ARTIST BIO

The Earplay Ensemble
with Melody of China

Music Could Be An Art Form
Presented by Earplay

SFIAF’s longest running presenting partners feature world premiere of an Earplay commissioned work from Joan Huang; Along the River During the Qingming Festival (2011). Also, the US premiere of Strom (2010) by Germany’s Sven Daigger, the 2011 Earplay Aird Composers Competition winner. The evening will be completed by Morton Feldman’s Spring of Chosroes (1977) and Richard Felciano’s Lontano (1986).

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EARPLAY has performed over 400 works in its 26-year history including over 110 world premieres and 50 plus new works commissioned by the ensemble. This season will reinforce Earplay’s unwavering track record of presenting exceptional music in the 21st century.

Founded in 1985 by a consortium of composers and musicians, Earplay is dedicated to the performance of new chamber music offering audiences a unique opportunity to hear eloquent, vivid performances of some of today's finest chamber music. Concerts feature the Earplayers, a group of seven artists who, as a group, have developed a lyrical and ferocious style.