About the Event
6:00pm Cocktails | 7:00pm Performance | 8:15pm VIP Dinner
As we celebrate the Shepherd School’s 50th Anniversary, we’re setting the stage for a musical evening unlike any other.
This culminating anniversary event begins with a cocktail reception in the Grand Lobby of Stude Concert Hall for all concert attendees, followed by an unforgettable concert in Stude featuring the Shepherd School Orchestra under the direction of faculty conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya and special guests.
An elegant seated dinner on the Morrison Theater stage in the stunning Brockman Hall for Opera will take place following the concert for Gala event supporters.
This golden milestone is more than a celebration; it’s a joyful tribute to the extraordinary students, faculty, and alumni who give the Shepherd School its soul — and to devoted champions like Anne Duncan, whose passion and generosity have helped shape our school’s bright future.
This special gala performance includes the final movement from Pierre Jalbert’s 50th anniversary commission, Another Starry Night, featuring two-time Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano alumna Sasha Cooke (’04). The piece gathers inspiration from the many meanings and characteristics of “night,” with this particular movement based on the text of Stephen Foster, known as the father of American music and arguably one of its most popular melodists.
To purchase dinner tables or tickets, please contact Pippa Jarvis-Flores at paj3@rice.edu or 713-348-4157.
Secure your cocktail reception and concert-only tickets starting Friday, September 19.
Click here to learn more and purchase concert-only tickets.
Partial funding for Pierre Jalbert’s Another Starry Night from Rice University Office of Research
