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Princesa de la Luna makes its world premiere this weekend during ROCOâs season finale extravaganza,
Flamenco, it will be the first opportunity Houston audiences will have to see one of classical musicâs brightest young stars: 25-year-old Quinn Mason.
The Dallas-based composer-conductor has routinely gotten heady praise over his short career, winning various awards and competitions. Mason, who is both prolific and unflappable, shrugs off such accolades. âI still have work to do,â he tells
Houstonia.
But for someone only in his mid-20s, Masonâs been at work for a while. He wrote his first chamber ensemble piece at age 14 and his first symphony at 18. He was only 19 when his work was first performed professionally.
Composer Jonathan Bailey Holland photographed by Robert Torres
There are well-known masterpieces in Classical music we all know and love. But every year, musicians and composers create new music that breaks boundaries. Here are 11 composers you may have heard of, or may be brand new! They represent every corner of classical music from film, jazz, choirs, concert bands and orchestras, string quartets and clarinet solos. You may have never heard of them, but after listening to the playlist, you may just come away with a new favorite artist.
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Michael Abels photographed by Eric Schwabel
Michael Abels, composer: Abels composed the film scores for “Get Out” and “Us,’ which won multiple international awards. But the versatile composer’s other works have been performed and premiered by the Chicago and Atlanta symphonies, the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, the Kronos Quartet, and university groups across the country. Abels blends classical music with jazz,
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As a boy he found his voice in classical music. Now this 24-year-old is composing for orchestras across the country
Quinn Mason is a Texan of the Year finalist.
Twenty-four year old composer and musical prodigy Quinn Mason, a graduate of North Dallas High School, has been making music since he was 10. (Allison Slomowitz/ Special Contributor)(Allison Slomowitz / Special Contributor)
Quinn Mason spent much of his childhood tinkering with a keyboard, learning the cello, playing percussion and dreaming up sonatas, concertos and symphonies. In middle school, he sketched out an opera while he should have been taking notes during social studies. He was a sophomore at North Dallas High School when the concert band played one of his pieces, the first public performance of his work.