2025 - 2026 Season Recap
SOLI’s 32nd Season
This season was all about the power of connecting through music, particularly at a time when we feel more divided than ever. Through music, ritual, culture, love, loss and pain, stories, community, and country…we are all one. Season 32 also saw the introduction of our Feature Focus series in which we bring guest artists to San Antonio for a residency where they perform, educate, and collaborate, and an expansion of our educational initiatives!
2025 - 2026 Concerts and Events
SMU Residency
September 30 – October 3, 2025
The first event of SOLI’s 32nd season was a week-long residency at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. While there, the group gave masterclasses, lectures, and side-by-side performances with students.
Program
Hee Yun Kim | Memoir of Dong-Hak (2005) | flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano – SMU students
a 30x30x30 Project work
Shruthi Rajasekar | Spin Excitations (2020) | clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano – SMU students
a 30x30x30 Project work
Daniel Sabzghabaei | Residues I. Ostinato (2021) | clarinet, violin, cello, piano – SOLI
a 30x30x30 Project work
Steve Reich | Double Sextet (2007) | 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 violins, 2 cellos, 2 pianos, 2 percussion – SOLI and SMU students
Showcase III
October 18-19, 2025
SOLI had its final Showcase featuring pieces from the 30x30x30 Project, with workshops and performances by SOLI and collaborators from the greater San Antonio area.
Program (view here)
Asuka Kakitani | Fractured (2023) | clarinet, violin, cello, electronics, piano
a 30x30x30 Project work
Edna Longoria | El bailongo (2023) | flute, violin, cello, piano
a 30x30x30 Project work
Sarah McMahill | Generations (2023) | clarinet, violin, cello
a 30x30x30 Project work
Daniel Sabzghabaei | REsidues I. Ostinato (2021) | clarinet, vilin, cello, piano
a 30x30x30 Project work
Seare Farhat | Muzzahaimat (2023) | clarinet, violin, cello, piano
a 30x30x30 Project work
Jiaqi Liu | ”The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name” (2024) | voice, piano
a 30x30x30 Project work
Yuxuan Lin | Three Miniatures (2023) | violin, viola, cello
a 30x30x30 Project work
Feature Focus 1 – Composer, Edna Alexandra Longoria
November 2-12, 2025
SOLI launched its multi-year Feature Focus series with a ten-day residency featuring San Antonio-based composer Edna Alexandra Longoria, a rising voice in contemporary classical music whose work draws deeply from the vibrant lineage of Latin American composers who have shaped her voice.
Throughout the residency Longoria gave performances, workshops, and recorded sessions across San Antonio, all of which culminated in a public concert on November 11 at Trinity University’s Ruth Taylor Recital Hall. Performers on the concert included SOLI, Brad Beckman (piano), and Camerata San Antonio members Matthew Zerweck (violin) and Emily Freudigman (viola).
Program (view the full program and program notes)
Adriana Verdié | Confluencia (2015/2025) | bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Edna Alexandra Longoria | Serenata al más allá (2025) | clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano
World Premiere
I. La Calaverita: “Death Crashes the Concert”
II. El altar de abue
III. El Baile de la Catrina
IV. Camino de cempasúchil
V. La fiesta del recuerdo
Gabriela Ortiz | Lío de 4 (2017) | 2 violins, viola, cello
Edna Longoria | Cuatro ritmos (2020) | piano four hands
Arturo Márquez | Suite Arborea (2023) | clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
I. Tonada Dulce (Arce)
II. Árbol Caído
III. Tonada Palo Fierro Terciopelo (Ébano)
IV. Tocanda Madera
V. Tonada po Simpatía
VI. Motivo de Fuga
Open Mic Night IX
November 16th, 2025
SOLI’s annual community event in partnership with Texas Public Radio highlighted San Antonio’s closet crooners and avid weekend-warrior performers presenting their favorite contemporary classical works.
Texas Public Radio recorded the event for broadcast on Performance Saturday.
