Events

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						Master’s Recital Meg Brilleslyper, Mezzo-Soprano 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Stravinsky, Brahms & Chen Yi 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Class Recital Viola students of James Dunham 2:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Ben Martz, Viola 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Cancelled Junior Recital Lindsay Feldman, Soprano 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Juliana Moroz, Cello 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Cancelled Faculty & Guest Artist Recital For the Love of Larry 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recital Piano students of Brian Connelly 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Organ students of Ken Cowan and Trumpet students of Barbara Butler 7:00pm Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Chamber Music Mixed Chamber Music for Percussion 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Gabriel Natal Báez, Baritone 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Tuba students of David Kirk 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Cello students of Desmond Hoebig 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Catherine Creed, Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Nicholas Garcia-Hettinger, Violin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Viola students of Ivo-Jan van der Werff 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Recital Sandbox Percussion 7:30pm Wortham Theatre at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Ashni Budge, Violin 2:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Opera Opera Scenes Master Class with Tonya & Ryan McKinny 5:00pm Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall for Opera Cancelled Master’s Recital Alyssa Estrella, Clarinet 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Byeol Kim, Violin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Emma Cary, Cello 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Master’s Recital Jacqueline Palmer, Oboe 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Isabelle Jamois, Flute 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recital Piano students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Guest Artist Master Class Escher Quartet 12:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Cancelled Junior Recital Kyubin Moon, Baritone 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Houston Escher Quartet with Jordan Bak, Viola 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Postponed Master’s Recital Anna Thompson, Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Chamber Music for Winds 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall		CMA Conference Friday Festival: A Chamber Music Marathon 10:00am Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall CMA Conference Friday Festival: The Culmination 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	CMA Conference Saturday Fischoff Gala Performance 8:00pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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	Class Recital Voice Students coached by Tom Jaber 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recital Violin students of Kathleen Winkler 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Faculty Recital Nick Platoff, Trombone 7:00pm Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Violin students of Cho-Liang Lin 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Julia Holoman, Mezzo-Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Cancelled Master’s Recital Evan Llafet, Violin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Junior Recital Riley Wendt, Percussion 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra French Impressions 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Sophia Donelan, Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Recital Ensemble Organum 4:00pm Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Junior Recital Lydia Hanje, Trumpet 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Adam Catangui, Tenor 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Preparatory Program Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Romantic Rachmaninoff 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Master’s Recital Hanna Frampton, Mezzo-Soprano 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recital Students of the Freshman Class 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Doctoral Recital Fiona Shea, Violin 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Junior Recital Sam Rachleff, Percussion 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Postponed Artist Diploma Recital Yoon Jun Kim, Percussion 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Faculty Recital Cho-Liang Lin, Violin & Jon Kimura Parker, Piano 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Junior Recital Carlee Elsner, Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Doctoral Recital Ho Fei Ng, Viola 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Sharing the Spotlight Jon Kimura Parker, Piano 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Anna Thompson, Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Artist Diploma Recital Yeim Lee, Violin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Recital Olivier Latry, Organ 7:30pm Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Faculty & Guest Artist Recital Brinton Averil Smith, Cello & Evelyn Chen, Piano 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Performances are subject to change without notice. Please check this calendar often for the most up-to-date information.

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Visitor Information

Located on the southwest side of Rice University’s campus, the Shepherd School of Music is best reached by using Campus Entrance 18 at the intersection of Rice Blvd. and Stadium Rd/Entrance 18 Rd.

The Shepherd School of Music has numerous performance spaces spread between two adjacent buildings, Alice Pratt Brown Hall and Brockman Hall for Opera. Morrison Theater, Patrons' Suite, and the Dean's Rehearsal Hall are located in Brockman Hall for Opera. Stude Concert Hall, Duncan Recital Hall, Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, and Wortham Theatre are located in Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

Plan Your Visit

Box Office Information

Phone: 713-348-8000 (Monday through Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm)

Email: contactshepherd@rice.edu

In person: One hour prior to performances that are ticketed in the Grand Foyers of Stude Concert Hall and Brockman Hall for Opera

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Upcoming Events

Sun, Feb 2

Viola students of James Dunham

Ben Martz, Viola

Lindsay Feldman, Soprano

Mon, Feb 3

Juliana Moroz, Cello

For the Love of Larry

Tue, Feb 4

Piano students of Brian Connelly

Organ students of Ken Cowan and Trumpet students of Barbara Butler

Wed, Feb 5

Mixed Chamber Music for Percussion

Thu, Feb 6

Gabriel Natal Báez, Baritone

Tuba students of David Kirk

February 2025

Meg Brilleslyper, Mezzo-Soprano

Stravinsky, Brahms & Chen Yi

Viola students of James Dunham

Ben Martz, Viola

Lindsay Feldman, Soprano

Juliana Moroz, Cello

For the Love of Larry

Piano students of Brian Connelly

Organ students of Ken Cowan and Trumpet students of Barbara Butler

Mixed Chamber Music for Percussion

Gabriel Natal Báez, Baritone

Tuba students of David Kirk

Cello students of Desmond Hoebig

Catherine Creed, Soprano

Nicholas Garcia-Hettinger, Violin

Viola students of Ivo-Jan van der Werff

Sandbox Percussion

Ashni Budge, Violin

Opera Scenes Master Class with Tonya & Ryan McKinny

Alyssa Estrella, Clarinet

Byeol Kim, Violin

Emma Cary, Cello

Jacqueline Palmer, Oboe

Isabelle Jamois, Flute

Piano students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer

Escher Quartet

Kyubin Moon, Baritone

Escher Quartet with Jordan Bak, Viola

Anna Thompson, Soprano

Chamber Music for Winds

Friday Festival: A Chamber Music Marathon

Friday Festival: The Culmination

Saturday Fischoff Gala Performance

Voice Students coached by Tom Jaber

Violin students of Kathleen Winkler

Nick Platoff, Trombone

Violin students of Cho-Liang Lin

Julia Holoman, Mezzo-Soprano

Evan Llafet, Violin

Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker

Riley Wendt, Percussion

French Impressions

Sophia Donelan, Soprano

Ensemble Organum

Lydia Hanje, Trumpet

Adam Catangui, Tenor

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program

Romantic Rachmaninoff

Hanna Frampton, Mezzo-Soprano

Students of the Freshman Class

Fiona Shea, Violin

Sam Rachleff, Percussion

Yoon Jun Kim, Percussion

Cho-Liang Lin, Violin & Jon Kimura Parker, Piano

Carlee Elsner, Soprano

Ho Fei Ng, Viola

Jon Kimura Parker, Piano

Anna Thompson, Soprano

Yeim Lee, Violin

Olivier Latry, Organ

Brinton Averil Smith, Cello & Evelyn Chen, Piano

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