Archive - 2022
Nov. 2022
In collaboration with Austin based Like Minded Lunatics, Mysterium performed a concert of two radio dramas, "I, Biscuit" written by Mark Gifford narrated by Gifford and Richard D. Hall, and "The Seed," written by Alistair Forsyth and Ella Pedroza and narrated by Forsyth, Pedroza and Jay Nava. For the performance, original live music and live sound effects were used. Members of the ensemble included graduate students Stephan Arce-Penedo, Alistair Forsyth, Phillip Matczak, Jay Nava, Ella Pedrozo, Samuel Rives and Elliott Smith. The ensemble was directed by Richard D. Hall.
Oct. 2022
Richard D. Hall performed with dancer/choreographer Michelle Nance for the piece Twilight Tear at the Texas State University Open Door Dance Theater Spring production titled "Threshold" held at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. The music was as adaptation of a musical fragment by Lucia Dlugoszewskimusi.
Oct. 2022
Richard D. Hall was invited to performed with several other musuicians at the 2022 Texas Dance Improvisation Festival, held at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. The festival is "an annual event organized by Texas artists to inspire, challenge and build diverse improvisational dance communities through a festival featuring classes, jams and performances at an affordable cost."
Oct. 2022
Being Together was selected for screening at the SECiNDI Festival of Inclusive Cinema and Disability based in Mérida, Spain. Being Together was a collaborative work between Texas State University Dance video-choreographer Ana Baer, the Texas State University Merge Dance Company and the Body Shift Collective, an Austin, TX, based dance company specializing in mixed-ability improvisational dance. Richard D. Hall composed music for the film.
July 2022
The Texas State Mysterium for New Music ensemble performed recently at the Austin New Media Art & Sound Summit hosted by the COTFG, an organization sponsored by the Salvage Vanguard Theater 501(c) and supported in part by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division. The Summit featured several national and international musicians and is described as “a multi-day summer festival dedicated to diversifying Austin’s musical ecosystem.” The ensemble performed an electroacoustic set at the Crashbox Theater featuring guitar, synthesizers, and an EWI with live video manipulations. Members of the ensemble were alumni Adam Koch (MM, 2022), Thomas Torres (MM, 2022), and Wesley S. Uchiyama-Penix (MM, 2020). The Mysterium ensemble was under the direction of Music Senior Lecturer Richard D. Hall.
July 2022
The Texas State Mysterium for New Music Ensemble was recently invited to performed for the third year in a row at the 2022 Classic Game Fest in Austin, TX. The Classic Game Fest is considered “the biggest retro gaming event in Texas,” with an estimated attendance this year of over 15, 000. The ensemble performed music from several well known video games including Sonic, Undertale, Zelda, Castelvania, Star Fox, and Donkey Country as well as several structured improvisations and original works. All pieces were arranged by current students and alumni of the ensemble. Members of the ensemble were graduate student Stephan Arce-Penedo, alumni Adam Koch (MM, 2022), Thomas Torres (MM, 2022), Andi Ivins (MM, 2021), Wesley S. Uchiyama-Penix (MM, 2020) and guest Andrew Coldwell. The Mysterium ensemble is under the direction of Senior Lecturer of Music Richard D. Hall.
July 2022
For the second year in a row, Richard D. Hall was the sound engineer for the Semilla Fest in San Marcos, TX, featuring performances by Texas State University theatre students and the Merge Dance Company. The festival celebrated the artistic voices of traditionally underrepresented peoples from the African, Hispanic, and Latin American diasporas. The two-day festival was performed at the City Plaza Outdoor stage. During the festival, Richard collaborated with several local and international dancers/choreographers and performed live music with Cuban born musician Osmani. This festival was funded by the Texas State University College of Fine Arts and Communication, the Department of Theatre and Dance, and the City of San Marcos Arts Commission.
July 2022
The Wall was selected into the Online 2021 Forwardian Film Festival. Richard D. Hall composed the music for The Wall, a collaborative work between Texas State University Dance Department Head Michelle Nance and Texas State University dance video-choreographer Ana Baer.