Hailed as "reliably adventurous" by the Washington Post and "perennially thoughtful" by The New Yorker's Alex Ross, DACAMERA is internationally recognized as a leading producer and presenter of chamber music and jazz, committed to bringing its audiences transformative musical experiences. Presenting an annual subscription series in Houston's downtown Theater District and at The Menil Collection, DACAMERA brings the world's leading artists to Houston, and continually evolves new and meaningful ways of presenting music.

DACAMERA: Aaron Diehl (on-demand until 3/30/2021)

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Dick Hyman – Etudes for Jazz Piano (In the Styles of the Great Jazz Pianists)
Aaron Copland – "IV. With Bounce" from Four Piano Blues
Mary Lou Williams – Zodiac Suite

Free (Free)

DACAMERA: Weinberg’s Piano Quintet (on-demand until 3/5/2021)

Friday, February 26, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
To commemorate of the 25th anniversary of Polish-Russian composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg's death, pianist Sarah Rothenberg joins the Daedalus String Quartet to perform his intensely powerful 1944 Piano Quintet.

Free (Free (reservation required))

DACAMERA: Solzhenitsyn & Prokofiev – The War Years (on-demand until 2/16/2021)

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
Pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn performs 2 of Sergei Prokofiev’s monumental sonatas, and discusses growing up Russian in Vermont; Prokofiev's life & career; & the life & work of his father, author Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Free (Free (reservation required))

DACAMERA: Mendelssohn Portrait (on-demand until 2/5/2021)

Friday, January 29, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
Felix Mendelssohn – "I. Tema con Variazioni. Andante Sostenuto" & "II. Scherzo. Allegro leggiero" from Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
Felix Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

Free (Free (reservation required))

DACAMERA: Tyshawn Sorey | Perle Noire – A Personal Portrait of Josephine Baker (on-demand until 12/18/2020)

Friday, December 11, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
Soprano Julia Bullock, composer/pianist/percussionist Tyshawn Sorey, & the International Contemporary Ensemble present this tribute to Josephine Baker, with new music & arrangements by Sorey.

Free (Free)

DACAMERA: Cy Twombly & Music (on-demand until 12/15/2020)

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
Modern flute virtuoso Claire Chase, with violinist Giancarlo Latta, present a program of contemporary music related to the paintings of Cy Twombly. Filmed before a live audience at the Menil Collection’s Cy Twombly Gallery.

Free (Free)

DACAMERA: Anthony McGill & Gloria Chien in Recital [LIVE]

Saturday, November 21, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Carl Maria von Weber – Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48, J. 204

Free (Free (reservation required))

DACAMERA: Sarah Rothenberg | The Departing Landscape (on-demand until 11/24/2020)

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
Film featuring pianist Sarah Rothenberg performing Morton Feldman's Palais de Mari, surrounded by rare Mesopotamian objects in the Menil Collection's ancient art galleries.

Free (Free)