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On this episode of Encore Houston, colors abound as MUSIQA presents new music at their concert “Traces of Blue.” The performance features three specifically “blue” themed works as well as a world premiere by Karim Al-Zand inspired by the colorful abstract art of Robert Motherwell.
Music in this episode:
- STEPHEN HARTKE: The Blue Studio
- LOREN LOIACONO: Waxing Cerulean
- KARIM AL-ZAND: Six Bagatelles (world premiere)
- ANNIE GOSFIELD: The Blue Horse Walks on the Horizon
- Featured musicians
- Jackson Guillen, violin
- Natalie Lin, violin
- Sergein Yap, viola
- Barrett Sills, cello
- Wesley Ducote, piano
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- Karol Bennet, soprano
- Leone Buyse, flute
- Michael Webster, clarinet
- Blake Wilkins, percussion
- Maureen Nelson, violin
- Richard Belcher, cello
- Tali Morgulis, piano
- Robert Franz, conductor
- Performance date: 1/12/2019
- Originally aired: 10/12/2019
New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.
