Halloween is one of MCP’s famous traditions…our very first concerts were Halloween porch performances! Bring a chair or blanket, and join our flagship wind quintet for these family friendly events.
Halloween is one of MCP’s famous traditions…our very first concerts were Halloween porch performances! Bring a chair or blanket, and join our flagship wind quintet for these family friendly events.
An all-female program of colorful works for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano, featuring the vibrant music of Madeleine Dring, Reena Esmail, and Alyssa Morris.
Tickets are free of charge, but reservations are strongly encouraged and can be found at this link:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/hidden-gems-kinsmen-lutheran-church
An all-female program of colorful works for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano, featuring the vibrant music of Madeleine Dring, Reena Esmail, and Alyssa Morris.
Tickets are free, but registration is strongly encouraged at this link:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/hidden-gems-first-congregational-church
Held at Lone Star College- University Park’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, this concert will present fun and jazzy music by Claude Bolling, Astor Piazzolla, and Alyssa Morris written for an atypical jazz ensemble with violin, oboe, bass, piano, and drums.
Tickets are free, but registration is strongly encouraged and can be found at this link:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/something-jazzy-lone-star-college-university-park
Held at Lone Star College- University Park’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, this concert will present fun and jazzy music by Claude Bolling, Astor Piazzolla, and Alyssa Morris written for an atypical jazz ensemble with violin, oboe, bass, piano, and drums.
Tickets are free, but registration is strongly encouraged at this link:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/something-jazzy-st-stephens-united-methodist-church
A virtuosic and alluring program featuring the harp on Ravel’s beloved Introduction and Allegro, alongside Jennifer Higdon’s The Sound of Light, and Clarice Assad’s Book of Spells.
Tickets are free, but registration is strongly encouraged at this link:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/of-light-city-church-houston
Houston Masterworks Chorus Collaboration concert. MCP musicians Allison, Katie, and Kristiana team up with one of Houston’s premiere choirs in this special event that reflects on the promise, questions, and hopes carried within its title.
A chamber music tasting menu in five courses, spanning tango cafés, English gardens, and Celtic dances - each piece a new flavor to enjoy. Featuring Allison, Julian, and Hope performing flute, clarinet, and harp trios. Enjoy a glass of wine and light bites while you listen!
Limited seating! To reserve your FREE spot, text Namita the number of people in your party at 281-773-0689.
Monarch Chamber Players opens its 26-27 season with New Beginnings, a concert that memorializes stories, celebrates friendship and new journeys. Featuring music by Nicky Sohn, Paul Wiancko, Michi Wiancko, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Program:
Nicky Sohn, Butterfly
Paul Wiancko, American Haiku
Michi Wiancko, Lullaby for the Transient
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Quintet
Monarch Chamber Players opens its 26-27 season with New Beginnings, a concert that memorializes stories, celebrates friendship and new journeys. Featuring music by Nicky Sohn, Paul Wiancko, Michi Wiancko, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Program:
Nicky Sohn, Butterfly
Paul Wiancko, American Haiku
Michi Wiancko, Lullaby for the Transient
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Quintet
Season Finale: Roots and Reunion
Please join us for the finale of our 2025-2026 season at Houston Christian University! This concert will feature the return of some of Monarch’s original members, plus some new faces to the Monarch stage! Featuring chamber music masterworks by Mendelssohn and Schoenberg, you won’t want to miss this exciting performance!
Performers
Douglas DeVries, flute
Claire Kostic and Katie Hart, oboes
Julian Hernandez and Molly Mayfield, clarinets
Katia Osorio, bassoon
Russell Rybicki, horn
The Soul’s Ascent: A Collaboration with Cor Mundi
The Soul’s Ascent takes us on a journey from sorrow to serenity, through the music of two composers who confronted grief both in their lives and in their art: Sergei Rachmaninoff and Olivier Messiaen.
Performed by outstanding solo vocalists and instrumentalists from the Monarch Chamber Players, this moving program brings Cor Mundi’s Premiere Season to a powerful and unforgettable close.
Experience the ache of longing, the fire of hope, and a pathway from grief to glory in these profound chamber works.
Tickets can be purchased at this link
The Soul’s Ascent: A Collaboration with Cor Mundi
The Soul’s Ascent takes us on a journey from sorrow to serenity, through the music of two composers who confronted grief both in their lives and in their art: Sergei Rachmaninoff and Olivier Messiaen.
Performed by outstanding solo vocalists and instrumentalists from the Monarch Chamber Players, this moving program brings Cor Mundi’s Premiere Season to a powerful and unforgettable close.
