcomes Houston for 50th Anniversary Community Day

The Shepherd School of Music invites the Houston community to celebrate its 50th Anniversary Community Day with a free, family friendly event.

Unearthing the southbound Underground Railroad to Mexico

The story of the Underground Railroad typically conjures images of northbound journeys to freedom, but for some enslaved people in Texas, liberation lay across the Rio Grande in Mexico.

Rice announces new initiatives to expand impact of Rice Global India

These new programs are designed to foster research and educational partnerships with Indian institutions, amplifying the impact of the university’s research while creating immersive teaching and learning experiences.

Shepherd School of Music’s Composition Alumni Spotlight to feature works by emerging composers

The concert will feature the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jerry Hou, performing compositions that highlight the innovative voices emerging from the Shepherd School’s composition program.