Location: Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
Transportation will be provided.

Moderator: Dr. Jason Oby, Professor of Music, Texas Southern University

Panelists: Dr. Kathryn Caton, Lecturer of Musicology, Moores School of Music, University of Houston; Adam Larsen, Creative Director, Hum-Bar; and Dr. Alison Maggart, Assistant Professor of Instruction in Musicology, Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin

Join a panel discussion to explore the musical history of Richard Strauss' Salome, a complicated opera both musically and psychologically. Salome presents many thematic challenges for modern audiences, including depictions of violence and sexual violence, inherent racism, and antisemitism. For more background, read this article by Alex Ross that recently published in The New Yorker, which delves into some of these issues.

To thoughtfully address these sensitive topics and their depiction in Salome in the context of musical art, the Houston Symphony has invited three scholars and the production’s creative director to join a panel discussion at Jones Hall which will be open to all League Conference attendees.