Lucy Moses News

On Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 pm, the 2022 Ecstatic Music series concludes with the world premiere of composer Andy Akiho’s BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging by Akiho and 2022 GRAMMY nominees and Kaufman Music Center Artists-in-Residence Imani Winds at Merkin Hall. Inspired by the sound of 2019 protests by immigrant detainees at the Metropolitan Detention Center, the piece has been workshopped with a group of incarcerated young men at Rikers Island and will be performed around the country following the May 5 concert.

Nathan R. Matthews is producing and performing in a concert for The Riverside Opera Ensemble at Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center on May 16th. Tony nominee Christiane Noll (Ragtime) and Grammy winner Edward Parks (The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs) will headline the concert of new music by Dreamworks composer Drew Fornarola and Matthews himself.

March at Kaufman Music Center spotlights an exciting array of emerging artists. Two performers beyond category – vocalist/composer/performance artist Holland Andrews and composer/multi-instrumentalist/interdisciplinary artist Darian Donovan Thomas – collaborate for the first time thanks to Ecstatic Music (Thursday, March 31).

In the exceptionally busy month of February, Kaufman Music Center spotlights two of this year's Artists-in-Residence on its new Bridges series, which features artists who reach across conventional barriers.

In collaboration with ETHEL's Foundation for the Arts, BPL will present new works by commissioned New York City-based composers from the most recent round of ETHEL's HomeBaked commissioning initiative.

Opening their 2021/22 season, the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and Music Director David Bernard celebrate the return of live audiences with 'Venerable Variations', a concert program encompassing Mozart's Concert Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra, Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn, and Elgar's Enigma Variations. Rising young pianist Maxim Lando, winner of the 2020 Gilmore Young Artist Award and perhaps best-known for partnering Lang Lang while the Chinese pianist was injured (Lando played the parts for Lang Lang's injured left hand).

The exciting final round of the 27th annual Young Artist Concerto Competition will take place live on October 17, 2021 at 1 PM PDT at First Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, WA, USA.

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and their Music Director David Bernard have announced their 2021-22 season. The ensemble are riding high after some excellent reviews for their recent recording,

2021-22 projects include the world premiere of Andy Akiho's Be-longing Project addressing today's immigration issues; the development of a new body of communal choral work that can be sung by people at all levels of musical skill culminating in group sings; and a no-holds-barred variety show featuring a cross-section of our education programs.

Kaufman Music Center's Artist-in-Residence initiative invites versatile artists into its wide range of programs, from concert presentations in Merkin to community music classes, as participants connect, create, and explore.

Composer and producer Lisa Bielawa, in collaboration with student vocalists and instrumentalists from Kaufman Music Center's Special Music School High School, will give an exclusive work-in-progress online performance of Bielawa's new opera, Centuries in the Hours, presented by Kaufman Music Center.

Streamed online on Monday, June 7, the Gala will feature performances by Kaufman Music Center students and a distinguished lineup of artists spanning the worlds of classical, pop and Broadway. The 2021 Gala will honor Devorah Rose and David Krieger, devoted champions of the arts with a deep commitment to music education.

Kaufman Music Center's three Artists-in-Residence for 2020-21 – composer Lisa Bielawa, composer/pianist Conrad Tao, and cellist Seth Parker Woods – are the focus of KMC's brand-new live streams in May.

Kaufman Music Center's three Artists-in-Residence for 2020-21 – composer Lisa Bielawa, composer/pianist Conrad Tao, and cellist Seth Parker Woods – are the focus of KMC's brand-new live streams in May.

Kaufman Music Center's education/enrichment programs are taking center stage in April's world premiere online streams. Conrad Tao's ongoing Performance as Process series reveals the composer/pianist's creative process as he prepares for his Ecstatic Music concert in May (April 28).

Building on the success of the 2020 Day of Musical Action last June, Kaufman Music Center will hold a Week of Musical Action from March 14-18, 2021. More than 140 performers from the KMC community will come together during this multi-day music marathon to share music and support our programs. The event provides students, parents, faculty, staff and donors with the opportunity to raise funds to support KMC’s programs while also fostering a sense of community engagement.

Building on the success of the 2020 Day of Musical Action last June, Kaufman Music Center will hold a Week of Musical Action from March 14-18, 2021.

The spirit of innovation is alive in Kaufman Music Center's Winter/Spring online concert season, offering a wide variety of creative programs. Its three Artists-in-Residence for 2020-21 – composer Lisa Bielawa, composer/pianist Conrad Tao, and cellist Seth Parker Woods – feature prominently in the season, and more.

On November 11, the Kaufman Music Center (KMC) Board of Trustees voted to elect the world-renowned pianist and educator Orli Shaham as Chair. Ms. Shaham has been involved with KMC for nearly 25 years as both a performer at Merkin Hall and a parent of students at the Center's Special Music School and Lucy Moses School. Shahriar Rafimayeri, Chief Information Officer and member of the Executive Committee for Mimecast Ltd, was elected President.

Kaufman Music Center's Artist-in-Residence program embeds versatile artists who are reimagining music and transforming the field into programs straddling KMC's thriving education and performance programs.