Kinetic Ensemble

Kinetic Ensemble "Houston's Indie, Conductorless Orchestra" — Houston Public Media

05/14/2026

Septuplets to quintuplets and back again with the inimitable Miguel Zenon!

"This work should be heard again and again." Relive Karim Al-Zand's "The Strangers' Case through the words of Sherry Che...
04/30/2026

"This work should be heard again and again." Relive Karim Al-Zand's "The Strangers' Case through the words of Sherry Cheng's glowing review in EarRelevant. And for our Boston friends, be sure to catch Karim Sulayman, tenor's second performance of this fantastic piece of music with A Far Cry next weekend!

Photography by Lynn Lane

On March 28, Musiqa and Kinetic Ensemble partner to present the world premiere of Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Za...
03/14/2026

On March 28, Musiqa and Kinetic Ensemble partner to present the world premiere of Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Zand's The Strangers’ Case. The GRAMMY® award-winning, Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman joins the ensemble for this song cycle for tenor and string orchestra that gathers poems and other turn-of-the-century accounts by immigrants to the United States, and situates them among texts from canonically venerated authors including Shakespeare and Dickinson.

In Al-Zand’s words, “The Strangers’ Case aims to remind us of our shared history, fraught as it is with contradiction, filled with both selfless generosity and selfish indifference. By using text materials that span diverse nationalities, stories, voices and historical periods, The Strangers’ Case aims to make a case of its own: though our commitment to immigrants and refugees has been equivocal, nonetheless their success forms the basis of American strength and renewal. As the child of an immigrant, I believe this sort of consciousness-raising is the only way forward. And as an artist, I believe that music is an ideal spark to kindle the altruism in our better natures.”

Get your tickets to the premiere here: https://matchouston.org/events/2026/strangers-case

"All that you change, changes you."Coming soon: rising star Jaylin Vinson has written a new flute concerto inspired by t...
03/03/2026

"All that you change, changes you."

Coming soon: rising star Jaylin Vinson has written a new flute concerto inspired by the legendary Octavia Butler. Tyler Martin joins Kinetic Ensemble, playing the role of a protagonist traversing different types of space: "from the grounded to the galactic, the digital to the mental interior."

Join us at Performing Arts Houston's "New/Now" on March 20 and 21 to see the world premiere of Dark Matter, alongside new works from Kay Prince and Joel Aguilera's Mezclada Dance Company. Grab your pay-what-you-can tickets at the link below!

https://performingartshouston.org/events/new-now-2026-03-20-730-pm/

We cannot wait to share the stage with Miguel Zenon on Saturday night, bringing Yo Soy La Tradición to life with "the po...
01/04/2026

We cannot wait to share the stage with Miguel Zenon on Saturday night, bringing Yo Soy La Tradición to life with "the power and the drive of a larger ensemble." Get your tickets to this one-night only event at the link in our bio!

And a big thank you to Sam Byrd of the Houston Chronicle for this beautifully-written feature.

11/29/2025

Every time a Miguel Zenon score hits our inbox, we get even more excited to share the stage with him: join us on January 10 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts for Yo Soy La Tradición!

10/23/2025

What does it feel like to step in to the first rehearsal of a Kinetic project? Hear from our musicians!

Our newest concert season in Houston features soloists Natalie Lin Douglas, Sebastian Stefanović, Karim Sulayman, and Mi...
08/14/2025

Our newest concert season in Houston features soloists Natalie Lin Douglas, Sebastian Stefanović, Karim Sulayman, and Miguel Zenon; and presents world premieres from Karim Al-Zand, Alex Berko, and Miguel Zenon.

Swipe through to see details, and visit our website to learn more!

www.kineticensemble.org

Photography by the incomparable Ashkan Image.

Thank you to Lawrence Wheeler of EarRelevant for the glowing review of our May 23 season finale!"Their musical product i...
06/02/2025

Thank you to Lawrence Wheeler of EarRelevant for the glowing review of our May 23 season finale!

"Their musical product is first class. Nationally, there are very few comparable string orchestra groups."

"Kinetic performed…with care and commitment."

"The precision of ensemble and intonation was truly remarkable, tonal beauty was exceptional, and musical concepts were faultless."

https://www.earrelevant.net/2025/05/kinetic-ensemble-caps-10th-season-with-bold-premieres-and-a-britten-masterwork/

This Friday's "10th anniversary performance, featuring a new work and a Texas premiere, epitomizes [Kinetic's] approach ...
05/20/2025

This Friday's "10th anniversary performance, featuring a new work and a Texas premiere, epitomizes [Kinetic's] approach to musical creativity and innovation."

Do you have your tickets yet? Come see what the press is all about! Big thanks are due to the Houston Chronicle for the prominent article about our upcoming concert: read for free at the gift link below!

https://tinyurl.com/mr3yws2v

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