Dear friends, on May 6, we are taking this wonderful project, World of Change, to California! With the incredible Lara Downes on piano and Britt-Renée on marimba, this extended suite reflects global transformation, disruption, destruction, renewal, and rebirth.
As we navigate a changed World, how do we reimagine the nature of time and space, human relationships, and our residence on this planet? Co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, and the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis World premiere: April 10, 2022, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, UMD This full-length program also features Promises To Keep, a suite of new solo piano miniatures written for Lara Downes and inspired by the vision of internal promise and change by composers, including Teddy Abrams, Federico Albanese, Timo Andres, Eve Beglarian, Terry Riley, Carlos Simonand Karen TanakajRead a Review: Award-winning composer Clarice Assad premieres original piece ‘World of Change.’
Takács players dissect and reassemble the string quartet with new Assad piece By David Wright “The interpersonal dynamics of a professional string quartet have intrigued listeners ever since Joseph Haydn
‘Let’s Clarice it up!’: The Takács on Assad’s new commission (The Strad) Violinist Harumi Rhodes on the Takács Quartet’s touring commission, NEXUS, which receives its New York premiere at Carnegie
So happy to have been awarded this amazing award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters ! “The Andrew Imbrie Award in Music of $10,000, which recognizes a mid-career
Dear Friends, It is hard to believe that 2025 came to and end. What a year that was, in so many ways. Happy new year to you and thank you
I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I’m the Composer in Residence for Concerts on the Slope‘s 2025-26 season in Park Slope, Brooklyn! Over the course of this incredible year,
SPHINX VIRTUOSI NATIONAL TOUR | “VISIONS OF PEACE” Over the next six months, I’m thrilled to have my music featured on the Sphinx Virtuosi’s stunning national tour, reaching audiences across
