Houston Chamber Choir sends off founding conductor with a $1M surprise

The final chord of an era rang out on a warm spring night as the Houston Chamber Choir marked the coda of its 30th season — and the retirement of its founding maestro, Robert Simpson — with an evening rich in harmony. Titled “Gather ‘Round,” the concert at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church was less a program and more a choral pilgrimage, leading a...