A Little Day Music

Event details
- Wednesday | November 2, 2022
- 12:00 pm CST
- Grand Foyer, Wortham Theater Center
- 501 Texas Ave, Houston TX 77002
- 713-524-5050 | boxoffice@dacamera.com
American Folk Song Inspirations
Florence Price: Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Charles Ives: In the Morning; At the River; The Things Our Fathers Loved
George Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me, arr. Joseph Turrin; I Got (Fascinating) Rhythm, arr. B-Ride
Shelley Washington: MIDDLEGROUND
DACAMERA Young Artists (Andrea Benabent Follana, piano; David Dietz, cello; Hanna Hrybkova, violin; Jillian Krempasky, mezzo-soprano; Ariel Lee, violin; Weilan Li, viola; James McAloon Jr., trumpet)
A Little Day Music is a series of free concerts presented at noon on the first Wednesday of the month in the Grand Foyer of the Wortham Center. Each concert is designed to deliver DACAMERA’s signature programming to an audience including senior citizens, downtown professionals and students. The series features a variety of chamber music and jazz, presented in an accessible, one-hour concert format. Audiences are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening to the music.
For groups of 10 or more, call 713-524-7601 ext. 19.
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