“Everybody take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy your performances,” advised David Mollenauer, cellist with SOLI Chamber Ensemble, before Open Mic Night VII. The live program, held at TPR’s Malú and Carlos Alvarez Theater, is an annual collaboration with SOLI where local musicians, both amateur and professional, are invited to perform a piece of contemporary classical music (defined as having been written after 1970).
The concert, held on November 19, 2023, is always characterized by diverse sounds and composers, and this year’s program was no exception. There were solo piano works, violin melodies, brass, percussion, spirituals, and even a piece written for performers without instruments at all!
Listen using the audio player at the top of this page as these talented San Antonians share their passion for performance.
PROGRAM:
- Nathan Cone & Samantha Cone perform ‘Clapping Music’ by Steve Reich
- Madeline Maldonado performs ‘Papillons’ by Oswald Russell
- Jesse Forgione performs ‘Pyramid Scheme’ by Jesse Forgione
- Pavit Kesar performs ‘I Giorni’ by Ludovico Einuadi
- Roger Fry sings ‘Clare Benediction’ by John Rutter
- Kevin Larz Phillips plays his own composition, 'Deep Rift'
- Penelope Orozco plays ‘Colors of the Wind’ by Judy Kuhn
- Kimberlyn Montford & John Nikolatos perform ‘Three Spirituals’ by James Scott Balentine
- Connor Towns performs ‘Vocalise’ by Frederick Beck
- Louis San Miguel performs ‘Zanarkand Ruins’ by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Egucki
- Clifford Pedroza performs ‘In the Morning Light’ by Yanni
- Greg Messa performs ‘Falling Embers’ by Ella Macens
- Joseph Buechner performs ‘Melody’ by Myroslav Skoryk
- Lillian Maldonado performs ‘Nigerian Dance No. 1’ by Joshua Uzoigwe
- Joseph Buechner performs ‘Tzigane’ by Maurice Ravel
