2026 - 2027 Season
“New ways of looking at old things is a perfect summary of what DACAMERA does: we embrace the great traditions of classical and jazz music and keep those traditions alive by finding fresh contexts and connections to today…you will find, across genres, astounding performers looking both forward and back, breathing new life into great standards and inventing brand-new works for the first time.”
– Sarah Rothenberg, Artistic Director
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Reigning opera diva Joyce DiDonato makes her eagerly awaited return to Houston with her latest creative project, collaborating with the genre-defying ensemble Time for Three in a thrilling new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts.
Saxophone titan and DACAMERA favorite Joshua Redman returns with the new quartet from his most recent recording, Words Fall Short.
The acclaimed violinist and pianist team up for a recital featuring music of Sibelius, Britten, Piazzolla and Schnittke, and a new work by Michi Wiancko.
The Houston debut of one of the world’s most acclaimed virtuosos in an all-Beethoven program full of passion and keyboard wizardry.
Aptly described as a “beat scientist,” drummer, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven is a maverick musician defining what jazz means now.
The six-time Grammy Award nominee, trumpeter and Grand Griot of New Orleans makes his long-awaited first Houston appearance!
The Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet returns with distinguished guest artists in a glorious program of Brahms’s chamber music.
The award-winning bass player known to DACAMERA audiences for her appearances with Vijay Iyer and Coltrane 100 – with multiple critically-acclaimed recordings to her name – makes her first appearance as a bandleader.
Returning to the DACAMERA stage, the Trio presents a compelling program featuring Beethoven, Mendelssohn, a striking arrangement of Schoenberg’s Six Little Pieces and a tribute to the late composer Charles Wuorinen.
The Houston premiere of award-winning composer David Lang’s poor hymnal brings the Grammy Award-winning chamber choir, The Crossing, to Houston’s world-renowned space for art, contemplation and social justice.
The Houston premiere of award-winning composer David Lang’s poor hymnal brings the Grammy Award-winning chamber choir, The Crossing, to Houston’s world-renowned space for art, contemplation and social justice.
The Houston premiere of award-winning composer David Lang’s poor hymnal brings the Grammy Award-winning chamber choir, The Crossing, to Houston’s world-renowned space for art, contemplation and social justice.
The Grammy-nominated Danish String Quartet continue to assert their preeminence among the world’s finest string quartets. Music of Gabriella Smith and Shostakovich, and folk songs and original compositions by the Quartet.
Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear possesses a huge, dramatic sound, an elegant technique, and an omnivorous approach to keyboard music. In his first Houston appearance, he plays the music of three giants: Gershwin, Ravel and Mussorgsky.
Three outstanding young string players join pianist Sarah Rothenberg in a program connecting maverick composer Morton Feldman with American abstraction.
Mexican-American composer, pianist, and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill stands as a towering figure in contemporary music, bridging the gap between traditional Latin rhythms, modern jazz, and contemporary composition, continually pushing the boundaries of the art form while maintaining a profound connection to his roots.
The always-adventurous superstar vocalist returns with her newest program, a unique blend of folk song, merging early music and jazz with influences from Baroque music, vaudeville, and European and American folk traditions.
Missy Mazzoli, is the composer of the 2026-27 season, with multiple premieres at prestigious venues – and a world premiere presented by DACAMERA – Mazzoli’s fresh new take on the piano quartet, commissioned in honor of Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg. Plus music of Mozart and Debussy.
The immensely gifted guitarist, who has evolved from child prodigy to 7-time Grammy nominee, makes his long-awaited first appearance on the DACAMERA series.
The groundbreaking Talking Gong Trio—Susie Ibarra, Claire Chase, and Alex Peh—and trumpeter-composer Amir ElSaffar makes their Houston debuts with two premieres at the spectacular new Ismaili Center.
The groundbreaking Talking Gong Trio—Susie Ibarra, Claire Chase, and Alex Peh—and trumpeter-composer Amir ElSaffar makes their Houston debuts with two premieres at the spectacular new Ismaili Center.
Two master musicians take listeners on a unique and exciting journey through a variety of moods and influences, from Cuban classics to collaborative original compositions and unexpected favorites.
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