December 6, Chamber Music Houston presents The Montrose Trio, Stude Concert Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, 6100 Main, 71,, $20 to $85.įor actress and vocalist Ali Ewoldt, Houston Symphony’s Very Merry Popsis a far cry from her two year run as the talented ingénue Christine caught in a love triangle in Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera. They have since played all over the world and, for their stop in Houston, will be performing signature works by Haydn, Brahms and Mendelssohn. With long careers that often dovetailed, The Montrose Trio formed in 2013 and it was trial by fire when they were asked to step in when Detroit’s Chamber Music Society had a cancellation. It also helps that cellist Clive Greensmith had a fondness for Bordeaux Château Montrose, violinist Martin Beaver had once lived on Montrose Street in Winnipeg and Jon Kimura Parker is professor of piano at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, just a hop, skip and a jump away from lower Westheimer. Only in Houston could a trendy street serve as inspiration for a newly formed piano trio.

December 1, Pedro Martinez Group presented by Da Camera, Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas, 71,, $37.50 to $67.50. No matter how cold it is outside, there’s nothing like an evening of jazz, hip-hop and funk to get the blood flowing. 1 Latin Jazz album for 2016 and signifying a return to Martinez’s Afro-Cuban roots. The group is still riding the wave from the release of Habana Dreams, named by NPR as the No. The Cuban-born and New York-based master percussionist has either recorded or performed with Wynton Marsalis, Bruce Springsteen and Sting, but this time around the Pedrito Martinez Group is gracing the Wortham Theater Center stage as part of Da Camera’s popular Jazz Series. Pedrito Martinez is both hot, hot, hot and hipster cool. Keep reading for our version of The Twelve Days of Classical Music. We’ve got an Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble, whale sounds, an a cappella chorus, a showcase by rising opera stars, TSO’s The Ghosts of Christmas Eve and the best from Bach, Handel and Mendelssohn. ‘Tis the season for holiday music and our classical line-up caters to every taste. The weather outside is frightful, but inside Houston’s concert halls it’s quite delightful.

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