Rob Landes Trio
Rob Landes Trio Show Rescheduled to May 29, 2009
at 7:30 due to "IKE"
Tickets - $30
Rob Landes began studying the piano at the age of three and made his “debut” on the Art Linkletter House Party program at the age of four. This appearance was greeted with great applause and kudos from Mr. Linkletter as well as Tommy Dorsey who was on the same broadcast.
A native Houstonian, his playing has taken him from the United States and Canada, to Norway and many parts of Europe. Landes is widely known as a pianist, organist, arranger, conductor and published composer. He is associated with six national publishers, including Hinshaw Publishers, Sacred Music Press, Alliance Music and Fred Bock Music.
Landes has collaborated with Dr. Sidney Berger for eight years in writing musicals for the Children’s Theatre Festival at the University of Houston. They have written eight musicals, two of which have been published. In addition, in 2007 Landes collaborated with Kate Pogue on “The Shoemaker and the Christmas Elves” which was presented by Theatre Under The Stars at the Hobby Center during the Christmas Season. This will be an annual presentation by TUTS.
In the late 60s Landes was the keyboardist with the nationally known rock group fever tree. They released four national albums and their music is still heard all over the world. Several fever tree albums have been re-mastered and re-released again in recent years. They are available on the internet.
The Rob Landes Trio is well known for performances in concert at Jones Hall, The Wortham Theatre, The Tower Theatre, The Houston Jazz Festival, The Grand 1894 Opera House as well as many supper clubs and hotels in Houston and around the country. The Rob Landes Trio appeared weekly for three years on Channel 13’s Good Morning Houston.
Landes has been musical director for many theatrical productions in Houston and was involved with Stepping Out, and Forever Plaid at the Alley Theatre. He has been a faculty member of the Theatre Under The Stars’ Humphries School of Musical Theatre. He was musical director for the Junior League Charity Ball for three years. Landes has served on the board of the University of Houston Alumni Association and has twice served as a panelist for the Cultural Arts Council of Houston.
Landes traveled for several years with Marilyn Maye as her pianist/conductor. He conducted the Count Basie Orchestra and the Buddy Rich Band in concert with Maye in one of Rich’s last concerts. He is the pianist on four of Maye’s albums.
Rob Landes was the organist at St. Philip Presbyterian Church for seven years and was their organist/choir director for two. He was associated with the music program at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Houston as assistant organist and has accompanied them to England twice where his choral and organ music has been performed at Westminster Abbey. He also accompanied the Maginnisinger Choral on their European tour which included a performance of Poulenc’s Gloria at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Along with the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Choir, he has performed in many parts of England and France, including another performance in Notre Dame Cathedral.
Landes has been the Organist/Artist-in-Residence at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston since 1996. In addition to his duties as organist, he writes music for the choirs and performs organ and piano concerts at St. Luke’s and around the country.
Rob Landes has several CDs available. Rob Landes Trio performances: The Rob Landes Trio, Live @ Ovations, Encore, Music From the Movies (Live from the Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston), Music From WWII (Live from the Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston), The Music of Irving Berlin (Live from the Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston), The Music of Gershwin (Live from the Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston) and The Live Christmas Album. Andthe Rob Landes Solo Christmas Album. For information on these CDs, call (713) 402-5020.
Visit Rob’s website for his concert schedule and for information about ordering his CDs. www.roblandes.com