2023-2024
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UNCHAINED
August 18-19, 2023
MATCH
Badie Khaleghian: “Tahrir the Pure”, “Half-told Stories”, “Electric Sky Blue”
Caroline Owens, piano
Kyle Sharkey, painting
with NobleMotion Dance
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MADE IN HOUSTON: Volume 1
September 23, 2023
Cactus Music
Nicky Sohn: “Burning”
Jacob Schafer, violin
Astrid Nakamura, violin
Nicholas Lindell, viola
Chris Ellis, cello
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NEW VOICES
October 14, 2023
MATCH
Paul Novak: “entwining”
Eric Estrada Valadez: “Del silencio brota un árbol”
Oswald Huỳnh: “This Room and Everything in It”
Kyle Rivera: “Anaglyph”
Ayokunle Falomo: “of that language which alone I understand”
Tyler Martin, flute
Maiko Sasaki, clarinet
Jacob Schafer, violin
Chris Ellis, cello
Chelsea de Souza, piano
Ayokunle Falomo, poetry
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UNDERGROUND SOUNDS
November 9-12, 2023
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
Pierre Jalbert: “Voices from the Underground”
Jacob Schafer, violin
Chris Ellis, cello
Nicholas Bissen, alto saxophone
Sophie Volpe, trombone
Terry McKinney, percussion
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FIGHTING: Ukranian War Photographers
November 18, 2023
FotoFest
Bohdana Frolyak: “Partita-Meditation for two violins”
Valentin Silvestrov: “Postludium for solo violin”
Theo Chandler: “Sung from Ruins”
Nanki Chugh, violin
Jacob Schafer, violin
Yelena Dyachek, soprano
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MUSIQALAB
December 7, 2023
Madison High School
New works by Madison High School Students
Jesse Brewster: “Teardrop of the Heart”
Alan Bonilla: “Rebirth Overture (A Fallen Kingdom)”
Adrian Arbona: “The Release, Realization and Acceptance”
Jacqueline Soto: “Fox”
Gabriela Castelan: “The Tree”
Jaime Campos: “Wind”
Dannon Clark: “Alluring Melancholia (for Angela)”
Umar Makanjuola: “Life”
Beautiful Prevost: “Pocket Hole”
Christian Serrano: “Fleeting Memory”
Emanuel Gonzalez: “The Renaissance Joke with Chaos”
Joel Campos: “Rule One”
Kameron Jackson: “Butterflies Home”
Leo A. Adoghe: “The Eye”
Kenia Torres: “Distant”
Nanki Chugh, violin
Jackson Guillen, violin
Christina D’Antonio, viola
Caio Diniz, cello
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MEETING of MINDS
January 19-20, 2024
MATCH
Anthony Brandt: “Meeting of Minds”
Karim Al-Zand: “Cabinet of Curiosities”
Badie Khaleghian: “Study No. 1: The Art of Collaboration”
Marcus Maroney: “The Telling”
Astrid Nakamura, violin
Nanki Chugh, violin
Molly Wise, viola
Christopher Ellis, cello
Harlequin Duo:
Nicholas Davies, clarinet
Wesley Ducote, piano
with NobleMotion Dance
and the Brain-Machine Interface Systems Laboratory
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OVERTURE 2024
February 22, 2024
Dudley Recital Hall
Eric Estrada Valadez: “Overture 2024: Former Present Today”
Jackson Guillen, violin
Maiko Sasaki, clarinet
Xayvion Davidson, bassoon
Russell Haehl, trumpet
Ryan Rongone, trombone
Samantha St. John, bass
Craig Hauschildt, percussion
Eiki Isomura, conductor
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MUSIQA on SCREEN
March 2, 2024
DeLuxe Theater
Johannes Krittler: “Two Pieces for Clarinet and Video”
Han Lash: “Leaves, Space”
Marcus Maroney: “The Book of the Heavenly Cow”
Maiko Sasaki, clarinet & bass clarinet
Stanley Chyi, oboe & english horn
Mann-Wen Lo, violin
Hope Cowan. harp
Samantha St. John, bass
Craig Hauschildt, percussion
Marcus Maroney, conductor
Timothy Jones, narrator
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MUSIQALAB
May 1, 2024
The Hobby Center
New works by Madison High School Students
Kenia Torres: “Red’s Journey”
Umar Makanjuola: “Cold Embrace”
Alan Bonilla Santos: “Melodic Madness”
Dannon Clark: “Periphery”
Emmanuel Espitia: “Is There a Right Answer?”
Joel Campos: “The Gloom Fading Away”
Emanuel Gonzalez: “The Boy, the Mind and the Legos”
Kameron Jackson: “Nature Wing”
Gabriela Castelan: “Cautious”
Jesse Brewster: “Will It Ever Feel the Way It Used To”
Christian Serrano: “Tidal Drop”
Beautiful Prevost: “I’m Human”
Leo A. Adoghe: “Don’t Be Perfect”
Adrian Arbona: “A Father’s Love”
Nanki Chugh, violin
Astrid Nakamura, violin
Tonya Burton, viola
Caio Diniz, cello
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MUSIQA MIXER: Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West
June 20
MFAH
Reena Esmail: “Nadiya”
Reza Vali: “Folk Songs Set No. 9, I-VIII”
Asha Srinivasan: “Dviraag”
Tyler Martin: flute, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute
Caio Diniz: cello, glasses, tom-tom