by Leo Boucher | Oct 2, 2024 | Jazz, Rising Jazz Stars, Uncategorized
Lakecia Benjamin and Phoenix Event details Friday | May 12, 2023 8:00 pm CST Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center 501 Texas Ave. Houston TX 77002 713-524-5050 | boxoffice@dacamera.com Buy Tickets “I read about the unearthing of these slaves who were convict leased...
by Leo Boucher | Jul 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Tyshawn Sorey’s Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) Event details February 19 and 20, 2022 Rothko Chapel Pulitzer Prize Finalist Described by The Pulitzer Prizes as “an exquisitely crafted composition that balances density with fragile detail using chords and...
by justin | Feb 24, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
Poet Robert Pinsky has reviewed poet Adam Zagaewski’s new posthumous collection True Life for The New York Times. Zagajewski will be celebrated on Monday, February 27 at the Menil Collection in an event featuring pianist Sarah Rothenberg, special guest poet...
by justin | Dec 1, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
The New York Times names the Houston premiere of Tyshawn Sorey’s Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) as one of the best performances of the year. Commissioned by DACAMERA and Rothko Chapel in celebration of the Chapel’s fiftieth anniversary, Sorey’s piece had...
by justin | Sep 22, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Esteemed music journalist Nate Chinen, formerly of The New York Times and WGBO and a frequent contributor to NPR Music, has spotlighted the stream of pianist Sarah Rothenberg’s recital In Darkness and Light, streaming now through Sept. 29. Chinen calls composer...
by justin | Feb 21, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Zachary Woolfe of The New York Times has posted his review of this weekend’s performances of Tyshawn Sorey’s “Monochromatic Light (Afterlife).” Read the review here. To quote just a few representative passages: “Sorey, who has called...