Moores School of Music

Moores School of Music The University of Houston’s Moores School of Music (MSM) is one of the leading comprehensive music

The first week of the Texas Music Festival is almost here! 🎉Check out what exciting events are kicking off our 2026 seas...
05/29/2026

The first week of the Texas Music Festival is almost here! 🎉Check out what exciting events are kicking off our 2026 season!

🎼 Floyd on FloydThe June issue of Opera Magazine celebrates the centennial of Carlisle Floyd with an in-depth retrospect...
05/27/2026

🎼 Floyd on Floyd

The June issue of Opera Magazine celebrates the centennial of Carlisle Floyd with an in-depth retrospective by Rebecca Paller—exploring the composer’s unmistakable American voice, his landmark operas, and his enduring legacy at Houston Grand Opera and beyond.

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You will be incredibly missed 🕊️✨Limmie graced the Moores Opera House stage just over a year ago in an unforgettable co...
05/21/2026

You will be incredibly missed 🕊️✨

Limmie graced the Moores Opera House stage just over a year ago in an unforgettable concert production of Turandot. His powerful voice filled space with both strength and beauty, and his rendering of “Nessun dorma” soared - ringing with brilliance, passion and a triumphant hope that stays with you long after the final note.

Thank you for sharing your gift with us, Limmie. 💕

School is almost out for the summer! ☀️☀️☀️This is our last Coming Up at Moores post until the fall but don’t worry, the...
05/01/2026

School is almost out for the summer! ☀️☀️☀️

This is our last Coming Up at Moores post until the fall but don’t worry, there is still more content coming your way!

The Texas Music Festival will be here before you know it 🎻 If you’re in town, you won’t want to miss the amazing lineup!

🎉 Celebrating Faculty Excellence at UH 🎉Faculty from the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts are among those recogn...
04/30/2026

🎉 Celebrating Faculty Excellence at UH 🎉

Faculty from the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts are among those recognized in the 2026 President’s Circle Awards, honoring outstanding scholarship, research, and creative work across the university. From influential books to nationally recognized artistic achievements, discover how KGMCA faculty are advancing their fields and elevating UH’s academic profile.

✨ Paul Bertagnolli, former professor at the Moores School of Music, received recognition for Edward MacDowell’s European Piano Music: The Forging of an American Composer, offering new insight into the transatlantic influences shaping American music.

✨ Timothy Koozin, professor at the Moores School of Music, was honored for Embodied Expression in Popular Music: A Theory of Musical Gesture and Agency, a study that deepens understanding of musical meaning and performance.

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📣 Event Update: the Chamber Music Recital scheduled for April 30 in the Grove has been canceled.
04/27/2026

📣 Event Update: the Chamber Music Recital scheduled for April 30 in the Grove has been canceled.

Can you believe it’s gonna be May?? 🤭Here’s what’s coming up at Moores as we wrap up the semester! You won’t want to mis...
04/24/2026

Can you believe it’s gonna be May?? 🤭

Here’s what’s coming up at Moores as we wrap up the semester! You won’t want to miss! 🎶🎻🎺

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Bravo to the Moores Opera Center for a fantastic run this past weekend of Slow Dusk and Markheim, presented in honor of ...
04/20/2026

Bravo to the Moores Opera Center for a fantastic run this past weekend of Slow Dusk and Markheim, presented in honor of opera legend Carlisle Floyd’s 100th birthday! 👏

🎉 Congratulations to these outstanding young singers for their stunning performances—what a memorable moment!

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This all-Bach harpsichord recital will feature Matthew Dirst, Professor and Head of Musicology at the Moores School of M...
04/20/2026

This all-Bach harpsichord recital will feature Matthew Dirst, Professor and Head of Musicology at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston. An authority on the music of J. S. Bach and Artistic Director of the period instrument ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston, Dirst is widely admired for his stylish performances at the keyboard and on the podium. His most recent solo recording, of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Acis), has been acclaimed by critics, with one reviewer noting that his playing “sounds like great conducting…the musicians are his own fingers…his command of the ‘big picture’ is terrific for repeated listening” (American Record Guide). Dirst’s recordings with Ars Lyrica include several modern world premieres, including Johann Adolph Hasse’s 1725 serenata Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra, which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Opera.
 
On May 1 at Rienzi, Dirst will play his own German-style harpsichord by John Phillips (2020), whose elaborate decoration was inspired by Dresden marquetry from the early eighteenth century. The program will comprise music in various genres from different periods in Bach’s life: an early toccata in the Italian style, a French-style suite, and several preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2. 

May 1, 2026 | 7:30pm
Rienzi Ballroom
General Admission | $40
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