Podcasts about musiqa

Anthony Brandt is an acclaimed composer who is also a multi-disciplinary researcher. Dr. Brandt is a Professor at Rice University and co-founder and Artistic Director of Musiqa. Like many people worldwide, I had first learned of his work as co-author with neuroscientist David Eagleman, of the amazing book “The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World”. We started this episode with an overview of that book, and Tony's passion for the importance of encouraging creativity at all stages of life comes through in our discussion of his research, compositions, teaching and mentoring. You'll hear about how he and other researchers are using mobile brain body imaging, and how research into the arts are so important to the development of neuroscience. You'll learn about his unique childhood, his mentors and approach to composing and teaching composition, his valuable insights on presenting new music and how integrating art forms can help to connect with audiences. We're also shining a light on his recent album of string quartet music Meeting of Minds and LiveWire which are both collaborations with the NobleMotion Dance Company and the University of Houston Brain Center. Central to this episode is the importance of creativity, and different ways to investigate and explore that. Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on my YouTube channel, and I've also linked the transcript, everything linked here Anthony Brandt website Meeting of Minds Scene 9 video It's a joy to be able to bring these meaningful conversations to you, but this project costs me quite a bit of money and lots of time; please support this series through either my merchandise store or on my Ko-fi page. On my Ko-fi page you can buy me one coffee, or every month For the merch, it features a unique design by artist Steffi Kelly and you can browse clothes, notebooks, water bottles and more, everything printed on demand. My newsletter where you'll get access to exclusive information about upcoming guests. I have linked a few episodes that you may be interested in: Thomas Cabaniss Frank Horvat Dorothy Lawson of ETHEL Cheng2 Duo Nimrod Borenstein Ceara Conway Diane Nalini Please check out my back catalogue Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:22) book “The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World”, David Eagleman (15:48) project and album string quartet music Livewire and Meeting of Minds, brain body imaging, neural synchrony (23:21) Meeting of Minds: Scene 9 (links in show notes) (26:14) Anthony's decision to become a composer, his process (31:52) Musiqa new music collective, diversity, community engagement, neuroscience (40:55) Anthony Brandt's operas, librettist Neena Beber (47:32) connecting to audiences (47:55) other episodes linked to this one; different ways to support this series (48:50) connecting to audiences, mentoring composition students (56:43)the life of a composer, finding your voice, mentors Mel Powell and Earl Kim (01:04:11) research in Indonesia with Gamelan and neural synchrony (01:12:54) Chelsea de Souza, more research on improvisation (01:14:32) how the arts help science, advantages of mobile brain body imaging, research with elderly, the importance of mental flexibility (01:22:42) Anthony's childhood, encouraging creativity (01:25:07) his course Creativity up Close

