Brandi Smith

Alumnus Russ Pitman celebrated for decades of dedication and generosity

Russell “Russ” Pitman ’58 visited Rice’s new Academic Quadrangle Dec. 11, marking a significant moment in the institution’s history.

Shepherd School students bridge music and community with ‘inspiring’ JUMP! program

The community living room at the Ronald McDonald House on Holcombe Boulevard was alive with music Nov. 12 as patients and their families gathered in the cozy space, some seated on couches, others on chairs pulled close together.

Shepherd School’s delightful ‘Spirit of the Season’ kicks off holiday festivities

Rice’s Shepherd School of Music filled Morrison Theater with holiday cheer Dec. 7 during its annual “Spirit of the Season” concert.

Rice shines as a favorite for quinceañera photography

With its grand architecture and lush greenery, Rice’s campus has become a top destination for photo shoots celebrating engagements, weddings, pregnancies, proms and especially quinceañeras.

Shepherd School of Music faculty and alumni garner multiple Chamber Music America Awards

Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is celebrating an exceptional showing at the Chamber Music America Awards as its faculty and alumni received three of the organization’s top honors.

Famed pianist Yefim Bronfman offers ‘much to reflect on and explore’ in Shepherd School master class

Grammy-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman brought his artistry and expertise to Rice’s Shepherd School of Music Dec. 2, leading a master class with graduate students Zhengyi Huang, Saehyun Park, Szuyu Su and Jonathan Mak.

Harmony in color: Eva LeWitt installation strikes a chord at Shepherd School

Meticulously draped inside the Shepherd School of Music’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall, a dazzling interplay of color, texture and movement now graces the wall above the entrance to Duncan Recital Hall.

Filmmaker and alumnus Kyle Henry inspires Rice students with lessons on resilience, artistry

Returning to his alma mater, filmmaker Kyle Henry ’93 ’94 captivated Rice students with a candid 90-minute talk that offered hard-won advice and reflections on his prolific career in the film industry.

Alumna Elizabeth Freimuth to join Shepherd School of Music faculty

Elizabeth Freimuth ’98, Shepherd School of Music alumna and principal horn of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, will join the Shepherd School faculty as professor of horn in the fall of 2025.

Guest conductor William Eddins to guide Shepherd School’s December symphony concert, mentor students in Chamber Players ensemble

Jonathan Mak, a third-year Doctor of Musical Arts student at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, recently earned the top prize at the inaugural Sorel-Tracy International Piano Competition in Quebec, winning a $20,000 scholarship.

Houston premiere of newly discovered Chopin waltz performed at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music

A newly discovered waltz by Frédéric Chopin, recently unearthed from a vault at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, made its Houston debut Nov. 13 at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.

Shepherd School presents ‘Spirit of the Season’ with special arrangement by Broadway’s Andy Einhorn

Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is set to bring holiday magic to Houston with its annual “Spirit of the Season” concert Dec. 7 in Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall for Opera.

Topping out ceremony marks progress on Rice’s Sarofim Hall

Rice celebrated the topping out of Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall, a new visual arts building, Nov. 12.

Moody’s ‘In Process’ comes alive through Shepherd School student compositions

Students of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music composed and performed original pieces in response to the themes of the Moody Center for the Arts’ fall 2024 exhibition “Do Ho Suh: In Process.”

‘Part of the solution’: National Academies grant allows Rice to build the next generation of leaders in environmental justice

EcoStudio in Rice’s Sustainability Institute and the Rice Office of STEM Engagement have received a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to expand the Center for Environmental Studies’ successful environmental justice education summer program for Houston high school students.