Composer James Praznik shares works and anecdotes from his own multifaceted career as artist, performer, and ensemble director, inviting questions along the way in the hope that listeners find greater and more personal connection to contemporary art and music. “Individuality has become an unavoidable standard of measuring an artist's value to the contemporary zeitgeist. Working …
Music meets Animated Drawing in this exploratory hour with visual artist Katherine Desjardins and pianist Judith Gordon. Can hearing be expanded through responding with other senses? There has been much said regarding the relationship between music and visual art through the centuries. In this time of quarantine and lockdown the nature of how our senses inform …
Ensemble Coachings with Eissenberg, Gordon, Rider, and special guests tba Pre-formed groups delve into their works-in-progress in these daily sessions. All of us (students, chamber music lovers, and professionals) are in various stages of playing together again. The warmer weather in June should allow for increasing playing options; and with continued masking, plus the likelihood …