by musiqaadmin | Dec 30, 2016 | News
Musiqa will perform Wet Ink by composer Laura Schwendinger, as a part of The White Album, January 7, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall. Program Note Wet Ink was commissioned by the Bennington Chamber Music Conference, when I was a faculty composer...
by musiqaadmin | Dec 29, 2016 | News
Musiqa’s Arts 4 All Fall Benefit took place November 15 at Esperson Gallery, downtown Houston. Hosted by gallery owner and director Tammy Dowe, the event celebrated Musiqa’s commitment to creating new audiences for contemporary classical music, and...
by musiqaadmin | Nov 29, 2016 | News
“Play,” a 47-minute orchestral work by American composer Andrew Norman, is the winner of the prestigious 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. The award is accompanied by a prize of $100,000. In three movements, “Play” explores the...
by musiqaadmin | Nov 28, 2016 | News
There is a new contemporary music ensemble in town, and it aspires to introduce a whole new sound and level of musicianship to Houston. Loop38 — a 17-person collective of passionate, virtuosic musicians co-founded and by conductor Jerry Hou and pianist Yvonne Chen —...
by musiqaadmin | Nov 21, 2016 | News
Musiqa has recently welcomed Edward Coles and Ky Cooksey, both class of 2018 Rice MBA candidates, to the board of directors as Rice Business board fellows. The Rice Business board fellows will be mentored by board president, Barbara Ostdiek, Senior Associate...
by musiqaadmin | Oct 24, 2016 | News
Winner of eight awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Musiqa returns to The Hobby Center’s Discovery Series with “Around the World with Musiqa.” The longest running education program in the series and now in its 12th season, “Around the...
by musiqaadmin | Oct 23, 2016 | News
Death is no laughing matter for most. But for former DaCamera Young Artist, Mark Buller, it can be a source of inspiration and creativity when composing new music. “Last Summer I wrote a song cycle for a friend, soprano Julia Fox” states Buller. “The...
