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SUMMARY:Hollywood Spheres - A Special Event - June 15: SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your interest in Hollywood Spheres.  We’re sorry to say we’ve reached capacity for this event and tickets are no longer available online.  If you would like to be put on a waiting list\, please send an email to RSVP@pianospheres.org and we’ll let you know about any cancellations as they come up.  If you’d still like to make a donation to Piano Spheres\, please click HERE! \nWhat:\nA special fundraising event featuring concert works by Hollywood film composers to help raise funds for Piano Spheres’ 30th Anniversary season in 2024/25.  There will be music\, food\, drink and exciting announcements! \nWho:\nSpecial guest pianist Scott Dunn\, conductor of the new Scott Dunn Orchestra and associate conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra\, will perform his own arrangements of music by modernist film composers including Bernard Herrmann\, Leonard Rosenman\, and Alex North from films such as Psycho\, A Streetcar Named Desire and Rebel Without a Cause.  Piano Spheres artists Gloria Cheng\, Mark Robson and Nic Gerpe will also perform concert music by historic and contemporary film composers. \nWhen:\nSaturday June 15th at 1:00 pm \nWhere:\nThe home of a generous film composer in Pasadena (detailed information will be sent upon ticket purchase). You can purchase tickets below. If you have a code\, please enter it on the next page.  If you have questions please contact RSVP@pianospheres.org. And if you can’t come but would still like to support our 30th Anniversary season\, please CLICK HERE
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/hollywood/
LOCATION:A Private Home in Pasadena\, Address will be sent after registration
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SUMMARY:Stephen Drury: Charles Ives @ 150
DESCRIPTION:October 20\, 2024 marks the 150th birthday of America’s great original composer Charles Ives. Growing up in New England as the son of a bandmaster\, Ives developed a uniquely American compositional voice.   His music includes ragtime\, gospel hymns\, parade marches\, and wild\, visionary dissonance\, all woven into a sound never before heard in classical concert music. World renowned guest artist Stephen Drury will celebrate the Ives sesquicentennial two days after Ives’ birthday with a special performance of Ives’ complete sonatas for piano\, including the monumental “Concord” sonata with its musical visions of Emerson\, Thoreau\, Hawthorne and the Alcott family\, as well as the quirky and ironic “Three Page Sonata.”  30 for 30 composer Paul Beaudoin composed a piece that “suggests some of the wilder\, fantastical adventures into the half-childlike\, half fairy-like phantasmal realm” of the Concord Sonata. If you don’t see a form to puchase tickets below\, please CLICK HERE! \nPROGRAM \nStephen Drury\, piano\nCHARLES IVES AT 150 \nFirst Sonata Charles Ives\nAdagio con moto\nAllegro moderato; “In the Inn”\nAdagio\n“not for the lilies lying back in soft dress-circle\ncushion to lap up pretty velvet sound with their\nsoft ears”; Allegro\nAndante maestoso \nThree Page Sonata Ives \nINTERMISSION \nbrook line(s) Paul Beaudoin\nfirst performance \nSonata #2\, “Concord\, Mass. 1840 – 1860” Ives\nEmerson\nHawthorne\nThe Alcotts\nThoreau
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/charles-ives-150/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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SUMMARY:Mark Robson: Spielfreude
DESCRIPTION:“Spielfreude\,” the joy of playing\, describes the sheer physical and emotive pleasure of performing at the keyboard. Mark Robson’s recital offers a program that largely takes its cue from this idea\, with pieces from a range composers including Ligeti\, Glass\, Cowell\, Messiaen\, Aldo Clementi and Ginastera\, with premieres by Peter Knell\, Hannah Rice and Daniel Rothman. Also featured will be Schoenberg’s Zwei Klavierstücke\, Op. 33 in honor of the composer’s 150th birth anniversary. \nPROGRAM \nAllegro con spirito (nr. 3 from Musica ricercata) – György Ligeti \nEtude 2 in C (from Twenty Etudes for Piano) – Philip Glass \nFleeting (nr. 3 from Nine-Ings) – Henry Cowell \nQuintes (nr. 5 from Douze Études d’interprétation) – Maurice Ohana \nB. A. C. H. – Aldo Clementi \nWhat Bodies Know (‘30 for 30’ commission) – Daniel Rothman \nSnapshots ’24 (’30 for 30’ commission) – Peter Knell \nJe dors\, mais mon coeur veille – Olivier Messiaen\n(nr. 19 from Vingt Regards sur L’Enfant-Jésus)  \nINTERMISSION \nZwei Klavierstücke\, Op. 33 – Arnold Schoenberg\na) Mässig\nb) Mässig langsam \nCherubino – Hans Werner Henze\nAndante cantabile\nSostenuto\nCon allegrezza \nStreets of Laredo (nr. 1 from American Ballads) – Roy Harris \nDanza de la moza donosa (nr. 2 from Danzas argentinas) – Alberto E. Ginastera \nBulgarian Dance nr. 6 (from Mikrokosmos\, Vol. 6) – Béla Bartók \nI AM (‘30 for 30’ commission) – Hannah Rice \nCanicas e Ilusiones – Francisco Cortés-Álvarez \nCLICK HERE TO READ FULL PROGRAM NOTES
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/spielfreude/
LOCATION:Zipper Concert Hall and the Colburn Plaza\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, 90012
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SUMMARY:for Susan and Rick
DESCRIPTION:featuring pianists:\nGloria Cheng\nNic Gerpe\nAron Kallay\nThomas Kotcheff\nNelson Ojeda Valdés\nVicki Ray\nMark Robson \nPiano Spheres’ founding pianist Susan Svrček was known for her elegant and insightful performances. Her untimely passing in 2022 foreshadowed the loss of her husband of 32 years\, influential composer Frederick Lesemann who wrote much of his later music for her and whose music she championed. This concert is a rare opportunity to hear all of Piano Spheres’ Core and Emeritus Artists on the same stage at the same time! They will perform works by Charles Ives\, Arnold Schoenberg and John Cage often performed by Svrček\, as well as music by Lesemann written for her. This concert is a love letter from Susan and Rick’s colleagues\, students and friends\, three of whom (composers Donald Crockett\, Thomas Flaherty and Bill Alves) have written pieces for this concert as part of the Piano Spheres ‘30 for 30’ commissioning program. \nConcert Program: \nArnold Schoenberg – Introduction to the Gurrelieder – Vicki Ray\, Nic Gerpe\, Gloria Cheng\, Mark Robson\nBill Alves – Just a Phase – Aron Kally and Thomas Kotcheff\nFrederick Lesemann – Preludes (…after a tenor by Guilliaume Dufay) #1? – Mark Robson\nCharles Ives – Three Quarter-tone Pieces – Vicki Ray and Aron Kallay\nDonald Crockett – Chaconne – Mark Robson\nJohn Cage – Dream – (with photos) – Vicki Ray\nThomas Flaherty – ConcorDance – Gloria Cheng\nFrederick Lesemann – Barcode – Nic Gerpe and Nelson Ojeda Valdés \nThis concert is made possible by a generous donation by Susan and Rick’s good friends\, Allan and Muriel Kotin.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/a-concert-for-susan-and-rick/
LOCATION:Zipper Concert Hall and the Colburn Plaza\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, 90012
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250121T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250121T220000
