APOLLO COMMISSIONS
Fantasy on Bulgarian Rhythms (2013)
by Karim Al-Zand
for string quartet
Premiere: September 2013 (Rice University)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players
Underwritten by a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance
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Featured on Apollo's album European Folkscapes
by Karim Al-Zand
for string quartet
Premiere: September 2013 (Rice University)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players
Underwritten by a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance
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Featured on Apollo's album European Folkscapes
Sorrow Song & Jubilee (2014)
by Libby Larsen
for string quartet
Premiere: September 2014 (Rice University)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 1)
Underwritten by Houston Press MasterMinds Award
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Featured on Apollo's album Blurred Boundaries
by Libby Larsen
for string quartet
Premiere: September 2014 (Rice University)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 1)
Underwritten by Houston Press MasterMinds Award
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Splash of Indigo (2015)
by Marty Regan
for string quartet
Premiere: January 2015 (Christ the King Lutheran Church)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 2)
Underwritten by C. Howard Pieper Foundation
Featured on The Music of Marty Regan, Vol. 1: Splash of Indigo
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Splash of Indigo, with Conor Walsh and Chae Eun Yang
by Marty Regan
for string quartet
Premiere: January 2015 (Christ the King Lutheran Church)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 2)
Underwritten by C. Howard Pieper Foundation
Featured on The Music of Marty Regan, Vol. 1: Splash of Indigo
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Splash of Indigo, with Conor Walsh and Chae Eun Yang
Thracian Airs of Besime Sultan (2015)
by Erberk Eryılmaz
for string quartet + clarinet, double bass and percussion
Premiere: May 2015 (Rice University)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 3)
Underwritten by Charlotte Jones
Featured on Apollo's album Blurred Boundaries
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by Erberk Eryılmaz
for string quartet + clarinet, double bass and percussion
Premiere: May 2015 (Rice University)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 3)
Underwritten by Charlotte Jones
Featured on Apollo's album Blurred Boundaries
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Three Goat Blues (2015)
by Gilad Cohen
for string quartet
Premiere: October 2015 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 4)
Underwritten by a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance
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Featured on Apollo's album Ancestral Voices
by Gilad Cohen
for string quartet
Premiere: October 2015 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 4)
Underwritten by a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance
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String Quartet No. 2 TEXAS (2016)
by Arthur Hernandez
Premiere: January 2016 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 5)
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by Arthur Hernandez
Premiere: January 2016 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 5)
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String Quartet No. 4 Obala (2016)
by Alexandra du Bois
Premiere: April 2016 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 6)
Underwritten by Frederic Attermeier
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by Alexandra du Bois
Premiere: April 2016 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 6)
Underwritten by Frederic Attermeier
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Imágenes de Cuba (2016)
by Arthur Gottschalk
for string quartet + percussion
Premiere: May 2016 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 7)
Underwritten by Richard Jimenez and Adan Medrano
Featured on Apollo's album Ancestral Voices
Featured on Chévere album
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by Arthur Gottschalk
for string quartet + percussion
Premiere: May 2016 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 7)
Underwritten by Richard Jimenez and Adan Medrano
Featured on Apollo's album Ancestral Voices
Featured on Chévere album
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Piano Quintet No. 1 Aleppo (2016)
by Malak Jandali
Premiere: October 2016 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 8a)
Underwritten by C. Howard Pieper Foundation
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by Malak Jandali
Premiere: October 2016 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 8a)
Underwritten by C. Howard Pieper Foundation
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String Quartet in E-flat major Syria (2016)
by Malak Jandali
Premiere: January 2017 (Carnegie Hall)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 8b)
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by Malak Jandali
Premiere: January 2017 (Carnegie Hall)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 8b)
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Four Dreams for String Quartet (2017)
by Christopher Walczak
Premiere: January 2017 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 9)
Underwritten by Adam Chandler
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by Christopher Walczak
Premiere: January 2017 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 9)
Underwritten by Adam Chandler
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Andean Suite (2017)
by Javier Farias
for string quartet & guitar
Premiere: May 2017 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 10)
Underwritten by C. Howard Pieper Foundation
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by Javier Farias
for string quartet & guitar
Premiere: May 2017 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 10)
Underwritten by C. Howard Pieper Foundation
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What is the Word? (2017)