Program
Edna Alexandra Longoria | La fiesta del recuerdo, from Serenata al más allá (2025) | clarinet, violin, cello, piano
My-Linh Pham | E Parade | violin
Grace X. Schott | Poetry without Words | piano
Bernard Ighner | Everything Must Change | voice, bass, piano
Astor Piazzolla | Tango Etude No. 3 | violin
Thomas Fedorchik | Père-Lachaise | piano
Gibran Alcocer | Idea 22 | piano
Azhaad Ali | Empty set, No. 2 | piano
Che Buford | as if it were a scene made up by my mind, that is not mine, but is a made place (2025) | clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Craig McLaughlin | Retro Metro | piano
Michael Torke | Nave | piano
John Lennon/Paul McCartney | Dear Prudence | guitar
Nicholar K. Lucero | Sleep Study No. 1 | guitar ensemble
Feature Focus 2 – Mezzo-soprano, Kelley O’Connor
January 12–22, 2026
During this ten-day residency, world-renowned mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor gave master classes and workshops to students of all ages in and around San Antonio and performed and recorded with SOLI. The culminating concert on January 20th featured works based on poetry written across the world and throughout history.
Program (view the full program, program notes, and selected texts)
Anne Guzzo | Ich (2025). | mezzo-soprano, clarinet, piano
SOLI Commission
Nicolás Lell Benavides | In This Earth (2025) | mezzo-soprano, clarinete/bass clarinete, violin, cello, piano
SOLI Commission
Michael Ippolito | The Stonecutter, from Strange Loops (2018) | violin, cello
Peter Lieberson arr. Paul Bateman | Neruda Songs (2026) | mezzo-soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano
I. Si no fuera porque tus ojos tiene color de luna
II. Amor, amor, las nubes a la torre del cielo
III. No estés lejos de mí un solo día, porque cómo
IV. Ya eres mía. Reposa con tu sueño en mi sueño
V. Amor mío, si muero y tú no mueres
Echoes of Home – America 250
May 5, 2026
As part of the America 250 initiative, Echoes of Home was both a tribute and a musical reflection on the diverse voices that shape the American story. This program honored the journeys of composers from across the globe who have come to call the United States home—from centuries past, to the present day.
Program (view the program notes and selected texts)
Ethan Wickman | RElics from the Conquest (2016/2019) | bass clarinet/clarinet, violin, cello, piano
I. Border, Badlands, and Banderas
II. Something About the Clouds
III. Twilight Echoes
IV. The Metallurgist’s Scherzo
Reena Esmail | America/Desh (2020) | piano
David Fick | Variations on A Star Spangled Banner (2024/2026) | clarinet, violin, cello piano
Juri Seo 서주리 | America the Beautiful – “sotto voce” (2020) | piano
Roy Harris | Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight (1962) | mezzo-soprano, violin, cello, piano
Shulamit Ran | America Summer 2020 [the Beautiful] (2020) | piano
Robert Xavier Rodriguez | Piñata para los amantes (2023) | clarinet, cello
Pierre Jalbert | Endeavor (2020) | piano
Aaron Copland | Old American Songs, Set 2 (1952) | mezzo-soprano, piano
I. Zion’s Walls
II. At The River
Jessie Mongoomery | Peace (2020) | clarinet, piano
John Williams | Air and Simple Gifts (2009) | clarinet, violin, cello, piano
SOLI Education – New Initiatives
Year-round
As a part of the 32nd season’s activities, SOLI expanded their educational programming offerings! In addition to continuing I SOLO’d with SOLI, SOLI Saturdays, and SOLI Monday Salons, two new programs were introduced:
SOLI/ACMP Play In saw adult amateur and professional musicians join SOLI for three evenings of chamber music reading focused on play, connection, and enjoyment!
SOLI’s Enseña Certification Program empowered future and current piano teachers to integrate chamber music and creative pedagogy into their studios through hybrid sessions, in-person experiences, and guidance in arranging, repertoire, and event planning.
More information about SOLI’s educational offerings can be found here.