Michael Goetjen is musicologist whose research focuses on eighteenth-century opera and the music of Mozart, particularly the concert aria and its role in operatic culture outside the theater. He holds a PhD in musicology from Rutgers University, where he also completed an MA in musicology, and he...
A Mediterranean soul immersed in the Jazz tradition, Lihi is an active member of the international jazz scene as a saxophonist, composer and educator. Known as a passionate improvisor with a strong belief in the healing power of music, Lihi is an engaging performer and teacher. She has shared the...
GRAMMY Winner, Doris Duke Artist, Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the often contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists...
Binna Kim has been described as a composer of “fantastic imagination and great depth.” Her inspiration often comes from various forms of art, recent influences include artists Lee Ufan, Sarah Sze, and Doris Salcedo.
Ms. Kim’s work has been commissioned and performed in the United States, Korea, and...
Janessa Clark (American/Swedish) is a BESSIE Award nominated choreographer, dance filmmaker, performer, and installation artist. Her practice combines dance, video, and language to create socially-engaged art for stage, screen, and locale-specific environments. The work created nourishes a desire...
Originally from Annapolis, Maryland, Anna Griffis (viola & violin) is active as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. She made her concerto debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the age of 16, and has given recitals in Mexico, Turkey, Austria, Taiwan, and throughout North...
Peter Kenagy is a jazz trumpet player and composer based in Boston. His music has been called elegant and adventurous, both modern and rooted in tradition, with a sound all its own. His first release was Little Machines (Fresh Sound/New Talent, 2005) and his most recent album is Standard Model....
Edmar Colón
Saxophonist, Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Educator
Puerto Rican born Edmar Colón was awarded the prestigious Presidential Scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music with a dual major in Performance and Classical Composition. While there, he was a student at the Berklee Global Jazz...
PROGRAM
Mozart - String Quartet in C major K.465 “Dissonance” (1785)
Shostakovich - String Quartet #8 in c minor (1960)
Shadle -String Quartet #4 (2020) - World Premier
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MIT Community: Must have updated attestation on COVID Pass.
NOTE for Visitors: On the day of the...
Join us for a group vocal recital featuring Emerson/Harris Program Voice Scholars performing a diverse range of repertoire. Past recitals have featured composers including Franz Joseph Haydn, Roger Quilter, Franz Peter Schubert, Claude Debussy and many others.
