FRIDAY, MAY 24 | 7:30PM (Q&A 7PM)
DUNCAN RECITAL HALL
SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT RICE UNIVERSITY
DUNCAN RECITAL HALL
SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT RICE UNIVERSITY
Our season finale uplifts voices that have been suppressed by totalitarian dogma and those silenced within ourselves. While Dutch-Jewish composer Dick Kattenburg perished in Auschwitz because of his faith, Robert Schumann perpetually battled and was ultimately defeated by the scourge of mental illness.
We welcome Netherlands-based composer Joey Roukens to the Bayou City for the world premiere of Forgotten Dutch Melodies, a commission for string quartet inspired by Dutch folk songs previously erased from existence. And in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, two distinguished members of the mental health community join the Q&A conversation - Renae Vania-Tomczak, CEO of Mental Health America of Greater Houston and Molly Cueto, Clinic Director at Ellie Mental Health.
*A portion of concert proceeds will benefit Ellie Mental Health and Mental Health America, Houston-based organizations addressing families and persons affected by mental illness.
We welcome Netherlands-based composer Joey Roukens to the Bayou City for the world premiere of Forgotten Dutch Melodies, a commission for string quartet inspired by Dutch folk songs previously erased from existence. And in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, two distinguished members of the mental health community join the Q&A conversation - Renae Vania-Tomczak, CEO of Mental Health America of Greater Houston and Molly Cueto, Clinic Director at Ellie Mental Health.
*A portion of concert proceeds will benefit Ellie Mental Health and Mental Health America, Houston-based organizations addressing families and persons affected by mental illness.
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Commission generously underwritten by Ed Schneider |
PROGRAM
Dick Kattenburg
Trio à cordes
Joey Roukens
Forgotten Dutch Melodies (String Quartet No. 5)
WORLD PREMIERE
Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E-flat major
Guest Artists
Tugçe Özcivan, piano
Renae Vania-Tomczak, President & CEO (Mental Health America of Greater Houston)
Molly Cueto, Clinic Director (Ellie Mental Health)
St. John Flynn, panel moderator
VENUE INFO
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DUNCAN RECITAL HALL
Shepherd School of Music at Rice University 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005 Entrance 18 or 20 off Rice Boulevard or entrance 8 off University Boulevard. PARKING: Surface parking is available in West Lot 2 accessible from Rice University entrance 8, 17, and 18. The lot requires the driver to insert a credit card. |
joey roukensCOMPOSER
”...stunningly beautiful...great walls of rich orchestral sound juxtaposed against intensely private moments.” --Bachtrack.com |
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