In this episode of One Symphony, conductor Devin Patrick Hughes sits down with renowned composer Pierre Jalbert to explore Jalbert's musical journey, creative process, and the spiritual influences that shape his work. Jalbert shares intimate stories about his childhood in Vermont, his collaborations with world-class musicians, and the importance of resonance and reverberation in his compositions. He also pays tribute to his mentor, the late Larry Rachleff, and discusses his genre-bending project with the Apollo Chamber Players. Throughout the interview, Jalbert offers insights into the challenges and rewards of writing for both chamber groups and large ensembles and reveals how he strives to create music that serves the audience. Join us for a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of today's best composers. Earning widespread notice for his richly colored and superbly crafted scores, Pierre Jalbert's music has been described as “immediately captures one's attention with its strong gesture and vitality” by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.  Among his many honors are the Rome Prize, the BBC Masterprize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Fromm Foundation commission.   Jalbert's music has been performed worldwide in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and the Barbican.  Recent orchestral performances include those by the Boston Symphony, the National Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.    He has served as Composer-in-Residence with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the California Symphony, and Music in the Loft in Chicago. Select chamber music commissions and performances include those of the Ying, Borromeo, Maia, Enso, Chiara, Escher, Del Sol, and Emerson String Quartets, as well as violinist Midori.  Three new CDs of his music have been recently released:  Violin Concerto, Piano Quintet and Secret Alchemy, and Piano Trio No. 2.   Jalbert is Professor of Music at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music in Houston, and he is a co-founder of Musiqa, a Houston-based new music collective.  His music is published by Schott Helicon Music Corporation, New York.   Thank you for joining us on One Symphony. Thanks to Pierre Jalbert for sharing her music and stories. You can find more info at https://www.pierrejalbert.com.   Pierre Jalbert composed all music featured in this episode, with one exception.   String Theory was performed live by the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra.   Mystical and With Great Energy, from Secret Alchemy, from the album Music From Copland House performed by Curtis Macomber, Danielle Farina, Alexis Pia Gerlach and Michael Boriskin.   The first movement from From Dusk to Starry Night “The Night in Silence” on a text by Walt Whitman features Sasha Cooke and the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra.   Violin Concerto, featuring Steven Copes on violin. Performed by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with Thomas Zehetmair as the conductor.    “Fiddle Dance” from L'espirit du nord. Performed by the Apollo Chamber Players.    Mozart Piano Concerto K488 in A major, first movement improvised cadenza performed by Robert Levin with the Cluj-Nacopa Philharmonic in Romania with Nicole Moldovenau as the conductor.    “Chanson de Lisette” from Le'spirit du nord. Performed by the Apollo Chamber Players.   “Music of air and fire” performed by the Houston Youth Symphony conducted by Michael Isadore.   You can always find more info at OneSymphony.org including a virtual tip jar if you'd like to support the show. Please feel free to rate, review, or share the show! Until next time, thank you for being part of the music!  

MUSIQA presents world premieres by Todroki, Eric Estrada Valdez, and Kyle Rivera.

On Friday's show: We hear from a Starbucks barista who was among those who walked out of work on Thursday at the coffee chain's unionized locations in Greater Houston and across the country. We learn what they're hoping to change at their workplaces. Also this hour: We hear more of Eddie Robinson's conversation with outgoing Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner reflecting on his life and his time as mayor, which will air on this week's edition of I See U. Then, from Texas A&M shelling out tens of millions to its now ex-football coach to Taylor Swift's influence extending to a business course at the University of Houston, we ask this week's non-expert panel to weigh in on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all. And Troy Schulze takes us to the Buffalo Bayou Cistern, where last weekend Musiqa performed the world premiere of a new work designed to take advantage of the Cistern's unique reverberation.

On this episode of Encore Houston, two concerts from MUSIQA showcase an eclectic repertoire of new music from composers near and far. Music in this episode: FLANNERY CUNNINGHAM: as a ghost before you on the road Tyler Martin, flute Tonya Burton, viola David Dietz, cello Flannery Cunningham, electronics WILL HEALY: Small Spaces Tyler Martin, flute Tonya Burton, viola David Dietz, cello Blake Wilkins, percussion BENJAMIN HORNE: I Remember You Maiko Sasaki, clarinet Jacob Schafer, violin David Dietz, cello Chelsea de Souza, piano Performance date: 10/14/2022 BADIE KHALEGHIAN: Turbulent Prelude James Palmer, piano OLIVIA BENNETT: Prelude to the Afterlife James Palmer, piano ROBERT HONSTEIN: Juno - II. still Amanda Galick, flute Maiko Sasaki, clarinet Jacob Schafer, violin David Dietz, cello Blake Wilkins, percussion Yvonne Chen, piano ALEX BERKO: Erupt/Erode James Palmer, piano PIERRE JALBERT: All Is Now Amanda Galick, flute Maiko Saski, clarinet Connor Landers, horn Mary Grace Johnson, violin Jacob Schafer, violin Tonya Burton, viola David Dietz, cello Austin Lewellen, double bass Blake Wilkins, percussion Yvonne Chen, piano Eiki Isomura, conductor Performance date: 1/20/2023 Originally aired: 11/4/2023 New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.

