Arts & Entertainment Lecture Series

Reflecting the Glory: The Gilded Encaustic Art of Sandra Bowden Presented by Sandra Bowden Saturday, August 16, 2025, 7:30 PM About the Lecture: Acclaimed visual artist Sandra Bowden will take us behind the scenes to the biblical roots of her signature gilded encaustic art, particularly the understanding of Glory and how that pertains to her work as an artist. She will take us on a journey of the art’s development, showing how the stunning crosses that hung above the altars of medieval churches launched her quest and how the glorious altarpieces from these churches prompted many of the pieces in her collection. She will also share some of the physical development of these works. Bowden says, “I believe that art is a means to illuminate both the interior life and the exterior world, both seen and unseen. I hope Reflecting the Glory will lead those who see the exhibition beyond the edge of their consciousness into a place of splendor, wonder and transcendence.” About Sandra Bowden Sandra Bowden is a painter and printmaker living in Chatham, MA. Sandra’s art is a conversation across time, incorporating biblical archaeological references, ancient text and historical musical facsimiles and most recently historical altarpieces and crosses. She has been interpreting Scripture and her own spiritual walk through mixed media for more nearly sixty years. She has been acclaimed as one of the most unique, impressive and inspiring Christian artists in America. Bowden’s work has been featured in books, magazines and gallery shows across the United States, Canada, Italy and Jerusalem. Her work is shown extensively across the country and is included in many collections, including the Vatican Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, the Museum of Biblical Art, and the Haifa Museum. She has had over 100 one person shows in the US and internationally. Sandra was president of Christians in the Visual Arts from 1993-2007, was on the board of MOBIA, and is currently on the Advisory Committee for the Duke Initiative for Theology and the Arts. In 2005 Bowden was one of the editors of Faith & Art: Twenty-Five Years of Christians in Visual Arts. She studied at Massachusetts College of Art and received her BA from the State University of New York. For more information on Sandra go to www.sandrabowden.com or www.bowdencollections.com About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Music, Memory, and Meaning: How Creativity Helps Us Belong Presented by Merideth Hite Estevez Saturday, July 26, 2025, 7:30 PM Join oboist and author Merideth Hite Estevez for a performance and talk exploring the profound ways art connects us. Featuring works of Barber, Debussy, Clara Schumann, and more, this unique concert and discussion invites you to find resonance in the power of music to spark joy and deepen our understanding of the human experience. About Merideth Hite Estevez An active freelancer and sought-after recitalist, oboist Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez has performed and taught throughout North and South America, Asia, and Europe. She has performed with top orchestras in the US and abroad, including the Met Opera Orchestra and PhillyPops, and is currently the English hornist/Second Oboe of the Chamber Orchestra of NY. She has served on faculties of numerous universities and schools of music, most recently as Associate Professor of Oboe at University of Delaware. As the founder and director of “Artists for Joy,” she invites artists into community to unleash joy in the creation of art and to consider creativity as a spiritual practice. Her podcast of the same name was a 2022 winner of the Award of Excellence in 2022 Communicator Awards. She has degrees from The Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, and Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Her first book, The Artist’s Joy: A Guide to Getting Unstuck, Embracing Imperfection, and Loving Your Creative Life, debuted at No. 1 in the Creativity category on Audible and held as the No. 2 New Release in Creativity on Amazon for multiple days during launch week. When she’s not playing oboe or writing, Merideth enjoys drinking matcha lattes and running (not at the same time.) She hails from Abbeville, SC, but now lives in Bloomfield Hills with her husband, Rev. Edwin Estevez, daughter Eva, and son Eli. About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Art of Groove Presented by Ted Sullivan Saturday, June 21, 2025, 7:30 PM About the Lecture: What makes music irresistibly compelling? In this engaging talk, The Art of Groove, we’ll explore how rhythm and feel come together to create the magic of groove. From the subtle swing of jazz to the driving pulse of rock, the infectious energy of funk, and the syncopated rhythms of samba, we’ll dive into iconic grooves that have shaped music across genres. Through demonstrations and insights, this session will illuminate the power of groove to connect, inspire, and move us. Perfect for musicians, music lovers, and anyone curious about the heartbeat of great music! About Ted Sullivan Ted Sullivan is a drummer that has been playing and teaching professionally in the northeast for the past 17 years. He has received a bachelors degree in jazz at Umass Amherst where he studied under Bob Gullotti. Ted is fluent in many forms of r&b, funk and hip hop music. Groove based music is the majority of what he plays and specializes in. Today, while still gigging professionally, Ted works at Wood and Weather Drum shop in South Hadley, MA where he repairs and refurbishes drums and gives drum lessons daily. About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

