Past Seasons

Sounds of Anatolia with Erberk Eryılmaz — September 28, 2024

• Erberk Eryılmaz: Bolulu Ama Rasim (2021)

• Traditional: Turkish Tangos

• Erberk Eryılmaz: Works for solo piano

• Erberk Eryılmaz: Insistent Music (2019)

• Ekrem Zeki Ün: String Quartet No. 1, mvt. iii (1935 — US Premiere)

• Traditional, arr. Çarıkcıoğlu: Folk Dances for clarinet, violin and dancers

• Erberk Eryılmaz: Sınırsız (2022)

In Residence at SHSU — September 30, 2024

• Andrzej Panufnik: Old Polish Suite (1950)

• Ruth Gipps: Cringlemire Garden (1952)

• Maria Newman: Viola Concerto (2006)
  Tonya Burton, soloist

• Viet Cuong: Next Week’s Trees (2021)

• Erberk Eryılmaz: Insistent Music (2019)

• Ekrem Zeki Ün: String Quartet No. 1, mvt. iii (1935)

• Erberk Eryılmaz: Bolulu Ama Rasim (2021)

Traditions Reimagined — October 4, 2024

• Alvin Singleton: After Choice (2009)

• Erberk Eryılmaz: Bolulu Ama Rasim (2021)

• Joey Roukens: Visions at Sea for string orchestra (2016)

• Joey Roukens: In Transit (2014)
  for string quartet and percussion

• Erberk Eryılmaz: Piyanomun Düğümü (2022/2024 — premiere of new version)
  with Erberk Eryılmaz, piano soloist

The Strangers’ Case — November 22, 2024

• Andy Akiho: Portal (2023 — Texas Premiere)

• Karim Al-Zand: The Strangers’ Case (2024 — Preview Performance)

• Errollyn Wallen: Are You Worried About the Rising Cost of Funerals? (1994)

• Paul Wiancko: American Haiku (2014)

Wild Surroundings at MIT — February 22, 2025

• Viet Cuong: Next Week’s Trees (2021)

• Miguel Zenón: Promesa and Yumac, arr. saxophone and string orchestra (2025, World Premiere)

• Evan Ziporyn: In Light of Sound (2025, World Premiere)

• Patrick Harlin: The Wilderness Anthology for string orchestra (2022)

The Cutting Garden — March 22, 2025

• Michi Wiancko: Blue Bourée (2014)

• W. A. Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K.387, “Spring” (1782)

• Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major, M.35 (1903)

• Caroline Shaw: Plan and Elevation (2015)

• Halim El-Dabh: Aria (1949)

Environmental Strings at Rice University — March 29, 2025

• Paul Mortilla: V-SONNETS (2025, world premiere)
  with poetry by Huw Edwardes-Evans

• Sing-Yat Betty Chen: to try to remember what it left (2025, world premiere)
  with film by Claire Morton and poetry by Talia Levy

• Yu-Shiuan Mei: _nvi_onm_n_al D_t_im_n_ (2025, world premiere)
  with sculpture by Madison Zhao

• Ravi Nguyen: Reflections (2025, world premiere)
  with film by Steven Burgess and poetry by Riya Parmar

• Jake Berran: of rain (2025, world premiere)
  with film by Eli Johns-Krull

• Haoyang Aisling Ma: Coexistence and Coexteinction 共生, 共灭 (2025, world premiere)

• Gavin Sol Goodrich: Do Not Be Whole People (2025, world premiere)
  with poetry by Grace Kwon

• Jiaying Katy Li: Climbing Through (2025, world premiere)
  with film by Ling DeBellis

FIVExFIVE with WindSync — April 10, 2025

• Miguel del Aguila: Alegre from Sonata Flautisima for solo flute (2018)

• Viet Cuong: Six Canadian Scenes for solo oboe (2009)

• Anni Hochhalter: new work (2025 — Premiere)

• Marc Mellits: Discrete Structures for clarinet and strings (2025 — Premiere)

• Akshaya Avril Tucker: Variations on Care for bassoon and strings (2024)

• Akshaya Avril Tucker: new work for wind quintet (2025 — Premiere)

Deep Rooted — May 23, 2025

• Mason Bynes: Gallop (2025, World Premiere)

• Evan Ziporyn: In Light of Sound (2024, Texas Premiere)

• Giancarlo Latta: Orbital (2025, World Premiere)

• Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 (1937)