Abstract Summer Solstice Observance Offsite: Labyrinth in the Gueymard Meditation Garden at the University of St. Thomas, Houston (corner of W Alabama & Mt Vernon Streets, next to the Chapel of St. Basil on campus)Labyrinth Walk by Jay Stailey and Performance by Laura Lucas and John Edward Ross Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $10 The Rothko Chapel celebrated the summer solstice with a morning labyrinth walk and music at the labyrinth in the Gueymard Meditation...

Abstract

Artist talk and performance Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell, Bradley Moore, Yelena Dyacheck, Zoie Reams, Geoffrey Loff, Emily Wells, Carleen Graham

Abstract with Kenneth Gayle, Tenor, Lauren Anderson, Dancer, William B. Parsons, Professor, Rice University Religious Studies Department Presented by Divas World ProductionsThe chamber opera, Fragments from Augustine the Saint, depicts St. Augustine’s philosophical and spiritual musings – his “dark night of the soul” and inner transformation. This mystical journey in song and movement draws its texts from nine of Augustine’s major writings. Saint Augustine of Hippo lived during a time of...

Abstract Sonja Bruzauskas, Mezzo Soprano Presented by Divas World Productions"Tonal Transcendence" is a program that reflects one of the primary goals of the Rothko Chapel-the advancement of human rights. This concert will feature music by composers responding to political oppression-whether personally experienced or as a testimony to the suffering of others. Political systems often attempt to use art as a means of control, and some of the most remarkable music of the 20th century was...

Abstract Songs for Justice: A Series Exploring Music in Social Justice Movements 2022 Annual MLK Birthday Celebration in partnership with Community Music Center of Houston Livestreamed (Free with suggested contribution $5-20) In 2022, the Rothko Chapel presents Songs for Justice, a series of concerts and conversations exploring the role that music plays to further social justice movements, addressing today’s inequities and injustices. Coinciding with...

Abstract The Rothko Chapel presents the Songs for Justice series, featuring concerts and conversations exploring the power of music in furthering social justice movements and addressing today’s inequities and injustices. Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited will perform deep mbira anthems, rollicking township dance grooves, and refracted glimmers of reggae, RandB, and African jazz on the Plaza to conclude this program series.About the presenter Affectionately known to the world as the...

Abstract Songs for Peace featuring The Houston Ebony Opera Guild Wednesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. The Rothko Chapel presents Songs for Peace featuring musicians from the Houston Ebony Opera Guild in a concert affiliated with the Music for Peace Project. The program will be dedicated to the theme of Peace with selections ranging from Marvin Hamlisch's One Song to Let there be peace on Earth. ...

Abstract Rutha Mae Harris"Without the songs of the movement, personally I believe that there wouldn't have been a movement."- Rutha Mae Harris The Rothko Chapel continues its tradition of honoring The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life with a musical tribute on his birthday. This year the Chapel is thrilled to feature the renowned Freedom Singer Rutha Mae Harris in an exploration of singing as a nonviolent practice during the Civil Rights movement. In addition to rousing...

Abstract Sound Observations featuring Keith Rowe Loren Conners Sachiko M Sean Meehan On June 1 and 2, 2007, Nameless Sound and Signal to Noise will present Sound Observations, featuring four of the most innovative artists in creative music in performances at The Rothko Chapel and The Menil Collection. Friday, June 1 at 7:30pm Keith Rowe (UK) - guitar solo Loren Connors (New York City) - guitar solo at The Rothko Chapel 1409 Sul Ross, Houston,...

Abstract Charles Curtis and The Nameless Sound Ensemble Presented in partnership with Nameless Sound Suggested donation $10Nameless Sound and the Rothko Chapel unites to present a performance by renowned experimental and minimalist cellist Charles Curtis. Curtis performs French electronic music composer Éliane Radigue’s Naldjorlak I (2004), a piece perfectly suited to the meditative, sacred space of the Chapel. After a decade’s-long career creating electronic music for synthesizers,...