Cabinet of Curiosities on Musiqa

Nick Davies, clarinet | Wesley Ducote, piano (photo by Lynn Lane)

The Harlequin Duo (Clarinetist Nick Davies and pianist Wesley Ducote) performed Cabinet of Curiosities on a Musiqa concert on January 20th and 21st in Houston, a program in which Musiqa and NobleMotion Dance continued their pioneering collaboration with the University of Houston BRAIN Center. “Meeting of Minds” featured a new ballet with music by Anthony Brandt, choreography by Andy and Dionne Noble, and projections by Badie Khaleghian. The program also included new works for dance by Badie Khaleghian and Marcus Karl Maroney. Davies and Ducote later recorded Cabinet of Curiosities (and another chamber work, Swimmy) in a session with engineer Andy Bradley in Stude Concert Hall at Rice University—both recordings slated for upcoming release. Below, the Harlequin Duo jam in 11/8 (2+2+3+2+2) for the sixth movement, Divisions on a Bulgarian Rhythm.