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SUMMARY:Andrés Jaramillo - A Journey of Immigrants
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This concert is now SOLD OUT. If you previously RSVP’ed\, your name will be on a list at the door.  If you are on our waiting list\, Tuesday evening we will admit as many guests as possible beginning at 7:55 PM as space allows.  This waiting list is for the concert only\, not the pre-concert discussion.  Thank you so much for your support! \nColombian American pianist Andrés Jaramillo is our Leonard Stein Resident Artist for 2024/25. Dr. Jaramillo specializes in the music by contemporary Latinx composers. Every composer on this program (including four world premieres and three 30 for 30 compositions) is or was an immigrant.  Through these solo piano works\, Andrés explores the myriad emotions\, perspectives\, and approaches inherent in the immigrant experience\, intertwining the composers’ own cultural backgrounds with those of their new homes. Jaramillo will perform three new compositions by 30 for 30 composers Paola Márquez\, Jorge Salazar and Josh Rodriguez. \nPlease join Dr. Jaramillo\, moderator Veronika Krausas\, and composers Paola Marquez\, Jorge Salazar and Josh Rodriguez for a free pre-concert discussion at 7:00 PM in Thayer Hall before the concert.  The panel will discuss the emotional experiences of immigrant people as represented in Dr. Marquez’ composition Five Etudes on the Immigrant’s Season\, and how they influence the cultural and creative lives of new arrivals in the US. These stages are sometimes expressed as honeymoon\, frustration\, depression\, adjustment and acceptance.  Admission to the discussion is free with tickets to the show.  For more about Andrés Jaramillo\, please click HERE. \n“A JOURNEY OF IMMIGRANTS”\n\nSet of 3 Latin American pieces:\n\n\nToccata – Jorge Pinzón (1968-)\n\n\nAncestro – German D. Perez (1964-)\n\n\nLa Zacapaneca – Jorge Luis Sosa (1964-)   WORLD PREMIERE\n\n\nFive Characteristic Colombian Pieces – Jorge A. Salazar (1978-) WORLD PREMIERE\n\n\nDanza\n\n\nCosta (Porro)\n\n\nPasillo\n\n\nAlabao\n\n\nJoropo\n\n\n                             INTERMISSION \n\nLuz Entre Aguas (Light Amidst the Waters) – Josh Rodriguez (1982) WORLD PREMIERE\n\n\nDistancia\n\n\nEstancia\n\n\n\nEl Intachable – Juan Domingo Cordoba (1971-) \nEtudes for Immigrants – Paola Marquez (1978-) WORLD PREMIERE \n\n\nEtude I – The arrival (Wonder)\nEtude II – Echoes of Home (Homesick) \nEtude III – Silent rain (Frustration)\nEtude IV – Resonance (Acceptance) \nEtude V – Two Lands One Love (Embrace) \n\n \nThe Consulate of Colombia in Los Angeles is a proud supporter of this event
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/a-journey-of-immigrants/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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SUMMARY:Brook and Meadowcroft
DESCRIPTION:The concert features two new large-scale works by important international composers Taylor Brook and Thomas Meadowcroft. Meadowcroft’s “All Possible Combinations” is the next installment in a series of works focused on aspects of ‘Deep Easy Listening’\, which attempts to reconcile immersive modes of listening outside of commodified time. “Nox” by Taylor Brook combines the composer’s unique approach to the integration of electronic and digital media as he explores the passage of time through a single night in a way that draws on unconscious states where logic becomes fuzzy and imagination goes to unusual and seemingly impossible places. Both Brook and Meadowcroft are 30 for 30 composers.  Below is a NEW video clip of Nox by Taylor Brook showing the electronic and digital video effects featured in his composition.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/brook-and-meadowcroft/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T200000
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SUMMARY:Thomas Mellan: Collective Hysteria
DESCRIPTION:Emerging Artist Thomas Mellan presents Collective Hysteria: a celebration on Pierre Boulez’s 100th birthday. Boulez is synonymous with music of era-defining extremes\, showcasing brutal violence and sensual tenderness often in the same breath. The program centers around Boulez’s monumental Second Piano Sonata\, from 1948. As Boulez said: “History as it is made by great composers is not a history of conservation but of destruction – even while cherishing what is destroyed.” In this spirit\, Thomas will present a new original work titled “Rituel”\, honoring Boulez\, for piano and electronics. Premieres of new 30 for 30 piano pieces by organist/composer Rashaan Allwood\, underground death metal legend Colin Marston and Ukrainian virtuoso violinist Orest Smovzh round out this celebration of a 20th century icon. \nProgram:\n– 30 for 30 commission by Rashaan Allwood\n– “Rituel” by Thomas Mellan\n– 30 for 30 commission by Orest Smovzh\n(intermission)\n– 30 for 30 commission by Colin Marston\n– Boulez’s Piano Sonata No. 2
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/collective-hysteria-the-three-piano-sonatas-of-pierre-boulez/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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SUMMARY:Empathy\, Compassion and Good Trouble - A Special Event!
DESCRIPTION:If you don’t see a place to RSVP below\, it means we have sold out.  If you would like to be put on a waiting list in case someone cancels\, please send an email to RSVP@pianospheres.org and we will get back to you. \n  \nWhat: A Piano Spheres Fundraising Event\nWho: Pianists Althea Waites\, Andres Jaramillo\, Vicki Ray\, Aron Kallay\, Mark Robson and Thomas Kotcheff\nWhen: Saturday\, May 10th at 1PM – 4PM\nWhere: A private home in Pasadena (location will be sent after RSVP)\nDonation: $200\n  \nMusic has always reflected the times we live in.  Troubled times produce music of Empathy\, Compassion\, and what the late civil rights leader John Lewis called “Good Trouble.”  On Saturday May 10th at 1PM\, Piano Spheres presents pianists Andres Jaramillo performing music from his program “A Journey of Immigrants\,”  Althea Waites playing “Troubled Water” by Margaret Bonds\, Thomas Kotcheff performing “Songs of Insurrection” by Frederick Rzewski\, and Vicki Ray\, Aron Kallay and Mark Robson playing contemporary arrangements of iconic American songs and anthems by Vicki Ray and Mark Robson. We promise to let the music do the talking!\n  \nThis special event will take place at a private home in Pasadena.  There will be delicious appetizers\, desserts and drinks\, and a special introduction to Piano Spheres’ next Executive Director!  90% of our $20\,000 fundraising goal will go toward offsetting the impending loss of government funds\, and the remainder will be donated to Musicares to support musicians who lost everything in the devastating fires.  Space is limited\, so please RSVP Today!  If you are a student\, artist\, on a fixed income or someone displaced by the fires\, please send an email to rsvp@pianospheres.org to request a discount code.\n\nIf you prefer you can send a check to: \nPiano Spheres\n4209 Via Arbolada #231 \nLos Angeles\, CA 90042-5095 \nTo RSVP\, enter the number of guests below and then click on the green button!
