Group improv “In C” as part of Recital with (Literary) “Points of View”

About the Performance

Come participate! “3 Points of View” Piano Recital SUN Feb 25 5pm with Riley’s “In C”

Hi Friends! I’m looking for a few open-hearted musicians of any level(!) to have some fun with me on SUN Feb 25, 5-6:15pm, with a short 7 min sample of Riley’s “In C” (with cut) as part of my piano recital. Please email hello@hsingayhsu.com and tell me what instrument (could just be your voice) you are bringing. Score attached. Info and transpositions here. Invite your friends! Happy listening! H

Event: “3 Points of View Piano Recital: Pairings with Wine, Poetry, & Improv”

What:  New Ways to Listen to Classical Piano and Life

Steinway Artist Hsing-ay Hsu’s Klavierhaus Conscious Listening™artist residency continues with a recital on “Points of View: Pairings with Wine, Poetry, & Improv”, offering new responses to favorite masterpieces through the three literary points of view of first, second, and third person.

Guest poet Calleja Smiley Welsh joins in to pair an original poem to Brahms Op.118. A collection of short French works from Claude Debussy to Lili Boulanger will pair with a French wine. And the audience will experience or even participate in a sample of Terry Riley’s historical “In C” in its 60^th anniversary year.

Date:    February 25, 2024

Time:   5pm

Location: Klavierhaus, 790 11^th Ave. (between 54-55^th  St.) several buses from Columbus Circle. Livestream available.

Cost:    $50 Concert Pass at www.hsingayhsu.com/klavierhaus includes online Conscious Listening Session

Improv Info: https://www.hsingayhsu.com/projects/intro-to-in-c-instructions-and-score-excerpt

Questions/Contact: Hsing-ay Hsu, Hello@Hsingayhsu.com, 646-413-2507

Video: This is kinda what the improv looks like! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7IErSweXpk.