
This week, Rush Hour presented its 10th season finale concert event: Percussion Panache. Third Coast Percussion artists Owen Clayton Condon, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore provided a thrilling final performance featuring an impressive array of percussion instruments...

I usually like to tie my writing together with neat bows, observations, and interesting anecdotes. Today, however, I wish only to thank you all for a wonderful season and your intense generosity over the month of August...

This week, Rush Hour presented “ORGAN 102: Fantasies, Preludes, and Fugues of J.S. Bach,” featuring organist Bruce J. Barber II, St. James’ Director of Cathedral Music. A li...

This week, Rush Hour presented “RAVISHING FRENCH.” Trio Voce’s Jasmine Lin, violin, Marina Hoover, cello, and Patricia Tao, piano, performed Maurice Ravel’s Trio in A minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano. The tr...

[Before Tuesday, August 18th's organ concert, we offer a repeat of organist Bruce Barber's excellent "behind the scenes" tour of the organ. If you're attending Tuesday's concert, don't miss the live tour immediately following the concert...

As we sit back in the fullness of Rush Hour’s August, here are a few up-to-date statistics from the 2009 season so far that I thought might be of interest to weekly audience members and first-timers alike: 140 pounds of fruit and cheese, 4,000 cookies, brownies and pastries, and 3,500 glasses of w...

This week, Rush Hour presented “BAROQUEFEST.” Oboist Eugene Izotov, cellist Brant Taylor, and organist David Schrader delighted the crowd of over 500 attendees with their performance of G.B. Platti’s Sonata in C minor and G.F. Handel’s Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor. Orga...

We believe that classical music events should: be accessible to all audiences be relevant to contemporary lifestyles provide regular access to aesthetic nourishment...

This week Rush Hour celebrated its 10th season and Felix Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday with cake, balloons, and savory snacks from Trader Joe’s. Violinist Qing Hou, cellist Paula Kosower, and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang honored the composer’s birthday with a performance of his Piano Trio No. 1 in...

Here we are at the middle of the 2009 season. This season marks 10 years of Rush Hour Concerts at St. James Cathedral in our lives and yours, and that is something to celebrate...

This week, Rush Hour presented “SPIRITED FRENCH.” Fifth House Ensemble’s Melissa Snoza, flute; Crystal Hall, oboe; Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet; Karl Rzasa, bassoon; DeAunn Davis, horn; and Adam Marks, piano, offered a thrilling rendition of Francis Poulenc’s Sextet for piano and winds. Specia...





















