The Music of Paul Elwood

• Kathleen Supové, piano
• Sarah Off, violin
• Ivana Muncan, piano
• Lina Elwood, piano

A 45-minute piano piece with electronics depicting the journey of plankton, their death, their propulsion into the air, landing on another continent, nourishing us!

About Kathleen Supové, piano

In May 2012, Kathleen Supové received the John Cage Award from ASCAP for “the artistry and passion with which she performs, commissions, records, and champions the music of our time.” Kathleen Supové is one of America’s most acclaimed and versatile new music pianists, continually redefining the pianist/keyboardist/performance artist in today’s world. Ms. Supové presents solo concerts under the moniker THE EXPLODING PIANO. A striking presence onstage, she has performed with computers, boxing gloves, robots, and laptop orchestra.

Recent projects include two solo CDs: "The Debussy Effect," on New Focus Recordings (La Barbara-Clark-Marks-Felsenfeld-Woolf-Gosfield-Cooper), the result of a multi-composer commissioning project; and "Eye to Ivory" (Childs-Woolf-Barash-Didkovsky-Naphtali), with vocalizing, extended techniques, Yamaha Disklavier, and noise-based effects.

About Sarah Off, violin

Violinist Dr. Sarah Off has established herself as an innovative and passionate performer and educator. Her performances have been described as “receiving rapturous reception” (The Times, London), “brilliant and seamless with great focus” (AZ State Press), and “intuitively talented” (Bridge Initiative).

She regularly performs as a soloist and chamber musician, and has performed in Iceland’s Harpa International Music Festival, Manchester Music Festival in Vermont, Music in the Mountains Festival and Crested Butte Music Festival in Colorado, Oh My Ears New Music Festival, and as soloist with the Boulder Symphony, the Greeley Philharmonic, and Durango’s Music in the Mountains Chamber Orchestra, among others. Her recent world premiere performance of Dylan Fixmer’s Concerto for Violin was featured in The Times - London, on Radio Classique – Paris, and on Colorado Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.”

An avid chamber musician, Sarah has had the privilege of working and performing with the Brentano, Juilliard, and Orion String Quartets, through the String Quartet Residency program at Arizona State University, as well as collaborating with the Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble, and the American Composer Alliance. As an advocate of new music, Sarah frequently commissions and performs new works for violin. Some of her recent premieres and commissions include her solo album “Alone” (2021), featuring works by composer Dylan Fixmer, and performances for the Open Space New Music Festival, the Crested Butte Music Festival, and the University of Wisconsin, Superior.

As an educator, Sarah aims to provide students with a solid understanding and command of their instrument and musicianship, balanced with expertise in entrepreneurship and business savvy. She believes that creativity, advocacy, business skills, and community engagement are vital for the sustainability and progress of the arts in today’s industry.