Archway Music Events, 2022
MASKS ARE RECOMMENDED AT ALL MUSIC EVENTS
OCTOBER
Sunday, October 16, 6pm Bob Henschen Jazz Trio
Archway welcomes back this wonderful trio. Free and open to the public.
.
Archway welcomes back this wonderful trio. Free and open to the public.
.
Sunday, October 23, 6pm Aurora Trio
Part of their 2022-23 season, the Trio will be performing folk music from around the world.
Part of their 2022-23 season, the Trio will be performing folk music from around the world.
NOVEMBER
Sunday, November 6, 7pm Monarch Chamber Players
Program TBA.
Program TBA.
Wednesday and Thursday, November 9 and 10, 7pm Texas New Music Ensemble rehearsal and performance
Program TBA.
Program TBA.
Sunday, November 13, 6pm Rice Jazz Ensemble
Program TBA.
Program TBA.
Tuesday, November 15, 7pm Clarinetist Poppy Beddoe
Poppy will be playing a transcription of Bach's Chaconne, works by Houston composers as well as a homage to Manuel de Falla, some Gershwin fantasy pieces and some other unaccompanied Bach.
In demand as a soloist and a chamber musician, Poppy performs extensively throughout the UK and internationally. Her debut album, Soliloquy, was released by Ulysses Arts in December 2021, including several of her own arrangements of Bach and of Hildegard of Bingen. The album has been very well received, featured by Apple Music consistently since release. Poppy is looking forward to recording a concerto written for her by Matthew Taylor with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in December 2022. In November 2022, she has been invited by the University of Houston, Texas to give a series of solo recitals, where she will première several pieces written for her. She will be the Artist in Residence of the Clifton International Music Festival in summer 2022, culminating in the Mozart Concerto in Clifton Cathedral. This year also she will also make her King’s Place debut and she is looking forward to playing with the Assembly Project at the St. Magnus International Festival in June. She has regular engagements in the South of France, notably at Conques and Marcilhac Abbeys.
Poppy is the Artistic Director of the Berkshire Chamber Music Festival and a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department. She graduated in Music from King's College London in 2014, followed by a Masters at the Royal Academy of Music in 2016. She is very grateful for the support of the Talent Unlimited Charity, the Malcolm Arnold Trust and the Nicholas Boas Foundation.
Poppy will be playing a transcription of Bach's Chaconne, works by Houston composers as well as a homage to Manuel de Falla, some Gershwin fantasy pieces and some other unaccompanied Bach.
In demand as a soloist and a chamber musician, Poppy performs extensively throughout the UK and internationally. Her debut album, Soliloquy, was released by Ulysses Arts in December 2021, including several of her own arrangements of Bach and of Hildegard of Bingen. The album has been very well received, featured by Apple Music consistently since release. Poppy is looking forward to recording a concerto written for her by Matthew Taylor with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in December 2022. In November 2022, she has been invited by the University of Houston, Texas to give a series of solo recitals, where she will première several pieces written for her. She will be the Artist in Residence of the Clifton International Music Festival in summer 2022, culminating in the Mozart Concerto in Clifton Cathedral. This year also she will also make her King’s Place debut and she is looking forward to playing with the Assembly Project at the St. Magnus International Festival in June. She has regular engagements in the South of France, notably at Conques and Marcilhac Abbeys.
Poppy is the Artistic Director of the Berkshire Chamber Music Festival and a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department. She graduated in Music from King's College London in 2014, followed by a Masters at the Royal Academy of Music in 2016. She is very grateful for the support of the Talent Unlimited Charity, the Malcolm Arnold Trust and the Nicholas Boas Foundation.
Sunday, November 20, 6pm, Resilience and Resonance
Nina Bledsoe Knight, violist, violinist, storyteller
Special guest: Dan Knight, guitar
Knight explores the concepts of Resilience and Resonance in an eclectic program for solo viola. Featured works include “Dissolve, O My Heart” by Missy Mazzoli, “in manus tuas” by Caroline Shaw, and “Appalachian Waltz” by Mark O’Connor. The program also includes solo Bach and a few arrangements of American folk music featuring Dan Knight on guitar.
