2024-2025
Meiji Modern
September 6, 2024
MFAH
Takuma Itoh: “Stillness in the Mist”
Karen Tanaka: “At the Grave of Beethoven”
Bach, arranged by Toshio Hosokawa: “O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde groß”
Nanki Chugh, violin
Jacob Schafer, violin
Molly Wise, viola
Christopher Ellis, cello
New Voices
September 28, 2024
MATCH
Brittany J. Green: “shift. unravel. BREAK.”
Marco-Adrián Ramos: “entre azul y buenas noches”
Ben Morris: “Subpar Parks”
Marcus Karl Maroney: “Introduction and Barrage”
Garrett Hudson, flute
Yevgeny Dokshansky, clarinet
Astrid Nakamura, violin
Christopher Ellis, cello
Chelsea de Souza, piano
Poetry by Justin Jannise
Vibrant Voices
October 3, 2024
Asia Society Texas
Tian Qin: “First Name: Last Name:”
Ethan Soledad: “The Fact That We Belong”
Victor Tswei: “When you die you float”
Alexandra Smither, soprano
Garrett Hudson, flute
Maiko Sasaki, clarinet
Jackson Guillen, violin
Christopher Ellis, cello
Jerry Hou, conductor
Sound & Light
October 18, 2024
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Karim Al-Zand: “Cinderella”
Anthony Brandt: “Diabelli 200”
Pierre Jalbert: “Visual Abstract”
Doug DeVries, flute
Maiko Sasaki, clarinet
Astrid Nakamura, violin
Molly Wise, viola
Christopher Ellis, cello
Jackson Guillen, violin
Sophie Urban, trumpet
Sophie Volpe, trombone
Yvonne Chen, piano
Craig Hauschildt, percussion
Yue Bao, conductor
Earl.
November 14, 2024
The Wortham Theatre at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Film preceded by a selection of violin caprices by Earl Kim
Astrid Nakamura, violin
MUSIQALAB
November 20, 2024
Klein Forest High School
New works by Klein Forest High School Students
Mick Salazar: “Path of Valor”
Ramon Zamarripa: “Workin’ P”
Tia Cummings: “A Calm Place”
Jayden Abney: “Forgeable Destiny”
Luis Vallejo: “Dying Light”
Austin Banks: “IN This Melody of Love”
Miguel Baez: “Unfortunately Life”
Alberto Llanas: “Into the Night”
Meaghan Heath, soprano
Alexander Ramazanov, trumpet
Luke Arnold, piano
Samantha St. John, double bass
MUSIQALAB
November 21, 2024
Madison High School
New works by Madison High School Students
Kelly Molina Alvarez: “Between the Lines”
Richard Hernandez: “Fever Dream”
Joanna Galicia: “//”
Bryan Marquez: “Spooky Month”
Layne DeLaFuente: “YingYang (Part 1)”
Samantha Angel: “Youth and Misadventure
Alejandra Arias: “I am angry with my emotions and I am selfish I won’t let you hear it”
Francisco Quiroz: “Against the World”
Zayra Galvan: “09/26/24”
Alexandra Loredo: “Calm Soul”
Amyra Magana: “Hope”
Kevin Mendez: “Violin and Piano Prelude”
Xiaver Jordan Byrd: “Bright Remorse”
Christopher Avelar: “A Story Yet to Flourish”
Amanda Guerrero: “Harmony Dissonance”
Samantha Rangel Salazar: “A Whisker Away”
Kevin Lopez: “Sleepless Night”
Genesis Castaneda: “Marbella”
Jacob Schafer, violin
Jocelyn Hartley, cello
James Palmer, piano
Mary Gold, horn
Impressions in Translation
December 10, 2024
MATCH
Alex Berko: “Seu Cabra”
Jaylin Vinson: “Circles in the Sand”
Nicky Sohn: “For Caio”
Badie Khaleghian: “Anamorphic”
Alex Berko: “Ferrolho”
Christopher Lowry: “Nordestinception”
Caio Alves Diniz, cello
James Palmer, piano
Caroline Owen, piano
Alex Berko, piano
Musiqa in Motion
February 8 & 9, 2025
MATCH
Caroline Shaw: “Gustave Le Gray”
Mary Kouyoumdjian: “Dzov Yerku Kooynov”
Luis Quintana: “Drip Drop”
Ezio Bosso: “Unconditional (Following a Bird)”
Doug DeVries, flute
Yevgeny Dokshansky, clarinet
