May
18
2:00 PM14:00
The Color Blue
A repeat performance of The Color Blue for Apollo Chamber Players in collaboration with HSPVA.
May
10
7:00 PM19:00
World Premiere: The Color Blue
The Color Blue for SATB Chorus and String Quartet.
Apollo Chamber Players Season Finale! Commission for string quartet and choir inspired by themes of democracy; text contributions provided by HSPVA Creative Writing and U.S. History students.
Apr
21
7:00 PM19:00
Serendipity
Marcus Karl Maroney’s Serendipity, featuring baritone Timothy Jones, is a collaboration with award-winning poet Shelley Wong, whose work explores themes of femininity, sexuality and identity while foregrounding queer women of color.
Performers from Musiqa join, with a special reading, talk-back session and reception with the artists.
Apr
18
7:30 PM19:30
Serendipity
Join Asia Society Texas and Musiqa for INNER VOICES, a concert of deeply moving music by Karim Al-Zand, Marcus Karl Maroney, and Kinnan Abou-afach that celebrate the stories of individuals enduring hardship, struggling with identity, and finding resilience in Yemen, Syria, and the United States. Through performances that range from smaller ensembles to large-scale chamber opera, these stories are woven together to create an inspiring portrait of collective humanity.
Marcus Karl Maroney’s world premiere of Serendipity, featuring baritone Timothy Jones, is a collaboration with award-winning poet Shelley Wong, whose work explores themes of femininity, sexuality and identity while foregrounding queer women of color.
Apr
17
7:30 PM19:30
Serendipity - World Premiere
Join Asia Society Texas and Musiqa for INNER VOICES, a concert of deeply moving music by Karim Al-Zand, Marcus Karl Maroney, and Kinnan Abou-afach that celebrate the stories of individuals enduring hardship, struggling with identity, and finding resilience in Yemen, Syria, and the United States. Through performances that range from smaller ensembles to large-scale chamber opera, these stories are woven together to create an inspiring portrait of collective humanity.
Marcus Karl Maroney’s world premiere of Serendipity, featuring baritone Timothy Jones, is a collaboration with award-winning poet Shelley Wong, whose work explores themes of femininity, sexuality and identity while foregrounding queer women of color.
Apr
4
6:00 PM18:00
Quicksilver - World Premiere
The Silver Reed Duo (Jennifer Lau, flute and Eric Lau, saxophone) present the world premiere of Quicksilver at the North American Saxophone Alliance 2025 Region 6 conference.
Quicksilver was commissioned by the Silver Reed Duo.
Jul
17
7:00 PM19:00
The Carya String Quartet - "The Telling"
Houston-based Carya String Quartet perform The Telling as part of the 2024 Texas New Music Festival.
Jul
14
6:00 PM18:00
Yan Shen plays "Es" at the Texas New Music Festival
Opening night of the 2024 Texas New Music Festival includes my piano work Es played by Yan Shen.
Apr
5
to Apr 7
Guest Composer at the International Duo Symposium
I’m honored to be a Guest Composer at the 2023 International Duo Symposium at Northwestern State University. The Three Reeds Duo will be performing my Pastorale, which they commissioned, on the festival calendar and I’ll be involved in all sorts of teaching and master classes! Find more information here: http://www.leahforsythmusic.com/ids-2024
Mar
22
7:30 PM19:30
Mar
2
7:30 PM19:30
The Book of the Heavenly Cow - World Premiere
I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Houston artist T Lavois Thibaud on a new work that combines music, poetry, film, mythology, reflections on queer identity and much more. One performance only!
Feb
18
6:00 PM18:00
Flying First Ward!
Four new piano pieces interwoven with works of Gershwin and Piazzolla. Tali Morgulis performs live, accompanying aerial artists from The Artz! This unique program celebrates community, new music and movement in Houston’s vibrant First Ward.
Feb
17
6:00 PM18:00
Flying First Ward!
