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10/13/2026

"The band’s sound, fusing pop rock elements with Tejano and norteño music, has won them numerous accolades."

The band's sound, fusing pop rock elements with Tejano and norteño music, has won them numerous accolades.

10/12/2026

Last weekend the Moores School of Music held the finals of their annual Concerto competition.

Congratulations to the 2026 Moores School of Music Concerto Competition Winners!

Grand Prize Winners

Piano – Everett Ramsey

Wind/Brass/Percussion – Maggie Hogan (Vibraphone)

Preliminary Prize Winners

Piano – Kyle Mai

Wind/Brass/Percussion – Renee Darling (Flute)

Honorable Mention

Piano – T.J. Stang

Wind/Brass/Percussion – Caroline Lawson (Flute)

10/09/2026

"Born in Newark, New Jersey, Saint’s career spanned over seven decades and included an Academy Award, an Emmy and a role in one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous movies."
Film and TV credits include On the Water Front, North by Northwest, The Russians are Coming, Superman Returns, The Legend of Korra, and Winter's Return.

The actress was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of filmmaking.

10/08/2026

"Audiences around the world will soon have the chance to watch Tony nominee and The Gilded Age star Jordan Donica's rendition of "The Music of the Night" in their local cinemas.

The hit London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera will be filmed in its entirety for the first time at its original London home, His Majesty's Theatre, October 9 in front of a live audience."

The live capture, also starring Beatrice Penny-Touré and Sierra Boggess, will subsequently be screened in cinemas around the world.

10/07/2026

"A boa constrictor named Princess has won a coveted role at New York’s Metropolitan Opera after an audition for its forthcoming production of Mozart’s opera, Così fan tutte.

The yellow-peach “sun-glow” boa will appear at the Metropolitan Opera with performance artist Zoe Ziegfeld, who plays a snake charmer in a new Coney Island-inspired staging of the 1790 comic opera. Ziegfeld, a former carnival performer, told the Toronto Star that she auditioned prospective reptilian cast members by handling them as they would be handled during a performance."

Even reptiles get callbacks too...

10/06/2026

"As Broadway operating costs soar, producers are finding new opportunities in smaller houses."

The last few years have seen a resurgence in the commercial off-Broadway space. Last year saw prominent revivals of Heathers and 25th Annual Putnam County…

10/05/2026

It’s ! Here vare some upcoming events at the Moores School of Music!

Faculty Recital: Eunghee Cho, Cello and Timothy Hester, Piano. October 6, at 7:30 PM in Dudley Recital Hall

Piano Students of Andrew Staupe, October 7 at 6:00 PM in Dudley Recital Hall

Cho Cello Student Project: October 8 at 7:30 PM in Dudley Recital Hall

Concerto Competition – Final Round: October 10 at 7:00 PM in Dudley Recital Hall

UH Choirs Featuring Adore, Floreat, and Rhapsody: October 14 at 1:15 PM in the Moores Opera House Lobby.

A.I Lack visiting Artist Series: Bokyung Byun, Guitar Recital, in partnership with Guitar Houston: October 16, at 8:00 PM in the Choral Recital Hall.

All the events in this post are free and open to the public

10/02/2026

"If the thought of practicing scales makes your heart rate rise, don’t worry...

Classical music, along with nature-inspired virtual reality landscapes, can help reduce blood pressure significantly, new research has found. Scientists at the University of Health Sciences in Ankara, Turkey, studied 130 adults who arrived in an emergency department with high blood pressure."

Mozart is officially good for you.

10/01/2026

"The Toadies are back with their first new music in nearly a decade — and frontman Vaden Todd Lewis says “The Charmer” may be the band’s most personal record yet."

"The Charmer" explores frontman Vaden Todd Lewis' mental health struggles.

09/30/2026

"The North Carolina man who used artificial intelligence to create thousands of fake songs by invented artists, then unleashed an army of bot accounts to stream the tracks billions of times and siphon millions from royalty pools meant for legitimate artists, should face “significant punishment,” prosecutors say."

Prosecutors want convicted AI music fraudster Michael Smith to get nearly four years in prison to send a 'clear message.' He's asking for probation.