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- Karl Blench, composer of Two Places (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the artist)
- Hugh Lobel, composer of Lotus City Song Book, Vol. 2 (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the artist)
- John Kiefer, composer of Machina (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the artist)
- Alejandro Basulto-Martinez, composer of Sonatina "a2" (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the artist)
- Chad Robinson, Artistic Director for the Texas New Music Ensemble and composer of Quartet (Photo Credit: Lynn Lane)
On this week’s Encore Houston, hear an entire concert of world premieres by the Texas New Music Ensemble! Experience opposing mental states with Karl Blench, take a tour through Lotus City with Hugh Lobel, feel John Kiefer’s rigid musical machinery, embrace old musical forms with Alejandro Basulto-Martinez, and listen to a unique take on the traditional quartet with Chad Robinson.
Music featured in this episode:
- KARL BLENCH, Two Places
- HUGH LOBEL, Lotus City Song Book, Vol. 2
- JOHN KIEFER, Machina
- ALEJANDRO BASULTO-MARTINEZ, Sonatina “a2”
- CHAD ROBINSON, Quartet
- Amanda Chavis, flute
- Amy Glover, clarinet
- Eugienu Cheremoush, violin
- Patrick Moore, cello
- Encore: CHAD ROBINSON, Violin Sonata
- Joanna Becker, violin
- Andrew Schneider, piano
- Performance date: 8/12/2017
- Originally aired: 11/11/2017
New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.
