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Events

Late Fridays: Music in the Galleries | Mercury Chamber Orchestra

Date & Time

Fri. Oct. 30, 2026 6 PM-7 PM
Fri. Oct. 30, 2026 8 PM-9 PM
Fri. Dec. 18, 2026 6 PM-7 PM
Fri. Dec. 18, 2026 8 PM-9 PM
Fri. Mar. 12, 2027 6 PM-7 PM
Fri. Mar. 12, 2027 8 PM-9 PM

Location Main Campus | Beck Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Music in the Galleries

A monthly series that brings Houston’s renowned music ensembles and solo performers into the Museum’s immersive gallery spaces. 

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Events

Late Fridays: Music in the Galleries | Mercury Chamber Orchestra

Date & Time

Fri. Oct. 30, 2026 6 PM-7 PM
Fri. Oct. 30, 2026 8 PM-9 PM
Fri. Dec. 18, 2026 6 PM-7 PM
Fri. Dec. 18, 2026 8 PM-9 PM
Fri. Mar. 12, 2027 6 PM-7 PM
Fri. Mar. 12, 2027 8 PM-9 PM

Location Main Campus | Beck Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Music in the Galleries

A monthly series that brings Houston’s renowned music ensembles and solo performers into the Museum’s immersive gallery spaces. 

Music and the visual arts harmonize at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Experience three special programs by Mercury Chamber Orchestra as they traverse musical history in the galleries. The orchestra’s mission is to serve the Houston community and beyond by celebrating the power of music through teaching, sharing, and performing with passion, intimacy, and excellence.
 

Dates & Performances

  • October 30, 2026 | “Bach & Mendelssohn” 
    • J.S. Bach's The Art of the Fugue & Goldberg Variations, Mendelssohn's Octet in E-Flat Major
  • December 18, 2026 | “Italian Baroque Christmas” 
    • Music of the Italian Baroque with concertos by Corelli, Vivaldi, Locatelli, and Torelli
  • March 12, 2027 | “Traditional Music from Quebec”
    • An evening of vibrant traditional music from Quebec featuring Alexis Chartrand on violin

Looking for more to do during Late Friday? Enjoy a drink at Happy Hour Friday or join a guided tour of the galleries.

Tickets

  • $35 per person
  • $25 for MFAH members
  • $10 for students / children 12 & younger
  • Tickets for December 18, 2026 & March 12, 2027 available soon

Plan Your Visit

About the Performers
Mercury began in 2000 as an intimate ensemble with the goal to enrich and entertain audiences with an exciting repertoire performed on period instruments. What started as a grassroots effort blossomed into a lively chamber orchestra beloved by the community. In 2013, Mercury rebranded and expanded its repertoire to include works outside of the Baroque period while continuing to bring inspiring music to people across Houston and beyond.

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from H-E-B; Sempra Foundation; the Brown Foundation, Inc.; the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; the Joe Barnhart Foundation; the Cockrell Family Fund; the CFP Foundation; the Claire & Theodore Morse Foundation; the Junior League of Houston, Inc.; and additional generous donors.

Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Medha and Shashank Karve; Virginia and Ira Jackson; Jesse H. Jones II; the CFP Foundation; the Favrot Fund; gifts in memory of John Wynne; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.