AFA Presents Summer Music Festival Showcase
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 07/02/2021
The program will showcase the AFA Summer Music Festival Symphony and String Chamber Orchestras, along with Meliora Winds, a critically acclaimed woodwind quintet comprised of founding AFA faculty artists and winner of multiple awards including the Concert Artists Guild Competition.
The Symphony Orchestra, conducted by AFA alumna Dr. Michelle Perrin Blair, will perform Marilyn Shrude’s “Into the Light,” Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” with narration by AFA Founder J. Todd Frazier, and Christopher Theofanidis’ exuberant “Rainbow Body.”
The String Chamber Orchestra, comprised of select string students from the Symphony Orchestra, will be conducted by award-winning composer and conductor Alejandro Basulto.
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American Festival For The Arts (AFA) is Houston’s largest non-profit provider of music education programs for young people — serving 2,700+ young people each year. AFA’s flagship program, the nationally acclaimed Summer Music Festival, gives more than 500 young people from 175+ Houston-area schools the chance to take part in intensive musical training and performance opportunities. Join us for a special performance by the AFA Summer Music Festival Advanced Chamber Orchestra, Meliora Winds, and the AFA Alumni Chamber Orchestra.
All performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre are FREE!
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Organization:
Miller Outdoor TheatreLocation:
6000 Hermann Park Dr
Houston, TX, 77030United States
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Phone:
(281) 373 3386Contact name:
Miller Outdoor Theatre
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The event has already taken place on this date:
07/02/2021
Time:
8:30 PM
Price:
Free
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids togetherWeb Service