Monica Houghton

an American composer
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Turn your face to the sun,

  • 11:00
  • 2025
  • Harp, Oboe, Viola
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“Turn your face to the sun,” is my second work for the somewhat unusual combination of oboe, viola and harp. Program Note The title of the piece comes from a Maori proverb, the full text of which is:  Turn your face to the sun, and

Trio ‘Toiyabe’

  • 10:00
  • 2023
  • Harp, Oboe, Viola
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This work was commissioned by the Toiyabe Chamber Music Society (formerly the Tahoe Chamber Music Society) in celebration of their new name. Program Note I chose these three instruments for their contrasting qualities of sound in order to evoke the unique natural beauty of  Northern

Must We Make War

  • 3:20
  • 2022
  • Harp, Timpani, Vibraphone
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      Must We Make War Premiere Performance: April 8, 2023, on the Harp Plus ‘Made in America’ program in Nightingale Concert Hall on the campus of University of Nevada, Reno. Marina Oster, harp; Brandon Dodge; vibraphone; Steven Potter, timpani.

Villa Dallas (Pantoum)

  • 8:00
  • 1999
  • Clarinet, Harp, Soprano
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Performances Premiere: Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, Eileen Moore, soprano, Dennis Nygren, clarinet, Jodie Guinn, harp, Cleveland Institute of Music, in October 2001 Text Eponymous poem by Renata Cinti
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