Musiqa
Bodies in Motion
Musiqa 2000 Edwards Street, #103, Houston, TX, United StatesMusiqa and Open Dance Project present a compelling evening of world premieres featuring KINETIC, the conductorless orchestra. Highlights of the program include two new pieces choreographed by Open Dance Project Artistic Director Annie Arnoult to riveting works for string orchestra by Musiqa composers Pierre Jalbert and Marcus Maroney. Plus guest artist Jane Weiner, founder and …
Bodies in Motion – Arts for All After-Party
Hobby Center 800 Bagby St, Houston, TX, United StatesEnjoy a special celebration onstage with the artists and join Musiqa and Open Dance Project’s efforts to keep the arts in underserved public schools damaged by Harvey!
Looking Back in Time
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesTravel back time and to other worlds in this program featuring works by Musiqa composers for chamber orchestra. Journey to the dawn of man with "Maternity," an oratorio by Musiqa Artistic Director Anthony Brandt with libretto by frequent collaborator David Eagleman; to the banks of the Sea of Galilee in Pierre Jalbert’s "Transcendental Windows" inspired …
The Moving Image
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesExperience modern cinema and music like never before. The program features cutting-edge films with live music including Anna Clyne’s "Steelworks," a sonic tour de force that is edgy, individual and compelling inspired by visual artist Luke DuBois’ reimagining of the 1936 industrial film "Steel: A Symphony of Industry." The evening also features Michael Gandolfi’s serene …
Playing Havoc
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesMusiqa presents Playing Havoc featuring "Voices from the Killing Jar" by Pulitzer Prize finalist, composer/performer Kate Soper. Part monodrama, part song-cycle, part opera, "Voices from the Killing Jar" crosses a volatile musical landscape populated by a series of female protagonists, among them housewives, teenagers, and mothers and daughters; innocents and tragic heroines; and femmes fatales. …
Between the Lines
First Congregational Church 10840 Beinhorn, Houston, TX, United StatesListen between the lines as the Musiqa Saxophone Quartet performs works that blur the divides between classical, jazz, and folk. The saxophone’s unmistakable timbre and expansive range have allowed the instrument to tiptoe genre lines effortlessly. Between the Lines features music— including Catherine Likhuta’s, groovy and syncopated “Hard to Argue” — that p¬ushes boundaries while …
Traces of Blue
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesCelebrated abstract painter Robert Motherwell once stated “art is an experience, not an object.” Experience an evening of dynamic works that explore color, texture, and motion in music, featuring the world premiere of a piano trio by Karim Al-Zand’s, commissioned by Musiqa. Gaze into the creative process as celebrated Houston artist Geraldina Interiano Wise creates …
Reel Forces
MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 3400 Main St, Houston, TX, United StatesKick-off Oscars weekend with an evening of the meta, the miniscule, and the far-reaching as Musiqa celebrates experimental film and live music. “Reel Forces” examines the traces of humanity, memory, and conflict through “Beyond Zero: 1914-1918,” a moving and mesmerizing film of rare WWI archival footage by auteur-director Bill Morrison, and scored for string quartet …
Counting Up
First Congregational Church 10840 Beinhorn, Houston, TX, United StatesWatch and listen as we build an ensemble one player at a time. In this mixtape of music of our time, encounter a world of works by emerging and established composers from Australia and Argentina to China and the United States. This program features a young artist ensemble, showcasing emerging talent in Houston, including a …
Mass Observation
St. Philip Presbyterian 4807 San Felipe, HoustonScored for choir and six percussionists, “Mass Observation” by British-American composer Tarik O’Regan, receives its southwest premiere in this Houston Chamber Choir and MUSIQA collaboration. The work takes its title from the British social research organization, Mass-Observation, which aimed to record everyday life in the United Kingdom. It is a poignant meditation on the histories …
Origin Stories
Duncan Recital Hall, Rice University 6100 Main St., HoustonEven as borders are built and broken, music has the power to connect cultures. “Origin Stories” explores the mingling of cultures in a program featuring the premiere of Anthony Brandt’s “Songs from the Source: Nine African Folk Songs,” for soprano and ensemble. Musiqa travels to Cuba as Tania León retraces her Havana roots in “A …