Nina Bledsoe Knight, violist, violinist, storyteller
Special guest: Dan Knight, guitar
Knight explores the concepts of Resilience and Resonance in an eclectic program for solo viola. Featured works include “Dissolve, O My Heart” by Missy Mazzoli, “in manus tuas” by Caroline Shaw, and “Appalachian Waltz” by Mark O’Connor. The program also includes solo Bach and a few arrangements of American folk music featuring Dan Knight on guitar.
DECEMBER
Monday, December 5, 7:30pm, WindSync Wonderland
Houston’s wind quintet WindSync returns to Archway Gallery in this cozy concert event. WindSync Wonderland will feature music written for winter and the winter holidays, curated from the 16th century to the present day. In a nod to Houston’s mild Decembers, the musicians have selected music representing warmer climes and outdoor scenes, from the “snow fairy” insects of Japan to the tango clubs of Argentina.
Tickets are $35 General Admission, $20 Patreon Members (limit 5), and $10 Students.
All ticket levels include a post-concert festive cider and cookies reception with WindSync!
More information available here.
Houston’s wind quintet WindSync returns to Archway Gallery in this cozy concert event. WindSync Wonderland will feature music written for winter and the winter holidays, curated from the 16th century to the present day. In a nod to Houston’s mild Decembers, the musicians have selected music representing warmer climes and outdoor scenes, from the “snow fairy” insects of Japan to the tango clubs of Argentina.
Tickets are $35 General Admission, $20 Patreon Members (limit 5), and $10 Students.
All ticket levels include a post-concert festive cider and cookies reception with WindSync!
More information available here.
FEBRUARY, 2023
Sunday, February 19, 6:00-8:00pm, Carya String Quartet
The windy months of spring will be introduced in February with a collaborative program celebrating the power of breath. Featuring flutist Sergio Pallottelli and mezzo Megan Berti, the program includes Respighi’s “Il Tramonto,” translated as “The Sunset,” and Late-Romantic American composer Amy Beach’s set of Variations for Flute and String Quartet. This program will conclude with the Houston premiere of local composer Stephen Bachicha’s song cycle “Close Your Eyes,” for mezzo and string quartet.
Respighi Il Tramonto 15’
Beach Variations for Flute&String Quartet 22’
Bachicha “Close Your Eyes” 20’
MARCH, 2023
Sunday, March 19, 6:00-8:00pm, Houston Brass Quintet
Houston Brass Quintet Goes BlueGrass! HBQ collaborates with BlueGrass Band, Laughin Lizards for a night of original music. This program will feature American classics like Magnificent 7, Spaghetti Western Themes, to classics like Dueling Banjos. Donations suggested.
Houston Brass Quintet Goes BlueGrass! HBQ collaborates with BlueGrass Band, Laughin Lizards for a night of original music. This program will feature American classics like Magnificent 7, Spaghetti Western Themes, to classics like Dueling Banjos. Donations suggested.
Wednesday, March 22, 5:00-9:00pm, Texas New Music Ensemble.
An open rehearsal for their performance the following evening.
An open rehearsal for their performance the following evening.
Thursday, March 23, 7:00-9:00pm, Texas New Music Ensemble.
Program TBA.
Program TBA.
APRIL, 2023
Saturday, April 15, 7:00-9:00pm, Elizabeth Yeoh-Wang, Harp
The American Harp Society's Concert Artist, Elizabeth Yeoh-Wang, is coming to Houston to present a recital and Q&A session for the local harp chapter and community. All are welcome!
MAY, 2023
Sunday, May 14, 6:00-8:00pm, Carya String Quartet
Carya's season will come to a fiery close with the youthful passion found in Mendelssohn’s Quartet in D Major, Op. 44 No 1. Where there’s fire, there’s smoke. This program will also feature two contemporary American composers: Texas State University faculty Michael Ippolito’s “Smoke Rings,” will be paired with Jessie Montgomery’s “Break Away,” which includes an improvisation on her original Jazz tune, “Smoke.”