UNMUTED invites you into the often invisible layers of music-making. Curated by Musiqa Artist Board member and clarinetist Maiko Sasaki, this intimate chamber concert unfolds in four interconnected movements — each offering a different perspective on the creative process, woven together with live and pre-recorded commentary from the performers themselves. 

Cassiopeia for clarinet, violin and viola is explores the color and energy of this unusual trio.

Yan Shen performs my solo piano work Es at El Instituto Italiano de Cultura de Ciudad de México as part of the Texas New Music Festival CDMX.

The Baltimore Chamber Orchestra under maestro Robert Moody presents my Concerto for Chamber Orchestra alongside works by Mozart and Haydn.

Pianist Akiko Konishi, violinist Nurit Pacht and cellist Caroline Stinson perform the world premiere of a substantial new work for piano trio commissioned by the Concert Guild at Washington & Lee University.

AURA at the University of Houston under the guest direction of Yevgeny Dokshansky perform my sextet Velvet.

AURA at the University of Houston under the guest direction of Yevgeny Dokshansky perform my sextet Velvet.

Musiqa and Noble Motion Dance present The Telling at Miller Outdoor Theater.

The Texas New Music Ensemble presents Introduction and Barrage on their “Conciertos Puentes: tendiendo lazos sonoros” series in Mexico City.

The Silver Reed Duo presents Quicksilver at the 2025 National Flute Association convention.

A repeat performance of The Color Blue for Apollo Chamber Players in collaboration with HSPVA.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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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.

Tickets!

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.

Tickets!