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Houston Friends of Chamber Music

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Founded as the Houston Friends of Music in October 1960 by a group of amateur musicians in Houston as an informal social organization to present chamber music to the Houston community, the organization presents an annual nine-concert series featuring established ensembles of worldwide renown as well as award-winning newer ensembles.

Starting in 2010, Houston Friends of Chamber Music, a name that more clearly delineates who we are and what we represent. The Houston Friends of Chamber Music continues its commitment to present the world’s finest chamber music and to be an integral part of the vital Houston community.

As our presence in Houston has grown, a related goal has emerged -- to share this wonderful experience with the younger generation. We do this in two ways: by providing free tickets for students at most of the colleges and a number of high schools in the area, and by providing master classes by our guest artists for music students at selected local high schools and colleges.

As a 501 (c3) charitable organization, the Friends are enabled by your gifts to continue our presentation of fine chamber music and our educational outreach program. For information on contributions, matching gifts, concert underwriting, gifts of stock or bequests, please call Houston Friends of Chamber Music at 713.348.5400.

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    Houston Friends of Chamber Music

    MS535, P.O. BOX1892
    Houston, TX 77251

    Phone: 713-348-5400   |   Fax: 713-348-5405   |   Email   |   Official Website

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    02/20/12	Fauré Quartett Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall Fauré Quartett Presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music at Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall February 20, 2012 Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents the Fauré Quartett, Monday, February 20, 2012.  It's seldom that we present a chamber quartet made up of violin, viola, cello and PIANO, but we will on Monday, February 20 when the Fauré Quartett appears for the first time as a Houston Friends of Chamber Music attraction. The quartet was founded 17 years ago in Germany and has achieved whirlwind success since...
    03/06/12	Chanticleer Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall Chanticleer Presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music at Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall March 6, 2012 Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents Chanticleer, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.  Chanticleer has performed for our Houston friends on five occasions. The first was on May 12, 1998 and the most recent was on November 11, 2008. On the latest date, Chanticleer featured a variety of vocal selections created by Beethoven, Blacker, Haydn, Hindemith, Smetana, Kodaly, Mozart and Schumann. This performance was one of the most highly...
    04/03/12	Vienna Piano Trio Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall Vienna Piano Trio Presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music at Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall April 3, 2012 Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents the Vienna Piano Trio, Tuesday, April 3, 2012.  Having performed twice before for our audiences in 2006 and 2008, the Vienna Piano Trio will return in April, 2012. Charles Ward commented in the Houston Chronicle following their last performance, The performances of works of Haydn, Ravel and Schubert were fresh, lively and insightful. The music-making was infused with...
    04/24/12	Emerson String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall Emerson String Quartet Presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music at Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall April 24, 2012 Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents the Emerson String Quartet, Tuesday, April 24, 2012.  When the Houston Friends of Chamber Music commissioned a new work for its 50th anniversary celebrations, it was a no-brainer to select the Emerson String Quartet to play the premiere of the music, an exciting new quartet by the Rice composer, Pierre Jalbert. The Emerson String Quartet is one of our Houston audience's...

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    02/20/12	Fauré Quartett Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall Fauré Quartett Presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music at Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall February 20, 2012 Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents the Fauré Quartett, Monday, February 20, 2012.  It's seldom that we present a chamber quartet made up of violin, viola, cello and PIANO, but we will on Monday, February 20 when the Fauré Quartett appears for the first time as a Houston Friends of Chamber Music attraction. The quartet was founded 17 years ago in Germany and has achieved whirlwind success since...
    03/06/12	Chanticleer Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall Chanticleer Presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music at Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall March 6, 2012 Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents Chanticleer, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.  Chanticleer has performed for our Houston friends on five occasions. The first was on May 12, 1998 and the most recent was on November 11, 2008. On the latest date, Chanticleer featured a variety of vocal selections created by Beethoven, Blacker, Haydn, Hindemith, Smetana, Kodaly, Mozart and Schumann. This performance was one of the most highly...
    04/03/12	Vienna Piano Trio Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall Vienna Piano Trio Presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music at Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall April 3, 2012 Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents the Vienna Piano Trio, Tuesday, April 3, 2012.  Having performed twice before for our audiences in 2006 and 2008, the Vienna Piano Trio will return in April, 2012. Charles Ward commented in the Houston Chronicle following their last performance, The performances of works of Haydn, Ravel and Schubert were fresh, lively and insightful. The music-making was infused with...
    04/24/12	Emerson String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall Emerson String Quartet Presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music at Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall April 24, 2012 Houston Friends of Chamber Music presents the Emerson String Quartet, Tuesday, April 24, 2012.  When the Houston Friends of Chamber Music commissioned a new work for its 50th anniversary celebrations, it was a no-brainer to select the Emerson String Quartet to play the premiere of the music, an exciting new quartet by the Rice composer, Pierre Jalbert. The Emerson String Quartet is one of our Houston audience's...

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    01/17/12	New York Woodwind Quintet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    12/08/11	American String Quartet with James Dunham Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    11/01/11	Cuarteto Casals Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    10/11/11	Jerusalem String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    09/08/11	Tokyo String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    04/28/11	Emerson String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    04/05/11	Eroica Trio Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    03/15/11	American Brass Quintet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    02/15/11	Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    01/18/11	Miami String Quartet with Arianna Zukerman Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    12/07/10	The King's Singers Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    11/09/10	Prazak Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    10/12/10	Chiara String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    09/16/10	Tokyo String Quartet, with Desmond Hoebig Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    04/27/10	Emerson String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    04/06/10	Brentano String Quartet with James Dunham Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    03/09/10	Artemis Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    02/09/10	Trio Solisti Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    01/19/10	Borromeo String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    12/08/09	Boston Camerata Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    11/12/09	Pavel Haas Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    10/13/09	American String Quartet with Menachem Pressler Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    09/15/09	Tokyo String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    04/21/09	Emerson String Quartet Master Class Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Duncan Recital Hall
    04/21/09	Emerson String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    03/31/09	Eroica Trio Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    02/26/09	Leipzig String Quartet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    02/12/09	St. Louis Brass Quintet Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall
    01/13/09	Shanghai Quartet with Guest Artist, Wang Guowei, Erhu Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Stude Concert Hall

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