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2008 to 2009 season
MADE IN AMERICA - An electric array of American composers, peformers, and the music of our time. All concerts at 7:30 p.m. Free pre-concert lectures begin at 7:00 p.m.
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| November, 2008 | |
| Tempestuous Celebrations SOLI celebrates the milestone birthdays of Elliott Carter (100!) and Joan Tower (70) in this adventurous program. The centerpiece will be Paul Moravec's Pulitzer Prize-winning Tempest Fantasy. | |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - Trinity University Thursday, November 13, 2008 - Blue Star | |
| Trio Cavany by Joan Tower for violin, cello, and piano | |
Con Leggerezza Pensosa - Omaggio a Italo Calvino by Elliott Carter | |
| Tempest Fantasy by Paul Moravec for violin, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, and piano | |
| December, 2008 | |
| SOLI Recital Series: Collaborations for Solo Piano This concert will feature SOLI's exceptional pianist Carolyn True. Youdo not want to miss Steve Reich's Piano Phase, for which True will play not just one but TWO pianos at the same time! | |
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - Gallery Nord Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - Trinity University | |
| Synchronisms #6 by Mario Davidovsky for piano and electronic sound | |
| 13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg by numerous composers | |
| Piano Phase by Steve Reich | |
| Artist's Selection by Elliott Carter | |
| January, 2009 | |
| Vox Humana Michael Torke's high energy and brilliantly rhythmic Telephone Book and George Crumb's hauntingly beautiful Voice of the Whale will be the bookends for this exciting concert. | |
| Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - Trinity University Thursday, January 29, 2009 - Blue Star | |
| Telephone Book by Michael Torke for flue, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano | |
| Toft Serenade by Augusta Read Thomas for violin and piano | |
| Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux by Elliott Carter for flute and clarinet | |
| Voice of the Whale by George Crumb for amplified flute, cello, and piano | |
| Guest artist: Alison Garza, flute | |
| March, 2009 | |
| Soley SOLI We are looking forward to this "core members only" concert feating the World Premiere of Robert Xavier Rodriguez's brand new work, written for SOLI, Musica por un tiempo. | |
Monday, March 16, 2009 - Gallery Nord | |
| Simaku by Kevin Puts for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano | |
| hlör u fang axaxaxas mlö by Diego Vega for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano | |
| Musica for untiempo, World Premiere by Robert Xavier Rodriguez for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano | |
| May, 2009 | |
SOLI Gone Mad SOLI are joined by incomparable baritone Timothy Jones, sponsored by the "Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts;" brilliantly talented flutist Allison Garza from the Houston Symphony; and nationally renowned percussionist Thomas Burritt from UT Austin. | |
| D.A.S.H. by Jennifer Higdon for violin, clarinet, and piano | |
| After the Forest Fire by Michael Torke for marimba, flute, and cello | |
| Eight Songs for a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, and baritone | |
| Guest artists: Allison Garza, flute; Thomas Burritt, percussion; and Timothy Jones, baritone. | |
