LEAD GIFT SECURES NEW OPERA THEATRE FOR RICE
A generous commitment from an anonymous Shepherd School donor was among the final gifts that pushed Rice University’s Centennial Campaign above its $1 billion goal. The gift has been designated for a new building which will house a state-of-the-art proscenium-style opera theatre as well as the appropriate ancillary music spaces such as faculty studios, rehearsal and practice rooms.
SHEPHERD SCHOOL EAST COAST TOUR TO INCLUDE MEYERHOFF, CARNEGIE HALLS
Rice University's Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra will embark on an East Coast tour in February 2014 culminating in debut performances at Baltimore’s Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Feb. 15 and New York’s Carnegie Hall Feb. 18.