Fall Events Upcoming at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park

 

La Zarzuela Viva: Produced by Texas Medical Center Orchestra

August 27 at 8:15 p.m.

Performed LIVE on stage and online! This performance will be livestreamed! You can choose to watch it on our website here, our YouTube Channel here, or Facebook here!

Join us for a musical evening filled with Spanish aria and opera!

Led by Artistic Director Libi Lebel, the orchestra will be joined by the International Voices Houston choir and feature Ricardo Garcia and Carmenchú Domínguez as soloists.

Established in 2000, the Texas Medical Center Orchestra (TMCO) is one of the few orchestras with its origin in the health professions. Most of the members are health professionals who have a dedication to music that goes beyond their daily occupations.

 

Arooj Aftab presented by Asia Society

September 2 at 8 p.m.

Performed LIVE on stage and online! This performance will be livestreamed! You can choose to watch it on our website here, our YouTube Channel here, or Facebook here!

This Labor Day weekend, join Asia Society Texas for a concert featuring Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Arooj Aftab. Aftab’s hauntingly beautiful music, “an incandescent love letter to the light” (Pitchfork), has been rapturously praised across the globe and this evening will be a celebration of her gorgeous work.

Arooj Aftab is a Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist, music composer, and producer. She works in various musical styles and idioms including jazz, minimalism, and neo-Sufi. She is the first-ever Grammy Award-winning Pakistani female artist, winning Best World Music Performance for her song “Mohabbat” in April. She was Spotify’s March 2022 artist of the month and sings on and co-produced the hit Coke Studio song “Mehram.” On her most recent album Vulture Prince, the composer’s remarkable voice, backed by a team of renowned musicians, transports listeners to worlds once known.

“The year’s biggest musical revelation came from Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab, who set traditional Urdu ghazals amid harp and strings that rippled and ran as clear as a fresh stream.” The Guardian, “The Best Music of 2021”

Asia Society Texas Center believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, they advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world.

 

Music Among Friends produced by Mercury Chamber Orchestra

September 3 at 8 p.m.

Performed LIVE on stage and online! This performance will be livestreamed! You can choose to watch it on our website here, our YouTube Channel here, or Facebook here!

There’s something magical that happens when musicians gather to perform for the fun of it. You can experience that same magic as Mercury performs some of our favorites including showpieces by Vivaldi, Elgar, Fritz Kreisler, George Gershwin and more.

Mercury Chamber Orchestra, founded in 2000, has a mission to bring music to live and to people across Houston and beyond. Mercury continues to receive critical and audience acclaim for innovative and welcoming performances, while also impacting the lives of young Houstonians through award-winning music education programs.

 

Knowledge Is Key presented by Young Audiences of Houston

September 6 at 11 a.m.
This performance is LIVE on stage and will not be livestreamed.

Audience will learn about the 4 elements of Hip-Hop: Art, Breakin’, DJ, and Emcee with Break Dance being the main focus of the 4 elements. With crowd participation and interaction, participants always leave inspired! Featuring Break Free Hip Hop School

Young Audiences of Houston’s mission is to educate and inspire children through the arts, to make the arts an integral part of the school curriculum, and to advance the field of arts in education through teacher professional development training and community partnerships.

Download the curriculum guide here!

This is a non-ticketed performance. No tickets are necessary, no reservations can be made. As a courtesy to Miller, we’d appreciate it if you’d fill out the school group attendance form here. School groups can learn more about visiting Miller here.