Sonic Spectrum IV
Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 7:30 pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
90 minutes, including intermission
Experience music of the late 20th and 21st centuries, including premieres, in the intimate setting of the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse.
Program
Gabriella Smith
(b. 1991)FIVE for Percussion Quartet (New York Premiere)
(2025)Vivian Fung
(b. 1975)Goddess/Insect for Violin and Percussion Quartet (New York Premiere, CMS Co-Commission)
(2025)Joan Tower
(b. 1938)To Sing or Dance for Violin and Percussion Quartet
(2024)
Kristin Lee
A recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant as well as a top-prize winner of the International Naumburg Violin Competition and the Astral Artists’ National Auditions, violinist Kristin Lee enjoys a vibrant career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. She has appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Hawai’i Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and many others. She is also the co-founder and artistic director of Emerald City Music in Seattle, as well as the director of the Chamber Music Institute at Music@Menlo. Lee released her critically acclaimed debut solo album, American Sketches, on First Hand Records in November 2024. Recent projects include a collaboration with Grammy-nominated ensemble Sandbox Percussion, featuring a new commission by Vivian Fung, and an extensive tour through South Africa with the Johannesburg, KwaZulu, and Cape Town philharmonics. Lee plays a Gennaro Gagliano violin (Naples, 1759), generously loaned to her by Paul and Linda Gridley. She is an alum of CMS’s Bowers Program.
