Fall Courses

CONCERT IN MEMORY OF ELOISE STEELE WALSH

ONE SUNDAY, 4- 5:30 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 17
DUNCAN RECITAL HALL, SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, RICE UNIVERSITY

ENTRANCE 8, OFF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD

BRIAN CONNELLY 

  • Frederic Chopin
    • Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
    • Barcarolle, Op. 60
    • Nocturne in B major, Op. 62, #1
    • Ballade in F minor, Op. 52
  • Francis Poulenc
    • Promenades
  • Maurice Ravel
    • La Valse

Brian Connelly is acclaimed as a pianist of exceptional range and accomplishment in both modern and historical styles. He performs frequently as soloist and chamber musician, and has collaborated with many of today's pre-eminent artists. He is a member of the innovative ensemble Context and performed over 150 works for Houston's Da Camera in its first six seasons. He was recently featured in the Carnegie Hall series "Making Music," in a tribute to composer William Bolcom. Mr. Connelly teaches piano at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.

There is no admission charge for this concert, offered as a tribute to Eloise Steele Walsh and underwritten by her friends and the board of directors of the Houston Seminar. All Houston Seminar patrons are cordially invited to attend.

Evening Courses:

Concert in Memory of Eloise Steele Walsh

Race for the White House

A Place Set for Everyone: A Vision of Central America

Opera: The Theatrical Experience

Duende: Artistic Inspiration in the Presence of Death

Collecting Rare Books

Daytime Courses:

Fall Art Series&emdash; Museums on the Move: New Faces and Places

On Memoirs: Genre of the Age

2000: Trouble Spots

Day/Evening Courses:

The Inner City: Framing a Response in the Fifth Ward