11-19

A CHRISTMAS CHORALE
It might not be angels singing, but the sound of the heralded Rice Chorale sure is heavenly and hark-worthy. This chorus of more than 100 voices will treat audiences to a free concert featuring holiday carol and choral music at 8 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

11-19

NEW HEIGHTS FOR SHEPHERD SCHOOL OPERA PROGRAM
Though its set has been struck from the stage of Alice Pratt Brown Hall's Wortham Opera Theatre, the recent Shepherd School Opera production continues to sing volumes about a Rice University education.

10-29

OPERA PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS JOY OF MUSIC MAKING
Joy will echo through the Rice University campus next week when The Shepherd School of Music pairs its unparalleled chamber orchestra with its on-the-rise opera program for one-act productions of Richard Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos" and Gaetano Donizetti's "Viva la Mamma!" Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, 6 and 10th and at 2 p.m. on November 8th in Wortham Opera Theatre, Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

10-23

YOUNG COMPOSER HAS NO DOUBTS ABOUT RICE
While many students in Rice's Shepherd School of Music are training for careers that will take them to Carnegie Hall, Rice freshman Hilary Purrington already has that experience under her belt -- and her pen. In high school, Purrington composed "Doubts," which her choir sang on the famous stage.

8-28

CONDUCT GREAT AND GREAT THINGS WILL HAPPEN
After four years of modest work in the Philadelphia music scene, Thomas Hong '08 decided to go back to school. It's a decision that is now paying dividends: Hong was recently named assistant conductor of both the Pittsburgh and Seattle symphony orchestras.

7-31

SHEPHERD SCHOOL BASSISTS TAKE TOP HONORS
Last month, two bassists from Rice's Shepherd School of Music took top prizes in the 2009 International Society of Bassists Double Bass Competition, the field's most prestigious competition. Shawn Conley '05 earned first place in the jazz division and Kevin Brown, a Baker College senior, placed first in the orchestra division. Both studied under Paul Ellison, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Double Bass and chair of strings.

6-22

KIDS CAMPS TEACH TUNES
Even kids too young for school are spending time in Rice classrooms this month during summer camps at the Shepherd School of Music. The camps, which began last week, are for children ages 2-9 to explore music through singing, rhythm games, creative movement, improvisation, musical storytelling and the building and playing of percussion instruments.

5-14

CARNEGIE HALL CALLS RICE STUDENT
This weekend, Rice's Kana Mimaki will realize a lifelong dream when she graces the stage of Carnegie Hall to perform Rachmaninoff's Prelude Op. 32, No. 5 and Liszt's Concert Paraphrase of "Rigoletto." Mimaki, who is a graduate student in the Shepherd School of Music, earned the opportunity when she took first prize in the 2009 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition.

3-23

A MUSICIAN AND A SCIENTIST
A concert violist by day, a neuroscientist by night and a professor somewhere in between. Those are superhero-style ambitions that Molly Gebrian is turning into reality at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. Already an accomplished musician, Gebrian began her studies in the highly selective doctoral program at the music school this fall. But her musical abilities and accomplishments aren't all she brought to Rice. She also plans to pursue a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience.

3-16

SHEPHERD SCHOOL PRESENTS MOZART'S 'DON GIOVANNI'
Rice University's Shepherd School of Music will bring a tale of the world's most famous ladies' man to life when it presents a special performance of Mozart's beloved opera "Don Giovanni" at 8 p.m. March 19 and 21 in Stude Concert Hall. The venue is a change of pace for the opera program and will allow for use of an orchestra pit for the first time in one of its productions.

3-9

EXPLORE THE MIND THROUGH MUSIC WITH TOP RESEARCHERS
Later this month, distinguished scientists, composers and musicians from across the country will convene at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music to discuss music's role in human cognition and behavior. The Exploring the Mind Through Music conference will be held March 27-29 in Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

3-2

THE SHEPHERD SCHOOL RAISES RECORD-BREAKING $2.4 MILLION AT GALA
With dinner, dancing and an intimate performance by internationally acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming, Rice's Shepherd School of Music celebrated the school's successes in its 33 years and the growth of the burgeoning opera program. The gala drew a sellout crowd of about 700 and raised a record-breaking $2.4 million, which will support the school, benefit the opera program and increase endowed scholarships as part of Rice's Centennial Campaign.

2-12

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SOPRANO RENÉE FLEMING TO PERFORM AT THE SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Internationally acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming will grace the stage at Rice University's Stude Concert Hall as the Shepherd School of Music celebrates “An Evening with Renée Fleming -- The Shepherd School Opera Gala” Feb.19. The evening, which begins at 7 p.m., features Fleming in a concert and gala to benefit the school's opera program, which is quickly gaining national attention, and increase endowed scholarship funds at the school.

1-29

HONORING MENDELSSOHN'S BICENTENNIAL
Like musicians and communities around the globe, Rice University's Shepherd School of Music is celebrating the 200th birthday of Felix Mendelssohn, a German composer, pianist and conductor whose works continue to play an important role in performances and music education. The Shepherd School will celebrate and honor Mendelssohn with free concerts at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 3 in Alice Pratt Brown Hall's Duncan Recital Hall.

1-27

MORE THAN 'CRASH, BANG, BOOM'
With state-of-the-art facilities and a composition and music theory program that branches out in the field of electronic music, Rice University's Shepherd School of Music was chosen to host the eighth annual Electric LaTex Festival. It was the second time Rice hosted the student-organized event, which is a celebration of new electronic computer music by students from a consortium of universities in Louisiana and Texas.  

1-12

COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
Baroque violins, krumhorns and harpsichords aren't instruments you'd expect to find in a 21st-century music school, but they were front and center during a recent concert at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. As part of the Collegium Musicum class, students have the opportunity to use replicas of historic instruments to play music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods.