Archway Music / Dance / Literary Events, 2026
SEPTEMBER, 2026
Friday, September 11, 7:00-9:00pm, Monarch Chamber Players
Monarch Chamber Players opens its 26-27 season with New Beginnings, a concert that memorializes stories, celebrates friendship and new journeys. Featuring music by Nicky Sohn, Paul Wiancko, Svante Henryson, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 🦋
Program:
Monarch Chamber Players opens its 26-27 season with New Beginnings, a concert that memorializes stories, celebrates friendship and new journeys. Featuring music by Nicky Sohn, Paul Wiancko, Svante Henryson, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 🦋
Program:
- Nicky Sohn, Butterfly,; Paul Wiancko, American Haiku; Michi Wiancko, Lullaby; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Quintet
Sunday, September 13, 6:00-8:00pm, Raphael Gadot Trio
Join us for an evening of vibrant, cross-cultural jazz with the Raphael Gadot Trio. This dynamic ensemble is a true reflection of the American musical melting pot, bringing together diverse influences into a rich and captivating sound.
Led by French-born pianist Raphael Gadot, the trio blends original compositions with inventive arrangements of jazz standards. Their repertoire pays homage to Gadot’s roots through sophisticated jazz interpretations of French classics, seamlessly merging melodic lyricism with the raw energy of modern swing.
Featuring Lebanese drummer Osama Raad and Spanish bassist Pelayo Perlade, this international lineup showcases how global perspectives unite to create a powerful and unique musical experience on the American stage.
Join us for an evening of vibrant, cross-cultural jazz with the Raphael Gadot Trio. This dynamic ensemble is a true reflection of the American musical melting pot, bringing together diverse influences into a rich and captivating sound.
Led by French-born pianist Raphael Gadot, the trio blends original compositions with inventive arrangements of jazz standards. Their repertoire pays homage to Gadot’s roots through sophisticated jazz interpretations of French classics, seamlessly merging melodic lyricism with the raw energy of modern swing.
Featuring Lebanese drummer Osama Raad and Spanish bassist Pelayo Perlade, this international lineup showcases how global perspectives unite to create a powerful and unique musical experience on the American stage.
Sunday, September 27, 6:00-8:00pm, Bob Henschen Jazz Quartet featuring Warren Sneed
One of our regular groups! If you like jazz, don't miss this group.
One of our regular groups! If you like jazz, don't miss this group.
OCTOBER, 2026
Sunday, October 4, 6:00-8:00pm, AURA of UH
Under the direction of Rob Smith, AURA is dedicated to the performance of chamber music composed in the last two decades. Members of the ensemble become well acquainted with contemporary music repertoire, techniques, and styles.
Under the direction of Rob Smith, AURA is dedicated to the performance of chamber music composed in the last two decades. Members of the ensemble become well acquainted with contemporary music repertoire, techniques, and styles.
Sunday, October 11, 7:00-10:00pm, Keith Karnaky Jazz Group
NOTE START TIME IS 7PM!
Audience favorite Keith Karnaky returns with an outstanding ensemble of top improvisational musicians ... for a night of timeless jazz standards and improvisations in one of Houston's most intimate listening spaces. Players include Jose Miguel on piano, Warren Sneed on sax, David Craig on bass and Keith Karnaky on drums.
NOTE START TIME IS 7PM!
Audience favorite Keith Karnaky returns with an outstanding ensemble of top improvisational musicians ... for a night of timeless jazz standards and improvisations in one of Houston's most intimate listening spaces. Players include Jose Miguel on piano, Warren Sneed on sax, David Craig on bass and Keith Karnaky on drums.
Sunday, October 18, 6:30-8:00pm, Pluto Soundz
NOTE START TIME IS 6:30PM!
Join Pluto Soundz at Archway Gallery on October 18th for an evening where music, storytelling, and visual art come together.
During the performance, we invite you to get creative! Bring a sketchbook, paints, or simply a pen and paper, and create something inspired by the music and stories unfolding around you. Whether you sketch, paint, or write a poem, your interpretation becomes part of the experience.
This performance is free and open to the public, with donations encouraged to support Pluto Soundz and our continued work bringing innovative, accessible live music to Houston.
Come listen. Come create. Come experience the music in your own way.
NOTE START TIME IS 6:30PM!
Join Pluto Soundz at Archway Gallery on October 18th for an evening where music, storytelling, and visual art come together.
During the performance, we invite you to get creative! Bring a sketchbook, paints, or simply a pen and paper, and create something inspired by the music and stories unfolding around you. Whether you sketch, paint, or write a poem, your interpretation becomes part of the experience.
This performance is free and open to the public, with donations encouraged to support Pluto Soundz and our continued work bringing innovative, accessible live music to Houston.
Come listen. Come create. Come experience the music in your own way.
NOVEMBER, 2026
Sunday, November 8, 6:00-8:00pm, Misha Penton & guest artists from ConTempo Studios + 6 Degrees Dance
An evening of music, dance, poetry, and Misha’s watercolor scores. This performance explores imagination, connection, and the creative spark that emerges when artistic disciplines meet.
Misha Penton, voice, electronics, lyrics, scores. Sarah Dyer-Jones, voice. George Heathco, guitar. Neil Ellis Orts, narrator + poetry. Dancers from Toni Valle’s 6 Degrees Dance + special guests.
An evening of music, dance, poetry, and Misha’s watercolor scores. This performance explores imagination, connection, and the creative spark that emerges when artistic disciplines meet.