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/good-trouble/
LOCATION:A Private Home in Pasadena\, Address will be sent after registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250530T200000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Pierre Boulez 1925-2025\, Fri May 30\, 8PM CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:We regret to inform you that Celebrating Pierre Boulez 1925-2025 at The Nimoy\, scheduled for Friday\, May 30th\, has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.\n\nWe sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. Refunds for all ticket holders will be processed automatically — please allow 7–10 business days for the funds to appear on your original payment method.\n\n\nWe hope to reschedule this performance in the 2025-26 season and will update you when possible.  If you are a season ticket holder we will be in touch with you to discuss options. \n\nPresented in association with CAP UCLA \n\n“It’s not just that Ms. Cheng plays these daunting pieces with such commanding technique\, color and imagination. She has brought together works that fascinatingly complement one another.” —New York Times \n“I enjoy Van Raat on recording\, but given the chance to hear him again live\, I would run\, not walk.” —Christian B. Carey\, Musical America \nCelebrate the centennial of Pierre Boulez\, the unparalleled French composer\, conductor\, and cultural visionary\, with a captivating duo piano recital. Born on March 26\, 1925\, Boulez transformed post-war contemporary music\, leaving an indelible mark on the 20th century. His extensive conducting career and foundational role in institutions like Paris’s Cité de la Musique and IRCAM highlight his monumental influence. \nPianists Gloria Cheng and Ralph van Raat pay homage to Boulez’s legacy\, performing not only his solo and duo compositions but also works by John Cage\, Morton Feldman\, Frank Zappa\, and Magnus Lindberg. Their selection celebrates Boulez’s broad musical connections\, from his well-documented mutual respect with Zappa to his complex relationships with Cage and Feldman\, offering a profound reflection on his impact and the cross-pollination of musical ideas across generations. \nThe program opens with a heartfelt tribute to the late composer/pianist Sarah Gibson of HOCKET and Piano Spheres. \nSarah Gibson: our eyes once watered (2018)\n\nPierre Boulez: Structures Livre 1\, 1a (1952)\nJohn Cage: Music for Piano 4\, 19 (1953)\nExperiences No. 1 (1945)\nPierre Boulez: Scherzo (1945)\nMorton Feldman: Two Pianos (1957)\nMagnus Lindberg: Play 1 (1979)\nBoulez: Structures Livre 2\, Chapitre 2 (1961)\nBoulez: Courtes dérives à partir d’Éclat (1996)\nFrank Zappa: Ruth Is Sleeping (1992)\nIgor Stravinsky: Sonata for Two Pianos (1943-44)
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/celebrating-pierre-boulez-1925-2025-postponed/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250714T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250714T220000
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SUMMARY:A Concert for Sarah
DESCRIPTION:On July 14\, 2024 the Piano Spheres family lost one of our own. Sarah Gibson was a brilliant pianist\, a fierce composer\, and an inspirational educator. She was half of the piano duo HOCKET who joined Piano Spheres as Core Artists in 2019\, but she has been part of the Piano Spheres family for over a decade as both an Emerging Artist and Guest Artist. Sarah was a dedicated friend and colleague\, an inspiring teacher\, and a bright light in our tightly knit new music community. Please join the Piano Spheres family as we come together to celebrate Sarah with heartfelt performances of her music.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/a-concert-for-sarah/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T200000
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SUMMARY:Thomas Kotcheff: Between Systems
DESCRIPTION:Join pianist Thomas Kotcheff with guest artist Bryan Curt Kostors and video artist Allison Tanenhaus for a special performance celebrating the release of Kotcheff’s third piano album\, Between Systems. The evening will feature works from the new album alongside bold reimaginings of music by Aphex Twin\, Squarepusher\, Cher\, Céline Dion\, and Beyoncé — blurring boundaries between classical virtuosity and pop-culture brilliance. \nThomas Kotcheff writes about the album and the program: \nThe inspiration for Between Systems grew out of my collaboration with composer and electronic artist Bryan Curt Kostors\, where we delved into the question: What does it mean to interpret music in the context of modern classical performance? In many other musical genres\, interpretation is expected to be transformative — a performer takes an existing piece and makes it entirely their own. Think of Tony Bennett’s rendition of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby\,” which reimagines the song through a completely different artistic lens. \nIn contrast\, the convention in modern classical music tends to favor fidelity — the performer’s role is often seen as one of precision\, aiming to recreate the original score as accurately as possible. Between Systems challenges that norm. This album and this concert’s program is about expanding the role of the ‘classical interpreter’ — shifting expectations and embracing a broader\, more fluid definition of interpretation. \nThe performance brings together two seemingly unrelated worlds: the rigorous chromatic pointillism of Morton Feldman (whose centenary we celebrate this season)\, and iconic works from popular and electronic music. The common thread between these divergent elements is me\, the performer. What may sound like remixes or reimaginings are\, at their core\, simply interpretations — shaped by the same creative impulses that guide any artist working across genre boundaries. \nPROGRAM: \nCher/György Ligeti — Concert Prelude No. 1: Believe\nMorton Feldman — Nature Pieces\nSquarepusher — Tommib\nMorton Feldman — Intermission 3\nAphex Twin — aisatsana\nMorton Feldman — Intermission 5\nCeline Dion/Thomas Kotcheff — Obbligato Snare Drum Music No. 1: The Power of Love\nSophie Mathieu — the voice that fades (world premiere)\nBeyoncé/Alex Weiser/Thomas Kotcheff — Grand Passacaglia No. 1: Love on Top \nThomas Kotcheff\, piano\nBryan Kostors\, synthesizers\nAllison Tanenhaus\, video art \nwith special guest\nMike Compitello\, snare drum
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/thomas-kotcheff-between-systems/
LOCATION:2220 Arts + Archives\, 2220 Beverly Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90057
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T200000
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SUMMARY:Vicky Chow: "Surface Image" by Tristan Perich
