New ensemble Loop38 brings contemporary music to the heart of Houston
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 —...
Musiqa welcomes two Rice Business Fellows to board
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...
Musiqa celebrates new season of education programs with “Around the World with Musiqa”
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 World” is an...
Whimsical tombstones inspire new music for Dia de Los Muertos
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 texts I chose...
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra to premiere Pierre Jalbert’s “In Terra” at Carnegie Hall
Musiqa artistic board member Pierre Jalbert’s new orchestral work In Terra receives its world premiere with the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Larry Rachleff at Carnegie Hall on October 28. Jalbert, a professor of composition and theory at Rice...
KINETIC chamber orchestra premieres Karim Al-Zand’s “Grief for the Displaced” October 16 concert at the MATCH
KINETIC, the conductorless chamber orchestra, premieres a new work by Karim Al-Zand, "Luctus Profugis," at its October 16th concert "Illuminations" at MATCH. "Luctus Profugis", which translates to “Grief for the Displaced,” is a rumination on the recent European...
Per Nørgård on why he composes
"I naturally only compose because I think the world lacks something in the music, and now I am going to make that lack because I lack it... So in this way, I always work with new ideas, ideas of my own. And then hopefully it will one day become ideas for other persons...
Meet the 2016-17 Composer+Intern, Timothy Roy
Timothy Roy, a DMA candidate at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, has been selected by the Artistic Board as Musiqa's Composer+Intern for the 2016-17 season. “We’re delighted to welcome Tim as our third Composer+Intern," said Anthony Brandt, Artistic Director...
Musiqa presents “Sustained By Breath And Line” at the MATCH, October 1
Musiqa announces the first concert of its 2016-17 Downtown Series, Sustained by Breath and Line, October 1 at 7:30 at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH). The program consists of works for saxophone quartet and percussion and is presented in...
Musiqa Presents Free LOFT Concert “Right Here, Right Now: Houston, Volume 2” at CAMH, September 15
Houston, TX (September 1, 2016) — Musiqa announces the first of its free, informal loft concerts at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, on September 15 at 6:30 PM. The concert is presented in conjunction with the CAMH’s current exhibit, “Right Here, Right Now:...