Stop, Look and Listen! | Chryssa & New York

Event details

  • Saturday, February 3 | FREE
  • 3:00 PM
  • The Menil Collection
  • 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston TX 77006

DACAMERA and The Menil Collection present Stop, Look and Listen!

DACAMERA Young Artists present a concert inspired by the exhibition Chryssa & New York, on view now through March 10, 2024.

John Cage: Solo for Voice 52 (Aria No. 2)
Edgard Varèse: Density 21.5
Iannis Xenakis: Six chansons pour piano
Philip Glass: Strung Out
Morton Feldman: Voice and Instruments II

Featuring DACAMERA Young Artists Isaac Foreman, piano; Christian Harvey, double bass; Jillian Krempasky, mezzo-soprano; Astrid Nakamura, violin; Hunter O’Brien, flute; with guest artists Julian Hernandez, clarinet; and Kristiana Ignatjeva, cello

Meet the Young Artists here.

Stop, Look and Listen! is a series of free chamber music and jazz concerts presented in one of Houston’s most inspiring and stimulating environments, the world-renowned Menil Collection. Admission to the Menil is always free.

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