Emerging Artists Series
Presented in collaboration with Piano Spheres
Mentored by Vicki Ray
Pianist Todd Moellenberg makes his Boston Court debut as part of our 3rd Annual Emerging Artists Series. This Series pairs talented young musicians with acclaimed mentors who develop a special program showcasing the young artist’s unique skills and musical viewpoint. Be among the first to experience these rising stars in the intimacy of our Branson Performance Space.
Todd Moellenberg is a pianist, performance artist, and poet based in Los Angeles. Notable performances include the work of Julius Eastman with Monday Evening Concerts, Ligeti’s Piano Concerto with the Palimpsest Ensemble, Grisey’s Vortex Temporum with the What’s Next? Ensemble, and Claude Vivier’s Shiraz at the Darmstadt Courses for New Music. His performance of Stockhausen’s Kontakte with People Inside Electronics was praised by the Los Angeles Times for its “striking virtuosity and theatricality.” A founding member of the performance artist collective The Family Room, Todd’s creative work encompasses durational performance, public intervention, lyric poetry, and automatic text. His recent work involves musical transcriptions of automated voices, with recent commissions from Autoduplicity and percussionist Ryan Nestor, and an upcoming exhibition at Cal State Northridge. He received his BM in piano performance from UT Austin, where he studied with Dr. Betty Mallard. He recently completed his MA and DMA in contemporary piano performance at UC San Diego, where he studied with Aleck Karis. His dissertation demonstrates how the work of Ravel and Jean Barraqué can generate poetic forms and structures for durational performance. Todd is currently a Teaching Artist with the Young Musician’s Foundation.
PROGRAM: MACHINE ENVY
Katharina Rosenberger (1971- )
Torsion (2008)
Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997)
Two Canons for Ursula (1988)
Yiheng Yvonne Wu (1981- )
Counterpoints for Piano (2018)
Intermission
Tristan Murail (1947- )
Territoires de l’oubli (1977)
