Quiet Strength
Sun, Dec 07
|Sangerhalle
Experience Shostakovich’s Fifth and Sixth Quartets alongside Villa-Lobos’s Seventeenth Quartet in Quiet Strength, a program honoring courage in the face of oppression.
Time & Location
Dec 07, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Sangerhalle, 1703 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008, USA
About the event
In a world shadowed by political repression, composers Dmitri Shostakovich and Heitor Villa-Lobos found ways to assert their artistic voices with quiet strength. Shostakovich’s Fifth and Sixth String Quartets reveal an ongoing struggle to express profound emotion and resistance beneath the watchful eyes of Soviet censorship. His music balances the weight of oppression with moments of hope, complexity, and coded defiance.
Across continents, Heitor Villa-Lobos faced the constraints of Brazil’s authoritarian regimes. His String Quartet No. 17, composed during a period of tightening control over artistic expression, reflects a resilient spirit rooted in cultural identity and personal truth. Villa-Lobos’s music embraces both Brazilian tradition and universal humanity, standing firm even when silenced.
This program, Quiet Strength, celebrates the subtle power of music to endure, resist, and speak when words cannot.
Free wine to be served before, during, and after the performance.
Attire: Business Casual
Tickets
General Admission
$40.00
+$1.00 ticket service fee
Student Ticket
We believe Music and the Arts should be accessible to all. That's why we're proud to offer free tickets for students to attend our upcoming quartet performance. Simply bring a valid student ID when you arrive. This offer also extends to student chaperones. While the ticket is free, we kindly suggest a $25 donation if you're able. Your support helps us keep this program alive and ensures that more students can experience live music for years to come. Every contribution makes a difference!
$+Ticket service fee
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