Houston Symphony Live from Jones Hall: Great Women Composers – Esmail, Price, & Smyth
$10
Florence Price — String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Ethel Smyth — Chrysilla: Songs for Mezzo-soprano with Instrumental Accompaniment
Reena Esmail – “Tuttarana” from Khirkiyaan: Three Transformations for Brass Quintet
Mark Hughes, trumpet
Richard Harris, trumpet
William VerMeulen, French horn
Allen Barnhill, trombone
David Kirk, tuba
Florence Price – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Amy Semes, violin
Sergei Galperin, violin
Wei Jiang, viola
Louis-Marie Fardet, cello
Ethel Smyth – Chrysilla: Songs for Mezzo-soprano with Instrumental Accompaniment
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Judy Dines, flute
Yoonshin Song, violin
Joan DerHovsepian, viola
Jeffrey Butler, cello
Brian Del Signore, percussion
Matthew Strauss, percussion
Megan Conley, harp
Yue Bao, conductor
Join us from home for the Houston Symphony’s Live from Jones Hall livestream concert series! Your purchase helps support the Symphony. You’ll receive a private online link to view live concerts by Houston Symphony musicians performing at Jones Hall on Saturdays at 8pm Central / 6pm Pacific.
In this livestream performance, we’re shining a spotlight on extraordinary women composers, past and present. The program starts with music of Reena Esmail, whose compositions have been hailed as “crystal clear, beautiful, thought-provoking, and unlike anything I’ve ever heard before” (Los Angeles Times). Then, hear Florence Price’s exuberant String Quartet in A minor and Ethel Smyth’s Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, featuring internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor.
Before the concert: Musical Ambassador Carlos Andrés Botero hosts Prelude discussion live on Zoom. Ticket holders get a link to learn more about the musicians and the night’s repertoire.
The livestream will take place at 8pm Central / 6pm Pacific.
On the day before the concert, you will receive a new email with a link to the video. If you purchase a ticket after Friday evening, the link will be in your confirmation email. We recommend you access the link at least 10 minutes before the concert begins. A recording will be available to you at the same link for 24 hours following the concert. If you did not purchase a ticket before the concert, you can still buy a ticket to access the recording until 7pm Central / 5pm Pacific on the Sunday after the performance.
Link to donate: https://houstonsymphony.org/give/individual-giving/