students during Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra rehearsal
To ensure the well-being of the Houston community in light of COVID-19, Rice University is following precautionary recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and prohibiting on-campus gatherings until further notice. Therefore, we regret to inform you that all Chamber Orchestra performances at the Shepherd School of Music are cancelled.
2019-2020 Chamber Orchestra Performances & Repertoire
Fall 2019
Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m.
- Mendelssohn The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave)
- Rossini Bassoon Concerto - Bianca Chambul, soloist; Joshua Hong, conductor
- Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D Major (The Clock)
Shepherd School Contemporary Ensemble
Thursday, October 31 at 7:30 pm
Jerry Hou, conductor
- Schoenberg Kammersymphonie, Op. 9
- Anna Thorvaldsdottir Illumine (2016)
- Andrew Norman Try (2011)
Shepherd School Opera & Chamber Orchestra
Friday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 pm
Tuesday, November 5 at 7:30 pm
Steven Osgood, guest conductor
- Missy Mazzoli Proving Up (2017) (Librettist Royce Vavrek)
- Kamala Sankaram Taking Up Serpents (Librettist Jerry Dye)
Shepherd School Chamber Players
Thursday, December 5 at 5:00, 6:30 & 8:00 pm
The Shepherd School Chamber Players is a special initiative featuring the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra arranged in smaller ensembles of six or more musicians. The evening is comprised of two hour-long performances interspersed with an audience reception. This gives students the opportunity to finely-tune repertoire not typically explored in a chamber orchestra setting.
- Stravinsky Octet
- Stravinsky Concertino for 12 instruments (1952)
- Adams Shaker Loops
- Brahms Serenade No. 1, Op. 11 (arr. Boustead)
- Rouse Compline
- Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Spring 2020
Shepherd School Chamber Players
Thursday, February 6 at 6:00 & 7:30 p.m.
- Mozart Divertimento No. 7 in D Major, K. 205
- Ibert Capriccio
- Mustonen Nonetto No. 2
- Janáček Capriccio
- Bizet Symphony in C Major
Shepherd School Contemporary Ensemble
Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Jerry Hou, conductor
- Boulez Mémoriale (1985/93) — Leone Buyse, flutist
- Harbison Umbrian Landscape With Saint
- Salonen Mania (2000) — Brinton Smith, cellist
Shepherd School Opera & Chamber Orchestra
Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Joseph Colaneri, guest conductor
- Mozart La Clemenza di Tito
Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra
Due to COVID-19 precautions, this performance is cancelled.
Sunday, April 19 at 4:00 p.m.
- Webern Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 - Brian Connelly, soloist
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67