Two Star Symphony is Houston’s most unusual string ensemble performing all original music. Since its inception in 2002, the group has played many venues from small bars to vast auditoriums, collaborated with local theaters and traveled to both coasts to perform. Their aim is to create new and diverse music that speaks to the collective conscience of a broad audience, with music evoking starkly sketched imagery: a drunken pirate walks the plank, a marionette gains its footing, a black cat turns and hisses, a poisoned apple is offered, and goblins attack.

Two Star Symphony is Jo Bird (viola/toy piano), Debra Brown (violin), and Margaret Lejeune (cello/harp). Their extended band, Two Star Symphony Orchestra includes Chris Bakos (Bass), John Duboise (clarinet), Chenoa Mauthner (violin), Jerry Ochoa (violin), Cathy Power (marimba, bells), and Kirk Suddreath (percussion, drums). Each member’s unique background brings together an eclectic variety of music styles, including gypsy, rock, hip-hop, metal, classical and electronic. Their hunger to experiment and explore this art form has captured the imaginations of the young and old, despite whatever previously held notions they may have had of musical ensembles. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.