by Christopher Theofanidis & Mark Wingate
for string quartet + digital playback
Premiere: May 2017 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 11)
Underwritten by Rhonda Sweeney
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by Christopher Theofanidis & Mark Wingate
for string quartet + digital playback
Premiere: May 2017 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 11)
Underwritten by Rhonda Sweeney
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A Mouthful of Universe (2017)
by Chitravina Ravikiran
for string quartet + chitravina
Premiere: October 2017 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 12a)
Underwritten by C. Howard Pieper Foundation
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by Chitravina Ravikiran
for string quartet + chitravina
Premiere: October 2017 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 12a)
Underwritten by C. Howard Pieper Foundation
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A Cosmic Knowledge (2017)
by Chitravina Ravikiran
for string quartet + chitravina and percussion
Premiere: October 2017 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 12b)
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by Chitravina Ravikiran
for string quartet + chitravina and percussion
Premiere: October 2017 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 12b)
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Dreamtime Suite No. 5: Voices from the Steppes (2018)by Virko Baley
for string quartet + piano
Premiere: February 2018 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 13)
Underwritten by Robert & Lee Ardell
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for string quartet + piano
Premiere: February 2018 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 13)
Underwritten by Robert & Lee Ardell
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May [Cloud] (2018)
by Vũ Nhật Tân & Vân-Ánh Võ
for string quartet + đàn bầu
Premiere: May 2018 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 14)
Underwritten by John & Lisa Jones
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by Vũ Nhật Tân & Vân-Ánh Võ
for string quartet + đàn bầu
Premiere: May 2018 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 14)
Underwritten by John & Lisa Jones
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May [Cloud] (2018)
by Vũ Nhật Tân & Vân-Ánh Võ
for string quartet + đàn bầu
Premiere: May 2018 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 14)
Underwritten by John & Lisa Jones
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by Vũ Nhật Tân & Vân-Ánh Võ
for string quartet + đàn bầu
Premiere: May 2018 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 14)
Underwritten by John & Lisa Jones
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String Quartet No. 6 Nostalgia de las Montañas (2018)
by Leo Brouwer
Premiere: September 2018 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 15)
Underwritten by Lorenzo Martinez, Polly Johnson & Shelby Allen, and Roger & Candice Moore
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by Leo Brouwer
Premiere: September 2018 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 15)
Underwritten by Lorenzo Martinez, Polly Johnson & Shelby Allen, and Roger & Candice Moore
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A Sephardic Chanukah (2018)
by Isabelle Ganz
for string quartet + voice
Premiere: December 2018 (FCC Houston)
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by Isabelle Ganz
for string quartet + voice
Premiere: December 2018 (FCC Houston)
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Fantasia on Three Christmas Carols (2018)
by Mark Buller
Premiere: December 2018 (FCC Houston)
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On the Media
by Mark Buller
Premiere: December 2018 (FCC Houston)
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On the Media
arbol de uspib (2018)
by JE Hernandez
Premiere: December 2018 (FCC Houston)
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by JE Hernandez
Premiere: December 2018 (FCC Houston)
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A Native Christmas Medley (2018)
by Desmond Ikegwuonu
for string quartet + voice and percussion
Premiere: December 2018 (FCC Houston)
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by Desmond Ikegwuonu
for string quartet + voice and percussion
Premiere: December 2018 (FCC Houston)
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MoonStrike (2019)
by Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate
for string quartet + narrator
Premiere: September 2019 (MATCH)
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by Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate
for string quartet + narrator
Premiere: September 2019 (MATCH)
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The Unraveling (2019)
by Pamela Z
for string quartet + voice and electronics
Premiere: March 2019 (MATCH)
Underwritten by Joe & Venona Detrick
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by Pamela Z
for string quartet + voice and electronics
Premiere: March 2019 (MATCH)
Underwritten by Joe & Venona Detrick
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Le Spirit du Nord (2019)
by Pierre Jalbert
Premiere: May 2019 (MATCH)
Underwritten by Chantal Ghadially and Anonymous
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by Pierre Jalbert
Premiere: May 2019 (MATCH)
Underwritten by Chantal Ghadially and Anonymous
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Suite Brasileira de Natal (A Brazilian Christmas) (2019)
by Jovino Santos Neto
for string quartet + piano, flute, voice, and melodica (select movements)
Premiere: December 2019 (FCC Houston)
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by Jovino Santos Neto
for string quartet + piano, flute, voice, and melodica (select movements)
Premiere: December 2019 (FCC Houston)
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Caged (2019)
by Victor Rangel
Premiere: August 2019 (Rec Room Arts)
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by Victor Rangel
Premiere: August 2019 (Rec Room Arts)
