Nic Gerpe – in concert

Road Trip

Few experiences are as exciting, liberating, relaxing, anxiety-inducing, meditative, lonely, and free as the feel of the open road. All of our journeys have a different purpose and destination –  to seek solitude, to get to nature, to seek new paths, to find ourselves, or for the pure thrill and joy of the ride.

This program will feature pieces which evoke all elements of a journey – Timo Andres‘ rollicking and rolling “At the River,” the (mis)adventures of John Psathas‘ “Jettatura,” Juhi Bansal‘s fantastic evocation of the Utah night sky in “Land of Waking Dreams,” Dante De Silva‘s picturesque and autobiographical “Drive-Thru Etudes,” and the wide-open spaces of Aaron Copland‘s Piano Sonata. The concert will also feature a World Premiere of Tonia Ko‘s newest work, commissioned by Nic Gerpe and Piano Spheres.

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A dedicated proponent of new music, Los Angeles native Nic Gerpe has given numerous world and regional premieres by composers such as John Luther Adams, Paul Moravec, Anne LeBaron, and Gernot Wolfgang, among others. Nic has performed throughout Southern California and abroad in such venues as Walt Disney Concert Hall, Zipper Hall, the Wallis Annenberg Center, the Ojai Music Festival and the Banff International Keyboard Festival. His November 2025 Pianos Spheres concert, entitled “Islands,” was selected as one of San Francisco Classical Voice’s “Best Performances of 2025.”