Experience Kinetic Ensemble, Houston’s premier string orchestra, as they present the world premiere of performances centered around climate and environmental issues. The evening includes creative collaborations with student composers from the Shepherd School of Music and students in creative writing and visual arts at Rice University.

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Dubbed “Houston’s Indie, Conductorless Orchestra” (Houston Public Media) and “Best Chamber Orchestra of 2023” (Houston Press), the artist-led, artist-curated Kinetic Ensemble has gained increasing recognition as an innovative and dynamic force in Houston’s music scene, and an important advocate for the diversification of classical music repertoire. Formed in 2015, the 16-member conductorless string ensemble has been hailed for its “remarkably varied and rich strata of string colour” (Choir & Organ), its “visually arresting…brilliantly executed” performances, and its “thoughtful, incisive programming” (Arts+Culture Texas). With a commitment to amplifying diverse, under-represented, and newly composed classical music, Kinetic has premiered over twenty new works by emerging and established composers of our time, including Karim Al-Zand, Patrick Harlin, Daniel Knaggs, Paul Novak, Nicky Sohn, Daniel Temkin, and more. Kinetic’s self-titled album, featuring four premiere recordings, was released in 2023 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Traditional charts.