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We Will Sing One Song (2020)
by Eve Beglarian
for string quartet + duduk and percussion
Premiere: November 2020 (digital); May 2023 (Rice University)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 19)
Underwritten by Pamela Auburn
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by Eve Beglarian
for string quartet + duduk and percussion
Premiere: November 2020 (digital); May 2023 (Rice University)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players (20x2020 No. 19)
Underwritten by Pamela Auburn
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In the Shadow of the Mountain (2020)
by Jennifer Higdon
for string quartet
Premiere: November 2020 (digital)
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by Jennifer Higdon
for string quartet
Premiere: November 2020 (digital)
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With Malice Toward None (2020)
by J. Kimo Williams
for string quartet + electric violin
Premiere: November 2020 (MATCH)
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by J. Kimo Williams
for string quartet + electric violin
Premiere: November 2020 (MATCH)
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Moments (2021)
by Damien Sneed
for string quartet + piano and voice
Premiere: February 2021 (MATCH)
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by Damien Sneed
for string quartet + piano and voice
Premiere: February 2021 (MATCH)
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Momentous (2021)
by Paul Cornish
for string quartet + electronics
Premiere: February 2021 (MATCH)
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by Paul Cornish
for string quartet + electronics
Premiere: February 2021 (MATCH)
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Distant Shores (2021)
by Richard Lavenda
for string quartet + bassoon
Premiere: April 2021 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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by Richard Lavenda
for string quartet + bassoon
Premiere: April 2021 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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Trace of Time (2021)
by Hector Del Curto
for string quartet + bandoneon
Premiere: November 2021 (MATCH)
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by Hector Del Curto
for string quartet + bandoneon
Premiere: November 2021 (MATCH)
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Deep River: Rhapsody (2021)
by Adolphus Hailstork
Premiere: November 2021 (MATCH)
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by Adolphus Hailstork
Premiere: November 2021 (MATCH)
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Kwanzaa Suite (2021)
by Brian Raphael Nabors
for string quartet and tenor
Premiere: December 2021 (MATCH & FCC Houston)
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by Brian Raphael Nabors
for string quartet and tenor
Premiere: December 2021 (MATCH & FCC Houston)
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La Palomba: Songs of Sefarad (2022)
by Isabelle Ganz
for string quartet + voice and percussion
Premiere: February 2022 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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by Isabelle Ganz
for string quartet + voice and percussion
Premiere: February 2022 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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PAX (2022)
by John Cornelius
for string quartet + spoken word and voice
Premiere: February 2022 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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by John Cornelius
for string quartet + spoken word and voice
Premiere: February 2022 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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Arman (Hope) (2022)
by Homayoun Sakhi
for string quartet + rubab and tabla
Premiere: November 2022 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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by Homayoun Sakhi
for string quartet + rubab and tabla
Premiere: November 2022 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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Christmas Spiritual Set (2022/23)
by John Cornelius
for string quartet + tenor and baritone
Premiere: December 2022/23 (FCC Houston)
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by John Cornelius
for string quartet + tenor and baritone
Premiere: December 2022/23 (FCC Houston)
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The Night When You See Again (2022)
by Wang Jie
for string quartet + organ
Premiere: September 2023 (Rice University)
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by Wang Jie
for string quartet + organ
Premiere: September 2023 (Rice University)
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MEKONG: SOUL (2023)
by Vanessa Vo & Jonathan Berger
for string quartet + traditional instruments and voice
Premiere: February 2023 (Asia Society Texas Center)
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by Vanessa Vo & Jonathan Berger
for string quartet + traditional instruments and voice
Premiere: February 2023 (Asia Society Texas Center)
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BAN (2023)
by Allison Loggins-Hull
for string quartet + flute and electronics
Premiere: October 2023 (MATCH)
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by Allison Loggins-Hull
for string quartet + flute and electronics
Premiere: October 2023 (MATCH)
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Firewall (2023)
by Mark Buller
Premiere: October 2023 (MATCH)
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by Mark Buller
Premiere: October 2023 (MATCH)
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Revise? (2024)
by Jasmine Barnes & Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
for string quartet + spoken word and chorus
Premiere: February 2024 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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by Jasmine Barnes & Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
for string quartet + spoken word and chorus
