National Public Radio once called classical music Houstonâs best-kept secret. But Grand Teton Music Festival audiences have known for decades about the deep pool of talent Space City has to offer. Drawing from some 64 ensembles and 47 institutions of higher learning, the festival has long relied on the Houston Symphony, the Houston Grand Opera and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, as well as various chamber ensembles and freelancers, to pack its orchestra â 20 musicians out of 2019âs roster of 222 â including some of the organizationâs longest-serving members.
It is fitting, therefore, that at least one of this winterâs âGTMF on Locationâ digital concerts should emanate from Houston and that it should represent a broad range of instrumentation and repertoire.