Shepherd School

Rice Shepherd School students bring shows to Alta Arts, Rodeo Houston and the Ion March 5-7 via The Concert Truck

Fresh off its first visit to Houston in Fall 2023, The Concert Truck will return to Houston for more shows with students from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music March 5-7.

Miguel Harth-Bedoya to lead Rice Shepherd School symphony, chamber orchestras March 2-3

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, music director laureate of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and director of orchestral studies at Baylor University, will lead the Rice Shepherd School of Music symphony and chamber orchestras March 2 and 3, respectively.

Rice architect Juan Jose Castellon’s installation project named finalist for 2024 Forge Prize

A sustainable shade system installation created by Rice Architecture’s Juan José Castellón has been selected one of the three finalists for the 2024 Forge Prize by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

Rice alumna Caroline Shaw ’04 takes home Grammy gold

Rice Shepherd School of Music alumna and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw ’04 has struck Grammy gold once again.

Rice Shepherd School students have master class with Balourdet Quartet

Students from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music performed short musical excerpts and received coaching from members of the Balourdet Quartet during a Jan. 23 master class in Stude Concert Hall. The dynamic ensemble received Chamber Music America’s 2024 Cleveland Quartet and the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, as well as top prizes in international competitions.

Shepherd School to kick off spring semester Feb. 2 with orchestra performance ‘Explorations of Humanity’ led by Lidiya Yankovskaya

Fast-rising star conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya, music director of the Chicago Opera Theater and founder of the Refugee Orchestra Project, will lead the Rice University Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra in a Feb. 2 performance with works exploring different shades of the human experience.

More than 700 Rice Owls graduate Dec. 5

Amid a sea of academic regalia, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral Owls concluded the latest chapter of their respective life stories and embarked on the next at the 2023 Rice University December commencement ceremony in Tudor Fieldhouse Dec. 5.

Symphony concert, annual ‘Spirit of the Season’ and more on tap as Rice Shepherd School wraps up fall events

As the holiday season approaches, Rice’s Shepherd School of Music has a number of events on tap for concertgoers to enjoy.

Numerous Rice Owls up for Grammy gold

A number of Rice University Shepherd School of Music alumni will be up for Grammy gold at the 66th annual Grammy Awards ceremony Feb. 4 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Hitting all the right notes

Grammy Award-winning conductor and former Houston Symphony music director Hans Graf rehearses with the Rice Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra prior to its Oct. 27 performance. He conducted the orchestra in an exhilarating musical program titled “Fire and Ice,” featuring the work of Scriabin, Sibelius and Stravinsky.

One-of-a-kind practice organ gifted to Rice music students

Imagine being able to replicate the sound of the finest organs from cathedrals and concert halls around the world without ever having to travel.

Rice’s Shepherd School of Music presents Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ Nov. 3, 5

Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music will present Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall for Opera . The romantic work is helmed by director Paul Curran with conductor Stephanie Rhodes Russell and the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra under the tutelage of Joshua Winograde, director of opera studies.

Hans Graf returns to Houston to lead Rice Shepherd School Symphony Oct. 27

Grammy Award-winning conductor and former Houston Symphony music director Hans Graf will return to Houston Oct. 27 to guest conduct the Rice Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra in an exhilarating musical program titled “Fire and Ice,”featuring the work of Scriabin, Sibelius and Stravinsky.

Music on the move: The Concert Truck visits Rice for preview performance

The Concert Truck visited Rice Oct. 17 for a short performance in the Piazza Della Musica in front of the Shepherd School of Music’s Brockman Hall for Opera.

Tunes on wheels: Rice Shepherd School bringing free music to community via The Concert Truck

Classical music from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music is coming to several locations around Houston Oct. 24 and 26 thanks to a fully functioning mobile concert hall called The Concert Truck.