GABRIELLE CHOU

Pianist, violinist, performing & teaching artist

May
13
to May 19

The Concert Truck

I’ll be joining The Concert Truck in May as we tour around Joplin, MO. Founder Susan Zhang and I will play a program of four-hands and violin and piano music.

More info here: https://www.theconcerttruck.org/events

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Mar
26
5:30 PM17:30

Aidan Gold's doctoral lecture recital

I’ll be speaking, yelling, whispering, and playing all kinds of instruments on Aidan Gold’s doctoral lecture recital, which features some words and a lot of music about interactive musical relationships. Pieces to include George Lewis’s “Artificial Life (2007)” and a showcase of Butch Morris’s Conduction® technique. Join the fun!

More info here: https://www.juilliard.edu/event/165001/aidan-gold-composition

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Mar
19
7:00 PM19:00

After Arts presents: Salon No. VII- Fashion

This After Arts salon is themed around the world of haute couture and will feature speaker Javier Peral. I’ll be playing John Adams’s “Short Ride in a Fast Machine” arranged for piano four-hands alongside Susan Zhang, and the program will also include performances by Sein An, Chris Chang, Nicholas King, Kenneth Renshaw, Rieko Tsuchida, and Ben Wolff.

After Arts membership required. More info here: https://www.theafterartsgroup.com/events

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Nov
17
7:00 PM19:00

Freeport Memorial Library Belle Sylvester Series presents Gabrielle Chou

I’m back at the Freeport Memorial Library in Freeport, Long Island for a concert of violin and piano works, joined by pianist Baron Fenwick. Program to include works by Adams, Korngold, and Starer.

Freeport Memorial Library, Long Island, NY. More info here, no tickets required: https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/F/FPORT/EKPMONTH.cfm?zeeOrg=FPORT

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Nov
14
7:00 PM19:00

Appalachian Spring: An Evening of Copland & Larkin

I will be performing as part of The Harmonia Players for this benefit concert in support of NYC's Harmony Program. The program will include the 13-instrumentation version of Copland’s Appalachian Spring alongside arrangements of tracks from the score to video game Hollow Knight.

Rutgers Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, New York, NY. More info here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/appalachian-spring-an-evening-of-copland-larkin-at-rutgers-sanctuary-tickets-719306704717

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Nov
4
7:00 PM19:00

After Arts Salon: Gods and Goddesses

I’m back on After Arts’s Featured Artist Roster for the 2023-24 season, and I will be performing selections from Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring for four hands, alongside fellow pianist Baron Fenwick, as well as a selection from Mouquet’s La Flute de Pan with flautist Jesse Han.

Event open to After Arts members, more info here; https://www.theafterartsgroup.com/events

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May
18
7:00 PM19:00

After Arts presents: Time

I’m joining After Arts for another salon concert exploring the concept of time and time perception in musical works. I’ll be playing a movement of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.

Event open to After Arts members. More info here: https://www.theafterartsgroup.com/events

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Apr
13
7:30 PM19:30

Gabrielle's DMA Lecture Recital: Game and Play Elements in Music

This will be a fun one! I’m giving my DMA lecture recital on my dissertation topic, which explores play structures and game mechanics within musical works. There will be a brief (10-15 minute) lecture followed by approximately 30 minutes of music, including a world premiere of a special commissioned work by composer Aidan Gold. I’ll be joined by a stellar cast, including Baron Fenwick, piano; Aidan Gold, percussion and electronics, Dominic Law, bass, and Jingrui Liu, clarinet.

More info here: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/lecture-recital-gabrielle-chou-play-and-games-within-musical-works

Elebash Hall at The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016.

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Mar
24
7:00 PM19:00

Belle Sylvester Recital Series presents Gabrielle Chou, violin and piano

I will be giving an hour-long recital at the Freeport Memorial Library in Long Island themed “Fairy Tales and Fantasy,” featuring pieces by Kapustin, Prokofiev, Rzewski, Still, and Stravinsky. Baron Fenwick joins on piano!

Free admission. More info here: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/friend.cfm?curOrg=FPORT&tEvt=6997950&tfPopup=1

Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W Merrick Rd, Freeport, NY 11520.

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Feb
12
7:00 PM19:00

Courtney Bryan's "Yet Unheard": A Sound Off x PMM x PROTESTRA x VOCAL-NY Massivemuse

Join Sound Off: Music for Bail to ring in the new year with our first Massivemuse of 2023 in partnership with some new and old friends at Playwrights Horizons Downtown's Moss Theater! The program will include Courtney Bryan’s cantata “Yet Unheard” on the death of Sandra Bland, as well as pieces by Akua Dixon, Frederick Tills, and Jasmine Wilson.

More info here: https://www.groupmuse.com/events/12985-courtney-bryan-s-yet-unheard-a-sound-off-x-pmm-x-protestra-x-vocal-ny-massivemuse

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Dec
14
7:30 PM19:30

After Arts presents: Sacrilege

I’ll be the featured speaker, as well as playing some Kapustin and Berlioz, as an After Arts Featured Artist on this salon exploring the topic of the controversial, blasphemous, and taboo in classical music. Admission is limited to After Arts members.

More info here: https://www.theafterartsgroup.com/events

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Dec
9
6:00 PM18:00

3rd Doctoral Recital

I’m excited to present my 3rd and final doctoral degree recital performing with Audrey Chen, cello, Baron Fenwick, piano, and Martine Thomas, viola. Works by Berg, Kapustin, Mazzoli, Rzewski, and Stravinsky!

Free and no tickets required. Open to the public as well as live-streamed online; ID and proof of vax required for in-person attendance. More info here: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/dma-recital-gabrielle-chou-piano-and-violin

Livestream: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/89479920766

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Oct
28
7:00 PM19:00

VISION Collective & Friends present A Benefit Concert for Ukraine

I will be playing violin on Florence Price’s Folksongs for string quartet and joining a host of incredible musicians on a concert presented by the VISION Collective! All proceeds go to organizations providing resources/support to Ukrainian refugees and Ukrainians living in Ukraine.

Spectrum NYC, 481 Van Brunt, Door 7A, Red Hook, Brooklyn, 11231

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Sep
24
3:00 PM15:00

Core Memory Music Presents: Gabrielle Chou and Audrey Chen

Join Audrey Chen and me for a program of cello and piano music in southern Rhode Island! We will be performing Boulanger’s Three Pieces and Pejacevic’s Cello Sonata, and Audrey will be performing solo Bach as well. Free admission , advance tickets required.

More info here: https://corememorymusic.com/concerts/220924_chen.html

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Gabrielle Chou 2024