Join us for Chef Oscar's Dinner Series of 2025!
The Taste of Sound will be a night of great food and drink; paired with and interpretting the work of Quincy Doenges.
The Taste of Sound is a unique dining experience that collaborates a prix-fixe dinner from individual chefs, and newly commissioned music for the vibraphone. Audience members will experience how one form of art heightens the experience of another; the mixings of sound and flavor. A dinner and a show, all in one place! Composers Molly Monahan, Max Gibson, Dr. Brendan Sweeney, Dr. Brian Graiser, and Gray Campbell have curated incredible works that will accompany diverse courses from different chefs.
Chef Oscar has prepared a delicious and unique five-course Prehispanic menu inspired his interpretations of Quincy's & his colleuges work. In addition, the dinner will feature cocktail pairings inspired in the same fashion, in concert with Chef Oscar's creations.
Quincy Doenges is an award-winning percussionist and educator who is currently based in Houston, Texas. As an advocate for new music, Quincy strives to present and propel new works for percussion through solo and collaborative projects. Fueled by collaborations with a wide-array of diverse composers, Quincy actively aims to present his music to his local community members to curate unique experiences and diverse soundscapes. Most recently, Quincy was featured in an interview with Voyage Houston, where he talked about his previous experiences, mentors, and his upcoming projects, such as The Taste of Sound.
Excellence in performance has always been a key importance for Quincy. In 2018, Quincy was the winner of the first annual Western University Winds, Brass, and Percussion Concerto Competition where he later performed with the University’s Wind Ensemble conducted by Dr. Colleen Richardson. Quincy was also a finalist in the Maritsa Brooks Concerto Competition, as well as the London Music Scholarship Foundation Competition at Western University. During his graduate studies, Quincy was a finalist in the Sempre Pro Musica competition at Baylor University.
A vital development in Quincy’s career was co-founding the Waveform Collective, which commissioned and premiered numerous new works for double bass and percussion. Alongside Max Winningham, the Collective presented one of their commissions, “Bloom” by Molly Monahan, at SPLICE Festival 5 at the Berklee School of Music in 2023. Quincy holds a Master’s degree from Baylor University and a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Western University. Since 2023, Quincy has been teaching privately in the North Houston Area with his studio of over 30 students, ranging from grades 5-12.