Experience the ache of longing, the fire of hope, and a pathway from grief to glory in these profound chamber works.
Tickets can be purchased at this link
Season Finale: Roots and Reunion
Please join us for the finale of our 2025-2026 season at Houston Christian University! This concert will feature the return of some of Monarch’s original members, plus some new faces to the Monarch stage! Featuring chamber music masterworks by Mendelssohn and Schoenberg, you won’t want to miss this exciting performance!
Performers
Douglas DeVries, flute
Claire Kostic and Katie Hart, oboes
Julian Hernandez and Molly Mayfield, clarinets
Katia Osorio, bassoon
Russell Rybicki, horn
Paris and Beyond: French influence across Europe and the Americas
French musical style - known for its elegance, color, and spirit of experimentation - has shaped composers far beyond France. From the shimmering sound world of Debussy to the rhythmic vitality of Piazzolla, Bartók, and Gershwin, this program traces how French musical ideas traveled across Europe and the Americas, inspiring diverse voices and vibrant new sounds.
Performers:
Doug DeVries, flute
Katie Hart, oboe
Samuel Park, violin
Tonya Burton, viola
Dave Connor, bass
Join us for a performance at the Thoreau Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Bend!
Paris and Beyond: French influence across Europe and the Americas
French musical style - known for its elegance, color, and spirit of experimentation - has shaped composers far beyond France. From the shimmering sound world of Debussy to the rhythmic vitality of Piazzolla, Bartók, and Gershwin, this program traces how French musical ideas traveled across Europe and the Americas, inspiring diverse voices and vibrant new sounds.
Performers:
Doug DeVries, flute
Katie Hart, oboe
Samuel Park, violin
Tonya Burton, viola
Dave Connor, bass
This concert is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated!
Monarch Chamber Players musicians and Lone Star College - University Park faculty members will be performing a chamber music recital at the Visual and Performing Arts center on the LSC-UP campus.
Paris and Beyond: French influence across Europe and the Americas
French musical style - known for its elegance, color, and spirit of experimentation - has shaped composers far beyond France. From the shimmering sound world of Debussy to the rhythmic vitality of Piazzolla, Bartók, and Gershwin, this program traces how French musical ideas traveled across Europe and the Americas, inspiring diverse voices and vibrant new sounds.
Performers:
Doug DeVries, flute
Katie Hart, oboe
Samuel Park, violin
Tonya Burton, viola
Dave Connor, bass
Join MCP musicians for a performance at the Museum of Fine Art’s beautiful Bayou Bend Gardens! This concert will feature music from various American folk traditions performed by a trio of oboe, viola, and cello.
This performance is free with museum admission. Children under 12 can enter at no cost!
The MFAH and Monarch Chamber Players present an experimental concert celebrating the exhibition Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic. This performance features music for flute, cello, and harp by Persichetti, Pärt, and more! Free and open to the public, this concert will take place in the Kinder Arrival Hall at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
This performance will feature MCP musicians Allison Asthana, Kristiana Ignatjeva, and Hope Cowan, and is. open to the public with museum admission!
More info at: https://www.mfah.org/events/concert-gyula-kosice-intergalactic/202601161830
Start your new year off right with a dramatic evening of chamber music! This concert, presented by First Congregational Church, will feature the stormy Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano by Johannes Brahms. Louise Farrenc’s sweepingly romantic Clarinet Trio and Daniel Schnyder’s jazz-infused “A Friday Night in August” will round out the program.
This performance will feature MCP musicians Yvonne Chen, Rebecca Tobin Krissman, and David Dietz, and is free and open to the public!
Please RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-blooms-monarch-chamber-players-at-fcc-houston-tickets-1979557635175?aff=oddtdtcreator
Start your new year off right with a dramatic evening of chamber music! This concert, presented by Kinsmen Lutheran Church’s Abendmusik series, will feature the stormy Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano by Johannes Brahms. Louise Farrenc’s sweepingly romantic Clarinet Trio and Daniel Schnyder’s jazz-infused “A Friday Night in August” will round out the program.
This performance will feature MCP musicians Yvonne Chen, Rebecca Tobin Krissman, and David Dietz, and is free and open to the public!
Please RSVP at this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-blooms-monarch-chamber-players-at-kinsmen-lutheran-church-tickets-1979544001396?aff=oddtdtcreator
Let Monarch Chamber Players help get you in the holiday spirit! This performance at the Woodlands Street Market will feature your favorite Christmas and holiday tunes performed by one of our most beloved ensembles, the Monarch flute/viola/harp trio! Look for our musicians right next to the big Christmas tree.
