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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!

This finale of the ASYO season will show exactly how far these talented young musicians have come this season under ASYO Music Director Jerry Hou's direction. The program features a suite of music from Bizet's L'Arlésienne – incidental music written to accompany a play about a young man torn between two lovers – and from Stravinksy's (in)famous ballet, Rite of Spring.

Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Finale Concert

The Woodruff Arts Center

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

Wicked GOAT Season 3 kicks off with music inspired by our furry, feathered, fishy friends… and perhaps a mythical, scary sea creature! From Juhi Bansal’s piano trio Wings, depicting imaginary birds in flight, to Sarah Gibson’s Sea Monkey and Thomas Kotcheff’s wgah’nahl fhtagn, to George Crumb’s musical portraits of the family dogs in Mundus Canis, this program is all about animals.

Wicked GOAT | Animals

Pasadena Conservatory of Music

HOCKET revives the silent film era with their new project Photoplay Music: New works for the Silent Film Era, a cinematic concert experience. Featuring icons of French Surrealist Silent Film, Photoplay Music features newly commissioned works for three classic films by some of today’s most innovative composers Ian Dicke, José Martínez, and Gemma Peacocke.

HOCKET – Photoplay Music

UCLA Nimoy Theater

Piano duo HOCKET revives the silent film era with their new project Photoplay Music: New works for the silent film era, a cinematic concert experience.

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Thomas Kotcheff

Events

Past events

May 10, 2025

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

Apr 27, 2025

Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Finale Concert · Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Just a Phase by Alves

Colburn School

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