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Frank Hood, Becky Tobin and Robert Simpson
Houston Chamber Choir Board Officers for the 2010-2011 season, have been announced: Frank Hood, President; Harry C. Webb, Vice President; Judy Cronin, Secretary; and H. Joe Nelson III, Treasurer. Michael C. Puzio is the Immediate Past President.
Becky Tobin has been named Executive Director of Houston Chamber Choir. She comes to us from the Tucson Symphony. Click here for more information. (add link to the new page with photo and bio under ABOUT, Executive Director)
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Robert Simpson, Founder and Artistic Director of Houston Chamber Choir, has been named the recipient of the Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art. The award was presented at Chorus America’s national conference in Atlanta on June 18, 2010.
Robert is shown with award presenter John Alexander. Scroll down for more information.
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ROBERT SIMPSON HONORED BY CHORUS AMERICA
Houston Chamber Choir founder and artistic director Robert Simpson has been selected to receive the 2010 Chorus America Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art. This international distinction will be awarded to Mr. Simpson in Atlanta, Georgia on June 18, 2010, during Chorus America’s annual conference. Past recipients include Robert Shaw, Roger Wagner, composer Ned Rorem, Alice Parker, Dale Warland, and Joseph Jennings, Music Director Emeritus of Chanticleer.
"The Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art recognizes a lifetime of significant contributions to the professional choral arts," says Chorus America president and CEO Ann Meier Baker. "Robert Simpson is richly deserving of this honor for his outstanding work with the Houston Chamber Choir. This award, first given to Chorus America’s founder Michael Korn, has a long list of distinguished winners, and it is a pleasure to add Robert's name to this list, shining a spotlight on his lifetime of achievement."
"I am thrilled to receive this recognition," Robert Simpson states. "But whatever contributions I have made to the professional choral arts are the result of my collaboration with the musicians of the Houston Chamber Choir. Their sustained artistry and the leadership of our Board of Directors have positioned the Houston Chamber Choir among the finest in the country. Without them, no amount of hard work on my part would have resulted in this award. It gives me great satisfaction to bring recognition to them, the City of Houston, as well as myself."
Chorus America established this award in 1978 to honor an individual with a lifetime of significant contributions to the professional choral art. Michael Korn, one of the founders of Chorus America and its first President (1977 to 1985), received the citation in 1986. Mr. Korn was artistic director and conductor of The Philadelphia Singers, which he founded in 1972; and also the associate conductor and chorus master of the Opera Company of Philadelphia. In 1991, in response to Mr. Korn's untimely death at the age of 44, this citation was renamed The Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art.
Described by Peter Phillips of the Tallis Scholars as "certainly one of this country’s leading ensembles," the Houston Chamber Choir has brought Houston audiences landmark concerts including the first period-instrument performance of Bach’s Mass in b minor and the return of jazz great Dave Brubeck and his quartet after a 20-year absence. Glowing reviews of its newest compact disc, "Ravishingly Russian," have appeared in the leading record guides including Gramophone (“Ravishing is right.”) and American Record Guide ("The singing is top-of-the-line.").
Our 2010-2011 concert season will be announced soon on our website. To receive our season brochure,
please contact Lee Bond, operations manager: Lee.Bond@HoustonChamberChoir.org
HOUSTON CHAMBER CHOIR ANNOUNCES ITS 14TH CONCERT SEASON
Houston — August 1, 2009 — The internationally acclaimed Houston Chamber Choir announces its 14th concert season and the release of its new CD, Ravishingly Russian. Hailed as one of the country’s leading choirs, the Houston Chamber Choir is an ensemble of 24-28 highly trained professional singers whose touching and engrossing performances entertain audiences around the world. Selections from the Ravishingly Russian CD are currently receiving significant air play on classical radio stations across the country.
Artistic Director Robert Simpson founded the Houston Chamber Choir in 1995 with the goal of increasing the awareness and appreciation of choral music. Each year audiences eagerly anticipate the group’s delightful performances, and this season is no different. Tickets are available for purchase by calling
713-974-1253 or by logging on to www.HoustonChamberChoir.org
Houston Chamber Choir
Robert Simpson, Founder and Artistic Director
2009-2010 Season
Beyond the Battle Royal
Renaissance Music of England and Spain
While Queen Elizabeth I of England and Spain’s King Philip II battled for temporal supremacy, their reigns in the late 16th century were being immortalized by the music of William Byrd and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Return to that Golden Age as the Houston Chamber Choir’s soaring voices capture the essence of these two masters.
Saturday, October 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 2929 Woodland Hills Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339
Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Parkway, Houston, TX 77002
Hail, Bright Cecilia
Purcell turns 350
The Houston Chamber Choir is pleased to join once again with the outstanding instrumentalists of Ars Lyrica, hailed as “Houston’s leading early music ensemble” by the Houston Chronicle. This happy collaboration is occasioned by the worldwide celebration of the 350thbirthday of the great English composer Henry Purcell. The program will include works for strings, trumpet and choir culminating in his most extravagant ode to the patron saint of music, Hail, Bright Cecilia.
Friday, November 6, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX 77002
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4:00 p.m.
Foundry United Methodist Church, 8350 Jones Road, Houston, TX 77065
Christmas at the Villa
There is no more beautiful setting in Houston in which to experience the joyful music of Christmas than the Chapel of the Villa de Matel. This year the Houston Chamber Choir welcomes classical guitarist Marc Garvin, host of KUHF’s Pulling Strings, and the Treble Choir of Houston under the direction of Marianna Parnas Simpson as its special guests. Join with family and friends for this favorite Houston holiday tradition.
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2009, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Chapel of the Villa de Matel, 6510 Lawndale Avenue, Houston, TX 77023
Hear the Future
11th Annual Invitational School Choral Festival
Enjoy an afternoon of music while showing your support for arts education in our schools. Co-sponsored by AMC Music, “Hear the Future” pays tribute to the essential work done by outstanding choral music educators in our region, and their excellent choirs. Houston Chamber Choir will be joined by the Parker Elementary Advanced Chorus directed by Marianna Parnas Simpson, the St. John’s School Les Chanteuses directed by Stephen Bedford, and the Cinco Ranch High School Chorale directed by Dorothy Wilson.
Sunday, January 31, 2010, 4:00 p.m.
South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002
Light Perpetual
Mozart's Requiem
The Houston Chamber Choir and the exciting young orchestra Project Divisi join forces for the first time to present Mozart’s masterpiece with the brilliance of expert and intimate forces. Also on the program is the Shostakovich Requiem for Strings and Mozart’s Ave verum.
Saturday, February 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard, Houston, TX 77019
Bach in the Saddle Again
An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach
Since 1965 the tireless Professor Peter Schickele has kept audiences in stitches with the music of P.D.Q. Bach, the most dangerous musician since Nero. The Professor has appeared with over fifty orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the London Symphony Orchestra. On this occasion he joins the Houston Chamber Choir on stage for performances including the Knock, Knock Cantata, The Ground Round and the Liebeslieder Polkas.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Cullen Theater, Wortham Center, 500 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002
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