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Dear Friends of Da Camera,

Music has the power to inspire, to entertain, to provoke, to fire the imagination. It can also evoke time and place. With Snapshots: Time and Place, Da Camera takes the work of pivotal musical figures as the lens through which to see a decade. Traversing diverse musical styles and over 600 years of human history, the concerts and multimedia performances of our 2015/16 season offer unique perspectives on our past and our present world.

Our all-star Opening Night, Snapshots of America, captures the essence of the American spirit and features world-renowned soprano Dawn Upshaw. Paris, city of light, returns to the Da Camera stage in a new multi-media production inspired by the writings of Marcel Proust.

Two fascinating explorations of film and music take us to opposite historical vistas: Carl Theodor-Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc takes us to medieval France, a voyage intensified by live performances of 15th-century music by the renowned Orlando Consort, and Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth presents a brand new film oratorio, The Colorado, co-commissioned by Da Camera. The Grand Canyon's spectacular Colorado River Basin and the sustainability of our planet are the subjects of this visual and musical tour-de-force.

Other highlights include the 1940’s-50’s in the Soviet Union with pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn performing Prokofiev: The War Years and joining me in a conversation about his father, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The 1960's are the focus of two contrasting tributes to John Coltrane's landmark release in 1965: Azar Lawrence's Love Supreme 50th Anniversary Band with Jeff “Tain” Watts; and Imani Winds and Harlem String Quartet in Passion for Bach and Coltrane. And the 1980’s era of the reign of Michael Jackson takes on a new sound in the hands of the inimitable SFJAZZ Collective.

Beethoven, whose music defines the age of revolution and enlightenment, has a special place in the season. Beethoven Perspectives opens with the Elias Quartet in an all-Beethoven program, continues at the Menil Collection with Liszt's dazzling arrangement of Beethoven Symphony No. 5 performed by pianist Yuri Martynov, and concludes in the spring with two nights of Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas by the acclaimed Kristóf Baráti/Klára Würtz duo, whose recordings of the complete cycle have taken the music world by storm.

The diversity of the Latin jazz heritage is present: Arturo O'Farill leads the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, a second-generation institution in the Cuban jazz tradition; pianist Guillermo Klein and his stellar band los Guachos represent international innovation growing out of Argentinian roots. Those two ensembles and 2013 Monk competition winner Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio all make their Da Camera debuts.

Sarah Rothenberg

O P E N I N G N I G H T SNAPSHOTS OF AMERICA DAWN UPSHAW, SOPRANO;GILBERT KALISH, PIANO;Sō PERCUSSION AND SPECIAL GUESTSSaturday, September 26, 2015; 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

ROMANTIC TITANS: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 5 AND LISZT YURY MARTYNOV, PIANO Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

ARTURO O'FARRILL AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Saturday, October 24, 2015; 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

AZAR LAWRENCE: THE LOVE SUPREME 50TH ANNIVERSARY BAND WITH JEFF “TAIN” WATTSFriday, November 6, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

ELIAS QUARTET: BEETHOVEN PERSPECTIVES Thursday, November 12, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

MELISSA ALDANA AND CRASH TRIO Saturday, December 5, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

INNER WORLDS:SCHUMANN, LIEBERSON AND RILKE Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

MONTROSE TRIO HOUSTON DEBUTWITH RICHIE HAWLEY, CLARINETFriday, January 29, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

GREGORY PORTER Friday, February 5, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

SARAH ROTHENBERG:THE MARCEL PROUST PROJECTWITH NICHOLAS PHAN, TENORThursday, February 11, 2016, 8:00 PMFriday, February 12, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

BRENTANO QUARTET: THE QUARTET AS AUTOBIOGRAPHYTuesday, February 23, 2016, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

GUILLERMO KLEIN Y LOS GUACHOSSaturday, March 19, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

SOLZHENITSYN AND PROKOFIEV: THE WAR YEARS IGNAT SOLZHENITSYN, PIANOTuesday, March 22, 2016; 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

S I L E N T F I L M A N D M E D I E V A L M U S I C LA PASSION DE JEANNE D'ARC ORLANDO CONSORTFriday, April 1, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

THE COLORADO: A FILM ORATORIO ROOMFUL OF TEETH, GLENN KOTCHE AND JEFFREY ZIEGLERTuesday, April 12, 2016; 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE: MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSONSaturday, April 16, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

KRISTÓF BARÁTI, VIOLIN; KLÁRA WÜRTZ, PIANOBEETHOVEN SONATASMonday, April 25, 2016, 7:30 PM Part ITuesday, April 26, 2016, 7:30 PM Part IIThe Menil Collection

S E A S O N F I N A L E PASSION FOR BACH AND COLTRANE IMANI WINDS, HARLEM QUARTET AND SPECIAL GUESTSFriday, May 6, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

SEASONGLANCE

AT A

SEAS

ONSARAH ROTHENBERGartistic & general director


Dear Friends of Da Camera,

Music has the power to inspire, to entertain, to provoke, to fire the imagination. It can also evoke time and place. With Snapshots: Time and Place, Da Camera takes the work of pivotal musical figures as the lens through which to see a decade. Traversing diverse musical styles and over 600 years of human history, the concerts and multimedia performances of our 2015/16 season offer unique perspectives on our past and our present world.

Our all-star Opening Night, Snapshots of America, captures the essence of the American spirit and features world-renowned soprano Dawn Upshaw. Paris, city of light, returns to the Da Camera stage in a new multi-media production inspired by the writings of Marcel Proust.

Two fascinating explorations of film and music take us to opposite historical vistas: Carl Theodor-Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc takes us to medieval France, a voyage intensified by live performances of 15th-century music by the renowned Orlando Consort, and Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth presents a brand new film oratorio, The Colorado, co-commissioned by Da Camera. The Grand Canyon's spectacular Colorado River Basin and the sustainability of our planet are the subjects of this visual and musical tour-de-force.

Other highlights include the 1940’s-50’s in the Soviet Union with pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn performing Prokofiev: The War Years and joining me in a conversation about his father, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The 1960's are the focus of two contrasting tributes to John Coltrane's landmark release in 1965: Azar Lawrence's Love Supreme 50th Anniversary Band with Jeff “Tain” Watts; and Imani Winds and Harlem String Quartet in Passion for Bach and Coltrane. And the 1980’s era of the reign of Michael Jackson takes on a new sound in the hands of the inimitable SFJAZZ Collective.

Beethoven, whose music defines the age of revolution and enlightenment, has a special place in the season. Beethoven Perspectives opens with the Elias Quartet in an all-Beethoven program, continues at the Menil Collection with Liszt's dazzling arrangement of Beethoven Symphony No. 5 performed by pianist Yuri Martynov, and concludes in the spring with two nights of Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas by the acclaimed Kristóf Baráti/Klára Würtz duo, whose recordings of the complete cycle have taken the music world by storm.

