Dancers in the Vineyards: Music and Dance

Thursday, March 6, 2025

7:30 pm -

UH professor Tali Morgulis will present a world premiere of “Dancers in the Vineyards” by Israeli composer Alona Epshtein. This piece is dedicated to the victims of October 7th attack in Israel. Alona’s musical language is uniquely imaginative and beautifully layered.

Also performing will be two wonderful dancers from Houston’s Vitacca Ballet: Khen Kurulkar and Joshua Ponton. The composer will be present and will share her vision and creative process with the audience.

The other pieces on the program are:

Judith Shatin’s Chai Variations

Paul Schoenfield Six Improvisations on Hassidic Dances 

Selected piano pieces by George Gershwin