What Musicians Can Learn About Practicing From Current Brain Research Presented by Dr. Molly Gebrian Saturday, May 17, 2025, 3:30 PM Performing Arts Center, Brewster, MA About the Lecture: This presentation will focus on what neuroscientists have discovered about how our brains learn and how to apply these insights to practicing and teaching so that practicing becomes more efficient and effective, leading to enhanced performance ability, enjoyment, and confidence. Topics include: how to get rid of bad habits, how to make things automatic/reliable on stage, the role of sleep in learning, the power of mental practicing, how to use the metronome to greatest effect, and the benefits of random practice for enhanced performance. About Dr. Molly Gebrian Dr. Molly Gebrian is a professional violist with a background in cognitive neuroscience. Her area of expertise is applying the science of learning and memory to practicing and performing. Given this expertise, she is a frequent presenter on the neuroscience of practicing at conferences, universities, and music festivals in the US and abroad. Her book, Learn Faster, Perform Better: A Musician’s Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing was released in July 2024 by Oxford University Press. She also hosts a popular YouTube channel on the science of practicing, and has published papers on these topics in the Journal of the American Viola Society, Flute Talk Magazine, and The Strad, among others. She has also published research articles on the intersection of music and early language acquisition in Frontiers in Psychology and the The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain. As a violist, her performing is focused on promoting the music of marginalized composers, particular those from groups traditionally underrepresented in classical music. About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Echoes Reimagined: The Evolving Voice of the Flute Presented by Allison Parramore Saturday, May 10, 2025, 3:30 PM Performing Arts Center, Brewster, MA About the Lecture: Flutist Allison Parramore explores how composers have expanded the expressive and technical possibilities of the flute while remaining connected to its rich heritage. Each piece reflects a moment of transformation, whether through form, harmony, or personal narrative showcasing how the flute has adapted across different musical eras. Program: Allison Parramore, flute David Gilliland, piano Barcarola and Scherzo, Alfredo Casella 1883 – 1947 Density 21.5, Edgard Varèse 1883 – 1965 Nocturne, Salomon Jadassohn 1831 – 1902 Homeland, Allison Loggins-Hull b. 1982 Sonata for Flute and Piano, Francis Poulenc 1899 – 1963 About Allison Parramore Flutist Allison Parramore is a versatile performer and educator with a multifaceted career as an orchestral, chamber, and solo musician, freelance artist, and Artist-Teacher. As an orchestral musician, she is the Principal Flutist of the Boston Festival Orchestra, Second Flutist & Piccolo player of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, and is the former Second Flute & Piccolo player of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with the Boston Symphony, Pops, and Esplanade Orchestras, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Boston Ballet, Boston Lyric Opera, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera, Portland Symphony, Albany Symphony, New Haven Symphony, New Bedford Symphony, Cape Symphony, and the Midland-Odessa Symphony, among others. Parramore has appeared as soloist with the Boston Festival Orchestra, Boston’s Phoenix Orchestra, and the University of Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra. About David Gilliland David Gilliland is a versatile pianist, comfortable performing in mediums ranging from classical to jazz, and from opera to musical theater. He frequently performs with a diverse array of vocalists, instrumentalists, and choral ensembles across the United States. About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

