![Joanna Becker](http://everythingnac.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/becker_joanna-240x300.jpg)
Joanna Becker
The Houston-based ensemble’s program will focus solely on music written by composers who live and work in Texas, according to Chad Robinson, the ensemble’s artistic director and founder.
The nonprofit Texas New Music Ensemble is “dedicated to the enrichment of Texas communities through the performance of contemporary art music created by Texas composers and performed by Texas musicians,” according to its website at https://tnme.org
![Andrew Schneider](http://everythingnac.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/schneider_andrew-240x300.jpg)
Andrew Schneider
Of his piece, Lias says, “Although I had no extra-musical idea in mind while writing this challenging piano solo, after finishing it, it seemed to evoke the many states of running water – from serene flowing brooks, to foaming rivers rushing over boulders.”
Other works on the program, to be performed by Joanna Becker, violin, and Andrew Schneider, piano, include “Souvenir D’une Fee” by Mei-Fang Lin; “Rhapsody for Violin and Piano” by Peter Lieuwen; the world premiere of Dmitri Shostakovitch’s “Songs by Captain Lebyadkin,” with arrangement by Yevgeniy Sharlat; and Robinson’s own “Violin Sonata.”
![Stephen Lias](http://everythingnac.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lias_stephen-240x300.jpg)
Stephen Lias
“We’re thrilled to be returning,” Robinson said.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.