HCU concerts are free and open to the public unless otherwise specified and held in the Morris Cultural Arts Center for directions see our campus map.

 

Fall Semester

Past events
Faculty Recital: Ben Sieben, piano

with Guest Artist Christoph Wagner, cello
Friday, September 5, 7:30 pm (Belin Chapel)

Organ Recital: Emily Amos
Friday, September 12, 2025 at 7pm
Organ Scholar, St Paul’s United Methodist Church
Rockley Family Foundation: Instrument Sale

September 11, 12, 13, 2025

Up Next

Houston Civic Symphony

Featuring works by Strauss, Daugherty, and Ives
Friday, October 3, 7:30 pm (Belin Chapel)
Free and Open to the Public

 

Fall Choral Concert

HCU Schola Cantorum & University Singers
Tuesday, October 7th, 7:30 pm (Belin Chapel)

Works by Pitoni, Tallis, Dilworth, Howells, Gyöngyösi, and more

 

Organ Recital: Dr. John Schwandt 

Artistic Director of The American Organ Academy
A recital featuring silent film accompaniment and improvisations on submitted themes. 
Pre-Recital Discussion with Dr. Louis Markos at 7pm
Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:30pm

HCU’s High School Orchestral Invitational Festival 

Tuesday, Oct 23, 8am-8pm (Dunham Theatre)
Featuring high school orchestras from the greater Houston Area
hosted by Professor Sally Kirk in Music Education.

HCU’s High School Choral Invitational Concert 

Featuring outstanding local high school choirs and HCU’s Schola Cantorum
Thursday, Oct 30, 7:00 pm (Dunham Theater)

Participating Schools:
Jersey Village High School
Austin High School
Hastings High School
Almeta Crawford High School
Dulles High School

Houston Christian University Schola Cantorum (Kevin Klotz, Director)

Organ Recital: Mr. John Kirk 

with Dr. David Kirkwood, tenor
Friday, Nov 14, 7:00 pm (Belin Chapel)

Barber, Boulanger, & Dvorak,
Plus the PREMIERE of a New Work by Daniel Zajicek 

Houston Civic Symphony
Friday, Nov 15, 7:30-9:30 pm (Dunham Theater)
More information at: civicsymphony.org/concerts 

Christmas Convocation Concert

HCU Schola Cantorum & University Singers
Wednesday, December 3, 11:00 am (Dunham Theater)

Christmas Concert

HCU Schola Cantorum & University Singers, Houston Civic Symphony
Friday, Dec 5, 7:30 pm (Dunham Theater)

 

Spring Semester

Choral Concert

HCU Schola Cantorum
Works by Britten, Runestad, Jenkins, Gjeilo, and more
April 10, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Belin Chapel

 

Choral Concert

HCU Schola Cantorum and University Singers, plus chamber orchestra
Works centered on the Nicene Creed/HCU Convocation Theme for 2025-26,
including Mozart’s Mass in C Major, K. 257 “Credo” and more
May 1, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Dunham Theater

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Contact

Dr. David Kirkwood
Chair, Department of Music

Updated: 10/02/2024