Musiqa

Our vision for the future is to put Houston at the forefront of innovative and creative expression, performance and education by deepening collaborations with other modern arts organizations, commissioning adventurous works, and bringing more modern music to under-served populations.

In order to make new music accessible to a growing audience, each Musiqa concert features new music paired with another contemporary art form. By partnering with organizations in a variety of disciplines, including film, literature, dance, theater and visual arts, Musiqa present contemporary classic music within the context of other contemporary art forms.

The members of Musiqa's Artistic Board -- Karim Al-Zand, Anthony Brandt, Pierre Jalbert and Marcus Maroney -- careful curate each concert and have been recognized with many international honors, including the Rome Prize, a Koussevitzky Commission, three Aaron Copland fellowships, the BBC Masterprize, the Sackler Prize, awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Fulbright fellowship. Musiqa's performers are world-class musicians from the Houston Symphony, Shepherd and Moores School faculties, and from throughout the United States.

Musiqa enriches the cultural life of Houston through a vibrant mix of cutting-edge performances. Since its founding, Musiqa has presented more than 230 performances -- including more than 35 world premieres -- and performed the music of over 180 modern composers. Through its acclaimed, free educational programs, Musiqa has introduced a world of music to over 50,000 students from over 230 public schools in eight Houston area school districts. Musiqa is also a two-time recipient (2013 and 2016) of the Adventurous Programming Award from Chamber Music America/American Society of Composers and Publishers.

Musiqa will launch in its 2018-19 season an ambitious program to commission four major modern music works and four works from other artistic disciplines by its 20th anniversary season in 2021-22.