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CONCERT PIANIST: Hebert/Kwon piano duo, Co-founder
of Sapphire Ensemble (2007) with Demetrius Spaneas, Member of
Forecast New Music Ensemble
EDUCATION:
DMA, Doctorate of Musical Arts in piano performance, highest
honors, Boston University
MM, Master of Music in piano performance, highest honors and
Distinction in Performance Award, New England Conservatory of
Music
BM, Bachelor of Music in piano performance, highest honors and
Academic All-American Award, University of Texas at Austin
As soloist and collaborative musician, she has performed/composed/choreographed
productions of piano music combined with other art forms. Recent
performances in New York include presentations at Angel Orensanz
Theater, Lincoln Center Rose Studio and the Knitting Factory.
As a composer, she created an original score for the highly-acclaimed
Shakespearean play, Corsetless, which is scheduled for Off-Broadway
in 2008/9. She is currently making a CD of the solo piano works
of Grammy-winning composer Sam Parkins.
As Goodwill Ambassador of Performing Arts and Education
in 2008-2010, Elaine will be going on a world tour with bass opera
star, Valentin Peytchinov, performing as soloist and collaborative
pianist, in promotion and preparation for the World Conference
in Sofia, Bulgaria 2010.
Elaine Kwon and Sandra Hebert have performed as
a piano duo since 1996. Although they met in Boston, both are
natives of eastern Washington State. They have performed throughout
the United States and were on tour in the People's Republic of
China. In addition to concerts, they gave master classes and were
guests on Chinese radio and were broadcast on television. In Boston
they are regular guests on WGBH radio's "Classical Performances.
Elaine Kwon and Demetrius Spaneas (saxophone, clarinet,
flute) concertized extensively between 1996-98. In 2007, they
formed the chamber music group, Sapphire Ensemble in New York
City. Recent concerts include performances at Lincoln Center Rose
Studio, Yamaha Piano Salon, Knitting Factory.
In September 2008, Elaine will be performing in
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in a concert produced by Drake
LifeStyle and Best Buddies Charity.
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