SOLI Chamber Ensemble – Past Concerts
SOLI Chamber Ensemble has been giving voice to 20th- and 21st-century contemporary chamber music since 1994, mesmerizing audiences for nearly three decades with their engaging performances, ensuring the future of new music through educational initiatives, and continually renewing their commitment to the music of living composers through performances and commissions. Winner of the 2013 Chamber Music America and ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award and a 2020 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant, SOLI continues to champion new works, new contexts, and new audiences for the music of our time.
SOLI Chamber Ensemble: Galaxies
Monday, February 5, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (CST)
San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, TX, United States
Jennifer Higdon
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Piano Trio "Pale Yellow and Fiery Red"
("I. Pale Yellow")
Carl Schimmel — Three Paintings of Marvin Cone
Kyle Rivera — Anaglyph: A Repository of Imaginary Languages
Jennifer Bellor — A Grey Dream
Peter Lieuwen — Overland Dream
Carl Schimmel — Three Paintings of Marvin Cone
Kyle Rivera — Anaglyph: A Repository of Imaginary Languages
Jennifer Bellor — A Grey Dream
Peter Lieuwen — Overland Dream
$25 patio, $15 lawn
SOLI Chamber Ensemble: Nebula
Monday, October 16, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (CDT)
San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, TX, United States
Ethan Wickman
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Ballads of the Borderlands Suite
Steven Mackey — Prelude to the End
Robert Xavier Rodriguez — Piñata para los amantes
Alexandra Gardner — Crows
Maxim Shalygin — Angel
Steven Mackey — Prelude to the End
Robert Xavier Rodriguez — Piñata para los amantes
Alexandra Gardner — Crows
Maxim Shalygin — Angel
$25 patio, $15 lawn
SOLI Chamber Ensemble: Voiced
Monday, February 27, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (CST)
San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, TX, United States
Kevin Puts
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And Legions Will Rise
Lou Harrison — Varied Trio for Violin, Piano, and Percussion
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Shawi' Imanompa' ("Raccoon Talk")
Ludmila Samodaieva — Yesterday and Tomorrow
Trevor Weston — Pinkster Kings
Lou Harrison — Varied Trio for Violin, Piano, and Percussion
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Shawi' Imanompa' ("Raccoon Talk")
Ludmila Samodaieva — Yesterday and Tomorrow
Trevor Weston — Pinkster Kings
$25 patio, $15 lawn
SOLI Chamber Ensemble: Woven
Monday, January 16, 2023 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (CST)
San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, TX, United States
Bohdana Frolyak
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Three Miniatures
Shawn Okpebholo — Take It Easy, But Take It
Niccolo Athens — CONFLUX (world premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank — Hilos
Shawn Okpebholo — Take It Easy, But Take It
Niccolo Athens — CONFLUX (world premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank — Hilos
$25 patio, $15 lawn
SOLI Chamber Ensemble: Rooted
Monday, September 26, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (CDT)
San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, TX, United States
Christopher Vu
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Holy Mess
Kati Agócs — Thirst and Quenching (for solo violin)
Hee Yun Kim — R.I.P. 2020 (for soprano & clarinet)
Benjamin Horne — I Remember You
Ludmila Yurina — Irrlicht (for solo cello)
Angélica Negrón — Columpio (for toy piano & electronics)
Andrew M Rodriguez — Dark Water
Kati Agócs — Thirst and Quenching (for solo violin)
Hee Yun Kim — R.I.P. 2020 (for soprano & clarinet)
Benjamin Horne — I Remember You
Ludmila Yurina — Irrlicht (for solo cello)
Angélica Negrón — Columpio (for toy piano & electronics)
Andrew M Rodriguez — Dark Water
$25 patio, $15 lawn
SOLI Chamber Ensemble: For the End of Time – A New Beginning [LIVE]
Sunday, May 16, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Olivier Messiaen – Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Aaron Jay Kernis – Elegy for those we lost
Aaron Jay Kernis – Elegy for those we lost
Free (Free)
SOLI Presents: Electrified Air (on-demand)
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Online event
D. J. Sparr – Vim-Hocket, Calm for electric violin & electric guitar
Anthony Joseph Lanman – Hammer and Nail for electric guitar & piano (world premiere)
Armando Bayolo – Selections from Little Black Book for electric guitar
Jay Mobley – Pepto-Bismol Pink for clarinet & electric guitar
D. J. Sparr – A Bell Outside a Bell Inside a Bell for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (world premiere)
Olivia Kieffer – A Singing Planet for electric guitar (world premiere)
Marc Mellits – Troică for violin, electric guitar, & piano
Ryan Brown – Our Friend Adam for bass clarinet, electric guitar, violin, cello, & piano
Anthony Joseph Lanman – Hammer and Nail for electric guitar & piano (world premiere)
Armando Bayolo – Selections from Little Black Book for electric guitar
Jay Mobley – Pepto-Bismol Pink for clarinet & electric guitar
D. J. Sparr – A Bell Outside a Bell Inside a Bell for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (world premiere)
Olivia Kieffer – A Singing Planet for electric guitar (world premiere)
Marc Mellits – Troică for violin, electric guitar, & piano
Ryan Brown – Our Friend Adam for bass clarinet, electric guitar, violin, cello, & piano
Free (Free)
SOLI Presents: Contemporary Classical Open Mic Night 4 [LIVE]
Sunday, February 28, 2021 @ 8:30pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Online event
Closet crooners, budding impresarios, & weekend-warrior musicians unite for a concert of contemporary classical works. Apply by 2/14 to join as a performer, or tune in on the 28th just to listen.
Free (Free)