DESCRIPTION:“One of our era’s most brilliant pianists” – Pitchfork \n** \n“I am interested in the threshold between the abstract world of computation and the physical world around us. Scored for traditional instrumentation combined with on-stage speakers\, my compositions with 1-bit electronics are duets between musicians and code\, exploring an interest in foundations of electronic sound. The simplest electronic tones can be created by sending on and off pulses of electricity to a speaker\, creating an oscillation at the desired pitch. These pulses are represented digitally in binary as 1-bit information\, where a 1 or 0 signifies the corresponding electrical state. When working with 1-bit waveforms\, data is equivalent to sound; no higher-level translation is needed. \nSurface Image\, for solo piano with 40-channel 1-bit electronics was commissioned by Vicky Chow. The hour-long work sets the piano in front of a backdrop of 40 speakers\, each connected to custom electronics that perform 40 individual lines of music. My first instrument was the piano\, and it introduced me to composing. For as long as I can remember\, I have been attracted to its sound\, its physical presence\, its construction. In the piano’s keys and event-based sound-making mechanism I find a connection to computer code and the foundations of mathematics. And to match its immense sound\, the piano demands (especially with Vicky playing it) a massive scale of electronics. In Surface Image\, working with so many speakers let me explore a dense and precise polyphony\, thinking about the ways acoustic piano and electronic sound can find company in each other. But writing for the piano again also opened up a more intuitive side of my music\, a muscle-memory or ingrained musical sense that traces back to when I first started playing.” \n-Tristan Perich \nThis concert is a co-production with CAP UCLA.  \n\nVicky Chow\, piano \nHong Kong/Canadian/American pianist Vicky Chow has been described as “brilliant” (New York Times) and “one of our era’s most brilliant pianists” (Pitchfork). Since joining the Bang on a Can All-Stars in 2009\, she has collaborated and worked with artists including Tania León\, Meredith Monk\, Steve Reich\, George Lewis\, John Zorn\, Julia Wolfe\, David Lang\, Michael Gordon\, Alarm Will Sound\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, Wild Up\, Tyshawn Sorey\,  John Zorn\, and Kronos Quartet among others. \nShe has toured more than 40 countries and released over 25 solo and chamber albums on various labels. Her album Tristan Perich: Surface Image released in 2013 on New Amsterdam Records was among the top 10 Avant Music albums in Rolling Stone. Her recordings can be found on Nonesuch\, New Amsterdam\, Tzadik\, and Innova\, among others.\n​\nOriginally from Vancouver\, Canada\, she is based in Brooklyn\, NY. She serves as faculty at the Bang on a Can Summer Institute\, the Nief-Norf Summer Festival\, and has been on faculty at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. She is on the Board of Advisors for Composers Now\, and is also a mentor at The Juilliard School. A graduate of The Juilliard School (B.M. ’05\, M.M. ’07 Piano Performance) and The Manhattan School of Music (M.M. Contemporary Performance ’09) Ms. Chow is a Yamaha Artist. \n  \nTristan Perich‘s work is inspired by the aesthetic simplicity of math\, physics and code. The Wire magazine describes his compositions as “austere meeting of electronic and organic.” 1-Bit Music\, his 2004 release\, was the first album ever released as a microchip\, programmed to synthesize his electronic composition live. His follow-up circuit album\, 1-Bit Symphony\, has received critical acclaim\, called “sublime” (New York Press)\, and the Wall Street Journal said\, “its oscillations have an intense\, hypnotic force and a surprising emotional depth.” The New York Times called his latest circuit album\, Noise Patterns\, “techno for silicon-based life forms.” As an electronic musician\, he has performed internationally\, from Sónar\, MUTEK\, and the Barbican\, to Lampo and The Kitchen. As a composer\, he has received commissions from So Percussion\, the LA Philharmonic\, Calder Quartet and more\, as well as an award of distinction from Ars Electronica for his work for violins and 1-bit electronics\, Active Field. The New York Classical Review wrote\, “More than any composer of his generation\, Perich is establishing a new language and a new future path for music.” As a visual artist\, his audio installations\, video works and machine drawings have received commissions from the likes of Rhizome and L’Auditori in Barcelona\, and his artwork has been exhibited internationally\, including the Museum of Modern Art\, VOLT Festival\, the San Diego Museum\, the Georgia Museum\, and bitforms gallery. \n“Vicky Chow and The Satie Project concerts are being ticketed through those venues\, please see event page for ordering options.”
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/vicky-chow-surface-image-by-tristan-perich/
LOCATION:Nimoy Theater\, 1262 Westwood Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T063118
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SUMMARY:Nic Gerpe: Islands
DESCRIPTION:When you grow up on an island\, what matters is how you stand to the sea.\n– Roddy Doyle \nBut where\, after all\, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?\n– Joshua Slocum \nIslands evoke myriad vivid impressions and captivate our imaginations. As places of stunning beauty\, mystery\, and isolation\, “where the contours of the land itself form a kind of sinewy poetry\,” countless associations come with the very mention of the word. Islands conjure a range of emotions and flights of fancy\, from images of wild\, exotic natural wonders\, to metaphorical and spiritual connections. In this program\, Nic Gerpe will present a range of colorful and evocative pieces which explore the many aspects and connotations of islands\, from the imaginary landscapes of Almeida Prado’s Ilhas to Thomas Osborne’s poetic and virtuosic And The Waves Sing Because They Are Moving. The program will include captivating works by Donnacha Dennehy\, Salina Fisher and Christopher Cerrone\, and will feature world premieres of “30 for 30” Piano Spheres commissions by Robert Pollock\, José-Luis Hurtado and Paul Moravec. \nPROGRAM: \nAlmeida Prado – Ilhas (1973) \nRobert Pollock – Maui Lifts Islands (2024)\n  World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nSalina Fisher – Uchi Soto (内外) (2019) \nDonnacha Dennehy – North Circular (2007)\, North Strand (2007)\, North Wall (2014) \nPaul Moravec – Los Angeles Variations (2024)\n   World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nJose Luis Hurtado – Memories of 490 West End (2024)\n   World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nChristopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn (2010) \nThomas Osborne – And The Waves Sing Because They Are Moving (2004) \n 
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/nic-gerpe-islands/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251216T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251216T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T063118
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
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SUMMARY:Aron Kallay: Midcentury/Modern