A Musical Journey Through Tradition and Memory Presented by Violinist Yevgeny Kutik Saturday, March 1, 2025, 3:30 PM Performing Arts Center, Brewster, MA Join acclaimed violinist Yevgeny Kutik with pianist Renana Gutman for an evocative program that weaves together tradition and innovation. Featuring works from his celebrated Suitcase album alongside masterpieces by Mendelssohn, Bloch, and Milhaud, this recital explores the rich tapestry of music by Jewish composers, both traditional and contemporary. Through these selections, Kutik invites audiences into a dialogue about heritage, artistry, and the stories that shape us. About Yevgeny Kutik With a “dark-hued tone and razor-sharp technique” (The New York Times), violinist Yevgeny Kutik has captivated audiences worldwide with an old-world sound that communicates a modern intellect. Praised for his technical precision and virtuosity, he is lauded for his poetic and imaginative interpretations of standard works as well as rarely heard and newly composed repertoire. A native of Minsk, Belarus, Yevgeny Kutik immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of five. His 2014 album, Music from the Suitcase: A Collection of Russian Miniatures (Marquis Classics), features music he found in his family’s suitcase after immigrating to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1990, and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Classical chart. Committed to the music of our time, Kutik regularly gives premiere and repeat performances of major works by today’s most celebrated composers. In January 2025, he makes his debut with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, led by Michelle Merrill, in a performance of Philip Glass’s Violin Concerto No. 2, The American Four Seasons. Performance highlights include his debuts at the Kennedy Center presented by Washington Performing Arts, and at the Ravinia Festival. Festival performances have included the Tanglewood Music Festival, Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Ravinia, the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele in Germany, and the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. Passionate about his heritage and its influence on his artistry, Kutik is an advocate for the Jewish Federations of North America, the organization that assisted his family in coming to the United States, and regularly speaks and performs across the United States to both raise awareness and promote the assistance of refugees from around the world. He was a featured performer for the 2012 March of the Living observances, where he played for audiences at the Krakow Opera House and for over 10,000 people at Auschwitz-Birkenau.  For more information, visit yevgenykutik.com. About Renana Gutman Praised by the New York Times for her “passionate and insightful” playing, Renana Gutman has performed across four continents as an orchestral soloist, recitalist and collaborative artist. She played at venues like The Louvre Museum, Grenoble Museum (France), Carnegie Recital Hall, People’s Symphony Concerts, Merkin Hall (New York), St. Petersburg’s Philharmonia (Russia), Stresa Music Festival (Italy), Ravinia Rising Stars (Chicago), Jordan Hall, Gardner Museum (Boston), Herbst Theatre (St. Francisco), Menuhin Hall (UK), UNISA (South Africa), Marlboro (VT), and National Gallery, Phillips Collection, and Freer Gallery (Washington DC). A top prize winner at Los Angeles Liszt competition, International Keyboard Festival in New York, and Tel-Hai International Master Classes, she performed concerti such as Brahms 2nd, Rachmaninoff-Paganini Variations, and Beethoven’s “Emperor” with the Jerusalem Symphony, Haifa Symphony, Belgian “I Fiamminghi”, and Mannes College Orchestra. Renana joined the piano faculty of Boston’s Longy School of Music of Bard College in the fall of 2019. A native of Israel, Renana started playing at the age of six, and soon after, garnered multiple awards and honors. She received scholarships from the America Israel Cultural Foundation, and the Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women. She completed her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at Mannes College of Music, NY, where she studied with Richard Goode. In Israel, her teachers were pianists Natasha Tadson, Viktor Derevianko, and the Israeli composer Arie Shapira. Renana became an American citizen in 2015 and makes her home in Boston, MA. She also pursues her passion for Argentinian Tango, languages, and poetry. For more information, visit renanagutman.com About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Inside the Composing Process with Ēriks Ešenvalds Saturday, February 15, 2025 Join renowned Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds for an intimate exploration of his creative journey. Known for his evocative choral works and lush harmonies, Ešenvalds will reveal the inspirations, techniques, and stories behind his music. From sketching initial ideas to weaving poetic texts into transformative compositions, this talk offers a rare glimpse into the mind of a modern musical innovator. Ēriks Ešenvalds is one of the most sought-after composers working today with a busy commission schedule. Performances of his music are heard on every continent and his works are widely recorded. Ēriks is a popular public speaker, which he often combines with leading masterclasses and conducting. Born in Priekule, Latvia in 1977, Ēriks Ešenvalds studied at the Latvian Baptist Theological Seminary from 1995–97 before obtaining his master’s degree in composition in 2004 from the Latvian Academy of Music under the tutelage of Selga Mence. He took masterclasses with Michael Finnissy, Klaus Huber, Philippe Manoury, and Jonathan Harvey, amongst others. From 2002–11 he was a member of the acclaimed State Choir Latvija, the largest professional choir in the Baltics. From 2011–13 he was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. At