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Loop38 is a boundary-pushing, artist-driven new music ensemble based in Houston, Texas, that aims to build community around innovative, stimulating, and culturally relevant musical experiences. Since their debut in 2016, Loop38 has performed a wide range of works by local composers, young and upcoming voices, and globally established artists. Frequenting a variety of neighborhoods throughout Houston, Loop38 has performed in venues such as the Rothko Chapel, the Turrell Skyspace at Rice University, the Galveston Artists Residency, the Silos at Sawyer Yards, the Live Oak Friends Meetinghouse, MATCH, and the Archway Gallery.

Essential to Loop38 is the desire to curate unique programs through collaborations with composers and artists of other disciplines. Past partnerships have involved the Performing Arts Houston, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Rice University Theater Department, Apollo Chamber Players, Kinetic Ensemble, WindSync, the University of Houston’s Blaffer Art Museum, Musiqa, and several artists-in-residence at the Sawyer Yards.

We value:

Individuality
We celebrate individuals and honor personal experiences.

Collective action
We draw upon our varied experiences to form a unified voice.

Strong relationships
We cultivate bonds among audiences, performers, composers, and artistic collaborators.

Inclusion and diversity
We embrace opportunities for diverse voices to participate and share their stories.

We believe in the power and responsibility of artists to forge robust dialogue with our local and global communities, and we commit to upholding high artistic standards in these conversations.

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Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory

Online/Virtual Space
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We’re excited to share this new video release of “Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory” by composer Shulamit Ran! After the launch on May 1 we will continue to highlight this piece throughout the month of May with new releases and information based on its themes and the artists involved. Find out more on the launch page […]

Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory

Online/Virtual Space

Join us for our final event of the 2023-2024 season featuring Shulamit Ran’s Third String Quartet, “Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory." Building on our first video release in May, this event features all four movements of the quartet, along with reflections on the Holocaust, its effects on the modern world, and the importance and transformative power […]

Longleaf

MATCH Houston (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston) 3400 Main St., Houston, TX, United States

Commissioned by Loop38 and created by Dr. Ben Morris, assistant professor of composition at Stephen F. Austin State University, Longleaf traces the history of the longleaf tree and the timber industry in East Texas with video projections, historical photographs, natural soundscapes and music, with the goal of raising awareness about the ecological importance of native […]

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