Six Bagatelles premiered at Musiqa’s Traces of Blue

A new piano trio, Six Bagatelles, received its premiere on Musiqa’s January 12th concert “Traces of Blue,” dedicated to music and visual art. Six Bagatelles is dedicated to the memory of Ed Shoemake, former board chair for Musiqa, and is inspired by the work of American artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991). Performers Natalie Lin (violin), Wesley Ducote (piano) and Barrett Sills (cello) presented the premiere alongside works of Hartke, Loiacano, Gosfield, and a live, on-stage painting by artist Geraldina Interiano Wise. Each short bagatelle is inspired by a single iconic print by Motherwell (below), the images projected during the performance. A preview of the concert appeared in the Houston Chronicle.

1. Mezzotint in Indigo
2. Yellow Chord
3. Gauloises Bleues
4. Orange Lyric
5. Three Forms on Red
6. Black Elegy Returning Black (Nocturne)