DESCRIPTION:No one can agree on the dates for the “Modern” period of classical music. Some sources say 1890-1930 while others 1910-1970. Others still insist that the “Modern” period started in 1900 and is still going on today. Hopefully\, in the not-too-distant future\, some smart historian will codify our naming conventions. My guess is the term “Modern” will disappear from our discourse\, but who knows. Maybe what is modern is yet to come? \nThe middle of the twentieth century is a fascinating time for musical composition. We had Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School rewriting the rules of music making at the same time as John Cage blowing up the idea of what music actually was…. There was this other thing going on in the ‘40s and ‘50s though\, that I quite like. Some composers were looking back to old forms for expression\, and seemingly picking up where Liszt and Mahler left off\, with their own sometimes nationalist twist. This is where Grażyna Bacewicz’s Second Piano Sonata fits in. The language is her own\, but it’s the multi-movement structure of the sonata that grounds it. Prokofiev stands alone amongst composers of this time as someone who kept coming back to the piano sonata in a way not seen since Beethoven. In our own time\, his monumental Seventh Piano Sonata should speak to us as a warning about the horrors of war and oppression\, and of our ability to withstand and rebuild. \nPROGRAM:  \nMichael Frazier – garrapatero aní (2024) World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nZanaida Stewart Robles – LA River Scenes (2025) World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nGrażyna Bacewicz – Piano Sonata No. 2 (1953) \nBrandon Rolle – Hypnagogia (2025)   World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nSergei Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major\, Op. 83 (1942)
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/aron-kallay-midcentury-modern/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260111T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T063118
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
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SUMMARY:Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon: Day 1 of 2
DESCRIPTION:There has been nothing quite like the music of Morton Feldman\, before or since. A singular composer of works embodying a seemingly glacial stillness over long expanses of time\, his writing for piano is particularly beautiful. Piano Spheres celebrates the centennial of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers with a marathon program stretching over two days in two venues. Major works to be performed include Crippled Symmetry\, For Bunita Marcus\, Patterns in a Chromatic Field\, and much more. Among the featured highlights will be Piano and String Quartet\, which was premiered 40 years ago in Los Angeles. Featuring all of the artists of Piano Spheres with special guests. \nThese concerts are FREE! \nMorton Feldman Centennial Marathon \nSunday\, January 11\, 2026 \nTHE WENDE MUSEUM\nA-Frame Theater in the Glorya Kaufman Community Center\n10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA 90230 \n3:00 pm – Crippled Symmetry – Gloria Cheng\, Jonathan Hepfer & Michael Matsuno\n4:30 pm – Nature Pieces – Thomas Kotcheff\n4:45 pm – Triadic Memories – Amy Williams\n6:30 pm – Intermissions – Thomas Kotcheff\n7:00 pm – Piano and String Quartet – Vicki Ray & The Eclipse Quartet \n\nMonday\, January 12\, 2026 \nTHE BRICK\n518 N. Western Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90004 \n3:00 pm – Why Patterns? – Richard An\, Rachel Beetz & Dustin Donahue\n3:45 pm – For Bunita Marcus – Aron Kallay\n5:15 pm – For John Cage – Vicki Ray & Andrew McIntosh\n6:30 pm – Palais de Mari – Nic Gerpe\n7:00 pm – Piano – Conor Hanick\n7:45 pm – Patterns in a Chromatic Field – Todd Moellenberg & Erika Duke \n  \nPrograms subject to change.\nDoors open 2:30 pm both days.\nAll performances are free to the public\, no ticket or reservation required.\nSeating on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\nThe Piano Spheres Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon is made possible through the generous support of New Music USA\, The Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music\, Abby Sher\, the Aaron Copland Fund\, Alice M. Ditson Fund\, the Amphion Foundation\, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs\, Los Angeles County Arts & Culture\, the Perenchio Foundation\, and the Culver City Arts Foundation. \n  \nImage credit:\nPhilip Guston “Friend — To M.F.\, 1978”\nused by permission of the Des Moines Art Center \n  \n* \nPERFORMER BIOS \nRichard An is a composer and performer born and raised in LA. He performs with stickytack (a piano+ duo)\, house on fire (a new music trio) and quartet friends (a 2pno 2perc quartet)\, and has performed with Monday Evening Concerts’ Echoi Ensemble and The Industry. Richard plays piano and percussion\, and has been known to sing\, conduct\, and teach. His trio House on Fire is the Piano Spheres Emerging Artist this season. \nFlutist Rachel Beetz plays “elegantly” (Washington Post) while “evoking the roar of prehistoric animals” (San Diego Union Tribune). You can hear her performances on Orenda\, Blue Griffin\, iikki\, Neuma\, OSO\, Outside Time\, and populist records. \nAcclaimed by the New York Times for performances of “commanding technique\, color\, and imagination\,” GRAMMY- and Emmy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng is a leading proponent of the music of our time. Over a varied and distinguished career\, she has collaborated with renowned composers across the stylistic spectrum\, premiering works by John Adams\, Thomas Adès\, Pierre Boulez\, Anthony Davis\, Esa-Pekka Salonen\, Steven Stucky\, John Williams\, and many others. Cheng is a founding member of Piano Spheres. \nDustin Donahue is a percussionist dedicated to contemporary chamber music. He is a member of the Partch Ensemble and Ruckus New Music\, and he is a frequent guest with the International Contemporary Ensemble and Yarn/Wire. He is currently Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County. \nErika Duke-Kirkpatrick taught at the California Institute of the Arts from 1984-2025\, holding the Larry Levine Chair in Contemporary Music. She was a founding member of the LA-based new music ensemble\, the California EAR Unit\, from 1981-2008. She has performed throughout the US\, Europe\, Japan and New Zealand including the Tanglewood\, Aspen\, Ravinia\, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals. Erika also served as principal cello and soloist with the Santa Fe Pro Musica (1992-98)\, and was a member of Bach’s Circle\, with whom she performed at the Oregon Bach Festival\, Sedona Chamber Music\, and Chamber Music Northwest. She was a featured performer at the Dartington Summer Music Festival\, The Ernst Bloch Festival\, the Sospeso Chamber Series at Carnegie Hall\, and the Ojai Festival. Her former students are among the leading specialists in contemporary music. \nWinners of a 2025 Koussevitsky Commission from the Koussevitsky Foundation in the Library of Congress\, a 2025 Fromm Foundation Commission and four 2023-24 San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Awards\, the LA-based Eclipse Quartet (Sarah Thornblade\, violin; Sara Parkins\, violin; Alma Lisa Fernandez\, viola; Maggie Parkins\, cello) is an ensemble dedicated to the music of 20th century and present day composers. The scope of their repertoire spans works from John Cage and Morton Subotnick to collaborations with the singers Beck and Caetano Veloso. The Quartet has performed frequently on both coasts and has participated in festivals such as the Look and Listen Festival in NYC\, the Festival for New American Music in Sacramento\, the Scarlatti Festival in Naples\, Italy\, the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Festival\, the Angel City Jazz Festival and the Hear Now Festival in Los Angeles. \nPraised by the L.A. Times for his “illuminating” and “dazzling” playing\, pianist Nic Gerpe has thrilled audiences locally and abroad. His performances have been described as “exceptional… possessing a kind of selfless clarity.” He has performed in venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall\, The Wallis Annenberg Center\, and the Ojai Music Festival.  