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Innovation - Exponential Ensemble season finale

5/2/2025

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Date: Friday 2nd May 2025
Time: 7pm
Venue: ​Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center, 330 7th Avenue, 7th floor, New York City.

This final program is made of works featuring extended techniques and unique soundscapes from around the world. 

Guillaume Connesson: Techno Parade

Reena Esmail: Tasveer
Kaija Saariaho: Cendres
Jared Miller: Absolute
Kenji Bunch: Ralph's Old Records


Anna Urrey, Flute
Pascal Archer, Clarinet
Suliman Tekalli, Violin
Sofia Nowik, Cello
Amir Farid, Piano


Join us at 6:30pm for a pre-concert reception in the 7th floor lobby. 


Programs are subject to change.

Please click here for more info!

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New York Festival of Song @ Juilliard

1/15/2025

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PictureSteven Blier, NYFOS Artistic Director
I am beyond excited to be joining the legendary Steven Blier, and a wonderful group of singers at Juilliard, for the 2025 New York Festival of Song.  Curated by Blier, these concerts are the cornerstone of Art Song celebration in NYC.  I am so flattered to have been chosen by Steven to join him on the Sharp Theater stage for this program entitled "Songs for America".

Date: Wednesday 15th January 2025
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Peter Jay Sharp Theater, The Juilliard School, NYC
Tickets: $30 (members $15)

Please click here for more details and bookings.  Hope to see you there!

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Carnegie mainstage debut!! Oratorio Society of New York

11/11/2024

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I am beyond thrilled to be making my debut on the main stage at Carnegie Hall NYC, with the dynamic Oratorio Society of New York!!

OSNY opens its 24-25 season with an eclectic program of choral music highlighted by the ever-popular Carmina Burana, with a rare performance of Orff’s two-piano/percussion orchestration. Program also includes works by Brahms, Libby Larsen, and Oliver Caplan.

Date: Monday November 11, 2024
Time: 7pm
Venue: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall NYC

Program:
Libby Larsen - Invitation to Music
Oliver Caplan - Cloud Anthem
Johannes Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op.52 (selections)
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana (piano/percussion version)

Please click here for more details!

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Density: Exponential Ensemble

10/10/2024

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Musical textures of contrasting densities are at the core of this program starting with the eerie Shifting Landscapes by Vivian Fung followed by Scott Wheeler's celestial work Traveling Light. Limestone and Felt by Caroline Shaw offers a light, pizzicato interlude before ending with the lush and romantic Sextet in C Major by Ernö Dohnányi.

Vivian Fung: Shifting Landscapes
Scott Wheeler: Traveling Light
Caroline Shaw: Limestone and Felt
Ernö Dohnányi: Sextet in C Major

Date: Thursday 10th October 2024
Time: 7pm
Venue: Scorca Hall, Opera America, National Opera Center, 330 7th Ave, 7th floor, New York City

For more details, please click here to be taken to the Exponential Ensemble website!
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Final Fantasy @ NYC Town Hall

8/24/2024

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Saturday 24th August 2024

A New World: Intimate Music from FINAL FANTASY celebrates its 10th Anniversary in NYC!
Join legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu, music director Eric Roth, and members of the Harlem Chamber Players for a program of exclusive and official arrangements, premieres, and favorites from throughout the FINAL FANTASY series! We’re celebrating ten years of spectacular concerts, recordings, and fellowship since our 2014 premiere and launching the next ten years of incredible live music experiences!
Beloved musical selections from composers Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Yoko Shimomura, and Masayoshi Soken are performed in a transparent and engaging format, achieving an astounding variety of musical textures and moods. The experience is fresh every time, drawing audiences deeper into the musical worlds of FINAL FANTASY. We can’t wait to bring this fabulous program and energy to the Town Hall!
VIP Tickets include best of orchestra seats and post-concert autograph and photo opportunity.

​Please click here for more details and ticket purchases.
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Solo recital - Australian National Piano Award

7/14/2024

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It is a great pleasure to present this solo recital in support of the Australian National Piano Award.  This competition played such a huge and important stepping stone for my career, and I am delighted to continue this wonderful relationship with the organisation.

Date: Sunday 14th July 2024
Time: 3pm
Venue: Maggie Dowling Salon, Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia
Bookings: Please contact me directly for info on how to book
Tickets: AU$95 (includes post recital refreshments)
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Solo recital @ Carnegie!

5/29/2024

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PicturePhotographer: Tim Dwight
I am beyond thrilled to announce my solo recital debut at New York's Carnegie, in the beautiful and elegant Weill Recital Hall.  

Please join me for a program of despair, joy, terror and hope with works by Mozart, Schubert, Prokofiev, Australian composer Stuart Greenbaum and New York's very own Robert Paterson.

Thank you to Legato Arts and Carnegie Hall for presenting this recital - it is a dream come true!!

Date: Wednesday 29th May, 2024   
Time: 7pm
Venue: Weill Recital Hall @ Carnegie Hall, New York City

For full program details and ticket bookings, please click here to be taken to the Carnegie Hall web page.

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Mosaics - Exponential Ensemble

5/16/2024

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Join us for our Season 13 finale, featuring works by Jessica Meyer, Sergei Prokofiev, Rebecca Clarke and Guillaume Connesson.

Date: Thursday 16th May 2024
Time: 7pm
Venue: Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center, 330 7th Ave, 7th floor, NYC

Pre & post concert receptions in the 7th floor lobby.

For more information and ticket bookings, please ​click here!


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Marshall Opera @ Lincoln Center

4/27/2024

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I am excited to be the pianist once again for the newly formed Marshall Opera’s Oral History Project.

The Marshall Opera Oral History Project's mission is to collect, preserve, and disseminate the stories of seasoned and distinguished living composers as well as introduce these composers to a new generation of performers. For this program, ten young artists interviewed ten participating composers, and the young artists will perform a selection from one of the composer's operas.

Date: Saturday 27th April 2024

Venue: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center NYC
Time: 2pm

Admission is free, but registration is requested.  Please click here for more details.

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Messiaen & Brahms - MSU Michigan

1/19/2024

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Messiaen’s transcending masterpiece Quartet For the End of Time, and Brahms’ mystically brooding Clarinet Trio are amongst the truly great gems of the chamber music repertoire. What a pleasure it will be to present this concert with my fantastic friends and colleagues Tasha Warren (clarinet), Meg Okura (violin) and Dave Eggar (cello).  Can’t wait!

Date: Friday January 19th 2024
Time: 8pm
Venue: Cook Recital Hall, MSU College of Music, Michigan State University

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