Artistic Director, Paulo Gomes and the Houston Masterworks Chorus present Will Todd’s Footprints Choral Suite and a Houston premier, Mass in Blue. Footprints Choral Suite, a jazz choral suite commissioned in 2012, inspired by Mary Stevenson’s poem, Footprints in the Sand. The story of the footsteps is...
Christmas with Masterworks, Rejoice! at Festival Hill Institute Our annual eclectic celebration includes joyful and distinctive rhythms of the Vivaldi, Gloria. The audience eagerly shares holiday memories as the chorus weaves carols and holiday favorites throughout, ending in a candlelit sing-along of Silent Night. ...
Christmas with Masterworks, Rejoice! Featuring partners, Space City Sound acapella chorus and the winner of the HMC Young Singer Competition. Our annual eclectic celebration includes joyful and distinctive rhythms of the Vivaldi, Gloria. The audience eagerly shares holiday memories as the chorus weaves carols...
AFRO-BRAZILIAN CHORAL FESTIVAL Brazilian music preserves the cultural and musical heritage of Brazil’s eclectic mixture including African musical elements. The African experience influences music from Argentina, Africa, and Brazil, including Finale & Gloria of the African Sanctus, by David Fanshawe. Misa Criolla, Ariel Ramírez...
HANDEL’S ELECTRIFYING MESSIAH Special Guests: HISD Westside High School, Inertia Dance Company Julie Sacks, keyboard Dr. Gomes reimagines Handel's Messiah covering a range of musical styles from jazz and soul, to hip-hop underscored with sound effects, mixes, and rhythms while maintaining the powerful authenticity...
Chapelwood United Methodist Church and Houston Masterworks Chorus Co-Host HOUSTON CHOIR FESTIVAL Conductor, Dr. Paulo Gomes Organist, Cameron Cody Featuring: Illuminare, Elaine Hagenberg Behold this Mystery, Daniel Gawthrop Conductor, Cameron Cody