The diversity of the Latin jazz heritage is present: Arturo O'Farill leads the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, a second-generation institution in the Cuban jazz tradition; pianist Guillermo Klein and his stellar band los Guachos represent international innovation growing out of Argentinian roots. Those two ensembles and 2013 Monk competition winner Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio all make their Da Camera debuts.

Sarah Rothenberg

O P E N I N G N I G H T SNAPSHOTS OF AMERICA DAWN UPSHAW, SOPRANO;GILBERT KALISH, PIANO;Sō PERCUSSION AND SPECIAL GUESTSSaturday, September 26, 2015; 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

ROMANTIC TITANS: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 5 AND LISZT YURY MARTYNOV, PIANO Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection


AZAR LAWRENCE: THE LOVE SUPREME 50TH ANNIVERSARY BAND WITH JEFF “TAIN” WATTSFriday, November 6, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

ELIAS QUARTET: BEETHOVEN PERSPECTIVES Thursday, November 12, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

MELISSA ALDANA AND CRASH TRIO Saturday, December 5, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

INNER WORLDS:SCHUMANN, LIEBERSON AND RILKE Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

MONTROSE TRIO HOUSTON DEBUTWITH RICHIE HAWLEY, CLARINETFriday, January 29, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

GREGORY PORTER Friday, February 5, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

SARAH ROTHENBERG:THE MARCEL PROUST PROJECTWITH NICHOLAS PHAN, TENORThursday, February 11, 2016, 8:00 PMFriday, February 12, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center


GUILLERMO KLEIN Y LOS GUACHOSSaturday, March 19, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center


S I L E N T F I L M A N D M E D I E V A L M U S I C LA PASSION DE JEANNE D'ARC ORLANDO CONSORTFriday, April 1, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

THE COLORADO: A FILM ORATORIO ROOMFUL OF TEETH, GLENN KOTCHE AND JEFFREY ZIEGLERTuesday, April 12, 2016; 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE: MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSONSaturday, April 16, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

KRISTÓF BARÁTI, VIOLIN; KLÁRA WÜRTZ, PIANOBEETHOVEN SONATASMonday, April 25, 2016, 7:30 PM Part ITuesday, April 26, 2016, 7:30 PM Part IIThe Menil Collection

S E A S O N F I N A L E PASSION FOR BACH AND COLTRANE IMANI WINDS, HARLEM QUARTET AND SPECIAL GUESTSFriday, May 6, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

SEASONGLANCE

AT A

SEAS

ONSARAH ROTHENBERGartistic & general director


O P E N I N G N I G H T SNAPSHOTS OF AMERICA DAWN UPSHAW, SOPRANOGILBERT KALISH, PIANO;Sō PERCUSSION AND SPECIAL GUESTSSaturday, September 26, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Copland Appalachian SpringCharles Ives Selected songsGeorge Crumb The Winds of Destiny (American Songbook IV)

Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano; Sō Percussion; Richie Hawley, clarinet; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; Da Camera Young Artists and additional guests

Join Da Camera for a festive all-star opening night featuring legendary soprano and five-time Grammy Award winner Dawn Upshaw, noted pianist Gilbert Kalish, the celebrated Sō Percussion and a stellar Da Camera Ensemble made up of leading Houston musicians and Da Camera Young Artists. Snapshots: Time and Place takes off with a compelling look at the American landscape as experienced through music.

Aaron Copland's landmark composition, Appalachian Spring , is a lyrical depiction of pioneer life that also expresses the bold American spirit of the 1940’s. Composed for a ballet choreographed by Martha Graham, Appalachian Spring instantly became a classic, defining a new American identity in music and dance. Charles Ives, Copland's great predecessor in American composition, drew on memories of his New England childhood to create his moving songs.

George Crumb’s Winds of Destiny looks back at the Civil War era. Crumb recasts nine songs and spirituals including Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, When Johnny Comes Marching Home and Shenandoah, as intensely dramatic monologues for soprano, percussion quartet and amplified piano. A rare opportunity to hear Dawn Upshaw and her superb collaborators bring this powerfully evocative work to life.

“An astonishing performance from Upshaw...Her selfless, soul-baring performance was a career landmark.” — Financial Times

B E E T H O V E N P E R S P E C T I V E S S E R I E S ELIAS QUARTET:BEETHOVEN PERSPECTIVES Thursday, November 12, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

All-Beethoven program:String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132

Elias Quartet (Sara Bitlloch, violin; Donald Grant, violin; Martin Saving, viola; Marie Bitlloch, cello)

London’s Elias Quartet has quickly established itself as one of the most intense and vibrant quartets of its generation, fiercely devoted to the quartets of Beethoven. Don’t miss this program, with an outstanding work from each phase of the composer’s career, the kickoff to a four-concert Beethoven Perspectives series.

“Their performance was beautifully synchronized into one glorious interpretation of Beethoven’s String Quartet No 15…it moved this critic to tears, the human longing of Beethoven’s prayer being played with such sensitivity and vulnerability.”— The Herald, Scotland

“There's something intoxicating about the Elias String Quartet... Intensely absorbing, exquisitely considered...stunning.”

— Philadelphia Inquirer

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O P E N I N G N I G H T SNAPSHOTS OF AMERICA DAWN UPSHAW, SOPRANOGILBERT KALISH, PIANO;Sō PERCUSSION AND SPECIAL GUESTSSaturday, September 26, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Copland Appalachian SpringCharles Ives Selected songsGeorge Crumb The Winds of Destiny (American Songbook IV)

Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano; Sō Percussion; Richie Hawley, clarinet; Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; Da Camera Young Artists and additional guests

Join Da Camera for a festive all-star opening night featuring legendary soprano and five-time Grammy Award winner Dawn Upshaw, noted pianist Gilbert Kalish, the celebrated Sō Percussion and a stellar Da Camera Ensemble made up of leading Houston musicians and Da Camera Young Artists. Snapshots: Time and Place takes off with a compelling look at the American landscape as experienced through music.

Aaron Copland's landmark composition, Appalachian Spring , is a lyrical depiction of pioneer life that also expresses the bold American spirit of the 1940’s. Composed for a ballet choreographed by Martha Graham, Appalachian Spring instantly became a classic, defining a new American identity in music and dance. Charles Ives, Copland's great predecessor in American composition, drew on memories of his New England childhood to create his moving songs.

George Crumb’s Winds of Destiny looks back at the Civil War era. Crumb recasts nine songs and spirituals including Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, When Johnny Comes Marching Home and Shenandoah, as intensely dramatic monologues for soprano, percussion quartet and amplified piano. A rare opportunity to hear Dawn Upshaw and her superb collaborators bring this powerfully evocative work to life.

“An astonishing performance from Upshaw...Her selfless, soul-baring performance was a career landmark.” — Financial Times

B E E T H O V E N P E R S P E C T I V E S S E R I E S ELIAS QUARTET:BEETHOVEN PERSPECTIVES Thursday, November 12, 2015, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

All-Beethoven program:String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132

Elias Quartet (Sara Bitlloch, violin; Donald Grant, violin; Martin Saving, viola; Marie Bitlloch, cello)

London’s Elias Quartet has quickly established itself as one of the most intense and vibrant quartets of its generation, fiercely devoted to the quartets of Beethoven. Don’t miss this program, with an outstanding work from each phase of the composer’s career, the kickoff to a four-concert Beethoven Perspectives series.