present, Ēriks heads the Department of Composition at the Latvian Academy of Music, where he has been teaching since 2004. He is a doctoral candidate in the arts. Ēriks lives near Riga and is married with four children. Ēriks Ešenvalds has won multiple awards for his work, including the Latvian Grand Music Award three times (2005, 2007, 2015). The International Rostrum of Composers awarded him first prize in 2006 for his work The Legend of the Walled-in Woman. He was The Year’s New-Composer Discovery of the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2010. In 2018 he was bestowed Officer in the Order of the Three Stars, the highest state decoration of his home country Latvia, for merits in the field of culture. Ešenvalds’ compositions have been premiered by ensembles including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Britten Sinfonia, Gewandhaus Leipzig, The King’s Singers, Latvian Voices, Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Holst Singers, Imogen Heap, Polyphony, Choir of Merton College Oxford, Latvian Radio Choir, State Choir Latvija, and many others. He composed the scores for the feature films Dawn of War (2020) and Mellow Mud (2016). Ēriks Ešenvalds’ music has been performed in major venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York, Symphony Hall in Boston, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Royal Albert Hall and Wigmore Hall in London, Symphony Hall in Birmingham, Sydney Opera Hall, Philharmonie Berlin, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. His works have been performed at and commissioned for numerous international festivals, including the BBC Proms, Cheltenham Music Festival, Voices Now, and LIVE from London in the UK, the Grant Park Music Festival, ACDA National and Regional Conferences, and Spoleto Festival in the US, and many others. Ēriks Ešenvalds’ music is widely recorded and released by labels such as Decca Classics, Delphian, Deutsche Grammophon, Hyperion, Naxos, Ondine, Pentatone, Signum, Odradek, and Berlin Classics. To date, ten recordings are devoted exclusively to his work. Ešenvalds’ recent large-scale premieres include Lakes Awake at Dawn for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Pleiades for the Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, A Shadow for the BBC Proms, Dreams Under Your Feet for the Gewandhaus Leipzig, Whispers on the Prairie Wind for the Utah Symphony and Utah Chamber Artists, St Luke Passion for the Latvian Radio Choir and Sinfonietta Riga, and Visions of Arctic: Sea for the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra. Read his full bio at: https://performingartscentercapecod.org/inside-the-composing-process-with-eriks-esenvalds/ About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Visual Storytelling: A Universal Language Sunday, January 12, 2025 3:30PM Presented by Vita Tzykun In our increasingly interconnected world, visual storytelling emerges as a powerful tool that transcends cultural and linguistic barriers, weaving narratives that resonate across diverse audiences. This talk delves into the art of visual communication, exploring how core elements such as color, composition, shape, pattern, and texture work in harmony to convey complex messages and evoke profound emotions. We’ll examine how these visual building blocks can be skillfully crafted to guide the viewer’s eye, set the mood, and impart meaning. From the bold, primary colors of a graphic novel that instantly convey energy and action, to the subtle interplay of light and shadow in a photograph that speaks volumes about human vulnerability, we’ll uncover the techniques that master visual storytellers use to ignite imagination and forge deep connections with their audience. By understanding these fundamental principles, creators can craft visual narratives that not only tell a story but also shape beliefs, influence decisions, and inspire action. Often a double-edged sword, capable of being used for both benevolent and malevolent purposes, it has the potential to unite or divide, to enlighten or mislead, and to motivate individuals and societies to undertake monumental endeavors that can alter the course of history. About Vita Tzykun Creative director, designer, and visual artist, Vita Tzykun, has designed and directed productions for companies worldwide, including Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Bolshoi Theatre, Norwegian Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Tel Aviv Museum of Art. A proponent of new works, she has designed over a dozen world premieres to date. Film and tv credits include art direction for Lady Gaga, and production design for several award-winning films, music videos, and nationally-aired tv ads. Vita and performer/media artist David Adam Moore are co-founders of the interdisciplinary art collective, GLMMR, that presents stage and multimedia works throughout the world. GLMMR was recently awarded a dual Granada Artist Residency and Visiting Professorship at University of California, Davis, where they created a new large-scale immersive theater installation, REFUGE, in response to Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. Due to the impact of REFUGE, Tzykun and