Musiqa / CAMH Loft Concert Series: Island Time

Musiqa presents a special Musiqa / CAMH Loft Concert, presented in collaboration with the exhibition Island Time: Galveston Artist Residency – The First Four Years in the Zilkha Gallery.

Musiqa’s program for the evening draws its inspiration from the diverse artworks featured within the exhibition and the rich history and landscape of Galveston Island.

The concert’s program is comprised of music by five American and British composers, and is structured around Joan Tower’s Island Prelude, a work originally written for oboe and orchestra and featured on this program in its incarnation for chamber ensemble.

The concert also includes David Dzubay’s Threnody for string quartet, British composer Nicola Le Fanu’s Soliloquy for solo oboe, Welsh composer Hilary Tann’s Duo for oboe and viola, and Nina C. Young’s Meditation, a duo for violin and cello.

For this program oboist Alecia Lawyer will be joined by violinists Natalie Lin and Lin Lin Huang, violist Suzanne LeFevre, and cellist Francesca McNeely.

The first program of the season of Musiqa’s loft series of informal, intimate concerts, Island Time is presented in collaboration with the CAMH exhibition of the same name; the exhibition features works by artists whose works have been exhibited at the Galveston Artist Residency.

SCHEDULED PROGRAM:

David Dzubay: Threnody for string quartet
Nicola Le Fanu: Soliloquy for solo oboe
Hilary Tann: Duo for oboe and viola
Joan Tower: Island Prelude for oboe and string quartet
Nina C. Young: Meditation for violin and cello

This concert is free and open to the public; seating is limited.

About Musiqa
Winner of the 2013 Chamber Music America/ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award, Musiqa is a non-profit organization dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music.

Founded in 2002 and led by five composers, Musiqa aims to enrich and inspire the community through programs that integrate contemporary music with other modern art forms.

Musiqa celebrates modern creative arts through interdisciplinary concerts that highlight modern music and its connections to literature, film, dance, art, and more. With its innovative collaborations and educational programming, Musiqa strives to make modern repertoire accessible and vital to audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds.