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The Changing Same: Numinous New Music from Joseph C. Phillips, Jr.

June 10, 2015 Chris Becker

If you’re a fan of new music, be it “indie-classical” or whatever it’s being labeled this week, then you must check out the music of composer and conductor Joseph C.…

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Houston Composers Salon’s Spring Concert

April 12, 2014 Chris Becker

(Houston, TX) On Sunday, April 27, 2014 the Houston Composers Salon presents its Spring Concert, featuring works by Houston-based composers Hsaio-Lan Wang, Stephen Yip, Ryan Gagnon, and Eric Fegan. All…

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The Imani Winds Bring Improvisation to Classical Chamber Music Performance

October 11, 2013 Chris Becker

Imani Winds: Jeff Scott, Toyin Spellman-Diaz, Valerie Coleman, Monica Ellis, and Mariam Adam. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) (Houston, TX) Since the group’s inception in 1997, the Imani Winds have continued…

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Houston Composer Paul Connolly Premieres New Electro-Acoustic Work

September 27, 2013 Chris Becker

(Houston, TX) If Houston is becoming, as one young Houston-based composer puts it, a “hub for contemporary music,” credit must be given to more than a few local ensembles, organizations,…

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Grandchildren of Minimalism: The Miró Quartet’s Joshua Gindele On Playing Philip Glass’s String Quartet No. 5

September 12, 2013 Chris Becker

(The Miró Quartet) (Houston, TX) As a way of acknowledging the impact composers such as Terry Riley, Meredith Monk, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass made on him in his formative…

Composers Concerts Contemporary Classical Houston Opera Songs

Soprano and magic maker Misha Penton presents Elliot Cole’s “Selkie, a sea tale”

March 26, 2013 Chris Becker

(Houston, TX) Houston-based soprano, writer, and impresario Misha Penton (pictured above) is back with another genre blending evening (two actually) of music for classical voice. Accompanied by pianist Kyle Evans,…

Chamber Music Composers Concerts Contemporary Classical Guitar Houston

Houston’s Liminal Space Contemporary Ensemble present The Music of David Lang

March 21, 2013 Chris Becker

(Houston, TX) Liminal Space Contemporary Music Ensemble is continuing what has become a welcome and well-received series of innovatively staged and programmed concerts of contemporary music. Featuring the core duo…

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The Gryphon Trio Bridge Musical And Artistic Genres

February 5, 2013 Chris Becker

(Houston, TX) Next week here in Houston, contemporary music rears its terrifying head in the form of Canada’s Gryphon Trio on two very different concerts presented by the Houston Friends…

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Metal Meets Jazz Meets Free Improvisation: Houston’s The Core Trio Makes Musical Alchemy

February 4, 2013 Chris Becker

(Houston, TX) The music of the Houston ensemble The Core Trio, featuring Richard Cholakian on drums, Thomas Helton on upright bass, and Seth Paynter on saxophones, is an utterly convincing…

Classical Music Composers Contemporary Classical Houston Piano Recordings Review

Classical and Prog-Rock Collide on Pianist and Composer Kris Becker’s New Album “Expansions”

January 29, 2013 Chris Becker

(Houston, TX) “Ah! Expression!” That’s the first thing that came out of my mouth when I cued up and heard “Elegy,” the poignant, yet unsentimental first track on Houston-based pianist…

The Changing Same: Numinous New Music from Joseph C. Phillips, Jr.

Houston Composers Salon’s Spring Concert

The Imani Winds Bring Improvisation to Classical Chamber Music Performance

Houston Composer Paul Connolly Premieres New Electro-Acoustic Work

Grandchildren of Minimalism: The Miró Quartet’s Joshua Gindele On Playing Philip Glass’s String Quartet No. 5

Soprano and magic maker Misha Penton presents Elliot Cole’s “Selkie, a sea tale”

Houston’s Liminal Space Contemporary Ensemble present The Music of David Lang

The Gryphon Trio Bridge Musical And Artistic Genres

Metal Meets Jazz Meets Free Improvisation: Houston’s The Core Trio Makes Musical Alchemy

Classical and Prog-Rock Collide on Pianist and Composer Kris Becker’s New Album “Expansions”

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