Just returned from a weeklong stay in Columbia, SC, where I recorded Rzewski’s “36 Variations on The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” The recording took place in the Recital Hall at University of South Carolina, School of Music. The producer was Gavin Chuck (managing director of Alarm Will Sound), and the audio engineer was Jeff Francis. Post-production has just begun. Stay tuned!

Back from a week at the Chautauqua Institution, where I participated in a two-piano, 8-hand concert with Rebecca Penneys, John Milbauer, and Nikki Melville. The concert took place on Friday, July 27, 2012, at Lenna Hall. Now gearing up for my CD recording of Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (1975).

This site is still under construction. Please stop by for updates in the coming weeks.

§ Apr. 14, 2012: Performance at Virginia Tech

On April 14, 2012 I presented Rzewski’s “36 Variations on The People United Will Never Be Defeated! ”at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, VA. Before playing I gave a talk (with slides and video) about the work’s origin, issues of borrowing and influence, as well as its political connotations.

§ Mar. 1-2, 2012: Masterclass and Performance at Duke University

On March 2, 2012 I presented Rzewski’s “36 Variations on The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” at Duke University’s Nelson Room. The concert also included Michael Trinastic’s opera The Yellow Wallpaper. One day earlier, on March 1, 2012, I led a piano masterclass for Duke piano students, with an emphasis on 20th- and 21st-century repertoire.