An immersive concert weaving together poetry and storytelling with chamber music and improvisation, featuring original poetry by Outspoken Bean.
The final event of Houston Music Festival’s inaugural season will take place on Sunday, November 3rd at Smither Park’s first-Sunday vendor market. This performance will be a celebration of Houston, and the many different communities that call this city home.
World premieres by emerging composers Ben Morris and Marco-Adrián Ramos along with new poetry by Justin Jannise, as well as Marcus Karl Maroney’s Piano Trio.
A live performance of improvised variations on a series of classical and jazz themes, while wearing an EEG cap to measure brain activity, at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey, Mexico.
3 week session for high school aged pianists, hosted at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA)
Faculty: James Palmer and Chelsea de Souza
To apply, please visit:
https://afatexas.org/program/summer-music-festival-piano-arts-intensive/
Solo piano recital for the Crain Garden Performance Series
Recital of flute and piano music
A recital by the students of Dr. Jolie Rocke, accompanied by Chelsea de Souza
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston
With Performance Today Host Fred Child
A Classical Floating Music Festival to Provence, Burgundy and Paris
Featuring Performance Today Artists in Residence Chelsea de Souza, piano and Tyler Martin, flute
Pianist Chelsea de Souza, a classical and jazz musician, will wear a portable EEG cap while improvising variations on musical themes provided by the research team.
Moody Center for the Arts, Lois Chiles Studio Theater
https://www.theconcerttruck.org/events/2024/3/9/sinfonia-gulf-coast-destin-fl
Private masterclass for the piano students at Garden Villas Elementary School
Organized by MUSIQA
RESONANT BEAUTY: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS IN MUSIC
In response to the exhibition Hanne Darboven—Writing Time, musicians from Loop38 will explore themes of mathematics, time, and abstraction.
On the Program:
John Luther Adams - Four Thousand Holes (2010)
György Ligeti - Continuum (1968)
Andy Akiho - Karakurenai (2007)
Hanne Darboven - Op. 45, No. 11
“Beethoven for All”, a project by DACAMERA of Houston with the Rothko Chapel and Menil Collection
Repertoire:
Sonata in E-flat Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”
Sonata in E minor, Op. 90
Percussion Ensemble Concert at the Shepherd School, Rice University
free entry
Location: MATCH, 3400 Main Street, Houston TX 77002
Season opener for Cypress Creek Face’s Promenade Series
Repertoire:
Chopin, Selections from 24 Preludes Op. 28
Debussy, Reflets dans l’eau (from Images I)
Franck, Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Reena Esmail, Rang de Basant and America/Desh
Beethoven, mvt. 3 from Sonata Op. 57 “Appassionata”
Friedrich Gulda, Prelude and Fugue
Location: The Centrum, 6823 Cypresswood Drive, Spring TX 77379
Tickets: $15 Adult, $12 Senior, $10 Child/Student
Box Office: call 281-440-4850 or email boxoffice@cypresscreekface.org
Fundraiser for First UU, Houston, TX
$20 suggested donation
Repertoire:
Chopin, Selections from 24 Preludes Op. 28
Debussy, Reflets dans l’eau (from Images I)
Franck, Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Reena Esmail, Rang de Basant and America/Desh
Beethoven, mvt. 3 from Sonata Op. 57 “Appassionata”
Friedrich Gulda, Prelude and Fugue
Tues, 8/29, 4pm Walloon Hotel
Wed, 8/30, 12:30pm Bay Harbor Yacht Club
Thurs 8/31, 12pm Charlevoix Library
Thurs, 8/31, 6:30pm Annual Art Walk
Fri, 9/1 1pm Bay Harbor Village
Fri, 9/1 7:30pm Lavender Hill Farm
Sat, 9/2 9:30 & 11:30am Harbor Springs Farmers Market
Repertoire includes 4-hands piano duo by Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky and Liszt, as well as solo selections by Beethoven, Franck, Gershwin and more
Evolution of the Negro Spiritual Concert featuring Jolie Rocke, soprano; Maya Gibson, orator; and Chelsea de Souza, piano
Join us in Martha's Vineyard this summer as we journey from the origins of the Negro spiritual to the present day through stories and songs of sorrow, joy, faith, and hope. The transformative power of the arts in this unforgettable setting will etch an indelible imprint, weaving together the past, present, and future of a resilient people while nurturing a vibrant cultural legacy.
Location: 55 Narragensett Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 (Union Chapel)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hbcu-arts-concert-evolution-of-the-spiritual-feat-jolie-rocke-tickets-595368692787
Enjoy the work and performances of emerging artists who are students and recent alumni from historically black colleges and universities, with pianist Chelsea de Souza.
Location: 55 Narragensett Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 (Union Chapel)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hbcu-artist-showcase-tickets-595358432097
CAAPA’s MasterClass Series “Brings Color to the Classics!” The exciting view into the fine tuning of the vocal instrument will showcase Angela Renée Simpson as the MusicMaster refining the talents of two HBCU students, joined by pianist Chelsea de Souza.
Location: 55 Narragensett Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 (Union Chapel)
Children of all ages interactively explore the fabric of the negro spiritual in its evolution from slavery thru today.
Join educator and vocalist Dr. Jolie Rocke & pianist Chelsea de Souza in exploring hidden messages in both quilts and songs of freedom for African Americans. Participants will create a quilt square collage that will be assembled and hung and learn about negro spirituals and their impact through current day.
Location: 55 Narragensett Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 (Union Chapel)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hbcu-arts-spirit-of-the-quilt-tickets-595062727637
Crain Garden Series at Houston Methodist Hospital
works by Debussy, Takemitsu, Sorabji, Reena Esmail and Friedrich Gulda
“Summer at Orchestra Hall”, Minnesota' Orchestra’s Summer Season 2023
A Grand Piano extravaganza featuring Jon Kimura Parker, Chelsea de Souza, Marcel Bergmann and Elizabeth Bergmann
Location: Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis MN 55403
Event page: https://www.ncpamumbai.com/event/the-silk-road-a-lecture-recital/
Tickets at:
https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/the-silk-road/
