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From Startup to Standout
Artistic Director | Robert Simpson
Artistic Director Designate | Betsy Cook Weber
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Winner of Best Choral Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy® Awards, winner of Chorus America's 2018 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, the Houston Chamber Choir has established itself as one of the premier professional choirs in the United States, serving Houston through concerts and educational initiatives that enlighten, entertain, and educate people of all ages.
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This 30th anniversary season will celebrate the first 30 years of the Houston Chamber Choir.
![Robert Simpson and the Houston Chamber Choir joined by Houston area school choirs in the annual Hear the Future choir invitational festival](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b49e648c617f6642e84524/1718400000987-BNSWLJNTQXVLWAIRZAG3/Gallery%2529Hear%2Bthe%2BFuture.jpg)
Robert Simpson and the Houston Chamber Choir joined by Houston area school choirs in the annual Hear the Future choir invitational festival
![The first photograph of the Houston Chamber Choir in 1995](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b49e648c617f6642e84524/1718400013908-8I5AQJAUO7CK505Z8RUA/Season%2B30%2BWebpage%2Bbackground%2528first%2Bphoto%2529.jpg)
The first photograph of the Houston Chamber Choir in 1995
![Robert Simpson holding the Grammy for Best Choral Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b49e648c617f6642e84524/60146671-67f4-4eda-aade-1ee78da8852a/image-asset.jpeg)
Robert Simpson holding the Grammy for Best Choral Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards
![Artistic Director Robert Simpson leading the Houston Chamber Choir in its season 29 finale, Brubeck! A Celebration, joined by the Brubeck Jazz Quartet and Houston's own Paul English.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b49e648c617f6642e84524/1718400025847-GR1NW36357261LRRAR48/JGZ_6757.jpg)
Artistic Director Robert Simpson leading the Houston Chamber Choir in its season 29 finale, Brubeck! A Celebration, joined by the Brubeck Jazz Quartet and Houston's own Paul English.
![Betsy Cook Weber conducts the choir and orchestra in Stravinsky's Mass.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b49e648c617f6642e84524/20a39cff-baa0-42b0-8fa2-e858b6b2b26b/JGZ_1319+web.jpg)
Betsy Cook Weber conducts the choir and orchestra in Stravinsky's Mass.
![Betsy Cook Weber leading the choir in the April 2024 performance titled "California Gold"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b49e648c617f6642e84524/1718399979076-137P2F7E4SAFTW1KFBCO/JGP_3531%2Bweb.jpg)
Betsy Cook Weber leading the choir in the April 2024 performance titled "California Gold"
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CAROLYN MCINTYRE NORTON
season ARTIST & PRINTMAKER
These images have a unique look because they are made by a process, dating back to 1640, that combines painting and printmaking. They are one-of-a-kind monoprints. The image is made by applying ink on a printmaking plate using almost anything—brushes, cardboard, feathers, cotton, mascara wands. The image is then transferred onto printmaking paper using an etching press.