About this Event
The first of two chamber music performances in intimate venues around the city, The Strangers’ Case features a preview performance of a new work for voice and strings by the phenomenal Houston composer Karim Al-Zand. Firecracker performer Alexandra Smither, who last sang with Kinetic in May 2023, returns to sing the Al-Zand premiere, along with selections from Errollyn Wallen’s songbook.
— curated by Tonya Burton, violist, and Austin Lewellen, bassist
Andy Akiho: Portal (2023 — Texas Premiere)
Karim Al-Zand: The Strangers’ Case (2024 — Preview Performance)
Errollyn Wallen: Are You Worried About the Rising Cost of Funerals? (1994)
Paul Wiancko: American Haiku (2014)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sanman Studios, 1109 Providence Street, Houston, United States
USD 23.18