  On Thursday's show: The Houston Rockets have hired Ime Udoka as the team's new head coach. But is he worth the baggage? Udoka was suspended by his former team, the Boston Celtics, during the 2022-2023 season because of a relationship with a female subordinate. We discuss with Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Also this hour: A five-month investigation by Houston Public Media found there were problems with Harris County's elections that stretched over multiple years under the leadership of both parties, including the role staff layoffs and poor training played. But little evidence has been found that those problems were intentional or that they affected election outcomes. News 88.7 politics and government reporter Andrew Schneider brings us an in-depth report. Then, this month's installment of The Bigger Picture, takes a look at how attitudes towards marketing and athletics have transformed from the days of Michael Jordan's endorsement deal with Nike, which is the subject of the new film Air. And we learn about a new video installation and concert this weekend exploring Houstonians' post-Harvey relationship to water.

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On Friday's show: Harris County has been pursuing bail reform efforts for some time now. How's it going? News 88.7's Andrew Schneider joins us with an update. And the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is responding to some ADA compliance concerns. News 88.7's Lucio Vasquez has the latest for us. Also this hour: Houston Chronicle columnist Chris Tomlinson discusses the ways the world depends on Vladimir Putin economically in one way or another and how that's a factor now that the Russian leader has invaded Ukraine.  Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And the contemporary music ensemble Musiqa is collaborating with Stages Theater on the premiere of a chamber opera by Laura Schwendinger called Cabaret of Shadows on stage March 5 and 6 at the MATCH.

Excerpts from MUSIQA performances with works by contemporary composers.

Revisiting some favorite performances from ROCO, MUSIQA and Loop38, the Apollo Chamber Players, and KINETIC.

MUSIQA performs works by Michael Daugherty, Nina C. Young, Gabriel Bolaños, and others.

Highlights:  [9:00] The connection between motivation and creativity   [22:30] Why creativity can't be rushed   [39:20] How to bend, break, and blend ideas   Meet Dr. Anthony Brandt:    Dr. Brandt is a Professor of Composition and Theory at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. He is also an expert on CREATIVITY.     Dr. Brandt and best selling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman have co-authored The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World. Their book is being published in fourteen countries and inspired the Netflix documentary The Creative Brain.     Dr. Brandt has also contributed chapters to the Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain and Mobile Brain Imaging and the Neuroscience of Art, Innovation and Creativity, and has co-authored papers in the journals Frontiers and Brain Connectivity.  He is currently a co-investigator in an NEA Research Lab examining the benefits of musical creativity for the elderly and a study at Methodist Hospital examining music and stroke recovery.     Dr. Brandt’s musical catalogue includes three chamber operas, as well as orchestral, chamber, vocal, theater, dance, and television scores.  His honors include a Koussevitzky Commission from the Library of Congress.  His music is available on the Albany, Crystal, and Navona Live labels.   He is the Artistic Director of the new music ensemble Musiqa, where he presents inter-disciplinary public concerts,, and free educational programming that have served nearly 60,000 public school students at over 240 Houston area schools.     Bottom line: this is one powerfully creative human being.   And if you think about it, creativity affects every aspect of our lives. From our companies, to our relationships, to the joy we experience in our day to day life.  Whether you are an entrepreneur, corporate executive, scientist, stay at home parent, or high school or college student… so much of your success depends directly on the strength of your creative muscle.    What I love about Dr. Brandt, is that he is a literal doorway into this crucial pillar of true success. He is a living example of what creativity looks like in action. And he has dedicated his life to sharing the secrets he’s learned along the way so that you can open yourself up to the full creative potential you were destined to experience.   Connect with Dr. Brandt:  Twitter: @anthonykbrandt: https://twitter.com/anthonykbrandt?lang=en Book site: https://runawayspecies.com/ Website: http://anthonybrandt.net/index.html

