Houston Composers Salon #9
September 15, 7:30 PM
Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas
4001 Mt. Vernon, Houston, TX 77006
FREE ADMISSION
Q&A following each piece, moderated by Professor Ryan Gabbart
Unconfirmed
Composed by Thomas Helton
Richard Nunemaker, Clarinet
5 movements from "13 for Piano"
Composed by Joe LoCascio
Hsin-Jung Tsai, piano
The Bass's Mechanical Heart Collapses Under Emotional Pressure
Composed by Andrew Seifert
Thomas Helton, bass
Andrew Seifert, bass
Body, Soul and Spirit
Composed by Eddie Lewis
Eddie Lewis, trumpet
John Goode, trumpet
Alex Lewis, trumpet
Thomas Helton, tuba
Houston Composers Salon #8
June 23, 6pm
Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas
4001 Mt. Vernon, Houston, TX 77006
FREE ADMISSION
Made possible in part by Houston Composers Alliance
Indifferent
Composed by Thomas Helton
Martin Langford - clarinet
Doug Wright - clarinet
Karl Fulbright - clarinet
Richard Nunemaker- bass clarinet
Thomas Helton- doublebass
Clever
Composed by Thomas Helton
Will Samson-tuba
Ryan Gabbart-trombone
Thomas Helton- doublebass
Joe Slezak - drums
Water Buckets
Composed by Seth Paynter
Seth Paynter- tenor sax
Martin Langford- clarinet
Karl Fulbright - clarinet
Richard Nunemaker - bass clarinet
Thomas Helton- doublebass
Joe Slezak - drums
Lulu by Carlight
Composed by Stephen Montgomery
Stephan Badreaux - guitar
Variations for Double Bass
Composed by Ben Patterson
Damon Smith - doublebass
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Houston Composers Salon #7
April 14, 2013
7:30 PM
at Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas
4001 Mt. Vernon, Houston, TX 77006
FREE ADMISSION
Made possible in part by Houston Composers Alliance
The Program:
Two Blues
Composed by Jack Gottlieb on poems of Tennessee Williams
("Kitchen Door Blues" and "Gold Tooth Blues," 1954)
for mezzo-soprano and clarinet
Lainie Diamond, mezzo-soprano
Richard Nunemaker, clarinet
Miasma
Interlopers
for saxophones and double bass
Composed by Seth Paynter
Seth Paynter, saxophones
Thomas Helton, upright bass
Fung Bridge in the Night
for solo piano
Composed by Stephen Yip
Pam Connolly, piano
Space City Suite
for laptop and saxophones
Composed by Chris Becker and Woody Witt
Chris Becker, laptop
Woody Witt, saxophones
Composer Salon #6
November 18, 2012
6:00 pm
at Houston Community College
Spring Branch Performing Arts Center in Theater 2
1040 W Sam Houston Pkwy N., 77043
No cover
Made possible in part by Houston Composers Alliance
Sunday's program includes:
Incarnations
for doublebass
by Hsin-Jung Tsai
Thomas Helton, doublebass
FU&THYRIO
for two bass clarinets and double bass
by Thomas Helton
Martin Langford, Karl Fulbright, bass clarinet
Thomas Helton, doublebass
HUI
for flute
by Stephen Yip
Izumi Miyahara, flute
Composer Salon #5
October 28, 2012
6:00 pm
at Houston Community College
Spring Branch Performing Arts Center in Theater 2
1040 W Sam Houston Pkwy N., 77043
No cover
Made possible in part by Houston Composers Alliance
Sunday's program includes:
Pianomophone
for piano
by George Heathco
Hsin-Jung Tsai, Piano
Meditation of Passage
for violin, cello, and piano
by J Todd Frazier
Performed by Trio Oriens
Infinite Jest
for piano
by Doug Falk
Hsin-Jung Tsai, piano
My Mind Is Full My Heart Is Heavy
for poetry and electronics
by Paul Connolly
Composer Salon #4
September 23, 2012
6:00 pm
at Houston Community College
Spring Branch Performing Arts Center in Theater 2
1040 W Sam Houston Pkwy N., 77043
No cover
Made possible in part by Houston Composers Alliance
Sunday's program includes:
Spirit of the Earth
for solo flute
by Hsin-Jung Tsai
Joshua Hahn, Flute
Remnants of Ouroboros
for solo bass
by Adam Goodwin
Adam Goodwin, bass
Three Short Pieces for Bass Quartet
for four double basses
Composed by Adam Goodwin, Thomas Helton, Damon Smith, and Andrew Seifert
Make Whatever of Me You Desire
'Tessa Rowe
for mezzo soprano and piano
by Joe LoCascio
Lainie Diamond, mezzo soprano
Hsin-Jung Tsai, piano
Composer Salon #3
August 19, 2012
6:00 pm
at Houston Community College
Spring Branch Performing Arts Center in Theater 2
1040 W Sam Houston Pkwy N., 77043
No cover
Made possible in part by Houston Composers Alliance
Sunday's program includes:
Allatonceness
for Flute and Tape
by Hsin-Jung Tsai
Joshua Hahn, Flute
Vocal Crisis
for Flute and Live Electronics
by Joshua Hahn
Joshua Hahn, Flute
The Quiet Persistence of Memory
for Solo Viola
by Paul Connolly
Aaron Bielish, Viola
Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
Prerecorded soundscape
by Paul Connolly
Lawrence Street
Prerecorded soundscape
by Chris Becker
