Wanda M. Pauling
Pearlformance Concert Series

The Pearlformance concert series brings a variety of performance art pieces to the Northwest Houston community. Each exhibition cycle, the series features a new selection of artists performing in the intimate setting of the museum's Main Gallery.
​All concerts benefit the exhibitions and programs of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts.
Spring 2021
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Matinée Musicale
3:00pm

Live music returns to the Pearl! Musique Chez Moi presents a Matinée Musicale, featuring pianist Roger Keele and friends in a special concert in the museum's Main Gallery. Enjoy a sampling of musical genres, including opera and musical theater, in our first live concert of the year.

Ticket prices are only $30, or $20 for museum members. Seating is limited to 40 people, so reserve your seat today!
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Dr. Roger Keele, piano

​Dr. Keele is the Director of Music for St. Matthew’s Methodist Church. Keele is a frequent performer on the FACE Concert Series in Northwest Houston and at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, and is the founding director of Musique Chez Moi: NW Houston House Concerts, and a founding member of the St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society and the Lone Star Lyric Theater. ​
James Chamberlain, tenor

James Chamberlain is a tenor from Middleburg, Pennsylvania but has been living in Houston, Texas for the past 15 years. He has sung principal roles with Houston Grand Opera, Sarasota Opera, Opera in the Heights, and St Petersburg Opera. Most notably he has sung the roles of Cavaradossi in Tosca, Canio in I Pagliacci, Polione in Norma, and Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut. 
Nancy Curtis, soprano

Ms. Curtis has been featured with opera companies and symphony orchestras across the United States. She frequently appears as a guest artist for many Houston area organizations and has sung the National Anthem for the Houston Texans, Houston Rockets, and Houston Marathon. Ms. Curtis electrifies audiences with the power and clarity of her voice, drawing listeners in with her passion and artistry.
Dorceal Duckens, baritone

Dorceal Duckens graduated from Prairie View A&M University and has performed nationally and internationally. Locally these include the Houston Grand Opera, Opera in the Heights, and recently with Houston Ebony Opera’s “The Life and Work of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.” He says: All he has, all you will hear from him, is due to the grace of God.
Frances Fenton, soprano

Frances Fenton has performed 75 operatic roles during her career. Equally at home in concert and recital, she has been televised in four continents and 26 countries. Miss Fenton has also performed frequently as a Cultural Ambassador for the United States.
Lee Gregory, baritone
Anne Heath-Welch, soprano

Anne Heath-Welch is a dramatic soprano who performed professionally for over twenty years in the UK and Europe.  She was based in London and was a principal soprano at English National Opera and also performed at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera in the UK.  She has been teaching voice in the Houston area both privately and at the collegiate level since 2005.
Jimmy Jacobson, tenor
Shannon Jacobson, soprano

Tenor Jimmy Jacobson and soprano Shannon Jacobson both graduated from Hardin Simmons University, where they met and married and have been making music together ever since. They live in Spring with their three daughters, and both perform locally with the Cypress Creek Community Chorus and Texas Master Chorale.
Daniel Saenz, cello

Cellist Daniel Saenz has performed and presented master classes throughout South America, Mexico, and the USA. Recent engagements have taken him to internationally renowned venues throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. Currently, he is the Associate Professor of Cello at Sam Houston State University.
For sponsorship opportunities relating to the Pearlformance Concert Series, please contact development@pearlmfa.org