Gerpe is a member of Piano Spheres. \nPianist Conor Hanick is regarded as one of his generation’s most inquisitive interpreters of music new and old. A fierce advocate for the music of today\, Hanick has premiered over 200 pieces and collaborated with composers ranging from Pierre Boulez\, Kaija Saariaho\, and Steve Reich\, to the leading composers of his generation\, including Nico Muhly\, Caroline Shaw\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Marcos Balter\, and Samuel Carl Adams\, whose piano concerto\, No Such Spring\, he premiered in 2023 with Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony. \nJonathan Hepfer is a percussionist\, conductor\, and curator. Since 2015\, he has been the artistic director of Monday Evening Concerts and its resident ensemble ECHOI. He has directed projects at LACMA\, Getty Museum\, Pinault Collection\, Hauser & Wirth\, Jeffrey Deitch\, the Brick and Harvard University. He has taught at CalArts and ArtCenter Pasadena. \nDescribed by Over the Mountain Journal as a “modern renaissance man\,” Aron Kallay‘s playing has been called “exquisite…every sound sounded considered\, alive\, worthy of our wonder” (LA Times).  His performances often integrate technology\, video\, and alternate tunings. Fanfare magazine described him as “a multiple threat: a great pianist\, brainy tech wizard\, and visionary promoter of a new musical practice.” Kallay is a member of Piano Spheres. \nThomas Kotcheff is a Los Angeles–based pianist and composer acclaimed as “dazzling” (LA Times). A leading advocate for contemporary music\, he commissions and premieres new works\, records landmark projects\, collaborates widely\, and curates exploratory recitals as a member of Piano Spheres. \nAndrew McIntosh is a Grammy-nominated violinist\, violist\, composer\, and baroque violinist who teaches at the California Institute of the Arts\, with a wide swath of musical interests ranging from historical performance practice of the Baroque era to improvisation\, microtonal tuning systems\, and the 20th-century avant-garde. Originally from rural Northern Nevada\, McIntosh is currently based in the Los Angeles area.​​ \nMichael Matsuno is a flutist who works at the intersection of performance\, scholarship\, and experimental music-making. His activities range from solo and orchestral performance to the study of human relationships to music and psychology. He is a lecturer at Chapman University and flute instructor at CalArts and LA Community Colleges. \nTodd Moellenberg is a pianist and artist based in Los Angeles. He has performed with Piano Spheres\, Monday Evening Concerts\, Wild Up\, Hear Now\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, PARTCH Ensemble\, The Industry\, and actress Laverne Cox. His creative practice spans composition\, video\, poetry\, and performance art\, and he currently lectures and instructs piano at UC Riverside. \nDescribed as “phenomenal and fearless\,” Grammy nominated pianist Vicki Ray is a leading interpreter of contemporary piano music. Known for thoughtful and innovative programming which seeks to redefine the piano recital in the 21st century\, Vicki’s concerts often include electronics\, video\, recitation and improvisation. She is a founding member of Piano Spheres. \nThe works of pianist/composer Amy Williams have been performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra\, JACK Quartet\, Ensemble Musikfabrik\, Wet Ink\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, Orpheus\, pianist Ursula Oppens and soprano Tony Arnold. With the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo\, she has recorded six critically-acclaimed CDs for Wergo (Nancarrow\, Stravinsky\, Varèse/Feldman\, Kurtág). She is Professor of Composition at the University of Pittsburgh and Artistic Director of New Music On The Point.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/morton-feldman-centennial-marathon-day-1/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Blvd\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260112T210000
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SUMMARY:Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon: Day 2 of 2
DESCRIPTION:There has been nothing quite like the music of Morton Feldman\, before or since. A singular composer of works embodying a seemingly glacial stillness over long expanses of time\, his writing for piano is particularly beautiful. Piano Spheres celebrates the centennial of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers with a marathon program stretching over two days in two venues. Major works to be performed include Crippled Symmetry\, For Bunita Marcus\, Patterns in a Chromatic Field\, and much more. Among the featured highlights will be Piano and String Quartet\, which was premiered 40 years ago in Los Angeles. Featuring all of the artists of Piano Spheres with special guests. \nThese concerts are FREE! \nMorton Feldman Centennial Marathon \nSunday\, January 11\, 2026 \nTHE WENDE MUSEUM\nA-Frame Theater in the Glorya Kaufman Community Center\n10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA 90230 \n3:00 pm – Crippled Symmetry – Gloria Cheng\, Jonathan Hepfer & Michael Matsuno\n4:30 pm – Nature Pieces – Thomas Kotcheff\n4:45 pm – Triadic Memories – Amy Williams\n6:30 pm – Intermissions – Thomas Kotcheff\n7:00 pm – Piano and String Quartet – Vicki Ray & The Eclipse Quartet \n\nMonday\, January 12\, 2026 \nTHE BRICK\n518 N. Western Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90004 \n3:00 pm – Why Patterns? – Richard An\, Rachel Beetz & Dustin Donahue\n3:45 pm – For Bunita Marcus – Aron Kallay\n5:15 pm – For John Cage – Vicki Ray & Andrew McIntosh\n6:30 pm – Palais de Mari – Nic Gerpe\n7:00 pm – Piano – Conor Hanick\n7:45 pm – Patterns in a Chromatic Field – Todd Moellenberg & Erika Duke \n  \nPrograms subject to change.\nDoors open 2:30 pm both days.\nAll performances are free to the public\, no ticket or reservation required.\nSeating on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n  \nThe Piano Spheres Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon is made possible through the generous support of New Music USA\, The Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music\, Abby Sher\, the Aaron Copland Fund\, Alice M. Ditson Fund\, the Amphion Foundation\, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs\, Los Angeles County Arts & Culture\, the Perenchio Foundation\, and the Culver City Arts Foundation. \n  \nImage credit:\nPhilip Guston “Friend — To M.F.