Let Monarch Chamber Players help get you in the holiday spirit! This porch concert will feature your favorite Christmas and holiday tunes performed by one of our most beloved ensembles, the Monarch flute/viola/harp trio!
This performance will be free and open to the public, but make sure you come early to grab a good spot and bring a chair or blanket to sit on!
Let Monarch Chamber Players help get you in the holiday spirit! This porch concert in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood will feature your favorite Christmas and holiday tunes performed by one of our favorite ensembles, the Monarch flute/viola/harp trio!
This performance will be free and open to the public, but make sure you come early to grab a good spot and bring a chair or blanket to sit on!
Let Monarch Chamber Players help get you in the holiday spirit! This porch concert in the Southampton neighborhood will feature your favorite Christmas and holiday tunes and is guaranteed to fill you with cheer.
This performance will be free and open to the public, but make sure you come early to grab a good spot and bring a chair or blanket to sit on!
Let Monarch Chamber Players help get you in the holiday spirit! This porch concert just north of downtown Houston will feature your favorite Christmas and holiday tunes and is guaranteed to fill you with cheer.
This performance will be free and open to the public, but make sure you come early to grab a good spot and bring a chair or blanket to sit on!
Let Monarch Chamber Players help get you in the holiday spirit! This porch concert at Lindale Park will feature your favorite Christmas and holiday tunes and is guaranteed to fill you with cheer.
This performance will be free and open to the public, but make sure you come early to grab a good spot and bring a chair or blanket to sit on!
Let Monarch Chamber Players help get you in the holiday spirit! This porch concert at Somerset Green will feature your favorite Christmas and holiday tunes and is guaranteed to fill you with cheer.
This performance will be free and open to the public, but make sure you come early to grab a good spot and bring a chair or blanket to sit on!
Join us for one of our favorite annual MCP traditions! This spooky Halloween porch concert will be held at the home of Sean Rosenbaum and will feature music for wind quintet that is sure to get you in the Halloween spirit!
Free and open to the public. Make sure to bring a chair or blanket to sit on, and come early to get a good seat!
Come join us for a season opener like no other at St. Stephen's United Methodist Church! Monarch Chamber Players will be performing Beethoven's beloved Septet for Winds and Strings, a blues-inspired arrangement of Beethoven's famous Für Elise, as well as a new arrangement of an original composition from Jason Kutz. Get ready to experience the beauty of Beethoven's compositions intertwined with the emotional depth of the blues genre. This in-person event promises to be a night to remember, so mark your calendars!
This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $20. Please reserve your seat via eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monarch-chamber-players-beethoven-and-the-blues-registration-1588009060849?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
Join us for our annual Pride Month performance at The Montrose Center featuring the Monarch Chamber Players Wind Quintet! This concert will highlight timeless classics by LGBTQ+ composers of the past, plus several contemporary arrangements that you’ll be sure to recognize.
This event is made possible through the generous funding of Houston Arts Alliance.
Monarch Chamber Players returns to one of our favorite places to perform, First Congregational Church’s Music at the Meeting House Series! Our program, titled “Ein Musikalisches Opfer”, will feature chamber music for piano, cello and flute, culminating in Felix Mendelssohn’s dramatic Trio in D minor.
Join us in the backyard of your friendly neighborhood violin shop, Fine Instrument Consulting, for a fun, casual performance! This concert is a repeat of our Women’s Month program, and will feature music by female composers performed by some of Monarch’s most outstanding musicians!
Join us on Saturday, May 4th for a fun, outdoor performance at the Vermont Commons Civic Association! This casual concert will feature music for flute and harp by some of Monarch's finest, Doug DeVries and Hope Cowan! Make sure you come early to grab a good spot, and bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on.
This performance is free and open to the public.
Join Monarch Chamber Players every weekend this April at the Kinder building for MFAH Spring Nights! This event will be held every Saturday night until April 26th. Browse the museum's collections while supporting your favorite chamber group!
Featuring MCP Artists Allison Asthana, Yvonne Chen, Hope Cowan, Katie Hart, Doug Devries, and Julian Hernandez.
Tickets and more info can be found here: https://www.mfah.org/calendar/spring-nights-at-the-mfah
Join Monarch Chamber Players every weekend this April at the Kinder building for MFAH Spring Nights! This event will be held every Saturday night until April 26th. Browse the museum's collections while supporting your favorite chamber group!
Featuring MCP Artists Allison Asthana, Yvonne Chen, Hope Cowan, Katie Hart, Doug Devries, and Julian Hernandez.
Tickets and more info can be found here: https://www.mfah.org/calendar/spring-nights-at-the-mfah