MUSIQA performs contemporary music at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Season 12, Episode 3. Ngaji Filsafat - Dr. Fahruddin Faiz. Abū Nasir Muhammad bin al-Farakh al-Fārābi' (870-950, Bangsa Turk: Farabi, Bahasa Persia: محمد فارابی ) singkat Al-Farabi adalah ilmuwan dan filsuf Islam berasal dari Farab, Kazakhstan. Ia juga dikenal dengan nama Abū Nasir al-Fārābi (dalam beberapa sumber ia dikenal sebagai Abu Nasr Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Tarkhan Ibn Uzalah Al- Farabi, juga dikenal di dunia barat sebagai Alpharabius, Al-Farabi, Farabi, dan Abunasir. Ada yang mengatakan Al-Farabi sebagai pengikut Syi'ah Imamiyah[2], tetapi pendapat ini tidak kuat dan hanya didasarkan pada teks dalam salah satu karyanya yang mengatakan seorang filsuf-raja sama dengan seorang imam. Hal ini pun didukung oleh fakta bahwa Al-Farabi terpaksa melarikan diri ke Aleppo tahun 330 H/945 M saat Dinasti Buyid yang cenderung Syiah menaklukan Baghdad yang Sunni. Al-Farabi berpakaian rapi sejak kecil. Ayahnya seorang opsir tentara Turki keturunan Persia, sedangkan ibunya berdarah Turki asli. Sejak dini ia digambarkan memiliki kecerdasan istimewa dan bakat besar untuk menguasai hampir setiap subyek yang dipelajari. Pada masa awal pendidikannya ini, al-Farabi belajar al-Qur'an, tata bahasa, kesusasteraan, ilmu-ilmu agama (fiqh, tafsir dan ilmu hadits) dan aritmatika dasar. Al-Farabi muda belajar ilmu-ilmu islam dan musik di Bukhara, dan tinggal di Kazakhstan sampai umur 50. Ia pergi ke Baghdad untuk menuntut ilmu di sana selama 20 tahun. Setelah kurang lebih 10 tahun tinggal di Baghdad, yaitu kira-kira pada tahun 920 M, al Farabi kemudian mengembara di kota Harran yang terletak di utara Syria, di mana saat itu Harran merupakan pusat kebudayaan Yunani di Asia kecil. Ia kemudian belajar filsafat dari Filsuf Kristen terkenal yang bernama Yuhana bin Jilad. Tahun 940M, al Farabi melajutkan pengembaraannya ke Damaskus dan bertemu dengan Sayf al Dawla al Hamdanid, Kepala daerah (distrik) Aleppo, yang dikenal sebagai simpatisan para Imam Syi'ah. Kemudian al-Farabi wafat di kota Damaskus pada usia 80 tahun (Rajab 339 H/ Desember 950 M) pada masa pemerintahan Khalifah Al Muthi' (masih dinasti Abbasiyyah). Al-Farabi adalah seorang komentator filsafat Yunani yang ulung di dunia Islam. Meskipun kemungkinan besar ia tidak bisa berbahasa Yunani, ia mengenal para filsuf Yunani; Plato, Aristoteles dan Plotinus dengan baik. Kontribusinya terletak di berbagai bidang seperti matematika, filosofi, pengobatan, bahkan musik. Al-Farabi telah menulis berbagai buku tentang sosiologi dan sebuah buku penting dalam bidang musik, Kitab al-Musiqa. Selain itu, ia juga dapat memainkan dan telah menciptakan berbagai alat musik. Al-Farabi dikenal dengan sebutan "guru kedua" setelah Aristoteles, karena kemampuannya dalam memahami Aristoteles yang dikenal sebagai guru pertama dalam ilmu filsafat. Dia adalah filsuf Islam pertama yang berupaya menghadapkan, mempertalikan dan sejauh mungkin menyelaraskan filsafat politik Yunani klasik dengan Islam serta berupaya membuatnya bisa dimengerti di dalam konteks agama-agama wahyu. Al-Farabi hidup pada daerah otonomi di bawah pemerintahan Sayfal Dawla dan di zaman pemerintahan dinasti Abbasiyyah, yang berbentuk Monarki yang dipimpin oleh seorang Khalifah.[5] Ia lahir di masa kepemimpinan Khalifah Mu'tamid (869-892 M) dan meninggal pada masa pemerintahan Khalifah Al-Muthi' (946-974 M) di mana periode tersebut dianggap sebagai periode yang paling kacau karena ketiadaan kestabilan politik. Dalam kondisi demikian, al-Farabi berkenalan dengan pemikiran-pemikiran dari para ahli Filsafat Yunani seperti Plato dan Aristoteles dan mencoba mengkombinasikan ide atau pemikiran-pemikiran Yunani Kuno dengan pemikiran Islam untuk menciptakan sebuah negara pemerintahan yang ideal (Negara Utama).