Moore have been awarded a second dual Granada Artist Residency for 2025, for which they will create an immersive, mixed reality theatrical experience called “Taming The Lightning,” which will focus on climate resilience. Known widely for her work in education and leadership, Tzykun serves on the faculty of the National Theater Institute and has lectured at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Mannes School of Music, and Carnegie Hall’s Weil Institute. Advisory roles include the National Endowment for the Arts, and tech-focused panels for San Diego Opera and Austin Opera. Tzykun has been featured in Lighting and Sound America magazine, given a solo exhibition at the national Opera America center in NYC, and nominated for Designer of the Year by the International Opera Awards. Her paintings have been exhibited at the Ceres Gallery in NYC and are held in private collections worldwide. About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Invisible Instrument: Preserving Our Voice in a Digital Age January 11, 2025 3:30 PM Presented by David Adam Moore About the Lecture This Arts Talk explores the prehistory, evolution, and future of the singing voice. Drawing from his experience as a classical singer, voice researcher, and digital media artist, Moore makes a case for unamplified singing as one of the human body’s most exquisite capabilities—transcending mere music-making to serve as a vital connection to our humanity in an age increasingly defined by accelerating technology. The talk examines the biological and cultural evolution of the voice, the role it has played in the development of music and language, and the way in which vocal self-amplification techniques have been passed down through generations to form a living chain of knowledge that connects today’s Metropolitan Opera stars to our earliest ancestors calling across the savannah. These techniques have been vital for survival, fostering social bonds and transmitting emotional experiences across time and space. In the modern era, electronic amplification has given the voice unprecedented reach and creative potential, but it has also disconnected us from the unseen bond that is created between performer and listener as sound waves are physically transmitted from one body to another. About David Adam Moore Internationally recognized for his work as an operatic performer, director, digital media artist, and educator, David Adam Moore performs leading baritone roles for institutions including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Carnegie Hall, the Salzburg Festival, PBS, BBC, Arte TV, and Erato Records. Recent performances include a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Horatio in Brett Dean’s Hamlet, his Royal Opera Covent Garden debut as Col. Gomez in Thomas Adès’ The Exterminating Angel, the international debut of his multimedia presentation of Schubert’s Winterreise at the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, and the title role in a new production of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking for Hungarian State Opera, with scenic design taken from Moore’s documentary photographs of Angola prison. Alongside his artistic partner, director/designer Vita Tzykun, Moore is the artistic director of the NYC-based transmedia collective GLMMR, whose projects encompass a broad array of platforms including VR, immersive theater, large scale art installation, dance, and theatrical design. His work in stage direction, stage design, and installation/performance art has been presented by the Guggenheim Museum, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Diego Opera, Atlanta Opera, New Amsterdam Records, and National Sawdust. His projection design work has been featured in Lighting and Sound America Magazine, and his award-winning photography has been published by the Frankfurter Allgemeine and Boosey & Hawkes Music. A protégé of the influential voice pedagogue and author, Richard Miller (Structure of Singing, Training Tenor Voices), Moore served as Miller’s Principal Research Assistant at the Otto B. Schoepfle Vocal Arts Center at Oberlin Conservatory, where was honored as a McNair Scholar and National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences grant recipient. Moore currently serves on the faculty of the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, where he teaches Transmedia Storytelling and Voice, in addition to serving as Granada Artist-in-Residence and Visiting Professor at University of California – Davis. He has given lectures and masterclasses at Oberlin Conservatory, Mannes School of Music, University of Tel Aviv, Rice University Shepherd School of Music, San Diego State University, University of Texas, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill School of Music. He has served on the advisory boards of San Diego Opera’s Opera Hack and Austin Opera’s Innovation Council in collaboration with other thought leaders and technologists from major corporations and cultural institutions to find new paths forward from the intersection of historical arts and technology. About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2025 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.

