Joel's Classical Shop

08/31/2017

Due to the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey, Joel's Classical Shop will be open intermittently through September. Call ahead to make sure someone is at the shop! Our phone number is 713-526-7010.

02/22/2017

Interesting debate here. Where do you weigh in?
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/feature/debate-when-is-film-music-classical?utm_content=buffer8fc5f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

With film soundtracks promoted by recording companies’ classical divisions, and with the sweeping orchestral scores of the likes of John Williams, Hans Zimmer and from an earlier age Bernard Hermann and Elmer Bernstein, debate continues to rage as to whether – or when – film music counts as classica...

11/03/2016

This will be a great album! Glass's music works well for harp.
https://www.facebook.com/TheGlennGouldFoundation/posts/10153835881136436

06/02/2016

Great choice!!
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/arts/music/yannick-nezet-seguin-to-succeed-james-levine-as-met-operas-music-director.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Farts&action=click&contentCollection=arts®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=1&referer=http://m.facebook.com/

Mr. Nézet-Séguin, who conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra, assumes the post full-time in 2020. He begins as music director designate in 2017.

03/10/2016

This is not good...
http://slippedisc.com/2016/03/bavarian-radio-is-100-million-euros-in-the-red-orchs-under-threat/

The inside track on classical music and related cultures

03/03/2016

After a five year hiatus...
http://m.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/Houston-Symphony-makes-first-recording-with-6866198.php?cmpid=twitter-mobile

This week the Houston Symphony released its first recording in five years, and first under the guidance of conductor and music director Andrés Orozco-Estrada. The album features Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 and Symphony No. 8; both pieces were performed at Jones Hall between April 2014 and March…

02/14/2016

This is a way that modern classical music will be saved in my opinion.
-Zac
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/arts/music/the-boston-modern-orchestra-project-fought-bloatand-won.html?smid=tw-nytimesmusic&smtyp=cur&_r=1&referer=

The group has become one of the most artistically valuable in the country for its support of new and neglected music.

02/05/2016

One of the best orchestras out there finally appoints a new music director!
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10101675571583298&id=38705356

Brava! City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra appoints Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla as its Music Director! https://cbso.co.uk/news/musicdirector

01/27/2016

From Dallas to the New York Philharmonic!
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-taps-jaap-van-zweden-as-its-next-maestro.html?referer=

The appointment of Mr. van Zweden ends nearly a year of speculation about who would succeed Alan Gilbert as music director when he steps down next year.

01/19/2016

Happy birthday to Sir Simon Rattle!
https://www.facebook.com/BerlinPhil/posts/10153839527474691:0

Happy Birthday, Sir Simon!

(Photo: Peter Adamik)

01/13/2016

I loved this commercial! If only Brahms was alive to see it...
http://www.classicfm.com/discover/music/raisin-brahms-advert/

Someone needs to make us some Raisin Brahms immediately.