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 Organ Recital: Dr. Jeong-Suk Bae Friday, Sept 27, 7:00 pm (Belin Chapel) HCU’s High School Orchestral Invitational Festival Tuesday, Oct 8, 8am-8pm (Dunham Theatre) Featuring 12 high school orchestras from the greater Houston Area hosted by Professor Sally Kirk in Music Education. Fall Choral Concert HCU Schola Cantorum & University Singers Friday, Oct 11, 7:30 pm (Belin Chapel) Works by Scarlatti, Rheinberger, Quartel, Runestad, Hagenberg, and others Kirkwood Faculty Recital David Kirkwood, tenor & Cordelia Kirkwood, piano Friday, Oct 18, 7:30pm (Belin Chapel) Presenting Franz Schubert’s song cycle Die schöne Müllerin, as a celebration of the 200th anniversary of its publication. High School Choral Invitational Concert Local outstanding high school choirs and HCU’s Schola Cantorum Tuesday, Oct 29, 7:00 pm (Dunham Theater) Participating Schools: Manvel High School (Blythe Hopson, Director) Clements High School (Jade Blakey, Director) Kerr High School (Vanessa Winslow, Director) MacArthur High School (Micah Schirado, Director) Houston Christian University Schola Cantorum (Kevin Klotz, Director) Organ Recital: Mr. John Kirk Mr. John Kirk presents Birth, Death, and Resurrection: Music & Readings for All Saints’ Day Friday, Nov 1, 7:00 pm (Beline 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, Dec 4, 11:00 am (Dunham Theater) Christmas Concert HCU Schola Cantorum & University Singers, Houston Civic Symphony Friday, Dec 6, 7:30 pm (Dunham Theater) Spring Semester Pines of Rome at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Houston Civic Symphony Friday, Jan 24, 7:00 pm (St. Martin’s Episcopal Church 717 Sage Rd, Houston, TX 77056) More information at: civicsymphony.org/concerts Organ Recital: Mr. Tom Marvill Friday, Feb 7, 7:00 pm (Belin Chapel) Choral Concert HCU Schola Cantorum & University Singers Friday, Feb 21, 7:30 pm (Belin Chapel) Works from the Renaissance to the 21st century Shotakovich Symphony No. 1 & Winners of the 2025 Young Artist Competiton Houston Civic Symphony Friday, March 7, 7:30 pm (Dunham Theater) More information at: civicsymphony.org/concerts Organ Recital: Lenten Recital Friday, Mar 21, 7:00 pm (Belin Chapel) Songs of Lent & Holy Week Choral Concert HCU Schola Cantorum Friday, Apr 11, 7:30 pm (Belin Chapel) Grant Us Peace Concert HCU Schola Cantorum & University Singers, Houston Choral Society, Houston Civic Symphony Friday, May 2, 7:30 pm (Dunham Theater) Featuring Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem and works by Johannes Brahms, Randall Thompson, and other composers Organ Recital: Organ Duo Grant Smith & Sunkyung Noh Friday, May 21, 5:30 pm (Belin Chapel) Donate Here Contact Dr. David Kirkwood Chair, Department of Music Updated: 10/02/2024