“Their performance was beautifully synchronized into one glorious interpretation of Beethoven’s String Quartet No 15…it moved this critic to tears, the human longing of Beethoven’s prayer being played with such sensitivity and vulnerability.”— The Herald, Scotland

“There's something intoxicating about the Elias String Quartet... Intensely absorbing, exquisitely considered...stunning.”

— Philadelphia Inquirer



MONTROSE TRIO H O U S T O N D E B U T WITH RICHIE HAWLEY, CLARINETFriday, January 29, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Montrose Trio (Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Martin Beaver, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello); Richie Hawley, clarinet

Haydn Trio in E Major, Hob. XV:28Pierre Jalbert Street Antiphons (Houston premiere/Da Camera co-commission)Tchaikovsky Trio in A Minor, Op. 51

Three world-renowned musicians join forces in this new ensemble making its highly-anticipated Houston debut. A veteran of the international concert stage, Houston-based Jon Kimura Parker joins forces with Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith of the now-disbanded Tokyo String Quartet, a long-time favorite of Houston chamber music audiences. Clarinetist Richie Hawley joins the Trio for a new work by Houston composer Pierre Jalbert.

“absolutely top-notch music-making, as fine as one could ever expect to hear” — Washington Post

N E W D A C A M E R A P R O D U C T I O N

W O R L D P R E M I E R E

SARAH ROTHENBERG: THE MARCEL PROUST PROJECTWITH NICHOLAS PHAN, TENORThursday, February 11, 2016, 8:00 PMFriday, February 12, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Conceived and directed by Sarah Rothenberg Lighting design: Jennifer Tipton

Nicholas Phan, tenor; Sarah Rothenberg, piano

Works of Fauré, Franck, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Chopin and Hahn. Excerpts from Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time

Sarah Rothenberg Marcel Proust’s Paris was a landmark 1995 concert, the first in her highly-regarded Music and the Literary Imagination series presented by Da Camera and Great Performers at Lincoln Center in New York, Kennedy Center, Mexico’s Cervantino Festival, the Ijsbreker series in The Netherlands, and other prestigious venues. Now, Rothenberg revisits the great French author with a team of collaborators including tenor Nicholas Phan and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Jennifer Tipton. Music of the French belle epoque, imagery from paintings and period photography, and excerpts from the early 20th-century literary masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time, transport us to the dreamy realm of a recaptured past.

“A remarkably thoughtful program of music that inspired Proust…the whole evening radiated uncommon care and intelligence.” — The New York Times on Marcel Proust’s Paris

“The tenor Nicholas Phan, with his sweet, clear voice, is on a career roll.”

— The New York Times



MONTROSE TRIO H O U S T O N D E B U T WITH RICHIE HAWLEY, CLARINETFriday, January 29, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Montrose Trio (Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Martin Beaver, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello); Richie Hawley, clarinet

Haydn Trio in E Major, Hob. XV:28Pierre Jalbert Street Antiphons (Houston premiere/Da Camera co-commission)Tchaikovsky Trio in A Minor, Op. 51

Three world-renowned musicians join forces in this new ensemble making its highly-anticipated Houston debut. A veteran of the international concert stage, Houston-based Jon Kimura Parker joins forces with Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith of the now-disbanded Tokyo String Quartet, a long-time favorite of Houston chamber music audiences. Clarinetist Richie Hawley joins the Trio for a new work by Houston composer Pierre Jalbert.

“absolutely top-notch music-making, as fine as one could ever expect to hear” — Washington Post

N E W D A C A M E R A P R O D U C T I O N

W O R L D P R E M I E R E

SARAH ROTHENBERG: THE MARCEL PROUST PROJECTWITH NICHOLAS PHAN, TENORThursday, February 11, 2016, 8:00 PMFriday, February 12, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Conceived and directed by Sarah Rothenberg Lighting design: Jennifer Tipton

Nicholas Phan, tenor; Sarah Rothenberg, piano

Works of Fauré, Franck, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Chopin and Hahn. Excerpts from Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time

Sarah Rothenberg Marcel Proust’s Paris was a landmark 1995 concert, the first in her highly-regarded Music and the Literary Imagination series presented by Da Camera and Great Performers at Lincoln Center in New York, Kennedy Center, Mexico’s Cervantino Festival, the Ijsbreker series in The Netherlands, and other prestigious venues. Now, Rothenberg revisits the great French author with a team of collaborators including tenor Nicholas Phan and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Jennifer Tipton. Music of the French belle epoque, imagery from paintings and period photography, and excerpts from the early 20th-century literary masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time, transport us to the dreamy realm of a recaptured past.

“A remarkably thoughtful program of music that inspired Proust…the whole evening radiated uncommon care and intelligence.” — The New York Times on Marcel Proust’s Paris

“The tenor Nicholas Phan, with his sweet, clear voice, is on a career roll.”

— The New York Times



S I L E N T F I L M A N D M E D I E VA L M U S I C

LA PASSION DE JEANNE D'ARC WITH ORLANDO CONSORTFriday, April 1, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc is widely recognized as a silent film masterpiece, regularly appearing on lists of the top ten greatest films ever made. The world-renowned vocal ensemble Orlando Consort present an entirely new, carefully crafted soundtrack of music from the era in which the film is set. The intricate beauty of 15th-century works by Binchois and Dufay, together with animated motets and haunting plainsong, amplify the poignant depiction of medieval France. Dreyer’s portrayal of Joan of Arc is a film of extraordinary power, delivering an emotional experience that resonates as strongly today as it did in the 1920’s.

“The Orlando Consort’s performances are simultaneously ravishing and reverential.” — Los Angeles Times

“So extraordinary and otherworldly is this film’s power, you could believe you were watching the actual trial of Joan of Arc.” — The Washington Post

PRES E NTED IN COLLAB OR ATION WI TH HOUSTON EARLY MUSIC.

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THE COLORADO: A FILM ORATORIOROOMFUL OF TEETH,GLENN KOTCHE AND JEFFREY ZIEGLERTuesday, April 12, 2016; 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Composers: John Luther Adams, Terry Riley, Shara Worden, Bill Brittelle, Glenn Kotcheand Paola PrestiniFilm Director: Murat EyubogluPerformers: Roomful of Teeth; Jeffrey Ziegler, cello; Glenn Kotche, percussion

Composer-impresario Paola Prestini, named one of the Top 100 Composers in the World under 40 by NPR, spearheads this new collaborative project, a music-driven documentary accompanied by original music, exploring water, land and survival in the Colorado River Basin.

Six distinct composers’ soundscapes, including music by Pulitzer Prize-winner John Luther Adams, make up the music of The Colorado. The unique Grammy Award-winning Roomful of Teeth, a vocal project dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice, is joined by Wilco’s Glenn Kotche and former Kronos Quartet cellist Jeffrey Ziegler.

