Cellist

Aperio, Music of the Americas, kicks off it’s 20th concert season with Southern Revival, a captivating program of chamber and orchestral music on Friday, October 17, 2025 at the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH). Featuring musicians from Aperio’s core ensemble conducted by Marlon Chen, this evening of poignant American music explores the power of nostalgia and collective memory, highlighting an array of composers and historical perspectives.

Anchored by Samuel Barber’s evocative and powerful work for soprano and orchestra Knoxville: Summer of 1915, the program navigates a variety of perspectives on childhood nostalgia and collective tragedy. Showcasing an evocative text drawn from James Agee’s prose masterpiece A Death In The Family, Barber’s music evokes a nostalgic, dreamlike memory of a peaceful summer evening from a child's perspective, casting an idyllic, peaceful scene in the foreboding shadow of personal tragedy. 

In contrast, Shawn Okpebholo's Two Black Churches gives voice to the painful historical and ongoing racial violence against Black communities. While Barber's work is a personal, gentle reflection, Okpebholo's is a powerful lament and a somber meditation on collective trauma.

The program also highlights significant works by Black composers, including Florence Price’s beautiful Andante Moderato from her String Quartet No. 1, Jessie Montgomery’s dynamic Strum for string quartet and introspective cello and piano duet titled Peace, Margaret Bonds' powerful piano work Troubled Water, and William Grant Still's elegant Serenade. The performance concludes with Richard Farina’s folk-inspired Birmingham Sunday.

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Southern Revival

Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

Timothy Jones, piano

Butler School of Music - University of Texas at Austin

Arthur Gottschalk, Composer

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Kick off the holiday season early this year by joining the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and Festival Choir of Madison for a favorite holiday tradition. Written in just 24 days by George Frideric Handel, the Messiah is considered the most performed classical piece of music worldwide. Although based on religious texts, the message remains universal, and Handel intended it to be performed in the concert hall. For this performance, the orchestra and choir are joined by soloists: Sarah Lawrence, soprano, Sadie Cheslak, alto, Gene Stenger, tenor, and Timothy Jones, bass.

Handel's Messiah

Bethel Lutheran Church

Pianist Scott Cuellar an assistant professor of applied music and performance (piano) in the Setnor School of Music, presents a recital with guest vocalist Timothy Jones and clarinetist Ilya Shterenberg. Works by William Bolcom, Derek Bermel,  Robert Owens, and Arthur Gottschalk’s “Six Contrefacts” (2024).

Scott Cuellar, Piano

Crouse College

Summer Chamber Music

Trinity Heights United Methodist Church

Timothy Jones, Piano Dma Lecture Recital

Mozart was just 18 when he wrote his only Bassoon Concerto, packed with youthful high-jinks and featuring an Andante of heart-melting loveliness 

Cellist

Timothy Jones

Events

Upcoming events

28 - 29 Mar, 2026

LSO Chamber Orchestra/Jaime Martín · Barbican Centre

Past events

Oct 17, 2025

Southern Revival · Aperio, Music of the Americas

Apr 8, 2025

Timothy Jones, piano · Butler School of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Horn in Horn Concerto No. 3 by Mozart

Barbican Centre

Singer in Two Black Churches by Okpebholo

Aperio, Music of the Americas

Singer in Ave Maria for Bass-Baritone and Piano by Gottschalk

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Singer in Six Contrefacts: If George Met Dorothy by Gottschalk

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

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