Zelda Presents

These shows are planned and produced by me, and performed by me and my talented friends! They are my current passion and I hope they bring you joy and give you a refreshed appreciation for music.

Zelda Plays

These are not my productions, but I am involved in them!

Mendelssohn & Schneider

Saturday, September 3, 7:00 pm
GARZA STUDIOS – Studio 5 (upstairs; there is an elevator)
241 N Milby St, Houston, 77003

Zelda Gray (violin), Kevin Hwang (violin), Merit Rogge (viola), Vyacheslav Dobrushkin (cello), Andrew Schneider (piano; composer)
Top off this summer with a well-known classic and a new music premiere by local composer and musician Andrew Schneider! We’ll be performing Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1 and Andrew Schneider’s String Quartet Op. 13.

Fun & Friends – POSTPONED

The original July date had to be cancelled due to illness. Please stay tuned for the new date!
You don’t want to miss this one – we’re venturing beyond the usual string ensemble to include clarinet, piano, and an unusual variety of percussion! This program features music by Mozart and Lou Harrison, and the premier of a piece by local composer John Paddie!

Duos

Saturday, July 30, 6:00 pm at Archway Gallery
Zelda Gray (violin), Merit Rogge (viola)
We are kicking off the 2022 summer season with an array of violin-viola duos! This type of ensemble is not very common because it is a bit difficult both to write for and to perform, but the music is definitely interesting and fun! We’ll be performing music by Martinu, Gardner, Ponce, and Halvorsen (but not the one you know).

Cool String Stuff with Anna Seda

All chamber performances in the Cool String Stuff Concert Series were performed by:

Zelda Gray (violin) and
Anna Seda (cello)

Anna Seda is a guest artist from Boston and fellow Boston Conservatory alum.

Anna Seda Solo Performance
Saturday, February 12, 7:00 pm at Archway Gallery

Duo Performance at Houston Methodist’s Crain Garden Concert Series
Thursday, February 17, 2:00 pm on YouTube

Picnic Performance
Saturday, February 19, 2:30 pm at Memorial Park

Duo Performance at Houston Methodist’s Crain Garden Concert Series
Friday, February 25, 12:00 pm on TikTok

Chamber Concert with Anna Seda
Saturday, February 27, 6:00 pm at Archway Gallery

Mud Turtle Project

HCC Composers Concert
Sunday, August 14, 6:00 pm at Archway Gallery
Marc Rosenberg (guitar), Zelda Gray (violin), Merit Rogge (viola), Vyacheslav Dobrushkin (cello)
This concert has been over 2 years in the making! It was originally scheduled in the spring of 2020, but then a global disaster prompted us to cancel it. This concert is premiering new works for guitar quartet (guitar + string trio) by local composers on faculty at Houston Community College. The Mud Turtle Project is a guitar + strings ensemble co-founded by Marc, Zelda, and friends. We are excited to bring this project back and finally present these works by Allyson Appelbaum, Stephen Yip, and Joe LaCascio. We will also be performing a lovely short piece by Mexican composer Manuel Ponce.

Pippin (the musical)

All performances are in the Becker Theater at The Emery/Weiner School.
9825 Stella Link Road
Houston 77025
(just outside the 610 Loop)

Saturday, April 2, 7:00 pm
Sunday April 3, 2:00 pm
Monday April 4, 7:00 pm

tickets (to all performances)

Wikipedia article about Pippin, for those who are not familiar with it. This production is the 2013 revival version of the musical.

Mozart’s Don Giovanni (the opera)

All performances are in the Dunham Theater at Houston Baptist University.
7502 Fondren Road
Houston 77074
(just south of Highway 59)

Friday, April 8, 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 pm

FREE ADMISSION

“HBU’s Opera Workshop will present a full production of one of Mozart’s most famed operas, “Don Giovanni.” Based on the legend of “Don Juan,” the opera tells the story of a seducing, high-powered man who schemes, seduces and abuses all those around him, until he is forced to repent or accept the consequences. The opera, originally written in Italian, will be performed in English by HBU students, accompanied by a professional chamber ensemble.”