(Derek Bermel | Sacatar Fellow 2007 | Music | USA)

Derek will be performing on Thursday, March13, 2025 at 7:30pm at Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center with pianist Christopher Taylor, guitarist João Luiz Rezendo Lopes, and the Ying Quartet.

ARTIST AS CURATOR
Curated by Derek Bermel

Travelogue
CLARICE ASSAD – Hermetic
SERGIO ASSAD – Mignoniana
DEREK BERMEL – String Quartet No. 2: Songs of Nameless Ancestors (New York Premiere)
DEREK BERMEL – A Short History of the Universe (as related by Nima Arkani-Hamed)
DEREK BERMEL – Turning

LEONARD BERNSTEIN – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA – Cantos e Danças (New York Premiere) (Sacatar Fellow 2006 | Music | Portugal)
JOÃO LUIZ REZENDE LOPES – Sereno
PAQUITO D’RIVERA – Preludio y Merengue

Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel brings together an extraordinary group of artists for an eclectic night of music of his own music – including the New York premiere of his String Quartet No. 2 – as well as works that have influenced him. Internationally recognized for his creativity, theatricality and virtuosity, Bermel is acclaimed for his “unambiguously luscious” music (The New York Times) that is “intricate, witty, clear-spoken, tender and extraordinarily beautiful (San Francisco Chronicle).

The Ying Quartet comes “as close to the ideal as possible, delivering chamber music of astonishing, refreshing exaltation and exhilaration” (The Los Angeles Times), combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today’s world.

Hailed by critics as “frighteningly talented” (The New York Times) and “a great pianist” (The Los Angeles Times), Christopher Taylor has distinguished himself throughout his career as an innovative musician with a diverse array of talents and interests.

Two-time Grammy-nominated Brazilian guitarist João Luiz tours internationally as a both guitarist and composer collaborating with today’s most thrilling artists.

Source: https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/series/artist-as-curator/