MUSIC FOR THE FAMILY AROUND HOUSTON
SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2008
Rachel Buchman and guitar w/ Jacob Yunis and Scott McGill
The 17th Annual KTRU Outdoor Show
12:00 - 9:00 p.m., Rice University in a field between the RMC and Herring Hall
All shows free and for all ages!
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008
Rachel Buchman
with Jacob Barton, Elliot Cole, Marjorie Gere, Evan Leslie, Joseph Maile, Maiko Sasaki, & Dan Sedgwick
A recital of stories, puppetry, songs, and music old and new for young people and their families!!
1:30 and 6:30 p.m. (Wear your pajamas to the evening performance if you like!)
Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal hall
MUSICALS AT RICE UNIVERSITY
The colleges at Rice put on musicals all year. These productions are excellent. However, tickets go extremely fast. I would suggest looking on the Rice University website, under residential colleges, or calling the residential colleges.
 MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Unless otherwise indicated, all performances have open seating. Regular ticket prices are $10, $7 for UH faculty/staff/alumni and $5 for patrons over the age of 55 or students with valid I.D. Subscription passes are available for $70, $60 for UH alumni, $50 for students and seniors, and $40 UH faculty and staff. Passes are good for admission to all MSM performances; Guest Artist Events are not included. Patrons with disabilities who require special accommodations should call 713-743-3313 24 hours in advance of performance. University of Houston is an AA/EO institution.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS
Call for a calendar after school begins, 713 -807 -5100
4001 Stanford, 2 blocks north of Richmond, a few blocks east of Montrose
HSPVA offers classical, jazz and band concerts all year long. The school also puts on musical productions. It is a wonderful resource for music loving children because there are high quality concerts all year; concerts are not long; the atmosphere is informal; your children will love seeing older children playing so beautifully; you can sit close to the performers; tickets are inexpensive; and children are more than welcome and some talking/crying during performances won’t raise eyebrows!
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS
These productions are often great fun for children and are completely family friendly. Try the High School for Performing and Visual Arts, Bellaire and Lamar High Schools, and St. John’s School.
CHILDREN’S PERFORMING GROUPS
HOUSTON BOY CHOIR
PO Box 271342
Houston, Texas 77277-1342
281-484-1560
This superb choir is all boys, all the time. This organization gives concerts all year. It is great fun for children to hear and see other children perform. For the many boys in our school who love to sing, hearing the chorus now will give them something to look forward to doing when they’re a little older.
Singing is something we can do as children, but also continue to do all our lives. Just as many parents are encouraging their kids to learn “life” sports (such as golf, tennis and swimming) and “life” hobbies (such as reading), singing is one of those activities that people don’t grow out of or tire of in the same way as many do with instruments.
HOUSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS
3201 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77019
713-521-3238
This organization gives concerts all year. It is mixed chorus of boys and girls.
HOUSTON YOUTH SYMPHONY
Houston Youth Symphony's (HYS) mission is to recruit, develop, educate, and nurture young musicians by providing the opportunity to train under professional conductors and coaches and to perform in professional venues. The orchestra performs several family friendly concerts a year in the Houston area.
For more information call 713-785-2422
GREATER HOUSTON YOUTH ORCHESTRA
This organization gives concerts all year at the Moores School of Music at U of H and at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. The selections are always child-friendly as is the atmosphere, since the orchestras that play are made up entirely of children! For more information call 713-723-GHYO
PROFESSIONAL VENUES
A LITTLE DAY MUSIC from DA CAMERA of HOUSTON
Free lunch concerts at Noon
In the Grand Foyer of the Wortham Center
On the first Wednesday of every month, October through May
GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY
For more information call 713-627-3570
HOUSTON BALLET
Peter Pan, Sept. 23-Oct. 3; The Nutcracker, Nov. 26 - Dec. 26; Rock, Roll, and Tutus, Feb. 24 - March 6; Academy Performamce April 22; The Firebird/ Sandpaper Ballet, May 26 - June 5; Giselle and Maninyas, June 9 - June 19.
For more information call 713-523-6300.
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
The Little Prince in December 2004. Get tickets now! Older children will enjoy Madame Butterfly in October /November, as well as Romeo and Juliet in April/May.
For more information call 713-228-6737.
MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE
For recorded program information call 713-284-8350
SOCIETY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Recommended for children ages 5 and up. There are several events on the SPA calendar every year that are appropriate for children, and bring the world of dance and music to the United States. As a child, I was deeply influenced by such international performances. Before attending any of these you should get a little background with your child at the library about the country the group is from, or listen to the pieces that will be in the performance, or read the story that will be performed.
For more information call 713-227-1111
THE SONS OF ORPHEUS - ALL MEN'S CHORUS
The Sons of Orpheus, founded by their music director, Edgar Moore, in the spring of 2001, is a performing ensemble of 20 – 24 auditioned male voices chosen from the greater Houston area. Members include students, both music majors and non-majors, undergraduate and graduate, amateur singers, and professional musicians who have distinguished themselves in notable careers both here in the United States and abroad. All who have come together because of a genuine love of singing and the choral art.
The goal of the Sons of Orpheus is to provide expressive and artistic performance of repertory written and/or arranged for male chorus from all musical stylistic periods. Repertoire includes great choral masterpieces, opera choruses, folk songs, spirituals, 19th Century part songs, patriotic songs, hymn arrangements, Broadway and operetta medleys, popular songs, and Christmas/Holiday favorites.
RADIO
KTRU 91.7 FM RIce Radio
Children’s Music Show, Saturdays, Noon. - 1 p.m. A delightful show full of surprising music of every possible description.
Mondays: Ethnic and New World Music 7-9 p.m., Americana 9-10 p.m.
Wednesdays: Reggae 5-7 p.m., Blues in Hi-Fi, 7-9 p.m.
Thursdays: Chicken Skin (American music), 8-10 p.m.
Saturdays: Aegean show (Greek Music) 10:00 a .m. to Noon
Sundays: Jazz of all kinds, Noon-9 p.m.
During the baseball season, listen to the Rice Owls! The young announcers are a lot of fun to hear and all they only run Public Service Announcements and no commericals.
KTSU 90.9 FM-JAZZ IN ALL ITS COLORS
Monday-Friday midday Jazz 11:30a-2:30p
Mondays 9:30-10:30 p Riverwalk
Tuesdays 9:30-10:30 p Live From Lincoln Center
Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 Jazz Profiles
Fridays 10:00a-2:00p Oldies, 2:00p-6:00p Oldies and Blues, 6:00-10:00p Oldies
Saturday 10:0a-10:30 Jass Set with Dee Dee Bridgewater; 6:00-10:00 p. Jazz Latino
KUHF 88.7 FM
Classical music of all kinds, National Public Radio, Celtic music show, local fine arts show, music from the movies, and so on.
93.7 FM Classic Rock
For older children, Steven’s Underground Garage, Sunday’s from 8-10 p.m.
The best rock and roll music show on the radio, hosted by Steve Van Zandt.
Brilliant analysis, funny monologues, great music.
RESTAURANTS WITH LIVE MUSIC
Call first to see what days of the week and what time there is live music so you won’t be disappointed!
Jack’s Grill – Zydeco
Mucky Duck – call for schedule
PT’S Cajun - Cajun
Reggae Hut – Steel Band
River Cafe on Montrose has live music several nights a week. On Saturday nights there is a latin music group.
Taco Milagro on Kirby at Westheimer has live music on Saturday nights. There is space to dance!
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