Annual Summer Concert

Our annual Houston Summer Concert. This concert will feature works by 6 Texas Composers, including the world premiere of a commissioned piece by the winner of this season’s Student Composer Competition.

We invite you to join us for a composer talk at 7 PM moderated by our artistic director Chad Robinson. The concert will begin at 7:30 PM.

** A limited number of Musician Tickets will be available for $10 each. Please contact Chad Robinson at crobinson@tnme.org for more information.

PROGRAM

STRING QUARTET “…a moldering wick…” In Memorium: Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) (Robert J. Frank)

• Violin: Joanna Becker
• Violin: Melissa Williams
• Viola: Yvonne Smith
• Cello: Max Geissler

WHITE WATER (STEPHEN LIAS)

• Piano: Andrew Schneider

TBD Working Title (Winner of Student Composer Competition)

• Clarinet: Bryan Conger
• Cello: Max Geissler
• Piano: Andrew Schneider

INTERMISSION

ALABAMA (Jefferson Todd Frazier)

• Piano: Andrew Schneider
• Piano: Andrea Mut

AMERICAN SKETCHES III (Jefferson Todd Frazier)

• Piano: Andrew Schneider
• Piano: Andrea Mut

TWICE REMOVED (Shih-Hui Chen)

• Clarinet: Bryan Conger

LIGHTSCAPE (Joey Love)

I. Out of Twilight/Dawn
II. Day
III. Rain

IV. Dusk/Into Twilight

• Violin: Joanna Becker
• Violin: Melissa Williams
• Viola: Yvonne Smith
• Cello: Max Geissler