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 begin at 7:00pm with a pre-show reception starting at 6:15pm.
Spring 2017 Schedule
Sunday, February 12
Concert Pianist Mei Rui Sunday, March 19 Apollo Chamber Players Sunday, April 30 Matthew Roitstein Rainel Joubert Anthony Parce Hellen Weberpal Sunday, May 21 Chez Moi |
Sunday, may 21, 2017
Musique Chez Moi
Yuri Maria Saenz has sung on many of the world's most prominent stages including Carnegie Hall in New York, Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Theatre du Capitole in Toulouse, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Since her opera debut in New York's Merkin Hall as Asteria in Handel's Tamerlano (of which the New York Times remarked that her voice was "superbly fiery") her career has brought her success in many roles including the Queen of the Night from Mozart'sThe Magic Flute, Gilda from Verdi's Rigoletto, the title role in Lakme by Delibes, and the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. She has also sung the roles of Morgana in Handel's Alcina, Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Zerbinetta in R. Strauss'Ariadne auf Naxos, and Le Coq d'Or in Rimsky Korsakov's Le Coq d'Or. The latter was also released on DVD for TDK with Kent Nagano conducting the Orchestre de Paris. Yuri is also an accomplished singer of sacred music having sung many times with the Orchestre du Chambre de Versailles in Theatre Montansier, Eglise de Jeanne d'Arc, and Festival d'El Jehm in Tunisia in works including Handel's Messiah, Exsultate Jubilate and Vesperae Solennes de Confessore of Mozart, and numerous cantatas of J.S. Bach.
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Roger Keele holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Houston. He also holds degrees from the University of North Texas in Piano Performance and from the University of Illinois in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying with world-renowned coach-accompanist John Wustman. An artist of unusual versatility, Dr. Keele has enjoyed success in fields as diverse as vocal coaching and accompanying, stage directing and musical composition.
Dr. Keele has served on the faculties of the University of California at Santa Barbara and Texas Wesleyan University. He served as the Assistant Director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in their 2002-2003 Season. Currently, he is the Vocal Coach at Sam Houston State University and adjunct faculty at Lamar University. Five volumes of his art songs are published by Classical Vocal Reprints. Dr. Keele is also the founding artistic director of the St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society, Musique chez moi: NW Houston House Concerts, and the founding Music Director of Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival. |
Soprano Nancy Curtis enjoys a multifaceted career as a singer of opera symphonic repertoire, and recitals. Nancy's commitment to her artistry has drawn praise from colleagues, audiences, and critics alike, and she is in demand as a vocalist and teacher. Hailed as a "stand-out," Ms. Curtis has been featured with opera companies including the Virginia Opera, the Tulsa Opera, the New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and the Lyric Opera of San Antonio, the Santa Fe Symphony, and Tulsa Philharmonic. As a winner of the prestigious Enrico Caruso International Vocal Competition, Ms. Curtis was invited to sing concerts throughout Italy including an appearance at the famed opera house, La Scala. As a member of the internationally acclaimed choral group, Conspirare, Nancy can be heard on three Grammy nominated recordings, a nationally televised NPR special and the 2015 Grammy Award winning CD, The Sacred Spirit of Russia. She has sung for many of our nation's leaders including former Presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Texas Governor Greg Abbott and has had the privilege of singing the National Anthem for the Houston Texans, the Houston Rockets, the Houston Marathon, The Woodlands Marathon, the Texas Prayer Breakfast and the commissioning of the USS Texas. Nancy lives in The Woodlands with her husband Ryan and two sons, RJ and Ashton.
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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. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with orchestras in the United States, France, and Bolivia. An advocate of the music of our time, Mr. Saenz has performed under the auspices of Aperio, Music of the Americas, The Foundation for Modern Music, the University of Missouri Kansas City Musica Aestas Composition Festival, and SoundSCAPEComposition and Performance Exchange in Maccagno, Italy. More recently, Daniel performed at the Schlern International Music Festival in Völsam Schlern, the Rio International Cello Festival in Rio de Janeiro, and the National Arts Institute (UNA) in Buenos Aires. A graduate of the University of Houston, Rice University and the Eastman School of Music, Mr. Saenz is the Assistant Professor of Cello at Sam Houston State University School of Music where he teaches cello, coaches chamber music, and is a member of the Kolonneh String Quartet.
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For sponsorship and volunteer opportunities relating to the Pearlformance Concert Series, please contact Operations Manager Kayla Osby at kayla@pearlmfa.org.