Performances by Nadia Shpachenko and 15 Cal Poly Pomona piano students, featuring works by Ukrainian and American composers
With artists Iris Shiotsuki, Andy Langham, Tom Luer, and Mamoji Trio
Premieres by Zoltan Almashi, Eugene Astapov, Evgeni Orkin, and Madelyne Byrne.
GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist Nadia Shpachenko's performance showcases a hugely dramatic range delivered with remarkably expressive precision. Nadia curates a program that includes Beethoven's Eroica Variations, the music of Scott Joplin, Astor Piazzolla, and Dana Kaufman, and a stunning new chamber work (Invasion) by Pulitzer-Prize winning composer, Lewis Spratlan for solo piano and SBSO's principal players.
I will be flying to Massachusetts in early May to perform Lewis Spratlan's 6 Rags at Lew's Memorial Service at Amherst College and to pay respect and say goodbye to my dear friend and close collaborator.
A 60 Minute Recital featuring selections from my soccer-inspired program of commissioned piano pieces. Also, a speaker on a panel with composer Alex Temple and a performer with composer Olivia Kiefer. Three total presentations.
Recitals and Panel Dates and Times TBA. New Music Gathering Conference is on June 22, 23, and 24, 2023 at Portland State University.