As we enter our 24th season, Musiqa finds itself in a unique position in Houston’s cultural landscape. Widely respected and lauded for commissioning new works, we are also a key connector for artists across disciplines, bringing together poets, painters, filmmakers, choreographers and more. Our interdisciplinary approach underscores our love of Houston artists, and we’re proud to be sharing their creativity with you while simultaneously expanding our notion of what it means to be an artist living and working in Houston.
This year we’re collaborating with organizations like Inprint, Kinetic Ensemble and NobleMotion Dance to bring you adventurous new programming at Miller Outdoor Theatre, Lawndale Art Center, Asia Society Texas and elsewhere, and expanding our reach to the next generation with education programming in the concert hall and in schools throughout greater Houston. Thank you for continuing to support us and new music… Made in Houston!
– Anthony Brandt, Artistic Director
This season, Musiqa is proud to welcome Maiko Sasaki to our Artist Board. Maiko is a distinguished clarinetist known for her dynamic performances as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. A regular performer onstage with Musiqa, she joins Artist Board members Karim Al-Zand, Anthony Brandt, Pierre Jalbert and Marcus Maroney in their ongoing quest to bring adventurous and inspiring programming to our audiences.
music+ dance and science
Miller Outdoor Theatre, Musiqa, NobleMotion Dance and University of Houston IUCRC BRAIN Center present Sound & Motion
September 19, 8 pm at Miller Outdoor Theatre
Musiqa returns to Miller Outdoor Theatre with Anthony Brandt’s Meeting of Minds, Pierre Jalbert’s String Trio, and Marcus Maroney’s The Telling, pairing a string quartet with adventurous choreography by Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble and the latest in brain imaging technology. Sponsored in part by the City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board.
Musiqa and Asia Society Texas present Earl.
October 22, 7:30 pm at Asia Society Texas
Musiqa presents a special invite only screening of a new film about the life of composer Earl Kim in collaboration with Asia Society Texas.
music+ poetry
Musiqa, WindSync, and Inprint present New Voices
November 1, 7:30 pm at MATCH
The world premieres of new works by Katy Li and Alexis C. Lamb in partnership with Houston’s award-winning wind quintet WindSync, alongside poetry by Andrew Kozma commissioned for the occasion in partnership with Inprint. Reserve tickets here.
Musiqa presents Refracted
November 19, 7:30 pm at MATCH
Frequent Musiqa collaborator Caio Diniz presents a program of new works weaving several performers’ and composers’ multicultural influences into a tapestry of new compositions for string trio. Reserve tickets and learn more here.
Musiqa and Lawndale Art Center present Music in Midtown
November 22, 7:30 pm at Lawndale Art Center
Theo Chandler premieres a new work inspired by the Vietnamese community in Houston’s Midtown neighborhood. Learn more about this free performance here. This project is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
music+ dance and science
Musiqa and NobleMotion Dance present Free Rein
January 23-24, 7:30 pm and January 25, 2:00 pm at MATCH
Musiqa’s newest science/movement collaboration incorporates improvisation with a new work by Artistic Director Anthony Brandt, new choreography by Andy Noble and Dionne Sparkman Noble and new visual art by Badie Khalegian, alongside Pierre Jalbert’s Light, Line and Shadow.
January 23, 7:30 pm
January 24, 7:30 pm
January 25, 2:00 pm
music+ literature
Musiqa and Kinetic Ensemble present The Strangers’ Case
March 28, 7:30 pm at MATCH
Musiqa and Kinetic Ensemble join forces to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with the premiere of Karim Al-Zand’s The Strangers’ Case, an extended song cycle that gathers poems and narratives about the timeless journey of immigrants, refugees, and “strangers.” This performance features GRAMMY® Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman, and is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.