Performing Arts Medicine
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CPAM Hosts Free Concert Featuring Doctors Orchestra of Houston
WHAT: The Methodist Hospital Center for Performing Arts Medicine will host a free concert featuring the Doctors Orchestra of Houston. They will perform Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto for employees, patients and visitors.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.
WHERE: The Methodist Hospital (Crain Garden Lobby)
6565 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
WHO: Approximately 70 members of the Doctors Orchestra of Houston, including physicians, dentists, nurses, medical students, biomedical scientists, social workers and other allied health professionals, will join Russian born pianist Zoya Shuhatovich and Russian born conductor Libi Lebel to perform a Russian Masterwork.
NOTE: From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Doctors Orchestra of Houston will conduct an Open Rehearsal of Beethoven's 9th at The Methodist Hospital. This rehearsal is free to the public.
For more information on the Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine, call 713-394-6088.
First Tuesdays at Methodist
WHAT: To avoid Houston’s rush hour madness, The Methodist Hospital Center for Performing Arts Medicine program will offer employees and visitors the chance to unwind to the sounds of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra. This free performance is the inaugural “First Tuesdays at Methodist” rush hour concert.
WHEN: Tue., March 3, 2009, 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.
WHERE:
The Methodist Hospital (Crain Garden lobby)
6565 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
WHO: Principal members of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra will entertain with W. A. Mozart’s “Oboe Quartet” for oboe, violin, viola and cello.
NOTES: Media valet parking available at Fannin Street entrance. Media parking will be validated by Methodist PR representative.
The remaining 2009 schedule for the “First Tuesdays at Methodist” rush hour concert series from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.:
- April 7 - Dilruba: Traditional Music from India
- May 5 – Susan McDonald: Works for solo guitar representing cultures from around the world
- June 2 - Immanuel & Helen Olshan, TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL Moores School Concert Chorale: Selections from an international program in preparation for their tour of Wales
- July 7 - American Festival for the Arts: A variety of selections from the jazz and piano faculty and students
Houston Symphony Performs at The Methodist Hospital
HOUSTON - 12/12/2008 - The Houston Symphony's full orchestra, featuring Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski, warmed the hearts of patients, family members and visitors of The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center with a free, live holiday performance.
More than 60 professional musicians, along with Houston Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski, entertained visitors in Methodist's main lobby with holiday favorites, such as J. Wasson's Festival Fanfare for Christmas; Troika from Lieutenant Kije, Opus 60 by Prokofiev; Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147 by J. S. Bach/A. Reed; and numerous excerpts from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, Opus 71a.
The Methodist Hospital Center for Performing Arts Medicine is the official health care provider of the Houston Symphony. More than 100 physicians in 30 specialties provide medical care to meet the specific needs of professional dancers, singers, actors, instrumentalists, and other performing artists. Local professional performing artists or artists on tour in Houston receive access to specialty and emergency services 24 hours a day. For more information on the Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine program, call 713-394-6088 or visit www.methodistperformingarts.com.
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