Scored for choir and six percussionists, “Mass Observation” by British-American composer Tarik O’Regan, receives its southwest premiere in this Houston Chamber Choir and MUSIQA collaboration. The work takes its title from the British social research organization, Mass-Observation, which aimed to record everyday life in the United Kingdom. It is a poignant meditation on the histories of our varied ambivalent relationships with surveillance in its myriad guises. Rounding out the program are works by Karim Al-Zand, Marcus Karl Maroney, and Augusta Read Thomas.

7:00pm – Pre-concert talk
7:30pm – Performance
General Admission: $40 – Senior, educator, military and student discounts available

ON THE PROGRAM

Karim Al-Zand: A Measure in Trance for choir
Marcus Maroney: Im Grase for choir (world premiere)
Tarik O’Regan: Mass Observation for choir and percussion ensemble
Augusta Read Thomas: Resounding Earth: Prayer for percussion ensemble

ARTISTS

Blake Wilkins, percussion
Craig Hauschildt, percussion
Luke Hubley, percussion
Alec Warren, percussion
Houston Chamber Choir