“Paola Prestini is probably best known as a composer, but her business card might more accurately read ‘human resources alchemist,’ such is her gift for bringing together disparate artists, technicians and other creative professionals to produce cross-disciplinary works greater than the sum of their parts.” — The New York Times

“Let's be clear: Roomful of Teeth, thanks to their peerless combination of virtuosity and versatility, are the future of vocal music.” — WQXR

“One of the most original musical thinkers of the new century.” — The New Yorker on John Luther Adams

Presented in conjunction with Fotofest’s 2016 Biennial Changing Circumstances: Looking at the Future of the Planet, March 12 - April 24, 2016


S I L E N T F I L M A N D M E D I E VA L M U S I C

LA PASSION DE JEANNE D'ARC WITH ORLANDO CONSORTFriday, April 1, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc is widely recognized as a silent film masterpiece, regularly appearing on lists of the top ten greatest films ever made. The world-renowned vocal ensemble Orlando Consort present an entirely new, carefully crafted soundtrack of music from the era in which the film is set. The intricate beauty of 15th-century works by Binchois and Dufay, together with animated motets and haunting plainsong, amplify the poignant depiction of medieval France. Dreyer’s portrayal of Joan of Arc is a film of extraordinary power, delivering an emotional experience that resonates as strongly today as it did in the 1920’s.

“The Orlando Consort’s performances are simultaneously ravishing and reverential.” — Los Angeles Times

“So extraordinary and otherworldly is this film’s power, you could believe you were watching the actual trial of Joan of Arc.” — The Washington Post

PRESENTED IN COLLABOR ATION WITH HOUSTON EARLY MUSIC.


THE COLORADO: A FILM ORATORIOROOMFUL OF TEETH,GLENN KOTCHE AND JEFFREY ZIEGLERTuesday, April 12, 2016; 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Composers: John Luther Adams, Terry Riley, Shara Worden, Bill Brittelle, Glenn Kotcheand Paola PrestiniFilm Director: Murat EyubogluPerformers: Roomful of Teeth; Jeffrey Ziegler, cello; Glenn Kotche, percussion

Composer-impresario Paola Prestini, named one of the Top 100 Composers in the World under 40 by NPR, spearheads this new collaborative project, a music-driven documentary accompanied by original music, exploring water, land and survival in the Colorado River Basin.

Six distinct composers’ soundscapes, including music by Pulitzer Prize-winner John Luther Adams, make up the music of The Colorado. The unique Grammy Award-winning Roomful of Teeth, a vocal project dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice, is joined by Wilco’s Glenn Kotche and former Kronos Quartet cellist Jeffrey Ziegler.

“Paola Prestini is probably best known as a composer, but her business card might more accurately read ‘human resources alchemist,’ such is her gift for bringing together disparate artists, technicians and other creative professionals to produce cross-disciplinary works greater than the sum of their parts.” — The New York Times

“Let's be clear: Roomful of Teeth, thanks to their peerless combination of virtuosity and versatility, are the future of vocal music.” — WQXR

“One of the most original musical thinkers of the new century.” — The New Yorker on John Luther Adams

Presented in conjunction with Fotofest’s 2016 Biennial Changing Circumstances: Looking at the Future of the Planet, March 12 - April 24, 2016


S E A S O N F I N A L E PASSION FOR BACH AND COLTRANE IMANI WINDS, HARLEM QUARTET AND SPECIAL GUESTS Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme

Friday, May 6, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Chick Corea The Adventures of Hippocrates for string quartet (Houston premiere)Jason Moran Cane for wind quintet (Houston premiere)Jeff Scott Passion for Bach and Coltrane for string quartet, wind quintet, jazz trio and narrator (Houston premiere) Imani Winds (Valerie Coleman, flute; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Mariam Adam, clarinet; Jeff Scott, horn; Monica Ellis, bassoon); Harlem Quartet (Ilmar Gavilan, violin; Melissa White, violin; Jaime Amador, viola; Matthew Zalkind, cello); Alex Brown, piano; Zach Brown, bass; Neal Smith, drums; A.B. Spellman, poet and narration

Chamber music and jazz come together in this adventurous concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. Since 1997, the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds has been carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with dynamic playing, culturally resonant programming, and adventurous collaborations. After performances by each ensemble, Imani Winds, the dynamic Harlem Quartet, the jazz trio and respected poet A.B. Spellman come together for composer-member Jeff Scott’s powerful Passion for Bach and Coltrane, inspired by Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Coltrane’s masterpiece.

“the nation’s leading wind ensemble” — The New Yorker

“[Harlem Quartet] would emerge as one single, unanimous voice, a spirited harmoniousness…the whole exceeds the sum of its parts.” — Boston Music Intelligencer


Grammy Award-winning pianist Arturo O'Farrill is a celebrated musician, bandleader and a composer with a ground-breaking and forward-looking perspective. Nominated for a Grammy Award four times, O’Farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra earned the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album of 2014.

“Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra is one of the best jazz orchestras in existence, a powerhouse outfit whose precise section work is enhanced by thrilling soloists.” — The New Yorker

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S E A S O N F I N A L E PASSION FOR BACH AND COLTRANE IMANI WINDS, HARLEM QUARTET AND SPECIAL GUESTS Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme

Friday, May 6, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Chick Corea The Adventures of Hippocrates for string quartet (Houston premiere)Jason Moran Cane for wind quintet (Houston premiere)Jeff Scott Passion for Bach and Coltrane for string quartet, wind quintet, jazz trio and narrator (Houston premiere) Imani Winds (Valerie Coleman, flute; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Mariam Adam, clarinet; Jeff Scott, horn; Monica Ellis, bassoon); Harlem Quartet (Ilmar Gavilan, violin; Melissa White, violin; Jaime Amador, viola; Matthew Zalkind, cello); Alex Brown, piano; Zach Brown, bass; Neal Smith, drums; A.B. Spellman, poet and narration

Chamber music and jazz come together in this adventurous concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. Since 1997, the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds has been carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with dynamic playing, culturally resonant programming, and adventurous collaborations. After performances by each ensemble, Imani Winds, the dynamic Harlem Quartet, the jazz trio and respected poet A.B. Spellman come together for composer-member Jeff Scott’s powerful Passion for Bach and Coltrane, inspired by Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Coltrane’s masterpiece.

“the nation’s leading wind ensemble” — The New Yorker

“[Harlem Quartet] would emerge as one single, unanimous voice, a spirited harmoniousness…the whole exceeds the sum of its parts.” — Boston Music Intelligencer


Grammy Award-winning pianist Arturo O'Farrill is a celebrated musician, bandleader and a composer with a ground-breaking and forward-looking perspective. Nominated for a Grammy Award four times, O’Farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra earned the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album of 2014.

“Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra is one of the best jazz orchestras in existence, a powerhouse outfit whose precise section work is enhanced by thrilling soloists.” — The New Yorker

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G R E G O RY P O R T E R Friday, February 5, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

The long-awaited first Houston appearance by the vocalist who exploded onto the international music scene with his debut CD, Water. Gregory Porter has racked up a continuing stream of accolades and awards. Porter’s first two CD’s were nominated for Grammys, and his Blue Note debut, Liquid Spirit, won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

“The next great male jazz singer” — NPR Music

“Gregory Porter [is] a powerful baritone who writes his own songs… from a more ’70s or early ’80s-oriented place in the African-American jazz tradition, strong and sometimes experimental yet serenely unacademic, and mightily good.” — The New York Times

AZAR LAWRENCE:

THE LOVE SUPREME

50TH ANNIVERSARY BAND

WITH JEFF “TAIN” WATTS

Friday, November 6, 2015, 8:00 PM

Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

A powerful tenor saxophonist in the midst of a

welcome career resurgence, Azar Lawrence

commemorates the 50th anniversary of John

Coltrane’s A Love Supreme with a quartet

featuring Benito Gonzalez, piano;

Essiet Okon Essiet, bass and

Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums.

Lawrence is one of the principal

voices of the post-Coltrane age,

having played with Elvin Jones,

McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis,

Freddie Hubbard

and many more.

MELISSA ALDANA AND

CRASH TRIO

Saturday, December 5, 2015, 8:00 PM


In 2013, at age 24, Melissa Aldana

won the Thelonious Monk International

Jazz Competition, the first female

instrumentalist to ever win the illustrious contest. She has quickly

established herself as one of the fastest rising players in jazz today.

Her first Houston appearance features Pablo Menares on bass and

Francisco Mela on drums.

“You can hear Aldana and her group tap into the jazz tradition, but they

thrive in the hyperlinked global present.”— National Public Radio

“Melissa Aldana is brilliant, talented, skilled, innovative…

She owns the future.”— JazzTimes

“He seems in possession of a great,

almost ecstatic power, but he cares

about songs, and their shape and

melody always pulled him back to

earth. He controlled several mixtures

of things that could seem like

opposites: easy, melodic swing and

bottom-line seriousness; short-line

form and long-line expressiveness.

All this resulted in a controlled

energy that grew bigger than the

group itself. It works well in a club,

but this is a band you could imagine

on bigger stages.”— The New York Times



G R E G O RY P O R T E R Friday, February 5, 2016, 8:00 PMCullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

The long-awaited first Houston appearance by the vocalist who exploded onto the international music scene with his debut CD, Water. Gregory Porter has racked up a continuing stream of accolades and awards. Porter’s first two CD’s were nominated for Grammys, and his Blue Note debut, Liquid Spirit, won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

“The next great male jazz singer” — NPR Music

“Gregory Porter [is] a powerful baritone who writes his own songs… from a more ’70s or early ’80s-oriented place in the African-American jazz tradition, strong and sometimes experimental yet serenely unacademic, and mightily good.” — The New York Times

AZAR LAWRENCE:

THE LOVE SUPREME

50TH ANNIVERSARY BAND

WITH JEFF “TAIN” WATTS

Friday, November 6, 2015, 8:00 PM


A powerful tenor saxophonist in the midst of a

welcome career resurgence, Azar Lawrence

commemorates the 50th anniversary of John

Coltrane’s A Love Supreme with a quartet

featuring Benito Gonzalez, piano;

Essiet Okon Essiet, bass and

Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums.

Lawrence is one of the principal

voices of the post-Coltrane age,

having played with Elvin Jones,

McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis,

Freddie Hubbard

and many more.

MELISSA ALDANA AND

CRASH TRIO

Saturday, December 5, 2015, 8:00 PM


In 2013, at age 24, Melissa Aldana

won the Thelonious Monk International

Jazz Competition, the first female

instrumentalist to ever win the illustrious contest. She has quickly

established herself as one of the fastest rising players in jazz today.

Her first Houston appearance features Pablo Menares on bass and

Francisco Mela on drums.

“You can hear Aldana and her group tap into the jazz tradition, but they

thrive in the hyperlinked global present.”— National Public Radio

“Melissa Aldana is brilliant, talented, skilled, innovative…

She owns the future.”— JazzTimes

“He seems in possession of a great,

almost ecstatic power, but he cares

about songs, and their shape and

melody always pulled him back to

earth. He controlled several mixtures

of things that could seem like

opposites: easy, melodic swing and

bottom-line seriousness; short-line

form and long-line expressiveness.

All this resulted in a controlled

energy that grew bigger than the

group itself. It works well in a club,

but this is a band you could imagine

on bigger stages.”— The New York Times



Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos is a fantastic 11-piece band that

bridges jazz, the music of Argentina and other genres. One of the

most original artists to emerge on the international scene in recent years,

composer and pianist Guillermo Klein is noted for distinctive compositions featuring

dazzling rhythms, lush harmonic layers and rich melodies.

“Rightly heralded in postmodern jazz circles for

the flexibility, urgency, and the otherworldly vision of his music.” — The New York Times

SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE:

MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON

Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8:00 PM


Miguel Zenón, alto saxophone; David Sánchez, tenor saxophone;

Avishai Cohen, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Warren Wolf, vibraphone;

Edward Simon, piano; Matt Penman, bass; Obed Calvaire, drums

An all-star jazz ensemble comprising eight of the finest performer/composers at

work in jazz today. Launched in 2004, the Collective has become one of the most

exciting and acclaimed groups on the American and international jazz scenes.

Continuing their tradition of saluting icons of the past, the Collective takes a

fresh look at the music of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

“The octet boasts as much or more collective

talent, firepower and critical acclaim than any

other jazz ensemble going.” —DownBeat

“As soloists you won't be able to find a

finer collection of leaders who have

come together in the spirit of

communal communication.” — Jazzreview.com

UPDATE:JASON MORAN

HOMECOMING RESIDENCY YEAR 2

Da Camera presents Year Two of the Jason Moran

Homecoming Residency, a multi-year residency

with jazz pianist/composer and Houston native

Jason Moran, presented in partnership with the

University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell

Center for the Arts. Jason Moran leads educational

and community activities. A highlight of Year Two

will be new work by Jason Moran, having its

premiere at CounterCurrent, the annual festival

of the University of Houston Cynthia Woods

Mitchell Center for the Arts, April 12-17, 2016.


GUILLERMO KLEIN Y LOS GUACHOS

Saturday, March 19, 2016, 8:00 PM



Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos is a fantastic 11-piece band that

bridges jazz, the music of Argentina and other genres. One of the

most original artists to emerge on the international scene in recent years,

composer and pianist Guillermo Klein is noted for distinctive compositions featuring

dazzling rhythms, lush harmonic layers and rich melodies.