MUSIQA performs works by contemporary French composers Naón, Jolas, Dalbavie, Connesson, and Biston.

Les musiques arabes sont bien plus qu’un oud et de la darbouka. Trop souvent relayées par le passé dans les rayons fourre-tout de « musique du monde » ou associés aux musiques traditionnelles, les mélodies et rythmes d’Afrique du Nord, du Liban ou Egypte connaissent aujourd’hui un regain de « hype ».En quoi l’histoire des musiques actuelles arabes est une histoire politique ? Quelle est la place des productions du monde arabe dans l’industrie mondiale de la musique ? Comment expliquer l’engouement français pour l’électro orientale ? Et à quel moment passe-t-on la barrière de l’appropriation culturelle ?Leïla Izrar est avec Mounir Kabbaj, producteur et cofondateur de l’agence Ginger Sounds, spécialisée dans les musiques des scènes méditerranéennes et africaines, aka « Le Mood du Mahmood » lorsqu’il mixe.A ÉCOUTERNotre playlist Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/79rkeTw3zGT8dbpZ9gt9PE?si=lnBEmbEoRyq2QG-qgF-MwgRÉFÉRENCES CITÉES DANS L’ÉMISSION Les Abranis groupe de rock Algérien kabyle, Vigon (Abdelghafoud Mouhsine), Les Variations, Led Zeppelin, Morrocan Roll (Les Variations, 1974), Nass El Ghiwane, Gnawa, Marcel Khalifa, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Sheikh Imam, Raï, Cheb Hasni, Cheb Mami, Dabkeh, le Micro Brise le Silence (MBS), Ouled El Bahdja (MBS, 1998), le rappeur marocain Gnawi, Aâcha Chaâb (Gnawi), Carte de séjour, Rachid Taha, Omar Souleymane, Islam Chipsy, le joueur de oud Gregory Dargent, le joueur de oud Brandon Terzic, Tokyo Gwana Trance. CRÉDITSTarab est un podcast de Binge Audio animé par Leïla Izrar. Cet épisode a été enregistré au studio V. Despentes de Binge Audio (Paris, 19e). Réalisation : Adel Ittel El Madani. Musique : Waseem et Lamisse. Chargée de production et d’édition : Camille Regache. Identité graphique : Sébastien Brothier (Upian). Direction des programmes : Joël Ronez. Direction de la rédaction : David Carzon. Direction générale : Gabrielle Boeri-Charles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

MUSIQA performs a color-inspired concert with music by Hartke, Loiacono, Gosfield, and Al-Zand.

Excerpts from Houston Theater District performances by Ars Lyrica, Apollo Chamber Players, Aperio, MUSIQA, Da Camera, and Mercury.

