Season 16: Journeys

American Roads

Saturday, October 13th at 7:30 p.m.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
1311 Holman Street, Houston, TX 77004

Cantare Houston begins its Season Sixteen journey with one of the earliest forms of American music – shape note singing and the works of William Billings. Our exploration continues with pioneers of American choral music, F. Melius Christiansen and Leonard Bernstein. We celebrate Bernstein’s birthday centennial with the French choruses from The Lark. The next road is paved with pieces by contemporary living composers such as Jake Runestad, Jocelyn Hagen, Tim Takach, and Daniel Elder. Finally, we travel the path of American spirituals and gospel music, honoring aural tradition – music learned entirely by rote – and the expansive works of Moses Hogan, who took African-American spirituals and made them accessible to choirs around the world.

Tickets are $40 per person,
$35 per person for seniors and MFAH/KUHF members,
$10 per person for students.

Season Tickets
See all 3 concerts in the main season, and choose your performance date for Twelfth Night – Christmas at MFAH.

On sale now until October 13th.

Season Tickets are $100 per person,
$90 per person for seniors and MFAH/KUHF members,
$30 per person for students.

Twelfth Night – Christmas at MFAH

Sunday through Tuesday, December 16 – 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Audrey Jones Beck Building
5601 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005

Cantare Houston returns to its holiday home at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for a series of concerts celebrating the season. Once again, Cantare brings patrons its signature kaleidoscopic program of motets, carols, choral classics and popular songs – an eclectic musical mix spanning many centuries and styles. The centerpiece of these concerts will be Samuel Barber’s Twelfth Night. We welcome the Choral Scholars from St. Paul United Methodist Church under the direction of Eddie Quaid in preview concerts on Sunday and Monday. The Bellaire Madrigal Choir will provide a preview concert on Tuesday. Preview concerts begin at 6:40 in the lobby of the Beck building.

Tickets are $40 per person,
$35 per person for seniors and MFAH/KUHF members,
$10 per person for students.

Cantare After Hours

Saturday, April 6th at 7:30 p.m.
Venue to be Announced

For our final concert of Season Sixteen, Cantare Houston treats the audience to a cozy evening in the choral nightclub. The singers will perform music of a lighter nature, spanning Broadway to Billboard Top 40. The performance will feature full-ensemble numbers as well as solos and small-group selections. Come hear the artists of Cantare as they let their hair down in a relaxed setting!

Tickets are $40 per person,
$35 per person for seniors and MFAH/KUHF members,
$10 per person for students.