Gilmore Keyboard Festival
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Thursday April 25 7:30pm - Sunday May 12 2:00pm EDT
Sondheim on Sondheim
PERFORMANCES: Thursday-Sunday, April 24-May 12 / Evenings at 7:30, Sundays at 2 pm Kathy Mulay, directorChris Gray, music director Stephen Sondheim redefined the Broadway musical through his genius lyrics, catchy melodies, and complex characters. More than a musical rev......More
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Friday May 3 5:00pm EDT
Beaton, MacGillivray, and MacNeil: A Cape Breton Trio
Andrea Beaton, piano, fiddleTroy MacGillivray, piano, fiddleTracey Dares MacNeil, piano, fiddle Andrea Beaton, Troy MacGillivray, and Tracey MacNeil hail from the isolated beauty of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their joyful style of dance music is defined by......More
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Friday May 3 7:30pm EDT
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Friday May 3 8:00pm EDT
Kasey Shao, 2024 Gilmore Young Artist
Kasey Shao started playing piano at age six, and made her concerto debut at age 12 with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nézét Séguin. A Young Steinway Artist and 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar, she studies with Dr. Ran Dank, and with Dr. Magaret Kampmeier at Pr......More
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Saturday May 4 2:00pm EDT
Paul Lewis: Schubert Sonata Series III
In a special Festival event, British pianist Paul Lewis will present a survey of Franz Schubert’s monumental contribution to the classical repertoire: his piano sonatas. Mr. Lewis has received critical and public acclaim worldwide, consolidating his reputation as one of......More
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Saturday May 4 6:00pm EDT
Kenny Barron Trio
Kenny Barron, pianoEndea Owens, bassSavannah Harris, drums Composer, pianist, educator, and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron returns to the festival with his trio. A peerless performer known for timeless classics and innovative improvisations, Barron’s piano skills are a te......More
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Saturday May 4 7:00pm EDT
Beaton, MacGillivray, and MacNeil: A Cape Breton Trio
Andrea Beaton, piano, fiddleTroy MacGillivray, piano, fiddleTracey Dares MacNeil, piano, fiddle Andrea Beaton, Troy MacGillivray, and Tracey MacNeil hail from the isolated beauty of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their joyful style of dance music is defined by......More
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Sunday May 5 11:00am EDT
Beaton, MacGillivray, and MacNeil: A Cape Breton Trio
Andrea Beaton, piano, fiddleTroy MacGillivray, piano, fiddleTracey Dares MacNeil, piano, fiddle No stage? No seats? No problem! Parents can relax while kids of any age can have fun checking out the piano, meeting the artists, crawling or dancing around the room. A Baby ......More
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Sunday May 5 2:00pm EDT
Gabriela Montero and the Calidore String Quartet
Gabriela Montero, pianoCalidore String Quartet: Jeffrey Myers, violin – Ryan Meehan, violin – Jeremy Berry, viola – Estelle Choi, cello Venezuelan composer and pianist Gabriela Montero presents the world premiere of her new work for piano and strings, commissioned by Th......More
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Sunday May 5 4:00pm EDT
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Delvon Lamarr, pianoJosh Perdue, bassSam Groveman, drums The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio specializes in the art of ‘feel good music.’ The charismatic Lamarr’s energetic, soulful Hammond organ blends soul, jazz, funk, and R&B’s infectious rhythms in an energetic performance......More
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Sunday May 5 7:00pm EDT
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Delvon Lamarr, pianoJosh Perdue, bassSam Groveman, drums The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio specializes in the art of ‘feel good music.’ The charismatic Lamarr’s energetic, soulful Hammond organ blends soul, jazz, funk, and R&B’s infectious rhythms in an energetic performance......More
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Monday May 6 12:00pm EDT
Helen Sung Trio
Jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung was among the first graduates of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music. Her artistry and inventive compositions have earned her a Guggenheim Fellowship and won Kennedy Center’s Mar......More
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Monday May 6 12:00pm EDT
Isaiah J. Thompson Trio
Isaiah J. Thompson, pianoBarry Stephenson, bassMatthew Lee, drums Jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer Isaiah J. Thompson won the 2023 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellowship of the American Pianists Association. As a performer, he aims to express joy ......More
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Monday May 6 2:00pm EDT
Mark Nepo: Drinking from the River of Light
Drinking from The River of Light Kalamazoo Public Library Central Branch, VanDeusen Room | 2 pm Kalamazoo-based poet, philosopher, author, and educator Mark Nepo will explore the lifelong process of listening, reflecting, and expressing, and on how bearing witness to th......More
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Monday May 6 7:30pm EDT
Paul Lewis: Schubert Sonata Series IV
In a special Festival event, British pianist Paul Lewis will present a survey of Franz Schubert’s monumental contribution to the classical repertoire: his piano sonatas. Mr. Lewis has received critical and public acclaim worldwide, consolidating his reputation as one of......More
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Tuesday May 7 12:00pm EDT
Isaiah J. Thompson Trio
Isaiah J. Thompson, pianoBarry Stephenson, bassMatthew Lee, drums Jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer Isaiah J. Thompson won the 2023 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellowship of the American Pianists Association. As a performer, he aims to express joy ......More
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Tuesday May 7 12:00pm EDT
Shai Maestro Quartet
Pianist and composer Shai Maestro, known for his genre-defying performances, seamlessly melds elements of jazz, world music, and contemporary sounds. His imaginative compositions and commitment to sonic exploration have earned high praise and a growing reputation. His u......More
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Tuesday May 7 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Warsaw Is My Name
Gilmore Artist Piotr Anderszewski remains deeply connected to his hometown of Warsaw, though he lives in Paris. He has been haunted by growing up in a city that had, he said, “ceased existing” not long before his childhood, given the horrors inflicted on the Jewish ghet......More
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Tuesday May 7 7:30pm EDT
Simone Dinnerstein: Undersong
Simone Dinnerstein presents Undersong, a program of works by Couperin, Satie, Glass, and featuring the Schumann masterpiece Kreisleriana. Ms. Dinnerstein’s distinctive musical voice and evocative interpretations breathe new life into classical masterpieces. Ms. Dinnerst......More
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Wednesday May 8 12:00pm EDT
Helen Sung Trio
Jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung was among the first graduates of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music. Her artistry and inventive compositions have earned her a Guggenheim Fellowship and won Kennedy Center’s Mar......More
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Wednesday May 8 12:00pm EDT
Shai Maestro Quartet
Shai Maestro, piano – Philip Dizack, trumpet – Jorge Roeder, double bass – Ofri Nehemya, drums Pianist and composer Shai Maestro, known for his genre-defying performances, seamlessly melds elements of jazz, world music, and contemporary sounds. His imaginative compositi......More
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Wednesday May 8 7:30pm EDT
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Thursday May 9 12:00pm EDT
Benito Gonzalez Trio
Venezuelan jazz pianist, composer, and Steinway Artist Benito Gonzalez combines a lineage of American jazz tradition with rhythms from around the world. Nominated for two GrammyⓇ Awards and winner of the 2005 Great American Jazz Piano Competition, his sound is recogniza......More