Karim Al-Zand

composer

other events

Karim Al-Zand:
performance archive
Musiqa:
concert season
Shepherd School of Music:
events calendar

download

WORKS LIST PDF

ONE-SHEET PDF

BROCHURE PDF

purchase

scores: www.lulu.com
perusal scores,
recordings & parts:
karim@alzand.com

contact

karim@alzand.com
Rice University
Shepherd School of Music
MS 532
6100 Main St.
Houston TX 77005-1892
(713) 348-3740
www.alzand.com

Performances & Events

2007–2008 season:

June 11, 2007 8:00pm

Performance: The Secret Of Your Heart

Saint Paul Summer Song Festival, SPCO Center, Hamm Building; St Paul MN
Christina Baldwin, mezzo-soprano

June 23, 2007, Time TBA

Performance: Pattern Preludes

Venue: TBA; New York NY
Festival of American Music, sponsored by the American Composers' Alliance; New York NY
Idith Meshulam, Eric Huebner, piano

July 20, 2007, 8:00pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes

Belleayre Summer Music Festival; Catskills NY
Idith Meshulam piano

September 18, 2007

CD Release: Musings

Capstone Records, Society of Composers CD Series
featuring Four Fables
Michelle Cheramy, flute; Maiko Sasaki, clarinet; Kana Mimaki, piano

October 13, 2007 7:30

Performance: Musiqa’s ‘Stay Tuned,’ and the premiere of downloadable ringtones!

Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts; Houston TX
Cristi Macelaru, violin; Julia Cleworth, cello; Rod Waters, piano

October 17, 2007, 7:00pm

Performance: The Art of Conversation

Coffee with the Enso MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, New Music & Art Festival; Grounds for Thought, Bowling Green OH
Enso String Quartet

October 18, 2007, 8:00pm

Performance: The Art of Conversation

MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, New Music & Art Festival; Bowling Green OH
Enso String Quartet

November 3, 2007 5:30pm

Performance: Capriccio

Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
Rachelle Hunt, violin

November 8 2007, 4:00pm

Performance: The Sky With All Its Stars

National Association of Teachers of Singing, Regioanl Conference, Artists Series; Southern Methodist University, Perkins Chapel; Dallas, TX
Robert Best, baritone; Elvia Puccinelli, piano:

November 11, 2007, 5:00pm

Performance: Selected Jazz Arrangements

Cullen Theater, Wortham Center; Houston TX
Doctor's Orchestra of Houston with the Richard Brown Jazz Orchestra

November 15, 2007, 6:30pm

Performance: Winter Scenes and Duet

Musiqa at the Contemporary Arts Museum; Houston TX
Karol Bennett, soprano; Mollie Marcuson, harp; Ab Sengupta, viola; Sydney Carlson, flute

November 29, 2007, 8:00pm

Performance: Lamentation on The Disasters of War

Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
Cristi Macelaru, Ying Fu, violin; Lauren Magnus, Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Christine Kim, Jennifer Humphreys, cello

January 15, 2008 7:30pm

Performance: Variations

Music at the Manor House; Toledo, OH
Megan Fergusson, viola; Daniel Pesca, piano

January 20, 2008, 3:00pm

Performance: The Art of Conversation (première)

Laguna Chamber Music; Laguna Beach CA
Enso String Quartet

January 26, 2008 5:30pm

Performance: Capriccio

Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
Sonja Harasim, violin

January 27, 2008 3:00pm

Performance: Variations

Faculty Artist Recital, BGSU College of Musical Arts; Bryan Recital Hall; Bowling Green, OH
Megan Fergusson, viola; Robert Satterlee, piano

January 28, 2008 8:00pm

Performance: Variations

University of Michigan School of Music; Britton Recital Hall; Ann Arbor, MI
Megan Fergusson, viola; Daniel Pesca, piano

February 1, 2008 7:30pm

Performance: Music Box Prelude

Ogle Center for the Performing Arts; New Albany, IN
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Kevin Noe, dir.

