Musiqa joins the ranks of Houston Public Media’s “Encore Houston”
Houston Public Media has partnered with Musiqa and other local concert organizations to produce Encore Houston. Encore is a weekly local concert music program that celebrates Houston’s vibrant performance music community. Episode 9 of Encore Houston features...
Q&A with Musiqa composer Marcus Karl Maroney
Marcus Karl Maroney is currently Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music and a member of Musiqa’s Artistic Board. He studied composition and horn at The University of Texas at Austin (B.M.) and Yale School of Music (M.M.,...
Performance Preview: “Twilight Music” by John Harbison
Musiqa will perform Twilight Music by composer John Harbison, as a part of American Trios!, March 11, the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. Program Note Twilight Music (1985) was written directly after my first String Quartet: both pieces move toward an...
Performance Preview: “Lonesome Roads” by Dan Visconti
Musiqa will perform Lonesome Roads by composer Dan Visconti, as a part of American Trios!, March 11, the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. Program Note Lonesome Roads was inspired by memories of long, cross-country car trips and the rumbling, uneven grooves...
Program Notes: The White Album by Mark Kilstofte
Musiqa will perform The White Album by composer Mark Kilstofte, as a part of The White Album, January 7, at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall. Program Notes I began to assemble the poems of The White Album years ago during a residency at Copland...
Performance Preview: Piano Trio No. 2 by Pierre Jalbert
Musiqa will perform Piano Trio No. 2 by Musiqa composer Pierre Jalbert, as a part of The White Album, January 7, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall. Program Note My second piano trio was written for the Morgenstern Trio (from Germany) for the...
Performance Preview: “Natura Morta” by David Rakowski
Musiqa will perform Natura Morta by New England-based composer David Rakowski, as a part of The White Album, January 7, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall. Program Note Natura Morta (2015) was the first piece I wrote after a long and trying bout...
Performance Preview: “Wet Ink” by Laura Schwendinger
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...
“Arts 4 All” Fall Benefit raises crucial support for Education Programs
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...
Composer Andrew Norman wins 2017 Grawemeyer Award for “Play”
“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...