Blog 2019

* WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4TH 2019 – LETTING GO…

November was a whirlwind with 4 operettas in 3 different cities. I’ve finally had the time to start going through some footage and I put together a montage from the performance on Nov 7th at the McNay Museum for A Dream is a Dream is a Dream is a Dream…

This was a very special composition and one that was heavy hearted. Having to let go is never easy. “Here we are again. Losing my best friend. I can feel you still. Lying in my arms. Now you’re gone.”

This video starts with Steph Huskin portraying Gertrude Stein and later features David Hockney played by James Dykman, Pablo Picasso played by Jeremiah Drake, Igor Stravinsky also played by Drake and Coco Chanel played by Samantha Serrano. Other characters were involved but unfortunately due to the nature of a movie opera, the camera couldn’t be in multiple places at once. I hope you enjoy! And look out for footage from my other operettas!

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* NOVEMBER 22ND – DAILY TEXAN

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*SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 2019 – KMFA

You know why Austin is cool? Because we have an amazing classical music station that loves to cover the vibrant local classical music community. Yes there is NYC and L.A. and Chicagobut for a once sleepy town in the middle of big ‘ole Texas? I’m proud. I couldn’t imagine growing up in any other city.

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* FRIDAY NOV 8 – ALIEN WANDERERS : ALIEN WORLD : ALIEN HOME

I just wrapped my headphone opera in San Antonio and now it’s time to look towards this Austin premiere! I’m really excited about this one. It’ll be in Austin at the Blanton Museum of Art and feature sopranist, Katrina Saporsantos. She’ll be accompanied by harp, strings and a wind quartet. Think immersive and moving. November 21st at 6pm. And I’ll post content from the McNay San Antonio show as soon as i get the chance!

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* WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6TH – PABLO PICASSO

Thanks to the SA Current for this killer interview and article on my new immersive ‘silent’ opera titled, A Dream is a Dream is a Dream is a Dream, that premieres tomorrow Nov 7 at McNay Art Museum. Great read…

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* OCTOBER 18TH – [nothing]

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* MONDAY OCTOBER 14TH – A DREAM

I’m on my way home from Copenhagen after spending a week in a haunted castle with 12 other composers and a handful of brilliant musicians. It’s time to get down to business! I have a sound piece premiering at Confluence Park in San Antonio this Thursday and a special event for my film exhibition [nothing] on Friday. Then my 3 operas premiere all in November in Austin, College Station and San Antonio. Check my ‘tour’ page for details. Here will be the first of the three, on November 7th at McNay Museum titled, A Dream is a Dream is a Dream is a Dream…

(photo by John Alexander Silva)

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* THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH – 2019

Behind in life! Shoulda done this earlier this fall. Well here it is. First shows next weekend

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* SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 2019 – FILM EXHIBITION

My first film exhibition will be on display for all of October at Damas Space in San Antonio. Here is a snap shot from the first shoot today. It’ll be experimental and you don’t want to miss it!

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* TUESDAY JUNE 18TH – THE MAKING OF…

It’s short but I wanted to share a trailer I made for a mini-doc I’m stitching together from the process of diving head-first into composing, directing and producing my silent headphone opera, THE WAR BRIDE. I hope you enjoy this sneak peak via the following trailer. The full documentary should be ready in early 2020.

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* TUESDAY MAY 28TH – BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

And that’s a wrap! What an amazing month in Orlando for Fringe festival. I worked with an amazing team that sang so well for 14 performances of our immersive “silent” headphone musical!

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* FRIDAY MAY 24TH 2019 – HOUSTON VOYAGE

Thanks to Voyage Houston for the sweet interview. I’m excited to announce a new concert in Houston that will be a follow up to my ‘6-Pianos in Surround Sound’…

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* MONDAY MAY 20TH – ORLANDO WEEKLY REVIEW

“Best of all, Felix’s goosebump-raising score offers an eerie idea of what it might sound like if the composers of Les Miz wrote a musical version of The Exorcist.” You can still see the “silent” musical Wed-Sun this week at Fringe!

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* TUESDAY MAY 14TH – NO PROSCENIUM

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* SUNDAY MAY 5TH – PHOTO GALLERY FOR 6-PIANOS (HOUSTON)

[click on piano for more photos]

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* WEDNESDAY MAY 1ST – GREAT DAY HOUSTON

So thankful that Great Day Houston had me on their show to talk about 6-Pianos in Surround Sound. Please come support and raise awareness by coming to our free event this Saturday May 4th at Sawyer Yards (1502 Sawyer St) at 7pm or by donating with this button. All support goes towards the further restoration and delivery of the pianos.

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* TUESDAY APRIL 30TH – DIY CLASSICAL MUSIC

This Saturday May 4th, 6-Pianos in Surround Sound is here at Sawyer Yards (1502 Sawyer St). 7PM. It’s free and open to the public and we’ll have free wine, whiskey and beer. Jesse Sendejas at the Houston Press interviewed me for this wonderful encapsulation of the heart and soul of the project. Click on the photo for the entire story.

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* MARCH 13TH 2019 – TEXAS SKIES

Texas Skies is a composition written for 2 pianos and quadraphonic speaker set that I premiered in Denmark at SPOT Festival in May of 2018. The pianists featured are Tanja Zapolski and Rikke Sandberg as seen in this video. In order, the four movements are: West Texas, East Texas, The Panhandle, The Border. Texas Skies will be performed for the first time in Texas at Flight Gallery in San Antonio on Friday March 22nd!

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* MONDAY MARCH 4TH – TAKE FL!GHT

What do you get when you have 2 pianos and 15 artists from various genres in the same room? We’ll find out Friday March 22nd at Flight Gallery in San Antonio! More details coming soon…

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* JANUARY 27 2019 – THE WAR BRIDE RELEASE

I’m thrilled to announce the music and video release of my headphone opera, The War Bride. The ‘live’ opera is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, etc! The video is a montage of the different movements and is on YouTube.

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* JANUARY 12TH 2019 – KEEP COMPOSERS WEIRD

My residency for composers was featured on KMFA. Check it out!!!

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