In our final Summer Retrospective of the season, host Emma Wine interviews 2018-19 Emerging Composer Fellow Niko Yamamoto. Niko's worldview shapes his music, and his attitude as a composer shapes his work to give it an otherworldly, ethereal quality. Listen to Niko's saxophone solo "dis.integrations" and his world premiere saxophone quartet, "a midfield glance," commissioned by Musiqa for its final concert of the season at CAMH for the exhibit "Stonewall 50." Soundtrack: Niko Yamamoto: dis.integrations Niko Yamamoto: a midfield glance (world premiere, Musiqa commission) Musicians: Dan Gelok, saxophone Mas Sugihara, saxophone Johnny Salinas, saxophone Evan Withner, saxophone

Saxophonist and educator Dan Gelok is internationally recognized and sought-after as an outstanding young performer and teacher of classical saxophone music. He received his Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Indiana University and his Masters in Saxophone Performance from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He currently holds the title of Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Houston. His teachers include Ronald Attinger, Otis Murphy, and Lynn Klock. He has been featured in solo and chamber music performances at the New England Saxophone Symposium, the North American Saxophone Alliance regional and national conferences, the Northeastern Texas Saxophone Symposium, Cape Cod's Falmouth Academy, and the Singapore Saxophone Symposium. Significant recent performances include the Spectrum Series at Esplanade (Singapore), the Dalian Arts School (China), and the Fundacion Universitaria Belles Artes (Medellin, Colombia), plus performances with Musiqa (a Houston-based new music collective), the Hwa Chong Institute Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Ballet, and the Houston Symphony Orchestra. As a performer of new music he has worked closely with composers such as Zach Browning, Bill Ryan, Rob Smith, Kawai Shiu, Anthony Brandt, Joel Love, Zechariah Goh, Dan Asia, and Christian Lauba, with whom he organized an international workshop in the spring of 2012. He has recordings of new music on the Ablaze and Resolute Music record labels, and frequently performs with Musiqa, a Houston-based new music collective. As an educator, Mr. Gelok also maintains a private studio of students ranging in experience from beginner to the collegiate level. Internationally sought-after as a teacher, he has received masterclass and lecture invitations from numerous universities and festivals throughout the United States and abroad. His students have received top honors and awards from prestigious competitions such as the Young Texas Artist competition, the NASA soloist competition, the J.C. Arriaga competition, the Coleman competition, the Plowman competition, the Coltman competition, and the Fischoff competition, to which he sent an unprecedented two ensembles in the spring of 2014. In addition, he founded and continues to serve as Director of the Houston Underground Competition, the country’s largest independent chamber music contest for high school saxophonists. Mr. Gelok is an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and a Yamaha Performing Artist. Thanks for listening and keep thriving! Show notes: www.SpenserLiszt.com/blog/TMP18 Free list of potential tax deductions: www.SpenserLiszt.com/p/TaxDeductions Join the Thriving Musicians closed Facebook group: www.Facebook.com/groups/ThrivingMusician Email questions, comments or nominate a Thriving Musician to spenser@spenserliszt.com Follow Spenser online: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SpenserLiszt Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SpenserLiszt Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SpenserLiszt

In conjunction with Musiqa's concert with Houston Chamber Choir, Mass Observation (taking place in Houston on April 13), Emma Wine interviews conductor and founder Robert Simpson and bass Patrick Schneider about their experiences with Houston Chamber Choir and how they found the world of choral music. Then, the three of them complete the "Speed-Creating Challenge," where they collaborate to write a piece in 15 minutes. Including: The Alarm by Patrick Schneider, Robert Simpson, and Emma Wine *WORLD PREMIERE Soundtrack: Gu Wei: Cadence Factory JS Bach: Gigue from Fugue in G Major BVW 577 Carl David af Wirsén: Sommarpsalm performed by The Real Group and Eric Ericson Pierre Villette: Hymne a la Vierge performed by Houston Chamber Choir Tomás Luis de Victoria: Gloria performed by Houston Chamber Choir Dominic DiOria: I Am performed by Houston Chamber Choir Maurice Duruflé: Notre Père performed by Houston Chamber Choir Frank Loesser: Slow Boat to China performed by Houston Chamber Choir Wayne Oquin: O Magnum Mysterium performed by Houston Chamber Choir Antonia Estévez: Mata del Anima Sola performed by Houston Chamber Choir

MUSIQA presents poetry readings and performs works inspired by folk music and art.

