by musiqaadmin | Dec 14, 2020 | News
In an effort to increase professional opportunities for emerging composers, Musiqa has selected two early career composers to write new works for its LOFT concert series at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. The Musiqa Artistic Board has chosen Nicky Sohn, a...
by musiqaadmin | Oct 14, 2019 | News
In an effort to increase professional opportunities for emerging composers, Musiqa has selected three early career composers from diverse backgrounds to write new works for its LOFT concert series at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. The Musiqa Artistic Board has...
by Chloé Jolly | Sep 6, 2019 | News
Thanks to the support of the Composer Circle’s donors, Musiqa has expanded its outreach and support of emerging voices in contemporary music with the creation of the inaugural Emerging Composer Commission. This nationwide competition awards a commission to emerging...
by Brian Hodge | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog, News
We are very proud to announce that our Resident Artist, Karol Bennett, is the winner of the Father Eugène Merlet Award for Community Service from the Pro Musicis Foundation, for her tireless dedication to Musiqa’s education. On May 9, 2019, Karol performed and...
by Emma Wine | May 6, 2019 | Blog, News
At Musiqa, we’re always on the lookout for composers who challenge the status quo. David T. Little’s raw power for saxophone quartet will be performed on our final concert of 2019 at CAMH, and when I first heard it, I was on the edge of my seat for the...
by Emma Wine | May 4, 2019 | Blog, News
LJ White’s “Big Fish” for two saxophones effortlessly evokes a story, but it is also abstract enough that each listener’s vision of the piece’s journey is completely unique. Its title may conjure a vision of a school of fish in a pond,...
by Emma Wine | Feb 11, 2019 | Blog, News
My expertise as Artistic Administrator at Musiqa lies in the field of… well, music. When it came time to interview an acclaimed director and filmmaker, I was stumped at how to approach an interview without even a modicum of film knowledge. I figured since I wouldn’t...