“Rightly heralded in postmodern jazz circles for

the flexibility, urgency, and the otherworldly vision of his music.” — The New York Times

SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE:

MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON

Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8:00 PM


Miguel Zenón, alto saxophone; David Sánchez, tenor saxophone;

Avishai Cohen, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Warren Wolf, vibraphone;

Edward Simon, piano; Matt Penman, bass; Obed Calvaire, drums

An all-star jazz ensemble comprising eight of the finest performer/composers at

work in jazz today. Launched in 2004, the Collective has become one of the most

exciting and acclaimed groups on the American and international jazz scenes.

Continuing their tradition of saluting icons of the past, the Collective takes a

fresh look at the music of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

“The octet boasts as much or more collective

talent, firepower and critical acclaim than any

other jazz ensemble going.” —DownBeat

“As soloists you won't be able to find a

finer collection of leaders who have

come together in the spirit of

communal communication.” — Jazzreview.com

UPDATE:JASON MORAN

HOMECOMING RESIDENCY YEAR 2

Da Camera presents Year Two of the Jason Moran

Homecoming Residency, a multi-year residency

with jazz pianist/composer and Houston native

Jason Moran, presented in partnership with the

University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell

Center for the Arts. Jason Moran leads educational

and community activities. A highlight of Year Two

will be new work by Jason Moran, having its

premiere at CounterCurrent, the annual festival

of the University of Houston Cynthia Woods

Mitchell Center for the Arts, April 12-17, 2016.


GUILLERMO KLEIN Y LOS GUACHOS

Saturday, March 19, 2016, 8:00 PM



ROMANTIC TITANS: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 5 AND LISZTYURY MARTYNOV, PIANOTuesday, October 13, 2015, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

Liszt Années de pèlerinage (Troisième année)Beethoven/Liszt Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 The composer and the piano virtuoso were heroic figures of the Romantic era; Franz Liszt was the rock star of his day, inspiring “Lisztomania” among his adoring fans. Lizst made monumental transcriptions of the symphonies of another Romantic hero, Beethoven. Russian pianist Yuri Martynov is garnering international attention for his recordings of these transcriptions. In his Da Camera debut, Martynov plays Beethoven’s ultra-Romantic Symphony No. 5.


Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84 Post-concert discussion

Following the triumphant release of Live from Moscow: Solzhenitsyn Plays Prokofiev, renowned pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn performs Prokofiev’s monumental sonatas, written after the composer's return home to Stalinist Russia following 18 years of exile. Solzhenitsyn joins Sarah Rothenberg in a post-concert discussion about Prokofiev's return, the Soviet Union, and the life and work of his father, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Nobel prize-winning author of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the historic publication that revealed life in the Stalinist gulag to the western world.

“Mr. Solzhenitsyn played with fearlessness and command.” – The New York Times

INNER WORLDS: SCHUMANN, LIEBERSON AND RILKE Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 7:30 PM The Menil Collection Schumann Selected songs Selected works for cello and piano

Peter Lieberson Rilke Songs (Houston premiere)


Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Colin Carr, cello; Thomas Sauer, piano

This program explores kindred musical souls separated by 140 years. Peter Lieberson and Schumann shared a tendency toward dreamy introspection and wild inventiveness. Schumann was a special inspiration to Lieberson, as in the poetic Remembering Schumann for cello and piano. His Rilke Songs were composed for his wife, the legendary mezzo Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano makes her Da Camera debut joined by brilliant cellist Colin Carr and acclaimed pianist Thomas Sauer.

“Her voice is radiant and intense” – The Boston Globe

Renowned for his opera and vocal works, when the great British composer Benjamin Britten began his third and final string quartet in 1975, he had not composed for the form in 30 years. Written after his last opera, Death in Venice — quoted in the work’s last movement — the quartet is an intensely moving autobiographical work, a final testament composed in Britten's last year. The renowned Brentano Quartet are joined by frequent collaborator Hsin-Yun Huang for Mozart’s masterpiece.

“Listening to these stunning accounts by the Russian pianist Yury Martynov, it’s difficult to believe at times that only two hands are playing…Martynov never fails to play with admirable warmth and imagination.” – BBC Music Magazine


Brentano Quartet (Mark Steinberg, violin; Serena Canin, violin; Misha Amory, viola; Nina Lee, cello); Hsin-Yun Huang, viola

Britten String Quartet No. 3Mozart Quintet in G Minor, K.516

“fiercely intelligent and expressively pristine.” – The New Yorker

B E E T H O V E N P E R S P E C T I V E S S E R I E S


ROMANTIC TITANS: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 5 AND LISZTYURY MARTYNOV, PIANOTuesday, October 13, 2015, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

Liszt Années de pèlerinage (Troisième année)Beethoven/Liszt Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 The composer and the piano virtuoso were heroic figures of the Romantic era; Franz Liszt was the rock star of his day, inspiring “Lisztomania” among his adoring fans. Lizst made monumental transcriptions of the symphonies of another Romantic hero, Beethoven. Russian pianist Yuri Martynov is garnering international attention for his recordings of these transcriptions. In his Da Camera debut, Martynov plays Beethoven’s ultra-Romantic Symphony No. 5.


Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84 Post-concert discussion

Following the triumphant release of Live from Moscow: Solzhenitsyn Plays Prokofiev, renowned pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn performs Prokofiev’s monumental sonatas, written after the composer's return home to Stalinist Russia following 18 years of exile. Solzhenitsyn joins Sarah Rothenberg in a post-concert discussion about Prokofiev's return, the Soviet Union, and the life and work of his father, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Nobel prize-winning author of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the historic publication that revealed life in the Stalinist gulag to the western world.

“Mr. Solzhenitsyn played with fearlessness and command.” – The New York Times

INNER WORLDS: SCHUMANN, LIEBERSON AND RILKE Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 7:30 PM The Menil Collection Schumann Selected songs Selected works for cello and piano

Peter Lieberson Rilke Songs (Houston premiere)


Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Colin Carr, cello; Thomas Sauer, piano

This program explores kindred musical souls separated by 140 years. Peter Lieberson and Schumann shared a tendency toward dreamy introspection and wild inventiveness. Schumann was a special inspiration to Lieberson, as in the poetic Remembering Schumann for cello and piano. His Rilke Songs were composed for his wife, the legendary mezzo Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano makes her Da Camera debut joined by brilliant cellist Colin Carr and acclaimed pianist Thomas Sauer.

“Her voice is radiant and intense” – The Boston Globe

Renowned for his opera and vocal works, when the great British composer Benjamin Britten began his third and final string quartet in 1975, he had not composed for the form in 30 years. Written after his last opera, Death in Venice — quoted in the work’s last movement — the quartet is an intensely moving autobiographical work, a final testament composed in Britten's last year. The renowned Brentano Quartet are joined by frequent collaborator Hsin-Yun Huang for Mozart’s masterpiece.