\, 1978”\nused by permission of the Des Moines Art Center \n  \n* \nPERFORMER BIOS \nRichard An is a composer and performer born and raised in LA. He performs with stickytack (a piano+ duo)\, house on fire (a new music trio) and quartet friends (a 2pno 2perc quartet)\, and has performed with Monday Evening Concerts’ Echoi Ensemble and The Industry. Richard plays piano and percussion\, and has been known to sing\, conduct\, and teach. His trio House on Fire is the Piano Spheres Emerging Artist this season. \nFlutist Rachel Beetz plays “elegantly” (Washington Post) while “evoking the roar of prehistoric animals” (San Diego Union Tribune). You can hear her performances on Orenda\, Blue Griffin\, iikki\, Neuma\, OSO\, Outside Time\, and populist records. \nAcclaimed by the New York Times for performances of “commanding technique\, color\, and imagination\,” GRAMMY- and Emmy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng is a leading proponent of the music of our time. Over a varied and distinguished career\, she has collaborated with renowned composers across the stylistic spectrum\, premiering works by John Adams\, Thomas Adès\, Pierre Boulez\, Anthony Davis\, Esa-Pekka Salonen\, Steven Stucky\, John Williams\, and many others. Cheng is a founding member of Piano Spheres. \nDustin Donahue is a percussionist dedicated to contemporary chamber music. He is a member of the Partch Ensemble and Ruckus New Music\, and he is a frequent guest with the International Contemporary Ensemble and Yarn/Wire. He is currently Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County. \nErika Duke-Kirkpatrick taught at the California Institute of the Arts from 1984-2025\, holding the Larry Levine Chair in Contemporary Music. She was a founding member of the LA-based new music ensemble\, the California EAR Unit\, from 1981-2008. She has performed throughout the US\, Europe\, Japan and New Zealand including the Tanglewood\, Aspen\, Ravinia\, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals. Erika also served as principal cello and soloist with the Santa Fe Pro Musica (1992-98)\, and was a member of Bach’s Circle\, with whom she performed at the Oregon Bach Festival\, Sedona Chamber Music\, and Chamber Music Northwest. She was a featured performer at the Dartington Summer Music Festival\, The Ernst Bloch Festival\, the Sospeso Chamber Series at Carnegie Hall\, and the Ojai Festival. Her former students are among the leading specialists in contemporary music. \nWinners of a 2025 Koussevitsky Commission from the Koussevitsky Foundation in the Library of Congress\, a 2025 Fromm Foundation Commission and four 2023-24 San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Awards\, the LA-based Eclipse Quartet (Sarah Thornblade\, violin; Sara Parkins\, violin; Alma Lisa Fernandez\, viola; Maggie Parkins\, cello) is an ensemble dedicated to the music of 20th century and present day composers. The scope of their repertoire spans works from John Cage and Morton Subotnick to collaborations with the singers Beck and Caetano Veloso. The Quartet has performed frequently on both coasts and has participated in festivals such as the Look and Listen Festival in NYC\, the Festival for New American Music in Sacramento\, the Scarlatti Festival in Naples\, Italy\, the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Festival\, the Angel City Jazz Festival and the Hear Now Festival in Los Angeles. \nPraised by the L.A. Times for his “illuminating” and “dazzling” playing\, pianist Nic Gerpe has thrilled audiences locally and abroad. His performances have been described as “exceptional… possessing a kind of selfless clarity.” He has performed in venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall\, The Wallis Annenberg Center\, and the Ojai Music Festival.  Gerpe is a member of Piano Spheres. \nPianist Conor Hanick is regarded as one of his generation’s most inquisitive interpreters of music new and old. A fierce advocate for the music of today\, Hanick has premiered over 200 pieces and collaborated with composers ranging from Pierre Boulez\, Kaija Saariaho\, and Steve Reich\, to the leading composers of his generation\, including Nico Muhly\, Caroline Shaw\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Marcos Balter\, and Samuel Carl Adams\, whose piano concerto\, No Such Spring\, he premiered in 2023 with Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony. \nJonathan Hepfer is a percussionist\, conductor\, and curator. Since 2015\, he has been the artistic director of Monday Evening Concerts and its resident ensemble ECHOI. He has directed projects at LACMA\, Getty Museum\, Pinault Collection\, Hauser & Wirth\, Jeffrey Deitch\, the Brick and Harvard University. He has taught at CalArts and ArtCenter Pasadena. \nDescribed by Over the Mountain Journal as a “modern renaissance man\,” Aron Kallay‘s playing has been called “exquisite…every sound sounded considered\, alive\, worthy of our wonder” (LA Times).  His performances often integrate technology\, video\, and alternate tunings. Fanfare magazine described him as “a multiple threat: a great pianist\, brainy tech wizard\, and visionary promoter of a new musical practice.” Kallay is a member of Piano Spheres. \nThomas Kotcheff is a Los Angeles–based pianist and composer acclaimed as “dazzling” (LA Times). A leading advocate for contemporary music\, he commissions and premieres new works\, records landmark projects\, collaborates widely\, and curates exploratory recitals as a member of Piano Spheres. \nAndrew McIntosh is a Grammy-nominated violinist\, violist\, composer\, and baroque violinist who teaches at the California Institute of the Arts\, with a wide swath of musical interests ranging from historical performance practice of the Baroque era to improvisation\, microtonal tuning systems\, and the 20th-century avant-garde. Originally from rural Northern Nevada\, McIntosh is currently based in the Los Angeles area.​​ \nMichael Matsuno is a flutist who works at the intersection of performance\, scholarship\, and experimental music-making. His activities range from solo and orchestral performance to the study of human relationships to music and psychology. He is a lecturer at Chapman University and flute instructor at CalArts and LA Community Colleges. \nTodd Moellenberg is a pianist and artist based in Los Angeles. He has performed with Piano Spheres\, Monday Evening Concerts\, Wild Up\, Hear Now\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, PARTCH Ensemble\, The Industry\, and actress Laverne Cox. His creative practice spans composition\, video\, poetry\, and performance art\, and he currently lectures and instructs piano at UC Riverside. \nDescribed as “phenomenal and fearless\,” Grammy nominated pianist Vicki Ray is a leading interpreter of contemporary piano music. Known for thoughtful and innovative programming which seeks to redefine the piano recital in the 21st century\, Vicki’s concerts often include electronics\, video\, recitation and improvisation. She is a founding member of Piano Spheres. \nThe works of pianist/composer Amy Williams have been performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra\, JACK Quartet\, Ensemble Musikfabrik\, Wet Ink\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, Orpheus\, pianist Ursula Oppens and soprano Tony Arnold. With the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo\, she has recorded six critically-acclaimed CDs for Wergo (Nancarrow\, Stravinsky\, Varèse/Feldman\, Kurtág). She is Professor of Composition at the University of Pittsburgh and Artistic Director of New Music On The Point.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/morton-feldman-centennial-marathon-day-2/
LOCATION:The Brick\, 518 N. Western Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90004\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T063118
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
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SUMMARY:House on Fire: Carbon Copy
