July 15, 2012: Composers Salon #2

Composer Salon #2
July 15, 2012
7:00 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
Special thanks to Joe Locascio

The July 15 salon program includes:
The Quiet Persistence of Memory for solo viola by Paul Connolly
Performed by Aaron Bielish (viola)

Hôtel by Francis Poulenc and Longing To Be Free by Hsin-Jung Tsai
Both performed by Hsin-Jung Tsai (piano) and Lainie Diamond (mezzo soprano)

Collage by Doug Falk
Performed by Hsin-Jung Tsai and Thomas Helton (upright bass)

Pieces 8 and 12 from 13 for Piano by Joe LoCascio
Performed by Hsin-Jung Tsai

Waltz for saxophone composed and performed by Seth Paynter

Thank you to everyone came out to the inaugural salon at Avant-Garden. The program featured works by Thomas Helton, Woody Witt, and Chris Becker. Below are some photos Thomas Helton took at the salon.

William Samson on Tuba

Woody Witt on saxophone

Chris Becker (laptop) and Stephan Badreau (classical guitar)

Hsin-Jung Tsai on piano

Contact:
Thomas Helton

thomashelton at me.com

Composers Salon
Presenting forward thinking chamber music by Houston composers
Thomas Helton – Artistic Director

Inaugural salon:
June 3, 2012
7:30 PM
Avant Garden
Featuring works by Thomas Helton, Woody Witt, and Chris Becker
An informal discussion about the music will take place after the program

Other participating Composer Salon composers include Paul Connolly, Hsin-Jung Tsai, Seth Paynter, Doug Falk, and many others.

Composers Salon presents the music of local Houston composers who operate outside the walls of academia and whose music defies easy categorization. This is composed music that also embraces jazz, electronic, and rock idioms.

Upcoming Composer Salon concerts will include small, intimate affairs, where conversation among the artists and audience is encouraged, to larger, multi-media events, with guest video, dance, and performance artists.

We're very interested in collaborating with museums to present concerts that draw inspiration from, and engages in a dialogue with, their exhibiting artists.

Thomas Helton website

Thomas Helton (bass) and Chris Becker (laptop) in performance (Music for Silent Films)

Thomas Helton and the Torture Chamber Ensemble

Chris Becker (laptop), Hsin-Jung Tsai (piano), and Meg Booker (dancer) in performance.

Seth Paynter (saxophones, electronics) in performance