Hi friends,
Popping in to share with you some exciting happenings. This is sort of a long one, but there just happens to be a lot going on:
World Premiere Performance Now On YouTube
My recent song cycle, Another Shore, Another Country, based on the poetry of C.P. Cavafy, premiered on February 3rd in a concert presented by ProMusica Detroit. This concert was special beyond words — not only did I get to premiere a new (and big) original work, but I also got to perform the music of Mikis Theodorakis, a rare joy for me.
You can now view that entire show online! Check it out below.
Some timestamps to guide your viewing:
18:10 - my solo piano composition Hold Tightly Your Vision of How Things Could Be
33:14: Constantine Novotny, Ellie Falaris Ganelin (our special guest from the San Fransisco-based Greek Chamber Music Project), and I performing the music of Mikis Theodorakis
1:08:22: Another Shore, Another Country - myself and Constantine premiering my new composition based on the poetry of C.P. Cavafy
FYI: Constantine and I are currently devising a new evening-length program that will feature Another Shore, Another Country alongside other selections for piano solo and piano/voice. We’ll be booking it for 2024-2025 and beyond. If you or someone you know are interested in presenting this, send me an email.
Balance Mini Tour and Other News
Balance is getting ready for a big 2024. We’re hitting the road for two dates in Southern Ontario:
Friday 3/22 - workshop at University of Guelph
Friday 3/22 - Silence (Guelph). With Matthew Endahl.
Tickets here
Saturday 3/23 - Sellers & Newel (Toronto).
Tickets here
We also have a big surprise coming at the end of March/beginning of April. And a Detroit show in the works for that time too. But I’ll reach out about all that soon.
Detroit Happenings - Hear No Evil, Other Tones
Two exciting events that I’m putting together in Detroit in a couple of weeks:
I’ve been curating Other Tones, a little series of quarterly-ish concerts, for the last few years. This installment is going to be one of the best yet. Extremely limited space in this magical venue.
Jessica Ackerley (Hawai’i)
Patrick Behnke (Los Angelos)
Teiku (Detroit/Chicago)
Thursday 3/14 7:00pm
Huckleberry Club
2660 Buchanan, Detroit
$10
Hear No Evil, my new monthly residency at Motor City Wine, is entering its third installment. We’ve been having so much fun and playing to great audiences. Come early to get a seat. This month:
Zekkereya El-magharbel - trombone
Jonathan Barahal Taylor - drums
Noah Jackson - bass
MM - piano
Friday 3/15 8:00pm
Motor City Wine
1949 Michigan Ave., Detroit
$5 at the door (you can’t beat that price)
That’s all for now. Thanks again for your patient ears and kind souls.
Till soon,
Michael