DESCRIPTION:House on Fire\, a trio consisting of Andrew Anderson\, Wells Leng\, and Richard An\, was formed around their common interest in new music and is centered around their shared focus as pianists. When performing or commissioning repertoire for three pianists\, we frequently encounter the matter of homogeneity: How do you write for three people who ostensibly do the same thing? The pieces on this program each contend with the “three pianist” conundrum in different ways. Some put the performers on keyboards of distinct timbres to encourage a multiplicity of sounds. Others play into the “sameness” and employ the implicit uniformity of the keyboard to create a selfsame texture. \nPROGRAM: \nTristan Perich – qsqsqsqsqqqqqqqqq\nErin Rogers – Cold Countries (premiere\, Piano Spheres commission)\nMatthias Kranebitter – Pitch Study No. 2 / The 88 Piano Keys\nYifeng Yvonne Yuan – I wrote you a letter. (A letter is what I wrote to you.)\nErich Barganier – Interstate Glitches VII – Salton City – Los Angeles\nRichard An – Carbon Copy (premiere)\nWells Leng – repas à plusieurs plats (premiere) \nBIOGRAPHY:\nHouse on Fire is a new music ensemble consisting of Wells Leng\, Richard An\, and Andrew Anderson. Though centered around their shared focus as pianists\, each member’s multi-instrumentalism allows for expanded repertoire including cello\, percussion\, toy piano and other keyboard instruments. \nClose friends since their time at the California Institute of the Arts\, the group was formally introduced in December 2021\, and is dedicated to the performance of new and experimental music\, as well as the work of Southern California composers\, championing the music of its own members and close collaborators. \nWe get along like a house on fire. \nHouse on Fire is the Piano Spheres 2025-26 Emerging Artist.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/house-on-fire-carbon-copy/
LOCATION:2220 Arts + Archives\, 2220 Beverly Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90057
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T063118
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SUMMARY:Vicki Ray: The Rilke Project
DESCRIPTION:In “The Rilke Project\,” pianist Vicki Ray recites poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke which has deeply influenced her work over the years. The poems will be paired with new and recent repertoire for piano\, piano and voice\, piano and percussion\, and piano and electronics. World premieres by David Rhodes\, Steuart Liebig\, and Joseph Pereira will be performed as well as repertoire by Peter Eötvös\, Charles Ives\, and others. The evening features special guests Elissa Johnston and Joseph Pereira. \n“This has been a lifetime project for me\,” Ray says of her love affair with Rilke’s work. “It means so much to me to share this pairing of text and music – I’ve dreamed about it forever.” \nPROGRAM:  \nLeonard Bernstein – “Two Love Songs”\nSteuart Liebig – “Intermediary” (premiere)\nCharles Ives – “The Cage”\nAndrew Tholl – “A Grain of Salt at Arm’s Length”\nJoseph Pereira – “Magnificent Desolation” (premiere of new version)\nPeter Eötvös – “O Rose!”\nDavid Rhodes – “Bright Traces” (premiere) \nThe poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke will be interwoven throughout the program
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/vicki-ray-the-rilke-project/
LOCATION:2220 Arts + Archives\, 2220 Beverly Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90057
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T063118
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T000819Z
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SUMMARY:Andrés Jaramillo: A Journey of Immigrants\, Part II
DESCRIPTION:Reprising his theme from last season’s timely and impactful program\, Andrés Jaramillo continues a musical meditation into the spirit of the immigrant experience. Where last year’s concert focused on the emotional\, or interior life of the individual\, this program centers on the celebration of the multicultural experience. Jaramillo specializes in the music of living composers in Latin America\, and in particular his native Colombia. “A Journey of Immigrants\, Part II” will feature Héctor Pinzón-Arroyo’s “Concierto para Piano\, Saxo\, Percusion\, y Cuerdas” in a tour de force piano reduction\, plus more new works. \nAndrés Jaramillo is the Leonard Stein Resident Artist for 2025-26.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/andres-jaramillo-a-journey-of-immigrants-part-ii/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T063118
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T202652Z
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SUMMARY:Piano Spheres & David Gordezky: The Satie Project
DESCRIPTION:Piano Spheres & David Gordezky present: The Satie Project – “Movements in the shape of a gallop or trot” \nDada\, experimental puppetry\, and avant garde clowning come together with the complete piano four-hands\nworks of Erik Satie interspersed with new compositions by seven American composers. A musical concert and trip into the absurd make up this unique performance that will journey from the profoundly poetic to the comically bizarre. Master puppeteer David Gordezky and his compatriots are side by side with the artists of Piano Spheres\, featuring premieres of “30 for 30” Piano Spheres commissions by TJ Cole\, Mikhail Johnson\, Jihyun Kim\, Veronika Krausas\, Celka Ojakangas\, Nate Schram\, and Dale Trumbore.\n\nTWO PERFORMANCES:\nSaturday\, May 30\, 2026 – 8:00pm\nSunday\, May 31\, 2026 – 2:00pm \nSingle tickets are now on sale through Boston Court Pasadena box office! \nPiano Spheres season-ticket holders seats are already confirmed! \n  \nphoto credit: David Gordezky by Joe Mazza/Brave Lux
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/piano-spheres-david-gordezky-the-satie-project/
LOCATION:Boston Court\, 70 N Mentor Ave\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T063118
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T202600Z
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SUMMARY:Piano Spheres & David Gordezky present: The Satie Project
DESCRIPTION:Piano Spheres & David Gordezky present: The Satie Project – “Movements in the shape of a gallop or trot” \nDada\, experimental puppetry\, and avant garde clowning come together with the complete piano four-hands\nworks of Erik Satie interspersed with new compositions by seven American composers. A musical concert and trip into the absurd make up this unique performance that will journey from the profoundly poetic to the comically bizarre. Master puppeteer David Gordezky and his compatriots are side by side with the artists of Piano Spheres\, featuring premieres of “30 for 30” Piano Spheres commissions by TJ Cole\, Mikhail Johnson\, Jihyun Kim\, Veronika Krausas\, Celka Ojakangas\, Nate Schram\, and Dale Trumbore.\n\nTWO PERFORMANCES:\nSaturday\, May 30\, 2026 – 8:00pm\nSunday\, May 31\, 2026 – 2:00pm \n\nSingle tickets are now on sale through Boston Court Pasadena box office! \nPiano Spheres season-ticket holders seats are already confirmed! \n  \nphoto credit: David Gordezky by Joe Mazza/Brave Lux
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/piano-spheres-david-gordezky-present-the-satie-project/
LOCATION:Boston Court\, 70 N Mentor Ave\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States
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