About the Playlist Das Lied von der Erde (Mahler) Petrified by the “Curse of the Ninth,” Mahler dubbed his ninth symphony Das Lied von der Erde. He thought he’d cheated death, but he met his demise shortly after completing his subsequent composition, his Symphony No....

It is we deep sadness that we mourn the death of Geoff Nuttall, first violinist and founder of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, who died on October 19 at the age of 56 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.  Geoff was an illuminating artist who lived...

Veteran arts and music journalist Steve Smith raves about pianist Sarah Rothenberg's recital In Darkness and Light, available now as a free on-demand stream, selecting it a Video of the Week. Smith, the Culture & Arts Editor,...

On September 10 at 8:00 PM, DACAMERA presents jazz vocalist Somi in a free performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre, a tribute to 'Mama Afrika' Miriam Makeba. Somi presents Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba, a deeply personal tribute to the legendary,...

The Houston Chronicle's Andrew Dansby spoke with saxophonist Joshua Redman as part of a piece exploring "Houston's hot jazz summer." "I loved all their music early on, and I was attracted to the music on an emotional level, a spiritual level," Redman said. "And also...

Houston Press's Jesse Sendejas Jr. spoke with saxophonist Joshua Redman in an extensive conversation about his new 3x3 project, a trio celebrating the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter. Redman performs on Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 as part of...

World-renowned director Peter Sellars's new staging of composer Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) opens on September 27 and runs through October 8 at New York's Park Avenue Armory. Commissioned by DACAMERA and Rothko Chapel in celebration of the Chapel's...

Sherry Cheng of Arts and Culture Texas sat down with DACAMERA Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg for an in-depth conversation about the 22/23 season. "In Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg’s mind," Cheng writes, "a quintessential DACAMERA season must have a balance of...

Chris Becker of Houston City Book checks in with pianist Sarah Rothenberg ahead of her recital In Darkness and Light, Tuesday May 10 at the Menil Collection. "For even seasoned fans of classical and contemporary classical music, seeing Beethoven and Feldman’s names on...

Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg caught up with Elias Quartet members Donald Grant, Simone van der Giessen and Marie Bitlloch to discuss the upcoming Complete Beethoven String Quartet series. The Quartet plays all 16 quartets in six concerts between March 28 and...

NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas was in Houston for the premiere of composer Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife), commissioned by DACAMERA and Rothko Chapel in celebration of the Chapel's 50th anniversary. Listen to and read the story here.

The world premiere performances of Tyshawn Sorey's "Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)," commissioned by DACAMERA and Rothko Chapel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chapel, were previewed in The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times declared "50 Years...

DACAMERA's Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg appears on two podcasts this week, discussing Rothko Chapel, both the physical space and the iconic composition by Morton Feldman, and composer Tyshawn Sorey's new work celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of...

Acclaimed critic and author Alex Ross (Wagnerism, The Rest is Noise) has contributed a profile of bass-baritone Davóne Tines to the November 22 issue of The New Yorker. Titled Davóne Tines Is Changing What It Means to Be a Classical Singer, the profile centers on...

Visit the DACAMERA Young Artist Program page to meet the 2021/2022 class of DACAMERA Young Artists. The 2021/2022 Young Artists are: Nils Aardahl, bass; Bree Ahern, cello; Jalen Baker, vibraphone; Nicholas Bissen, saxophone; Chelsea de Souza, piano; Douglas DeVries,...

In a new video, Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg gives a personal introduction to the 21/22 season.

DACAMERA is partnering with Discovery Green for Jazzy Sundays in the Parks, a free live music series made possible by the Kinder Foundation, celebrating the legacy of jazz in Houston. The series also includes free, family-friendly concerts every Sunday in September at...

On September 17 at 8:00 PM, DACAMERA presents a free performance by Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Martinez was named the Percussionist of the Year for 2021 by the Jazz Journalists Association. Cuban-born and New York-based Pedrito...

DACAMERA returns to the downtown Theater District from August 20 to 22, 2021, for HOUSTON SUMMERJAZZ. Made possible in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts’ Cultural Districts Program, the festival will celebrate jazz with a series of safe, socially-distant...

The great poet Adam Zagajewski has died in Poland at age 75. Zagajewski was a dear personal friend of and often a collaborator with DACAMERA Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg. At the time of this death, Adam Zagajewski was Poland’s most famous poet, winner of the...

Pianist Ethan Iverson, formerly of the ground-breaking jazz trio The Bad Plus, has posted comments about DACAMERA's free stream of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's Piano Quintet on his popular blog, Do The Math. Iverson writes: "Weinberg is not a familiar name but I was thrilled...