February 1, 2008 10:00am

Performance: Variations

WGTE FM Live (NPR); Toledo, OH
Megan Fergusson, viola; Robert Satterlee, piano

February 12, 2008, 8:00pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes

Green Room San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
Composers, Inc.; San Francisco CA
Matthew Edwards, piano

February 24, 2008 7:30pm

Performance: Variations

Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
Emily Grossruck, viola

February 24, 2008 2:00pm

Performance: The Art of Conversation

East Meadow Public Library, East Meadow NY
Enso String Quartet

February 25, 2008 8:00pm

Performance: Capriccio

Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pittsburgh PA
Roger Zahab

March 9, 2008, 8:00pm

Performance: Four Fables

Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley; Berkeley, CA
Sounds New

March 15, 2008 7:30pm

Performance: Leila

Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts; Houston TX
Musiqa ‘Inner Voices’ concert
Paul Busselberg, baritone; Adam Holzman, guitar; Enso String Quartet; Rebecca Miller, conductor

April 7, 2008 1:30pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 7, 2008 7:30pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
Burlington Day School, Burlington NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 8, 2008 7:00pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
The Forest at Duke, Durham NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 9, 2008 7:15pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
Pinehurst Trace, Pinehurst, NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 11, 2008 3:00pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
Penick Village, Southern Pines NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 11, 2008 6:45pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
Quail Haven Village, Pinehurst NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 12, 2008 3:00pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
Salemtowne, Winston-Salem NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 15, 2008 7:00pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
UNC-Wilmington/Windemere Presbyterian Church, Wilmington NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 17, 2008 4:00pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes No.1

Piatigorsky Foundation Concert Tour
Plantation Village, Wilmington NC
Jeffrey Grossman, piano

April 22, 2008, time, venue TBA

Performance: Pattern Preludes

Calogero Di Liberto, piano; New York NY

April 24, 2008, time, venue TBA

Performance: Pattern Preludes

Calogero Di Liberto, piano; Corpus Christi TX

April 25, 2008, time, venue TBA

Performance: Pattern Preludes

Calogero Di Liberto, piano; Harlingen TX

Spring 2008, TBA

Performance: Parizade and the Singing Tree

The New Professional Orchestra; London, England

May 13, 2008, 10:00am, 11:45am
May 14, 2007, 10:00am, 11:45am
May 15, 2007, 10:00am, 11:45am
May 16, 2007, 10:00am, 11:45am
May 17, 2007, 11:00am, 2:00pm (public performances)

Performance: Red Pajamas

Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts; Houston TX
Musiqa children's concerts: Leone Buyse, flute; Michael Webster, clarinet; Maureen Nelson, violin; Richard Belcher, cello; Rod Waters, piano; Andrea Moore, percussion; Rob Smith, narrator

June 20, 2008, 7:30pm

Performance: The Art of Conversation (première)

Westport Arts Center; Westport, CT
Enso String Quartet

2006–2007 season:

July 24, 2006 3:15pm

Performance: Three Character Pieces

Music Academy of the West; Studio Recital; Singher Studio; Santa Barbara CA
Rachel Young, bassoon; Zachary Dellinger, viola

July 29, 2006 10:00am–4:00pm

Performance: Three Character Pieces

Music Academy of the West; Chamber Music Marathon; Abravanel Hall; Santa Barbara CA
Rachel Young, bassoon; Zachary Dellinger, viola

August 27, 2006 3:00pm

Performance: The Sky With All Its Stars

Recital Hall, Henderson State University; Arkadelphia AR
Robert Best, baritone; Elvia Puccinelli, piano:

September 15, 2006, 1:00pm

Performance: The Sky With All Its Stars

Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, Trinity University; SCI/CMS National Conference; San Antonio TX
Robert Best, baritone; Elvia Puccinelli, piano:

September 21, 2006

Guest Lecture

University of South Dakota; Vermillion SD

September 24, 2006 3:30pm

Performance: The Sky With All Its Stars

Recital Hall, University of North Texas; Denton TX
Robert Best, baritone; Elvia Puccinelli, piano:

October 8, 2006, 8:00pm

Performance: Leila

Ars Nova Theater, 511 West 54th St.; New York City NY
New Music New York, 'New Strings' Concert: Bruce Rameker, baritone; Francisco Roldán, guitar; Motyl Chamber Ensemble

October 10, 2006 8:00pm

Performance: Leila

Saint Peter's Church, 54th & Lexington; New York City NY
New Music New York, 'New Strings' Concert: Bruce Rameker, baritone; Francisco Roldán, guitar; Motyl Chamber Ensemble

October 15, 2006 7:00pm

Performance: The Secret Of Your Heart

Colton Recital Hall, University of South Dakota; Vermillion SD
Faculty Recital:Aidan Soder, mezzo-soprano; Susan Keith Gray, piano

October 24, 2006, 8:00pm

Performance: Tableau and Details (première)

