![]() “Geoff Winningham’s photographs are not simply images. He will present an illustrated narrative of his travels in Mexico since 1984, photographing, tracing the origins, and seeking a deeper understanding of the most important of all Mexican celebrations, el Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. ![]() He is widely recognized for his documentary photography, filmmaking, and journalism, over a career that spans more than 50 years. Autrey Chair in the Humanities at Rice University, where he teaches photography and photography bookmaking in the Art Department. Title: “A Trail of Marvels: Mexico and the Days of the Dead” Autrey Chair in the Humanities and Professor of Art, Rice University. Thursday, October 19, 2023, 6:00-8:30pm at Rice Cohen House - Geoff Winningham, Lynette S. in history with a concentration in musicology, in addition to master’s and bachelor’s degrees in history, from the University of California, Los Angeles. In recognition of these efforts, Mangum received the ArtsBridge Award from Houston Methodist Hospital and was named one of the city’s 50 most admired CEOs for 2021 by the Houston Business Journal. He worked closely with city leaders and medical partners to implement health and safety protocols that offered a blueprint to orchestras around the country as they charted their own way back to live performance. The Symphony was one of the only performing arts organizations in the world to deliver a full season of programming to in-person and at-home audiences during the pandemic, when its programming reached 1.1 million people in all 50 states and 40 countries and received the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Broadcast Media Award for concert music. The Symphony’s balance sheet has improved by $50 million during Mangum’s tenure through a combination of endowment fundraising and retirement of pension liabilities and other debt. John Mangum leads the Houston Symphony in delivering its full complement of concert, fundraising, community engagement, education, and media activities. Title: "How a Season Happens at the Houston Symphony” Thursday, September 21, 2023, 6:00-8:30pm at Rice Cohen House - John Mangum, Ph.D., Executive Director/CEO, Houston Symphony Orchestra. ![]() ![]() Houston Philosophical Society Speaker Roster ![]()
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