“Listening to these stunning accounts by the Russian pianist Yury Martynov, it’s difficult to believe at times that only two hands are playing…Martynov never fails to play with admirable warmth and imagination.” – BBC Music Magazine


Brentano Quartet (Mark Steinberg, violin; Serena Canin, violin; Misha Amory, viola; Nina Lee, cello); Hsin-Yun Huang, viola

Britten String Quartet No. 3Mozart Quintet in G Minor, K.516

“fiercely intelligent and expressively pristine.” – The New Yorker



KRISTÓF BARÁTI, VIOLIN; KLÁRA WÜRTZ, PIANOBEETHOVEN SONATAS Monday, April 25, 2016, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

Sonata for violin and piano No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30. No. 3Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 in A Major, Op.12. No. 2 Sonata for violin and piano No. 9 in A Major “Kreutzer”, Op. 47

Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

Sonata for violin and piano No. 3 in E Flat Major Op. 12. No. 3 Sonata for violin and piano No. 5 in F Major “Spring", Op. 24 Sonata for violin and piano No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96

Some of Beethoven’s most powerful and expressive music can be found in intimate forms like the violin sonata. Da Camera continues its Beethoven celebration with the Houston debut of violinist Kristóf Baráti and pianist Klára Würtz. This extraordinary, celebrated duo has received rave reviews for their recording of these brilliant works.

“No matter how many other sets of Beethoven’s complete violin sonatas you may have…you might as well give them away to friends or Goodwill, because once you’ve heard Baráti and Würtz, you’ll never listen to anyone else again.” — BBC Music Magazine


Free concerts. School programs. Young Artist Professional Training. Master classes. Community residencies.

Da Camera presents an extensive variety of programs intended to enhance the appreciation of chamber music and jazz, to make music a part of everyday life and to prepare young musicians for a life of community engagement.

MENTORS IN MUSIC MASTER CLASSESRenowned chamber music and jazz artists including Dawn Upshaw; Gilbert Kalish; Yury Martynov; Ignat Solzhenitsyn; Kristóf Baráti; Hsin-Yun Huang; Jason Moran and Imani Winds coach local high school and university music students.

STOP, LOOK & LISTEN! at The Menil CollectionArt and music interact in these popular free programs at The Menil Collection on Saturday afternoons.

A LITTLE DAY MUSIC Free concerts the first Wednesday of the month at noon at Wortham Theater Center. Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2, 2015; Feb. 3, March 2, Apr. 6, May 4, 2016

DA CAMERA JAM AT DISCOVERY GREENFree concerts Thursday evenings in April at the downtown park celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month. Stay tuned for details!

DA CAMERA IN THE SCHOOLSDa Camera offers a range of educational programs in Houston area schools. Music Encounters residencies linking music with language arts, visual arts, history, science and math; Rhythm Residencies with music educator Samuel Dinkins III introducing students to rhythm; and Monarch School residency for children with neurological differences including autism.

DA CAMERA YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMDa Camera's professional training program for emerging musicians provides career-expanding experiences and training to the next generation of artists.

DA CAMERA POP-UP CONCERTSChamber music and jazz performances presented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; festivals, community centers, hospitals and more.



KRISTÓF BARÁTI, VIOLIN; KLÁRA WÜRTZ, PIANOBEETHOVEN SONATAS Monday, April 25, 2016, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

Sonata for violin and piano No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30. No. 3Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 in A Major, Op.12. No. 2 Sonata for violin and piano No. 9 in A Major “Kreutzer”, Op. 47

Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 7:30 PMThe Menil Collection

Sonata for violin and piano No. 3 in E Flat Major Op. 12. No. 3 Sonata for violin and piano No. 5 in F Major “Spring", Op. 24 Sonata for violin and piano No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96

Some of Beethoven’s most powerful and expressive music can be found in intimate forms like the violin sonata. Da Camera continues its Beethoven celebration with the Houston debut of violinist Kristóf Baráti and pianist Klára Würtz. This extraordinary, celebrated duo has received rave reviews for their recording of these brilliant works.

“No matter how many other sets of Beethoven’s complete violin sonatas you may have…you might as well give them away to friends or Goodwill, because once you’ve heard Baráti and Würtz, you’ll never listen to anyone else again.” — BBC Music Magazine


Free concerts. School programs. Young Artist Professional Training. Master classes. Community residencies.

Da Camera presents an extensive variety of programs intended to enhance the appreciation of chamber music and jazz, to make music a part of everyday life and to prepare young musicians for a life of community engagement.

MENTORS IN MUSIC MASTER CLASSESRenowned chamber music and jazz artists including Dawn Upshaw; Gilbert Kalish; Yury Martynov; Ignat Solzhenitsyn; Kristóf Baráti; Hsin-Yun Huang; Jason Moran and Imani Winds coach local high school and university music students.

STOP, LOOK & LISTEN! at The Menil CollectionArt and music interact in these popular free programs at The Menil Collection on Saturday afternoons.

A LITTLE DAY MUSIC Free concerts the first Wednesday of the month at noon at Wortham Theater Center. Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2, 2015; Feb. 3, March 2, Apr. 6, May 4, 2016

DA CAMERA JAM AT DISCOVERY GREENFree concerts Thursday evenings in April at the downtown park celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month. Stay tuned for details!

DA CAMERA IN THE SCHOOLSDa Camera offers a range of educational programs in Houston area schools. Music Encounters residencies linking music with language arts, visual arts, history, science and math; Rhythm Residencies with music educator Samuel Dinkins III introducing students to rhythm; and Monarch School residency for children with neurological differences including autism.

DA CAMERA YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMDa Camera's professional training program for emerging musicians provides career-expanding experiences and training to the next generation of artists.

DA CAMERA POP-UP CONCERTSChamber music and jazz performances presented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; festivals, community centers, hospitals and more.



BEETHOVEN PERSPECTIVESFour concerts featuring works by the German composer.

Romantic Titans: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 and Liszt October 13, The Menil Collection

Elias Quartet: Beethoven November 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Kristóf Baráti, Violin; Klára Würtz, PianoBeethoven Sonatas: Parts I & II April 25 and April 26, The Menil Collection

ART-FILM-LITERATURE CONNECTIONFour concerts with connections to visual art, film or literature.

Sarah Rothenberg: The Marcel Proust Project with Nicholas PhanFebruary 11 or February 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

La Passion de Jeanne D'arc with Orlando Consort April 1, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

The Colorado: A Film OratorioApril 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Passion for Bach and Coltrane Featuring poet A.B. SpellmanMay 6, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

20TH-CENTURY SNAPSHOTS: A CENTURY IN MUSICSix concerts featuring works by 20th-century composers including Copland, Ives, Britten, Peter Lieberson, John Coltrane, Prokofiev and more.

Snapshots of AmericaSeptember 26, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Inner Worlds: Schumann, Lieberson and Rilke December 8, The Menil Collection

Sarah Rothenberg: The Marcel Proust Projectwith Nicholas PhanFebruary 11 or February 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Brentano Quartet: The Quartet as AutobiographyFebruary 23, The Menil Collection

Solzhenitsyn and Prokofiev: The War Years March 22, The Menil Collection

Passion for Bach and Coltrane Works of Chick Corea, Jason Moran and Jeff ScottMay 6, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

MUSIC OF TODAYFive concerts with a focus on the music of today, including works by John Luther Adams, Peter Lieberson, Pierre Jalbert, Paola Prestini, Terry Riley, Chick Corea and Jason Moran.