MUSIQA welcomes Kate Soper to perform her own Voices from the Killing Jar.

Loop38 performs contemporary works by Adès, Mazzoli, Norman, Gandolfi, and Clyne.

The discussion begins with Rodney's musical biography starting at the age of 9, this early interest in music then transforms into a life calling by the age of 11. Currently, he is in training as a Jungian analyst, and therefore he speaks eloquently about the integration of music and depth psychology. Rodney's life has provided him the ground to understand how music can give an individual an invitation to consciously and unconsciously explore their creativity, sexuality, and their worldview. Rodney considers his early sexual development through his childhood growing up in West Texas and emphasizes how music provided him a container to hold onto the “life-force” that needed a location for expression. Music eventually could not contain the life-force any longer, and he began searching and expanding his sexuality and his identity. One academic and personal arena of study for Rodney is sexuality, and in particular male sexuality, therefore we consider the modes through which men feel they can and cannot talk about with each other and find means by which to connect. Rodney's interests are each located around the central theme of intimacy and self-expression – including music, relationship, sexuality, tattoos, depth psychology, and the beard. Rodney Waters is the Scholarship Director for Music Doing Good, a nonprofit based in Houston, Texas that transforms children's lives through innovative, music-based programming. As a pianist he has performed extensively in Japan and Europe, and in Houston with the Houston Symphony, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Da Camera, Musiqa, and St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society. In April 2016, his recording with Curt Thompson of the complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by American composer Charles Ives was named one of the top 10 recordings of Ives' music by Gramophone Magazine. Rodney earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the Mannes College of Music in New York, where he studied with Richard Goode. A long-time advocate for the use of art in service of social causes, Rodney has created projects to support local resettlement of refugees through Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and HIV prevention programs through AIDS Foundation Houston. In 2016 Rodney composed and recorded music for Jungians Speaking, a DVD series released by Chiron Publications. He is currently in training to be a Jungian Analyst at the International School of Analytical Psychology in Zurich. Theme music provided by: http://www.modernnationsmusic.com Learn more about this project at: http://www.thesacredspeaks.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesacredspeaks/

exposition à la Philharmonie de Paris sur la Musique et les Voix Arabes

MUSIQA collaborates with Loop38 on a concert featuring works by Karim Al-Zand, Pierre Jalbert, and Anthony Brandt.

MUSIQA performs contemporary works by local composers and international composers in this concert from 2004.

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University. His scientific research is published in journals from Science to Nature, and he is also the author of the internationally bestselling books Sum and Incognito. He is the writer and presenter of the companion BBC television series The Brain. Anthony Brandt is an internationally acclaimed composer and a Professor of Composition and Theory at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. His musical output includes two chamber operas and works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, dance, theatre, film, and television. He is also Artistic Director of the award-winning new music ensemble Musiqa. Anthony and David are the authors of The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes The World. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

MUSIQA celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a concert inspired by folk songs and Bob Dylan.

The Apollo Chamber Players, MUSIQA, and Jazz Forever come together for a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Paige Myrick is the executive director of Opera in the Heights, Shayna Schlosberg is the managing director for Catastrophic Theatre and Anthony Brandt is the Artistic Director of Musiqa. They are part of this year's Circle of Fifths aka Co5, Houston's best art pass. For only $119, you get to choose 5 shows (out of 10) presented by some of Houston's best companies. You also get an extra free ticket to share for one of the shows of your choice and there's a free drink waiting for you at each performance. It's not just about meeting great companies, it's about meeting the great people, too. Want to see all 10 shows? No trouble, that's possible as well.And who is performing aside from the above three? Ars Lyrica Houston, Da Camera, Houston Chamber Choir, Mercury, ROCO, Main Street Theater and METdance. Check it out: www.Co5Houston.com

MUSIQA presents works by living composers as well as a poetry reading by Erica Funkhouser.

MUSIQA performs contemporary music both from composers far away and from right here in Houston.