Jacob Schafer, violin
Christopher Ellis, cello
Zhu Zhu, piano
Choreography by Jacquelyn Long and Sara Goo. Dancers: Quinton Brooks, Kieryn Brophy, Nathaniel Geis, Yeva Hrytsak, Lucy Kaplan, Ayumi Kobayashi, Henry Lichtmacher, Jordan Long, Olivia McBain, Macy Richter, Joan Sempere Martinez, Lexi Utz, Edouard Wormser and Garrett Yut
MUSIQALAB
April 9, 2025
Dulles High School
New works by Dulles High School Students
James Yen: “Preludio”
Anastasiya A. Tan: “Flowers in My Garden”
Daniel Rewa: “Junkyard”
Keerthana Sivakumar: “Finding Piece”
Rohith Sriram: “Jailbreak”
Amanda Jerng: “Ringo”
Meaghan Heath, mezzo-soprano
Maiko Sasaki, clarinet
Luke Arnold, piano
Samantha St. John, double bass
Inner Voices
April 17 & 18, 2025
Asia Society Texas
Kinan Abou-afach: “Fiction”
Marcus Karl Maroney: “Serendipity”
Karim Al-Zand: “The Prisoner”
Christopher Bozeka, tenor
Timothy Jones, baritone
Doug DeVries, flue/piccolo
Stanley Chyi, oboe/english horn
Maiko Sasaki, clarinet, bass clarinet
Xayvion Davidson, bassoon
Jacob Speakman, horn
Sophie Urban, trumpet
Sophie Volpe, trombone
Nanki Chugh, violin
Emily Richardson, violin
Molly Wise, viola
Caio Diniz, vello
Zachary Wuorinen, contrabass
Chelsea de Souza, piano
Hope Cowan, harp
Bensen Kwan, percussion
Terry McKinney, percussion
Emily Senturia, conductor
Divine Voices
May 3, 2025
The Saengerhalle
Vicente Lusitano: “Sancta mater stud agas”, “Heu me domine”, “Salve Regina”, “Prater rerum seriem”
Nkeiru Okoye: “Lusitano in Vicente’s Country”
Brian Raphael Nabors: “Oratio pro Unitate”
Briana Kerner, soprano
Melanie Piché Miller, soprano
Abigail Lysinger, alto
Sadie Chamberlain, alto
Stephen Ash, tenor
Jared Dees, tenor
Daniel Boyd, bass
J.P. Williams, bass
Jonathan Godfrey, violin
Joanna Becker, violin
Kathleen Carrington, viola
Lunghe Cho, cello
Laurie Meister, harp
Luke Hubley, percussion
Antoine Plante, conductor
MUSIQALAB
May 6, 2025
The Hobby Center
New works by Klein Forest High School and Madison High School Students
Alberto Llanas: “Birth of the New Light”
Jayden Abney: “The Mysterious Voice Variations on Pantomime”
Ramon Zamrripa: “Home”
Austin Banks: “Weightless Shadows”
Tia Cummings: “Fade”
Luis Vallejo: “Latin Fanfare”
Miguel Faez: “Tides of Thought”
Amanda Guerrero: “Beyond”
Kelly Molina Alvarez: “Serene”
Bryan Marquez: “Flute and Violin”
Layne DeLaFuente: “Ascension”
Kevin Mendez: “September”
Francisco Quiroz: “Once Again”
Amyra Magana: “Intensity”
Xiaver Jordan Byrd: “Unsteady Ground”
Samantha Angel: “Blissful Ending”
Alejandra Arias: “Desperation”
Richard Hernandez: “Lament”
Kevin Lopez: “Through Sorrow We March On”
Christopher Avelar: “A Story Flourishing”
Samantha Rangel Salazar: “Procrastination”
Dannon Clark: “起死回生: To Awaken From Death and Return to Life”
Christian Serrano: “The Lake’s Lone Lily”
Genesis Castaneda: “Waiting to Hope”
Jesse Brewster: “Through the Clouds”
Nanki Chugh, violin
Molly Wise, viola
Caio Diniz, cello
Samantha St. John, double bass
Doug DeVries, flute
Julian Hernandez, clarinet
Weilan Li, viola
Spirit of East Aldine International Arts Festival
May 17, 2025
East Aldine Amphitheater
Nicky Sohn: “Galaxy Back to You”, “Monument”
Villa Lobos: “String Quartet No. 3”
Branch Freeman: “Prelude”
Lingbo Ma: “Two Miniatures”
S. Coleridge Taylor: “Fantasie-Stücke Prelude”
Hawa Diabaté: “Tegere Tulon: 1. Funtukuru”
Astrid Nakamura, violin
Rebecca Benjamin, violin
Gabe Galley, viola
Christopher Ellis, cello