Montrose Trio with Pierre Jalbert premiereJanuary 29, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

The Colorado: A Film Oratorio April 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center


VOCALISTSSix concerts featuring some of today’s best vocalists and vocal ensembles.

Snapshots of America with Dawn UpshawSeptember 26, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Inner Worlds with Jennifer Johnson CanoDecember 8, The Menil Collection

Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter February 5, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Sarah Rothenberg:The Marcel Proust Project with Nicholas Phan February 11 or February 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

La Passion de Jeanne D'arc with Orlando ConsortApril 1, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

The Colorado featuring Roomful of TeethApril 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center


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BEETHOVEN PERSPECTIVESFour concerts featuring works by the German composer.

Romantic Titans: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 and Liszt October 13, The Menil Collection

Elias Quartet: Beethoven November 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Kristóf Baráti, Violin; Klára Würtz, PianoBeethoven Sonatas: Parts I & II April 25 and April 26, The Menil Collection

ART-FILM-LITERATURE CONNECTIONFour concerts with connections to visual art, film or literature.

Sarah Rothenberg: The Marcel Proust Project with Nicholas PhanFebruary 11 or February 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

La Passion de Jeanne D'arc with Orlando Consort April 1, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

The Colorado: A Film OratorioApril 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Passion for Bach and Coltrane Featuring poet A.B. SpellmanMay 6, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

20TH-CENTURY SNAPSHOTS: A CENTURY IN MUSICSix concerts featuring works by 20th-century composers including Copland, Ives, Britten, Peter Lieberson, John Coltrane, Prokofiev and more.



Sarah Rothenberg: The Marcel Proust Projectwith Nicholas PhanFebruary 11 or February 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Brentano Quartet: The Quartet as AutobiographyFebruary 23, The Menil Collection

Solzhenitsyn and Prokofiev: The War Years March 22, The Menil Collection


MUSIC OF TODAYFive concerts with a focus on the music of today, including works by John Luther Adams, Peter Lieberson, Pierre Jalbert, Paola Prestini, Terry Riley, Chick Corea and Jason Moran.



Montrose Trio with Pierre Jalbert premiereJanuary 29, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

The Colorado: A Film Oratorio April 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center


VOCALISTSSix concerts featuring some of today’s best vocalists and vocal ensembles.

Snapshots of America with Dawn UpshawSeptember 26, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Inner Worlds with Jennifer Johnson CanoDecember 8, The Menil Collection

Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter February 5, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Sarah Rothenberg:The Marcel Proust Project with Nicholas Phan February 11 or February 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

La Passion de Jeanne D'arc with Orlando ConsortApril 1, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

The Colorado featuring Roomful of TeethApril 12, Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center


Choose any six concerts or start with these suggestions and add any two concerts of your choice.

As A Da Camera Subscriber, You’ll Enjoy Superb Concerts And Valuable Benefits. b

Get Additional Benefits When You Add a Donationb

Corporate Sponsors

$1,000 Composer

$500 Improviser

$250 Performer

$100 Member

Flexibility

The Best Seats

Savings

Wild Card

Free Parking For Full Season Subscribers

Discounts On Additional Tickets

Early Purchase Of Additional Tickets

Advance Program Notes

Free Da Camera Merchandise Coupon

$2,000 Ensemble – With Private House Concerts

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Da Camera2015/2016 Series and Prices

Series Section A Section B Section C

Full Season $530 $420 $275(All 19 concerts including Season Finale: Passion for Bach and Coltrane)

Da Camera Chamber Music $360 $285 $230(All 12 classical concerts)

Da Camera Jazz $290 $250 $185(All 6 jazz concerts)

Da Camera at The Menil $225 General Admission (All 6 events at The Menil)

$290 $250 $185Select at least 6 concerts or add up to 3 more at the following prices: $50/ea $40/ea $30/ea

Subscriber Bonus: Add Season Finale: Passion for Bach and Coltrane for just $10 per ticket.

All artists and programs are subject to change. Prices include applicable City of Houston and Theater District surcharges. .

Seating ChartWortham Center

Da Camera of Houston supporters include:The Brown Foundation,Inc., The Cullen Foundation, Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, Houston Endowment, Nightingale Code Foundation, Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation and The Wortham Foundation. Support also comes from The National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America and Texas Commission on the Arts. Funded in part by the City of Houston.

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I know the price of my subscription covers only a small part of the cost of the program. Here is my tax-deductible contribution.I want valet parking at the Wortham and reserved seats at The Menil. I am adding a $2,000 tax-deductible contribution for Ensemble Membership.

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I added additional concerts to the Build Your Own series.* @ $ =

I want to add the Season Finale: Passion for Bach and Coltrane for just $10 per ticket.

Orchestra

Questions?

to email it to:

Select your Series: Full Season Chamber Music Jazz Menil

Build Your Own Series* (List 6 to 9 concerts by title or date.)

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8. 9.


Da Camera2015/2016 Series and Prices

Series Section A Section B Section C

Full Season $530 $420 $275(All 19 concerts including Season Finale: Passion for Bach and Coltrane)

Da Camera Chamber Music $360 $285 $230(All 12 classical concerts)

Da Camera Jazz $290 $250 $185(All 6 jazz concerts)

Da Camera at The Menil $225 General Admission (All 6 events at The Menil)

$290 $250 $185Select at least 6 concerts or add up to 3 more at the following prices: $50/ea $40/ea $30/ea

Subscriber Bonus: Add Season Finale: Passion for Bach and Coltrane for just $10 per ticket.

All artists and programs are subject to change. Prices include applicable City of Houston and Theater District surcharges. .

Seating ChartWortham Center

Da Camera of Houston supporters include:The Brown Foundation,Inc., The Cullen Foundation, Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, Houston Endowment, Nightingale Code Foundation, Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation and The Wortham Foundation. Support also comes from The National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America and Texas Commission on the Arts. Funded in part by the City of Houston.

Name

Address

City

Phone

Email:

State Zip

eveningday

TotalSection Quantity Price@ $ $

$

$

$

$

$

=Fill in the details:

I know the price of my subscription covers only a small part of the cost of the program. Here is my tax-deductible contribution.I want valet parking at the Wortham and reserved seats at The Menil. I am adding a $2,000 tax-deductible contribution for Ensemble Membership.

My check payable to Da Camera of Houston is enclosed; or

Charge my: Amex Discover Mastercard Visa

Grand Total

Method of Payment:

Signature

Account Number

Expiration Date 3 or 4 digit security code

Mezzanine

I added additional concerts to the Build Your Own series.* @ $ =

I want to add the Season Finale: Passion for Bach and Coltrane for just $10 per ticket.

Orchestra

Questions?

to email it to:

Select your Series: Full Season Chamber Music Jazz Menil

Build Your Own Series* (List 6 to 9 concerts by title or date.)

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8. 9.


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