Dowling Music
MusiciansTexas, United States11-50 Employees
Dowling Music, based in Houston, Texas, serves musicians by blending instrument retail with educational resources. Building on a 70-year tradition, it expanded in 2008 by acquiring Pender's Music (formerly Wadler-Kaplan Music Shop), preserving a long-standing local music-retailing presence. The store includes a 105-seat recital hall with a Hamburg Steinway Model C Grand Piano and two teaching studios to support performance opportunities and music instruction. The business also offers a broad catalog of sheet music and musical gifts to meet the needs of students, teachers, and professional musicians. It is co-owned by concert pianist Richard Dowling and James C. Li, a former Wall Street investment banker.