Premiere: February 2024 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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Revise? (2024)
by Jasmine Barnes & Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
for string quartet + spoken word and chorus
Premiere: February 2024 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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by Jasmine Barnes & Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
for string quartet + spoken word and chorus
Premiere: February 2024 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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Forgotten Dutch Melodies (2024)
by Joey Roukens
Premiere: May 2024 (Rice University)
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by Joey Roukens
Premiere: May 2024 (Rice University)
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The Book of Names (2024)
by Marty Regan & George Takei (narrator)
for string quartet + narrator
Premiere: October 2024 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
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by Marty Regan & George Takei (narrator)
for string quartet + narrator
Premiere: October 2024 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
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One Sweet Morning (2024)
by John Corigliano
for string quartet + voice and double bass
Premiere: October 2024 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
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by John Corigliano
for string quartet + voice and double bass
Premiere: October 2024 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
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String Quartet No. 1 Tolo (Sunrise) (2024)
by Homayoun Sakhi
Premiere: October 2024 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
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by Homayoun Sakhi
Premiere: October 2024 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
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A Holiday Song for Three Faiths (2024)
by Isabelle Ganz
for string quartet + voice
Premiere: December 2024 (FCC Houston)
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by Isabelle Ganz
for string quartet + voice
Premiere: December 2024 (FCC Houston)
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Bandari (2025)
by Reza Vali
for singing string quartet + percussion
Premiere: March 2025 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
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by Reza Vali
for singing string quartet + percussion
Premiere: March 2025 (Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center)
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Sis Çanı / Fog Bell (2025)
by Erberk Eryılmaz
for string quartet + percussion and digital playback
Premiere: January 2025 (MATCH)
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by Erberk Eryılmaz
for string quartet + percussion and digital playback
Premiere: January 2025 (MATCH)
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The Color Blue (2025)
by Marcus Maroney
for string quartet + SATB Chorus
Premiere: May 2025 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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by Marcus Maroney
for string quartet + SATB Chorus
Premiere: May 2025 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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Song of Democracy (2025)
by Howard Hanson/Walt Whitman (Arr. Mark Buller)
string quartet + SATB Chorus
Premiere: May 2025 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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by Howard Hanson/Walt Whitman (Arr. Mark Buller)
string quartet + SATB Chorus
Premiere: May 2025 (Holocaust Museum Houston)
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Cassette Dreams of the Singing Revolution (2025)
by Lembit Beecher
Premiere: November 2025 (Live Oak Friends Meeting House)
Underwritten by Venona Detrick
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by Lembit Beecher
Premiere: November 2025 (Live Oak Friends Meeting House)
Underwritten by Venona Detrick
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And Still We Cross (2026)
by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
for string quartet
Premiere: February 2026 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players and Kinder HSPVA for the Evergreen Quartet
Underwritten by DatumSure & HSPVA Friends
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by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
for string quartet
Premiere: February 2026 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players and Kinder HSPVA for the Evergreen Quartet
Underwritten by DatumSure & HSPVA Friends
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And Still We Cross (2025)
by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
for string quartet, SATB vocal quartet & narrator
Text by Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.
Premiere: February 2026 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players
Underwritten by DatumSure
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by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
for string quartet, SATB vocal quartet & narrator
Text by Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.
Premiere: February 2026 (MATCH)
Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players
Underwritten by DatumSure
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Hidden Figures: Shared Orbits (2026)
by Mark Buller
selections from a three-act staged concert work
Premiere: May 2026 (MATCH)
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by Mark Buller
selections from a three-act staged concert work
Premiere: May 2026 (MATCH)
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Hidden Figures: Shared Orbits (2026)
by John Cornelius
selections from a three-act staged concert work
Premiere: May 2026 (MATCH)
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by John Cornelius
selections from a three-act staged concert work
Premiere: May 2026 (MATCH)
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