Misha Penton, voice, electronics, lyrics, scores. Sarah Dyer-Jones, voice. George Heathco, guitar. Neil Ellis Orts, narrator + poetry. Dancers from Toni Valle’s 6 Degrees Dance + special guests.
Sunday, November 15, 6:00-8:00pm, AURA of UH
Under the direction of Rob Smith, AURA is dedicated to the performance of chamber music composed in the last two decades. Members of the ensemble become well acquainted with contemporary music repertoire, techniques, and styles.
Under the direction of Rob Smith, AURA is dedicated to the performance of chamber music composed in the last two decades. Members of the ensemble become well acquainted with contemporary music repertoire, techniques, and styles.
Sunday, November 22, 7:00-10:00pm, Keith Karnaky Jazz Group
NOTE START TIME IS 7PM!
Audience favorite Keith Karnaky returns with an outstanding ensemble of top improvisational musicians ... for a night of timeless jazz standards and improvisations in one of Houston's most intimate listening spaces. The group features Warren Sneed on sax, Thomas Helton on bass, Jose-Miguel Yamal on keyboard and Keith Karnaky on drums
NOTE START TIME IS 7PM!
Audience favorite Keith Karnaky returns with an outstanding ensemble of top improvisational musicians ... for a night of timeless jazz standards and improvisations in one of Houston's most intimate listening spaces. The group features Warren Sneed on sax, Thomas Helton on bass, Jose-Miguel Yamal on keyboard and Keith Karnaky on drums
Archway Music / Dance / Literary Events, 2027
FEBRUARY, 2027
Sunday, February 7, 6:00-8:00pm, La Speranza
La Speranza, along with Louis-Marie Fardet, guest cellist and HSO member, presents Seeing Double. Celebrating their tenth anniversary, La Speranza brings hope and beauty to audiences through life-affirming performances of both time-honored and overlooked European chamber music from the 18th- and 19th-centuries.
The quartet explores the expressive possibilities of historical instruments, opening a conduit to birth new and relevant musical experiences from the sounds of the past and fostering connection in the present with each other, the community, and the world at large.
La Speranza, along with Louis-Marie Fardet, guest cellist and HSO member, presents Seeing Double. Celebrating their tenth anniversary, La Speranza brings hope and beauty to audiences through life-affirming performances of both time-honored and overlooked European chamber music from the 18th- and 19th-centuries.
The quartet explores the expressive possibilities of historical instruments, opening a conduit to birth new and relevant musical experiences from the sounds of the past and fostering connection in the present with each other, the community, and the world at large.
MARCH, 2027
Sunday, March 7, 6:00-8:00pm, Houston Brass Quintet
Houston Brass Quintet is a chamber group in Houston with a focus on diverse music genres, collaboration in the arts community, arts education, and service to those in need in the greater Houston area.
Houston Brass Quintet is a chamber group in Houston with a focus on diverse music genres, collaboration in the arts community, arts education, and service to those in need in the greater Houston area.
APRIL, 2027
Sunday, April 18, 6:00-8:00pm, AURA of UH
Under the direction of Rob Smith, AURA is dedicated to the performance of chamber music composed in the last two decades. Members of the ensemble become well acquainted with contemporary music repertoire, techniques, and styles.
Under the direction of Rob Smith, AURA is dedicated to the performance of chamber music composed in the last two decades. Members of the ensemble become well acquainted with contemporary music repertoire, techniques, and styles.
JUNE, 2027
Sunday, June 6, 6:00-8:00pm, Harpisphere
Harpisphere is a Houston educational organization to promote the music of the harp. This program will bring a world-class harpist to the gallery for a solo recital.
Harpisphere is a Houston educational organization to promote the music of the harp. This program will bring a world-class harpist to the gallery for a solo recital.
Sunday, June 13, 6:30-8:30pm, Houston Harp Quartet
The Houston Harp Quartet celebrates its 2nd season by performing familiar classical and popular music written for four harps in intimate venues across the city of Houston. The Quartet’s Archway performance is centered around humans' relationship with Mother Nature, with a program composed of music based on themes of exploration and discovery.
The Houston Harp Quartet was formed by harpists Hope Cowan, Naomi Hoffmeyer, Emily Klein, and Caitlin Mehrtens in 2025. The group performs music originally composed for harp ensemble as well as arrangements of popular classical pieces. All members of the Quartet are proud alumni of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where they received their Masters of Music in harp performance under the tutelage of Paula Page, former Houston Symphony Principal Harpist. Quartet members perform with Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, the Houston Symphony, and teach at the University of Houston, University of St. Thomas, and Kinder HSPVA.
The Houston Harp Quartet celebrates its 2nd season by performing familiar classical and popular music written for four harps in intimate venues across the city of Houston. The Quartet’s Archway performance is centered around humans' relationship with Mother Nature, with a program composed of music based on themes of exploration and discovery.
The Houston Harp Quartet was formed by harpists Hope Cowan, Naomi Hoffmeyer, Emily Klein, and Caitlin Mehrtens in 2025. The group performs music originally composed for harp ensemble as well as arrangements of popular classical pieces. All members of the Quartet are proud alumni of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where they received their Masters of Music in harp performance under the tutelage of Paula Page, former Houston Symphony Principal Harpist. Quartet members perform with Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, the Houston Symphony, and teach at the University of Houston, University of St. Thomas, and Kinder HSPVA.