Music

The Rice Madrigals will be performing choral arrangements of Appalachian folk songs and a work by William Billings, who is credited as being the first choral composer of the United States.

Join us in the Brown Fine Arts Library at 12:30pm on Thursday, March 26th

This concert is part of the America250@Fondren program.

Experience a live Guzheng performance with the Shepherd School's Wenshi Chen, where we will take a fresh look at traditional Chinese music. 

Sponsored by Shepherd School of Music, JUMP! Just for U Music Program and Fondren Library

Shepherd School of Music and Fondren Library
present
The Pavone String Quartet
in Concert

Thursday, November 20th, 2025
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Brown Fine Arts Library Stage
Fondren Library, 3rd Floor

JUMP!
Just for U Music Program

On December 6th, please enjoy some holiday tunes with the Rice Philharmonics and a Shepherd School Viola Quartet on the first floor.

• Viola Quartet: Molly Wise, Christina D'Antonio, Sasha Moroz and Amichai Hefter at 2:30pm
• The Phils (members) at 3:30pm

Mickey White
longtime accompanist
 
Dr. Ann Holbrook
St. Anselm College 

Dr. Dan Beller-McKenna
University of New Hampshire

Todd Hearon
poet, author and songwriter

will be discussing Townes Van Zandt and his work from personal and scholarly angles.

Thursday, March 16th
6:00 PM
Kyle Morrow Room in Fondren Library,
Rice University

Sponsored by the Woodson Research Center, Rice University