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Fromm Players at Harvard Present: Annea Lockwood Portrait Concert

Harvard University Department of Music

Music has always reflected the times we live in.  Troubled times often 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!

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Empathy, Compassion and Good Trouble – A Special Event!

Piano 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 Crocket, Thomas Flaherty, and Bill Alves) have written pieces for this concert as part of the Piano Spheres ‘30 for 30’ commissioning program.

Piano Spheres Presents: For Susan and Rick

Colburn School

Described as "phenomenal and fearless," Vicki Ray is a pianist, improviser, and composer.

Vicki Ray, Piano

The Wolfsonian-Florida International University

Pianist Vicki Ray presents Nacht und Träume – an evening that explores liminal states of consciousness through the music of Cage, Schubert and Berg alongside new works by Rachel Beetz, Andrew McIntosh, Noah Meites and Bill Alves. Using different keyboards, Ray – with guest soprano Elissa Johnston – will probe the territories of night and dreams using piano, prepared piano, synthesizer along with video and electronics.  For information about parking please click HERE

Vicki Ray: Nacht und Träume

2220 Arts + Archives

In a concert produced in collaboration with the Ojai Music Festival, Vimbayi Kaziboni leads new music by California composers.

Green Umbrella

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Californians! Some pass through – others put down roots and stay. Some write in microtones and others for electronics and toy pianos. There are minimalists and maximalists. Celebrating Californians past and present Ray/Kallay explores the rich tapestry of composers who have called California home, with works by Michael Byron, John Luther Adams (with video by Johannes Bosgra), Joao Pedro Oliveira, Rand Steiger, Nina Shekhar, Sean Friar, Veronika Krausas and Karen Tanaka. Concert will be at 2220 Arts and Archives.

Ray-Kallay Duo

An incredible lineup of pianists including Lisa Moore, Anthony de Mare, Conrad Tao, Ursula Oppens, Vicki Ray and Mikael Darmanie, join forces to celebrate the remarkable work of pianist-composer Frederic Rzewski in a marathon day of three concerts.

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Vicki Ray

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Past events

Nov 6, 2025

Fromm Players at Harvard Present: Annea Lockwood Portrait Concert · Harvard University Department of Music

May 10, 2025

Empathy, Compassion and Good Trouble – A Special Event! · Piano Spheres

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Nacht und Träume by Schubert

Piano Spheres

Piano in Dream by Cage

Colburn School

Piano in Introduction to the Gurrelieder by Schoenberg

Colburn School

Piano in Three Quarter-tone Pieces by Ives

Colburn School

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