As an editorial photographer specializing in fashion and storytelling steeped in cultural nuances, I recently completed a portrait series titled "Casket Sharp. Casket Ready." This project was inspired by a colloquialism rooted in Southern Baptist churches, where "casket sharp" refers to being impeccably dressed, with the morbid undertone that the attire is fit for one's […]
Part of Kinetic Ensemble's series of chamber music performances in intimate venues around the city, The Strangers’ Case features a preview performance of a new work for voice and strings by composer Karim Al-Zand. Soprano Alexandra Smither will perform the excerpt, along with selections from Errollyn Wallen’s songbook. Al-Zand's "The Strangers' Case" is funded in […]
The first of two chamber music performances in intimate venues around the city, The Strangers’ Case features a preview performance of a new work for voice and strings by the phenomenal Houston composer Karim Al-Zand. Firecracker performer Alexandra Smither, who last sang with Kinetic in May 2023, returns to sing the Al-Zand premiere, along with […]
