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Nameless Sound

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MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Nameless Sound is to present the best of international contemporary music and to support the exploration of new methods in arts education. Nameless Sound presents concerts by premiere artists in the world of creative music. In addition, Nameless Sound and its artists work directly with young people in public schools, community centers, and homeless shelters.

VISION
Nameless Sound’s vision is that creative music is a powerful tool for addressing critical adolescent issues, such as: diversity, group-awareness, self-awareness, creative problem solving, peer support, spontaneity, and vulnerability. Nameless Sound nurtures a new generation of artists and inspires tomorrow’s creative thinkers.

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    Nameless Sound

    1458 Lawson
    Houston, TX 77023

    Phone: 713-928-5653   |   Fax: 713-928-5653   |   Email   |   Official Website

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    02/17/12

    Marilyn Crispell and Henry Grimes University of St. Thomas - Cullen Hall Marilyn Crispell and Henry Grimes Presented by Nameless Sound at University of St. Thomas - Cullen Hall February 17, 2012 Nameless Sound presents versatile jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell and master bassist Henry Grimes. The frequent collaborators appear in concert together for the first time in Houston at the University of St. Thomas’ Cullen Hall. Marilyn Crispell is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied classical piano and composition, and has been a resident of...

    03/24/12

    Musical Performances - Sources and Echoes: A Decade of Musical Improvisation in Houston (Nameless Sound at The Menil) Menil Collection Musical Performances - Sources and Echoes: A Decade of Musical Improvisation in Houston (Nameless Sound at The Menil) Presented by Menil Collection and Nameless Sound at Menil Collection March 24, 2012 Nameless Sound and the Menil Collection present Musical Performances - Sources and Echoes: A Decade of Musical Improvisation in Houston, Saturday, March 24, 2012. Nameless Sound presents international music in Houston that, like its music education program, emphasizes improvisation. To mark the organization’s first decade, Sources and Echoes brings alumni musicians from Houston and beyond to Richmond Hall for short back-to-back solo...

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    02/17/12

    Marilyn Crispell and Henry Grimes University of St. Thomas - Cullen Hall Marilyn Crispell and Henry Grimes Presented by Nameless Sound at University of St. Thomas - Cullen Hall February 17, 2012 Nameless Sound presents versatile jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell and master bassist Henry Grimes. The frequent collaborators appear in concert together for the first time in Houston at the University of St. Thomas’ Cullen Hall. Marilyn Crispell is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied classical piano and composition, and has been a resident of...

    03/24/12

    Musical Performances - Sources and Echoes: A Decade of Musical Improvisation in Houston (Nameless Sound at The Menil) Menil Collection Musical Performances - Sources and Echoes: A Decade of Musical Improvisation in Houston (Nameless Sound at The Menil) Presented by Menil Collection and Nameless Sound at Menil Collection March 24, 2012 Nameless Sound and the Menil Collection present Musical Performances - Sources and Echoes: A Decade of Musical Improvisation in Houston, Saturday, March 24, 2012. Nameless Sound presents international music in Houston that, like its music education program, emphasizes improvisation. To mark the organization’s first decade, Sources and Echoes brings alumni musicians from Houston and beyond to Richmond Hall for short back-to-back solo...

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  • Past Events

    01/20/12	Alvin Fielder/Edward "Kidd" Jordan/William Parker Eldorado Ballroom
    01/19/12	Resounding Vision Award Party Honoring Alvin Fielder The Audley Society
    12/17/11	Nameless Sound and Menil Collection present Jandek UPDATED Menil Collection
    11/19/11	Pauline Oliveros in a Live Telematic Trio with Ricardo Arias and Chris Chafe Rice University - Alice Pratt Brown Hall - Wortham Opera Theatre
    09/23/11	Keith Rowe and Kjell Bjørgeengen 14 Pews
    04/08/11	ICP Orchestra Eldorado Ballroom
    03/20/11	Roswell Rudd's Trombone Tribe DiverseWorks ArtSpace
    03/06/11	Nmperign with Jason Lescalleet labotanica
    02/10/11	Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Eldorado Ballroom
    01/29/11	Dennis González Yells At Eels Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
    11/22/10	Mark Dresser labotanica
    11/19/10	Bob Ostertag & James Magee 14 Pews
    06/26/10	The Thing with Joe McPhee Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
    05/29/10	Koboku Senju Eldorado Ballroom
    04/17/10	John Butcher/Joe McPhee: Site-Specific Performance in the Vast West Texas Desert
    04/14/10	John Butcher /Joe McPhee: Site-Specific Performances in Richmond Hall Menil Collection - Richmond Hall
    04/03/10	Konk Pack labotanica
    03/05/10	Frode Haltli/Trygve Seim and Maja Ratkje
    01/31/10	Frode Gjerstad’s Circulasione Totale Orchestra Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
    12/11/09	Dave Burrell Christ Church Cathedral
    11/21/09	Borbetomagus Frenetic Theater
    04/29/09	Peter Brotzmann/Nasheet Waits/Eric Revis TBH Center (Talento Bilingüe de Houston)
    04/26/09	Phantom Orchard - Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
    04/11/09	Ab Baars Trio & Ken Vandermark TBH Center (Talento Bilingüe de Houston)
    03/01/09	No Idea Festival Art League Houston
    02/15/09	Maggie Nicols/Fred Frith/Susan Alcorn DiverseWorks ArtSpace

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