Richard An

Location:

PASADENA
United States 91107

Contact:

richardanmusic.com

Additional Info:

Hello! I am a composer and performer based in Los Angeles, whose primary piano teachers have included Vicki Ray and Jungwon Jin. My experiences in music vary widely but I am the most comfortable at the piano, accompanying in a solo or chamber setting. The full list of relevant experience and gigs is too large to list/remember, so below is a list of selected recent accompaniment experiences:

VOCAL ACCOMPANIMENT EXPERIENCE:
- accompanist for Paul Berkholds' voice studio in both lessons and recitals at CalArts
- primary accompanist for Resonance Collective's Original Visions 2022
- emergency replacement pianist for a February 2022 Resonance Collective concert which required me to prepare John Harbison's Mirabai Songs with a quick turnaround time
- one of two primary accompanists for the recent oratorio Conference of the Birds by Fahad Siadat
- accompanist for Contemporary Vocal Ensemble under Fahad Siadat at CalArts Fall 2017
- substitute accompanist at several churches and choirs: St. Barnabas Episcopal in Pasadena, Westwood United Methodist Church, Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church in Pasadena, Chamber Singers at Pasadena Conservatory of Music
- accompanist for hire: Park Century Children's Choir in Culver City, Innovation Show Choir in Santa Clarita, Ebell Women's Choir in Koreatown (paid by project)

INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT EXPERIENCE:
- rehearsed and performed Hindemith and Copland Violin Sonatas with USC DMA Candidate Thomas Daugherty
- rehearsed and performed Schnittke Violin Sonata no 2 with CalArts MFA Nigel Deane
- primary pianist for USC Thornton EDGE in 2017, performing Zhou Long, Joan Tower, Stephen Hartke, Barbara White
- pianist for ensembles (House on Fire, Stickytack, Quartet Friends), for festivals (Yarn/Wire Institute [x2]), and for hire (Echoi Ensemble at MEC)

Fees

$ 60.00 Dollars Per Hour
Please contact me with your budget; I am happy to work with you.

Instruments

Piano

Specialisms

Contemporary Music, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Musical Direction

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