A free, family-friendly performance celebrating Diwali and the cultural richness of Houston’s immigrant communities. The program combines a script by Nanki Chugh with four world premieres for string quartet.
Join Chelsea de Souza and Susan Zhang as they present recitals of solo and 4-hands piano music through the ages, at various locations across the Greater Houston area.
Individual events to be announced.
The Charles B. Goddard Center in Ardmore, OK presents Chelsea de Souza in a solo recital program ranging from Beethoven and Chopin to Margaret Bonds, sprinkled throughout with the performer’s own improvisations and stories.
Join us for an enchanting evening at the First Congregational Church of Houston for Music at the Meeting House: Songs for a September Eve with Caitlin Aloia and Chelsea de Souza.
Get ready to be serenaded on September 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM (Central Time). Caitlin and Chelsea will present a program of Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été and Barber’s Hermit Songs.
Don’t miss this opportunity to unwind and enjoy beautiful music in a serene setting. See you there!
Free concert, donations gratefully accepted.
An immersive celebration of American music with real-time light projections by filmmaker XUAN Films, transforming the stage into a dynamic interplay of sound and image. Featuring John Adams’ Hallelujah Junction with Chelsea de Souza and Jon Kimura Parker, plus works by leading American composers, the concert honors 250 years of the nation’s musical heritage.
6:30pm Pre-Concert Talk: What inspires your compositions? with John Wineglass
4:30pm Pre-Concert Talk: What inspires your compositions? with John Wineglass
Pre-Concert Talk 6:30pm: How does one program a chamber music festival?
Pre-Concert Talk 4:30pm: How does one program a chamber music festival?
Tickets and more details at https://oicmf.org/2025-summer-festival/
Join pianists Jon Kimura Parker, Chelsea de Souza, Artem Kuznetsov, and Ayane Nakajima for a concert of music featuring every combination of four pianos and four pianists you can think of!
Program to be announced.
Join us for the first edition of the Houston International Piano Festival, featuring a lineup of concerts, masterclasses and a young artist competition, celebrating music by Latin American composers.
Festival details can be found at:
https://www.christianrestrepo.com/dates-and-venues
The Music-in-Medicine Initiative harnesses music to improve the health and wellness of patients, caregivers and health care providers at MD Anderson and beyond.
Join Chelsea de Souza for a special program of classical works and improvisations, in honor of National Cancer Survivor Month.
The Department of Neuroscience at University of Texas at Austin presents Chelsea de Souza in “Elemental: Music of the Earth, Wind, Water and Fire”
Concert 1: Norman Hackerman Building
Concert 2: Dell Seton Medical Center
Chelsea de Souza and Jon Kimura Parker perform John Adams’ celebrated 1996 work for 2 pianos, Hallelujah Junction.
Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Rice University
Livestream available at:
https://music.rice.edu/events/jon-kimura-parker
Join sisters Chelsea and Chloe de Souza for an afternoon of voice, solo piano and piano duo at The Centrum.
Program to be announced soon.
Tickets available at:
https://cypresscreekface.org/
Enjoy an intimate piano recital featuring music of earth, wind, water and fire, and some holiday favorites!
Contact Chelsea if you’d like to attend.
Location: private home near Hermann Park, reception to follow
Whether you're there to make new connections, discover new music, or simply enjoy an evening of creativity and conversation, Coming Together offers an opportunity to experience the arts in a more communal, accessible, and memorable way.
The final event of Houston Music Festival’s inaugural season will take place on Sunday, November 3rd at Smither Park’s first-Sunday vendor market. This performance will be a celebration of Houston, and the many different communities that call this city home.
An immersive concert weaving together poetry and storytelling with chamber music and improvisation, featuring original poetry by Outspoken Bean.
World premieres by emerging composers Ben Morris and Marco-Adrián Ramos along with new poetry by Justin Jannise, as well as Marcus Karl Maroney’s Piano Trio.
A live performance of improvised variations on a series of classical and jazz themes, while wearing an EEG cap to measure brain activity, at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey, Mexico.
3 week session for high school aged pianists, hosted at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA)
Faculty: James Palmer and Chelsea de Souza
To apply, please visit:
https://afatexas.org/program/summer-music-festival-piano-arts-intensive/
Solo piano recital for the Crain Garden Performance Series
Recital of flute and piano music
A recital by the students of Dr. Jolie Rocke, accompanied by Chelsea de Souza
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston
With Performance Today Host Fred Child
A Classical Floating Music Festival to Provence, Burgundy and Paris
Featuring Performance Today Artists in Residence Chelsea de Souza, piano and Tyler Martin, flute
Pianist Chelsea de Souza, a classical and jazz musician, will wear a portable EEG cap while improvising variations on musical themes provided by the research team.
Moody Center for the Arts, Lois Chiles Studio Theater
https://www.theconcerttruck.org/events/2024/3/9/sinfonia-gulf-coast-destin-fl
Private masterclass for the piano students at Garden Villas Elementary School
Organized by MUSIQA
RESONANT BEAUTY: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS IN MUSIC
In response to the exhibition Hanne Darboven—Writing Time, musicians from Loop38 will explore themes of mathematics, time, and abstraction.
On the Program:
John Luther Adams - Four Thousand Holes (2010)
György Ligeti - Continuum (1968)
Andy Akiho - Karakurenai (2007)
Hanne Darboven - Op. 45, No. 11
“Beethoven for All”, a project by DACAMERA of Houston with the Rothko Chapel and Menil Collection
Repertoire:
Sonata in E-flat Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”
Sonata in E minor, Op. 90
