Fresh on the heels of being named 2013 Texas Music Teachers Association Commissioned Composer and winner of the 2012 National Federation of Music Clubs Beyer Composition Award, Houston-based composer-pianist Kris Becker has just released his new album of award-winning original works, titled Expansions, and will perform the album live in a concert at Houston Piano Company.

Expansions features his signature "nu-classical" sound, which fuses classical structure and ideas with contemporary popular impulses.