Postcards: A Violin & Piano House Concert in the Heights

Postcards: A Violin & Piano House Concert in The Heights

Join us for Postcards, an intimate evening of violin and piano music presented in a relaxed house-concert setting in Houston’s Heights neighborhood. Enjoy exceptional live performance alongside food, drinks, engaging stories, and great company.

Like musical postcards from different places and times, this program explores colorful and expressive works by Amy Beach, Bartok, Respighi, and César Franck, each offering a unique musical landscape for violin and piano.

Date: Saturday, March 14th, 2026
Time: Doors open at 6:45 PM | Performance begins at 7:15 PM
Location: 1322 Rutland St., Houston, TX 77008
Suggested Donation: $30 per person — proceeds go directly to the musicians and include dinner and drinks.

Amy Beach
Romance

Béla Bartók
Romanian Folk Dances

Ottorino Respighi
Sonata for Violin and Piano

César Franck
Sonata for Violin and Piano

🎶 Inspiring Performances
Experience profound artistry in a comfortable and intimate setting.

🍽️ Potluck Gathering
Bring a dish or bottle to share and contribute to the evening’s communal spirit. Contributions are welcome but not required.

💬 A Personal Touch
Gain insight as the artists share brief reflections and stories about the pieces they perform.

🤝 Community and Connection
Engage with fellow music lovers and the artists in a relaxed, friendly environment that fosters a genuine sense of community.

Miranda Hollingsworth, Violin
Violinist Miranda Hollingsworth is a DACAMERA Young Artist. She recently earned her Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, studying with violinists Min Jeong-Koh and Erika Raum, where she received the Ihnatowycz Emerging Artist Scholarship. She graduated cum laude from the University of Houston in 2022 and has performed recitals throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

A passionate chamber musician, Ms. Hollingsworth is a former member of the Reverie String Quartet at the Glenn Gould School. With the quartet she premiered Ernest Kanitz’s String Quartet in D for the ARC Ensemble in Toronto, a performance described as “particularly compelling and joyous, the best of the concert” (Ludwig Van Toronto). The quartet was also selected to record for the Kronos Quartet’s Fifty for the Future project.

As a member of the Mirabel Quartet, she traveled to Tianjin and Beijing to perform the Chinese premiere of Kaufmann’s Seventh String Quartet at the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestral Symposium. She won the Grand Prize in the Strings Division and Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Moores School of Music Concerto Competition and has performed with the Houston Civic Symphony.

She has also collaborated with artists including David Krakauer and Aron Zelkowicz at the Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto. In October 2025 she attended the Danish String Quartet Academy on full scholarship and recently organized the first Toronto Music for Food performance.

Christian McGee, Piano
Christian McGee, from Florence, Alabama, has performed as both a solo and collaborative pianist throughout the United States, Germany, and Austria. She made her Carnegie Hall debut at age sixteen with her school’s award-winning music program and later won top prizes at the Zelpha Wells International Competition, the Ruth Kern Young Artist Concerto Competition, the Music Teachers National Association Alabama State Competition, and the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition.

She has appeared as a soloist with the Shoals Symphony, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Community Orchestra, Auburn Community Orchestra, and Auburn University Symphonic Winds.

Currently based in Houston, she works as a coach and collaborative partner with musicians preparing for recitals and competitions and serves as the trumpet studio pianist at the University of Houston. She also runs a concert series at St. Dominic Village supporting the development of young artists.

Ms. McGee holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Auburn University, studying with Jeremy Samolesky, and a Master of Music degree from the University of Houston, studying with Nancy Weems.

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