String Masters Series Boston Conservatory, Seully Hall; Boston MA
The Fischer Duo: Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman-Fischer, piano

November 2, 2006, 7:30pm

Performance: Tableau and Details (première)

Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall; The Bell Concert Series, Millsaps College; (tickets); Jackson MS
The Fischer Duo: Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman-Fischer, piano

November 3, 2006, 8:00pm

Performance: Tableau and Details (première)

Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
The Fischer Duo: Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman-Fischer, piano

November 10, 2006 7:30pm

Performance: The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad

Tirey Hall, Tilson Music Hall; Comtemporary Music Festival; Indiana State University, Terra Haute IN
Louisville Orchestra; Stuart Chafetz, conductor

November 14, 2006 8:00pm

Performance: Capriccio (première)

Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
Stephanie Nussbaum, violin

November 16-17, 2006

Guest Composer

Southwestern University, Georgetown TX
masterclass, lecture and recital of works to include Violin Sonata 'Imaginary Scenes' and Tagore Love Songs
Kiyoshi Tamagawa, piano; Eri Lee Lam, violin; Bruce Cain, baritone

November 19, 2006 5:00pm

Performance: Duet

Foundation for Modern Music, First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Houston TX
Mollie Marcuson, harp, Ab Sengupta, viola

November 29, 6:30pm 2006

Performance: New Work (excerpt)

Sky Terrace at International Place Miami Chamber Music, Miami FL
Enso String Quartet

February 2 1:30, 2007

Performance: Pattern Preludes

2007 Festival of New Music, Florida State University; Tallahassee FL
Read Gainsford, piano

February 7 7:30pm, 2007

Performance: Violin Sonata Imaginary Scenes

Griswold Hall, Peabody Institute; Baltimore MD
Jessica Tong, violin; David Kaplan , piano

February 15, 2007 8:00pm

Performance: Tableau and Details

Colton Recital Hall, University of South Dakota; Vermillion SD
The Fischer Duo: Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman-Fischer, piano

February 16, 2007 8:00pm

Performance: City Scenes (première)

Stude Concert Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, Larry Rachleff, director

February 27, 2007 8:00pm

Performance: My Romance (arr.)

Stude Concert Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
Shepherd School Chorale, Tom Jaber, director

March 15, 2007

Guest Composer

Illinois Wesleyan University, School of Music, Bloomington IL
concert includes Variations, Four Fables, and Fanfare
David Vayo, piano; Michael Hall, viola; students of Illinois Wesleyan

March 17, 2007 12:00pm

Performance: Capriccio

Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
Maria Dance, violin

March 17, 2007 7:30pm

Performance: Pattern Preludes

integral::festival Amerigo, Recklinghausen, Germany, AUDI-Zentrum Dortmunder Straße
Rainer Maria Klaas, piano

March 22, 2007 7:30

Performance: Four Fables

Forecast Music, Yamaha Piano Salon, 689 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor; New York City NY
Elaine Kwon, piano; Christine Perea, flute; Demetrius Spaneas, clarinet

March 28, 2007 8:00

Performance: Tableau and Details

Syzygy New Music at Rice, Duncan Recital Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Houston TX
The Fischer Duo: Norman Fischer, cello; Jeanne Kierman-Fischer, piano

March 29, 2007 6:30

Performance: New Work (excerpt)

Musiqa loft concert, Contemporary Arts Museum; Houston TX
Enso String Quartet

April 2, 2007 7:30

Performance: Music Box Prelude

Music Recital Hall, Whitworth College; Spokane WA
in conjunction with the Hans Moldenhauer Memorial Concert/Lecture presented by Donivan Johnson

April 28, 2007 7:30

Performance: Parizade and the Singing Tree

Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts; Houston TX
Musiqa ‘Sonnets and Stories’ Concert; featuring Houston Symphony Assistant Conductor Rebecca Miller and narrator Richard Sisson

May 15, 2007, 9:30am, 11:45am
May 16, 2007, 10:00am, 11:45am
May 17, 2007, 10:00am, 11:45am
May 18, 2007, 10:00am, 11:45am
May 19, 2007, 11:00am, 2:00pm (public performances)

Performance: Red Pajamas

Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts; Houston TX
Musiqa children's concerts: Leone Buyse, flute; Michael Webster, clarinet; Maureen Nelson, violin; Richard Belcher, cello; Rod Waters, piano; Andrea Moore, percussion; Rob Smith, narrator