International Pride Orchestra

05/27/2026

Just one week from our Houston Pride Concert, we are spotlighting one of our violists ! Currently an adjudicator and Program Manager for the Honors Performance Series, Ruby Ortiz received their undergraduate degree in music education from the Stephen F. Austin State University and have served as an orchestra director and adjudicator in Texas and beyond. Ruby participated in IPO in 2024 and was inspired to establish the Houston Pride Orchestra in their home state. The orchestra offers a safe space for q***r people and allies to flourish in the Houston area and hosted their first concert on May 3. We applaud Ruby for championing LGBTQ+ musicians and encourage you to join us for another evening of q***r music-making on June 3rd at the Cullen Center! Tickets in bio 🏳️‍🌈

05/26/2026

Music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank to be featured on IPO’s June 3 program in Houston!

Born in Berkeley, California to a mother of mixed Peruvian/Chinese ancestry and a father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent, Gabriela explores her multicultural heritage through her compositions. Her music often reflects not only her own personal experience as a multi-racial Latina, but also refracts her studies of Latin American cultures, incorporating poetry, mythology, and native musical styles into a western classical framework that is uniquely her own.

Hear IPO perform the wildly energetic “Mestizo Waltz” from her Three Latin American Dances live at the Wortham Center!

05/24/2026

IPO founder Michael Roest will also take the stage on June 3. As founder and music director of the International Pride Orchestra, Roest has helped build IPO into a global community of LGBTQ+ musicians and allies united through artistry, visibility, and advocacy.

He’ll lead the orchestra in works by Leonard Bernstein, Gabriela Lena Frank, Joan Tower, and Carlos Simon as part of our Pride Celebration Concert at the Wortham Center in Houston.

Come celebrate with us in Houston. Tickets at the link in bio 🌈

05/22/2026

The gorgeous conclusion to Copland’s Tenderland Suite from IPO 2025. Catch us performing Copland’s Lincoln Portrait at this year’s Pride Celebration Concert in Houston on June 3rd! Tickets in bio

05/19/2026

We are so excited to welcome Christine Brandes back as a conductor on our June 3 concert in Houston! Following a distinguished international singing career, Christine Brandes now brings her passionate and insightful energies to the podium. Maestro Brandes led our 2023 premiere of “Loud” by Jimmy López Bellido in San Francisco and has since led productions at the Seattle Opera, Chicago Opera Theater and the Atlanta Opera, among other operatic and symphonic engagements. Get your tickets at the link in our bio to see Christine Brandes lead IPO in another superb performance!

05/18/2026

International Pride Orchestra to Perform in Houston, Texas -

18 May 2026 – Houston, Texas: In a rehearsal room in San Francisco just three years ago, something remarkable happened. More than 80 musicians, q***r people and their allies, gathered from around the world, lifted their instruments and played together for the first time. For many, it was the first...

05/17/2026

Joining us onstage for a fourth year in a row is the fantastic ! Currently the music director for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and Arizona Musicfest, Maestro Moody brings charisma and excellence to every orchestra he works with. We are honored to have him conduct us in Houston for another exceptional Pride Celebration Concert! Get your tickets today through the link in our bio

05/15/2026

Houston, here we come! We are once again joined by the legendary as the host for our Pride Celebration Concert on June 3! Based in San Francisco, Peaches Christ is a filmmaker, event producer, and cult leader who celebrates cult films and includes drag icons in her productions. IPO is thrilled to have Peaches back for a fourth consecutive year for what is sure to be another phenomenal show! Get your tickets today through the link in our bio

05/13/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported our benefit last night at ! All proceeds help us produce our Pride Celebration Concert on June 3 in Houston. If you are interested in donating to support the concert, head to the link in our bio and become a member of our donor circle!

05/10/2026

We are honored to welcome Grammy-nominated bass-baritone Davoné Tines as a soloist on our upcoming June 3 concert in Houston! Lauded by The New Yorker as “a singer of immense power and fervor,” Tines recently debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in John Adams’s El Niño and released his first studio album, ROBESOИ, reinterpreting music by Paul Robeson. He has premiered works by Adams, Blanchard, and Aucoin, and premiered with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Tines holds the 2025 Harvard Arts Medal, 2024 Chanel Next Prize, and was named Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year (2022). Join us in Houston on June 3 to hear this incredible performer live!

05/09/2026

Last year’s concert ended on a high note with ! Come to our June 3 performance in Houston to experience another epic show. Tickets in bio 🏳️‍🌈