Kalliope Reed Quintet Lecture Recital Saturday, November 2, 3:30 PM Performing Arts Center, Brewster, MA About the Lecture Get ready for an unforgettable musical journey with the Kalliope Reed Quintet! Join us for a dynamic lecture recital by New England’s premiere reed quintet—an uncommon ensemble with an incredibly diverse and joy filled sound! Kalliope will dive into the history and evolution of Reed instruments in chamber music, how it led to the rise of the Reed Quintet, and how their ensemble contributes to Reed Quintet history with many new commissions and arrangements. Program Selections from Suite La Triomphante Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)                                     arr. for reed quintet by Raaf Hekkema Astro Errante Abraham Gómez (b. 1988) Amaru Daniel Cueto (b. 1986) Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin (1898-1937)                   arr. for reed quintet by Raaf Hekkema Anna Bradford, Oboe Celine Ferro, Clarinet Amy Advocat, Bass Clarinet Bennett Parsons, Saxophone Natalie Zemba, Bassoon About Kalliope Reed Quintet The Kalliope Reed Quintet, founded in 2019, is the first professional reed quintet in New England. Hailed by the Boston Woodwind Society as “a fantastic musical group full of personality and musical abilities, adding up to a sum much greater than the parts”, Kalliope has led the evolution of this ensemble through their many commissions and unabashedly ambitious programming. As a contemporary chamber ensemble and one of the first 50 reed quintets worldwide, their mission is to expand and diversify the reed quintet repertoire and to further strengthen the role of contemporary chamber music in the 21st century by presenting unique, engaging and educational programs to communities locally and worldwide. They remain steadfast in their goal to expand and diversify the repertoire of the reed quintet, and have commissioned works by Eliane Aberdam, Miguel del Aguila, Daniel Baldwin, Jenni Brandon, Daniel Burwasser, Oliver Caplan, Daniel Cueto, Charles Daniels Torres, Zach Gulaboff Davis, Nubia Jaime Donjuan, Don Krishnaswami, Panagiotis Liaropoulos, Mathieu Lussier, Margaret McAllister, Charles Murrell III, Francine Trester, and Ian Wiese. Kalliope has conducted masterclasses and performances at Berklee College of Music, Dartmouth College, University of Rhode Island, and UMass Dartmouth. Equally engaged in their community, they frequently give concerts throughout the year at local museums, churches, and community venues, as well as youth concerts at Boston Community Music Center. Kalliope has just released their first album Amaru, now streaming on all platforms. After touring a program of music from across the Americas at music festivals in Mexico, they have also recorded their second album Cañas sin Fronteras (releasing soon!). They are grateful for support received over the years from the City of Boston, USArtists International, Boston Woodwind Society, Regent Theatre in Arlington, Sparkplug Foundation, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Yarmouth Tourism Grant Fund, Alice M. Ditson Fund Recording Grant, City of Boston Opportunity Fund, Puffin Foundation, and the New England Conservatory Entrepreneurial Musicianship award. https://kalliopereedquintet.com// About the Performing Arts Center: performingartscentercapecod.org Facebook: facebook.com/artsempoweringlife © 2024 Arts Empowering Life, Inc. All rights reserved.