Four new piano pieces interwoven with works of Gershwin and Piazzolla. Tali Morgulis performs live, accompanying aerial artists from The Artz! This unique program celebrates community, new music and movement in Houston’s vibrant First Ward.
Feb
16
6:00 PM18:00
Flying First Ward!
Four new piano pieces interwoven with works of Gershwin and Piazzolla. Tali Morgulis performs live, accompanying aerial artists from The Artz! This unique program celebrates community, new music and movement in Houston’s vibrant First Ward.
Jan
20
7:30 PM19:30
New Work with Musiqa/NobleMotion Dance
I’ve created a dynamic new work for string quartet that will be premiered with choreography by NobleMotion Dance.
Jan
19
7:30 PM19:30
"The Telling" (World Premiere) with Musiqa/NobleMotion Dance
I’ve created a dynamic new work for string quartet that will be premiered with choreography by NobleMotion Dance.
Nov
18
7:30 PM19:30
Horn Trio & Ligeti's Musica Ricercata
The University of Houston’s AURA ensemble, under the direction of Rob Smith, present my Horn Trio and transcriptions of selections from Ligeti’s Musica Ricercata.
Nov
13
7:30 PM19:30
Horn Trio & Ligeti's Musica Ricercata
The University of Houston’s AURA ensemble, under the direction of Rob Smith, present my Horn Trio and transcriptions of selections from Ligeti’s Musica Ricercata.
Nov
11
7:30 PM19:30
Jul
10
7:00 PM19:00
Toccata for Solo Flute - Texas New Music Festival
Flutist Meg Griffiths performs my Toccata on the opening concert of the 2023 Texas New Music Festival.
https://www.tnme.org/festival
Jul
1
to Jul 28
Willapa Bay AiR Residency
I’ll be on the Pacific coast working on some new and exciting projects at the Willapa Bay AiR in Oysterville, WA!
Check it out! https://willapabayair.org/
Feb
7
7:30 PM19:30
The Seven Selves - Matthew Dane
Matthew Dane performs my solo viola d’amore work The Seven Selves at Baylor University.
Jun
4
7:00 PM19:00
May
7
10:00 AM10:00
World Premiere - Interwoven
Playing off the Cistern’s unique 17-second reverberation, Marcus Maroney’s skill at weaving instrumental sounds together and juxtaposing them against each other will take you on a magical sound journey inside one of Houston’s most iconic spaces, based upon The Four Elements of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air.
Guests will have the opportunity to tour the Cistern plus enjoy the performance, which will be presented at 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm.
Apr
30
7:30 PM19:30
World Premiere - Velvet
Musiqa’s 20th Anniversary Double Feature takes place on April 30 with the world premiere of Velvet. Musiqa presents two different programs (at 4:30pm and 7:30pm), with Velvet on both!
Apr
30
4:30 PM16:30
World Premiere - Velvet
Musiqa’s 20th Anniversary Double Feature takes place on April 30 with the world premiere of Velvet. Musiqa presents two different programs (at 4:30pm and 7:30pm), with Velvet on both!
Mar
31
7:30 PM19:30
Introduction & Barrage - Texas New Music Ensemble
Texas New Music Ensemble presents my piano trio Introduction and Barrage at Archway Gallery.
Feb
18
7:30 PM19:30
Pantheon - Moores School Percussion Ensemble
The Moores School Percussion ensemble presents Pantheon, which they commissioned in 2006.
Nov
18
7:30 PM19:30
Semplice (World Premiere) - Washington & Lee University Orchestra
Pianist Akiko Konishi and conductor Chris Dobbins with the orchestra of Washington and Lee University present the world premiere of a new work to celebrate Ms. Konishi's joining the faculty of the university.
Sep
25
5:30 PM17:30
OK, Goodbye. (World Premiere) - River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s 2021-2022 season opens with the belated world premiere of “Eye of the World”, conducted by Mei-Ann Chen. The piece is a duo concerto for flute and viola d’amore by Marcus Maroney, written for ROCO husband and wife musicians Matthew Dane and Christina Jennings.
Exact September 2021 date - TBA