In accordance with the exhibition Damaged Romanticism, the Mitchell Center joins with the UH Moores School of Music to present a three-day music festival featuring the work of Joan Tower, one of our nations most original composers of modern music. Tower will join us in residence, along with acclaimed piano soloist and chamber musician Melvin Chen.

Presented in conjunction with the Blaffer Gallery exhibition "Damaged Romanticism: A Mirror of Modern Emotion," which surveys a strand of contemporary art that puts emotions front and center, built on the knowledge that rebirth grows out of experiences of things gone horribly wrong.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday September 25, 7:30 pm
Recital - Piano soloist and chamber musician Melvin Chen perform a selection of Joan Tower's solo piano works, including selections from Ligeti's “Etudes,” “Book I,” and the Brahms “Piano Sonata No.3”

Location: Dudley Recital Hall, University of Houston (Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd; Free parking in Lot 16)
Admission: $10/$15
Information: 713-743-3313
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Friday September 26, 7:30 pm
Concert - Tower’s music performed by the AURA Contemporary Ensemble

Location: Moores Opera House, University of Houston (Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd; Free parking in Lot 16)
Admission: $10/$15
Tickets and Information: 713-743-3313
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Saturday September 27, 7:30 pm
Concert - The Moores School of Music Symphony Orchestra will perform three of Joan Tower's works: Second Piano Concerto, with Melvin Chen; Percussion Concerto, with Blake Wilkins; and Made in America, as well as Beethoven's “Symphony No. 5.”

Location: Moores Opera House, University of Houston (Entrance 16 off Cullen Blvd; Free parking in Lot 16)
Admission: $10/$15
Tickets and Information: 713-743-3313