Make artistic experience accessible and affordable to a broad and diverse audience.Cultivate the appreciation of classical music among young generations.Support living composers through commissions and calls for scores. Showcase the plurality of styles found in classical music throughout time and acrosscultures.Support young artists under the age of 18 by creating and facilitating access toeducational and performing opportunities.Contribute to building an inclusive classical music community that upholds theprinciples of equality, fairness, and non-discrimination.

KaleidoscopeMusArt is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promotingclassical music as a relevant and evolving art form, through innovative concert programsand educational initiatives that explore links between new, rarely-heard, and well-knownworks while prominently featuring emerging artists and living composers.

Our goals are to:

Kaleidoscope MusArt was born out of the necessity of making contemporary piano musican integral part of the classical concert experience. Our distinctive approach toprogramming draws connections between the standard and contemporary repertoire inthematic concerts, exploring a spectrum of stylistic and aesthetic perspectives. Theformat of our concerts incorporates brief presentations about the works performed,catalyzing a stronger connection between the audience and the music. By engagingyoung artists to perform new and rarely-heard works we aim to stimulate theircontinuous curiosity and active advocacy for the contemporary repertoire.

Inesa Gegprifti, President*^Redi Llupa, Vice-President*^

Akina Yura, Treasurer*^

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Emiri Nourishirazi, SecretaryErmir Bejo

Rodrigo Bussad^Luca Cubisino

Ricardo LewitusAndrew Rosenblum

*Artistic/Executive Committee^KMA Co-Founders

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About Kaleidoscope MusArt

KMA's Young Talents Showcase ConcertDecember 6, 2020 at 4:00pm EST

Audrey Liang

John Enrique Patrick-Aguilar

Christopher Yang

Jonathan Samuel Hus

Bryce Meacham

"In the Garden" from Pour les Enfantes Alexander Tansman Écossaise in E-flat major, WoO. 86 Ludwig van Beethoven

Kaleidoscope MusArt’s annual Young Talents Showcase [YTS] project offers young pianists ages 18 and under an opportunity to discover and perform rarely-heard repertoire,

with an emphasis on composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

- PROGRAM -

"Elves" from Enfantines Ernest Bloch Prelude, HWV 442 George Frideric Handel

"Trees at Twilight" from Impressions for Piano André Previn Invention in D minor, BWV 775 Johann Sebastian Bach

"Autumn Sketch" & "Seascape" from 24 Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style William L. Gillock Invention in B-flat major, BWV 785 Johann Sebastian Bach

"Moonlight Mood" & "Hummingbird" William L. Gillock from 24 Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style

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Paul Fredrick Wubbena

Daniel Alessandro Farias

Natalia Solano

Kyle Lam

John Sebastian Phillips

Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 Ludwig van Beethoven III. Rondo. Allegro

Bagatelle Op. 5, No. 10 Alexander Tcherepnin

- PROGRAM continued -

"Allegro ben ritmato e deciso" from Three Preludes George GershwinThe Fountain of the Acqua Paola, Op. 7 No. 5 Charles Griffes

"Helen" from Valentine Album, Op. 4 Alexander Timofeev

Sonata in A Major Hob. XVI:12 Joseph Haydn I. Andante

"Epilogue" from Sketches in Sepia Ernest Bloch

Gargoyles, Op. 29 Lowell LiebermannI. PrestoII. Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubatoIII. Allegro moderatoIV. Presto feroce

About the performers

Audrey Liang has playedpiano for two years, and sheis currently studying withDr. Akina Yura. She lovesmusic and enjoys the feelingof expressing herselfthrough piano playing. Shealso likes to compose herown music.

Audrey Liang

Most recently, Audrey received First Class Honors withDistinction from Royal Conservatory of Music exam in thePreparatory B level. Besides piano, she also enjoysdrawing, writing, reading, and Lego creation.

Christopher Yang

John Enrique Patrick-Aguilar

John Enrique Patrick-Aguilaris an 11-year-old boy wholikes to play with his friendsvirtually and in person. Heespecially likes playing thepiano and other instrumentssuch as the violin, therecorder, and the drums. Hestarted playing the piano at ,.at the age of 7 and he is very fortunate to currently have

Dr. Akina Yura as his piano teacher. She helped himimprove his playing skills faster than John thought he evercould. John worked a lot on his pieces over the past fewweeks. He is very excited to share them with you and hehopes you enjoy them!

Christopher Yang is 9 yearsold and is a fourth grader atDoral Academy Elementary.He began playing piano at theage of five and is currentlystudying with Dr. Redi Llupa.His favorite composers areJohann Sebastian Bach andFrederic Chopin.

Jonathan Samuel Hus

Jonathan Samuel Hus iscurrently a 9th grade honorsstudent at the Donna KleinJewish Academy. He has beenstudying piano with Soo JungKwon for almost four years.He loves to perform for hisfamily and friends. Jonathanhas been awarded Superior

rating by the National Federation Piano Festival. He alsoenjoys reading, building and coding for roboticscompetitions, and traveling. Jonathan loves to practiceand improve his technique as he advances with hispiano studies and hopes to participate in intensivesummer piano workshops in the future.

Besides music, Christopher likes coding, playing videogames, and reading. His favorite books are Harry Potterand The Warriors series.

About the performersBryce Meacham

Bryce Meacham is 13 yearsold and in the 8th grade atNorth Broward PreparatorySchool. He started to learnthe basics of piano at the ageof three and has made greatprogress under the guidanceof Soo Jung Kwon in the pastthree years. Bryce placedthird at the Pompano Beach

Children In the Arts piano competition in 2019, has earneda Superior With Distinction award at North Broward PrepSolo/Ensemble Adjudication, has performed at theSteinway Gallery with Soo Jung Kwon, and at the NordAnglia Fine Arts Festival. Bryce was proud to have earneda place at Bak Middle School of the Arts for piano. Atschool Bryce is a member of the National Junior HonorSociety, National Spanish Honor Society, Tri-M MusicHonor Society, and the Samaritans 365 Club. Throughthese organizations he is proud to have raised funds andawareness for SOS Children’s Village. In addition to hisinterest in music, he is a member of the Boca Mantas swimteam, a certified SCUBA diver, and has run more thantwenty 5K races for charity. He is active in his churchyouth group and a member of the Boca Raton InterfaithYouth Association, and spent this summer volunteeringwith Meals With Meaning, a project serving the homelessand food insecure residents in his area. He also enjoysroad-tripping with his family—Bryce has visited everystate in the US except for Alaska and Hawaii and hopes toadd them soon!

Paul Fredrick Wubbena

Paul Wubbena is 12 yearsold and a 7th grader fromCape Canaveral, Florida.He has been studyingpiano for over seven yearsunder the guidance ofMara Lauzums. Paul hasattended the University ofMiami’s Frost School ofMusic's Young Muscians'

Camp for four summers. He recently began studyingperformance, theory, and musicianship at the FrostSchool of Music Preparatory program with Dr. InesaGegprifti and Dr. Catalina von Wrangell. In the springof 2019, Paul participated in his first KaleidoscopeMusArt Young Talents Showcase Concert andMasterclass. In the summer of 2020, Paul earned firstplace in the solo category for ages 12-15 at the FloridaSacred Music Competition. Over the years, Paul hasearned places in FSMTA honors recitals and hasparticipated in other state competitive and non-competitive events. He is working towards his goal ofthe 90-point Federation cup and has earned honors atFSMTA’s Student Day for the last four years. At the ageof six, Paul accepted the 100-Day Challenge from PianoExplorer magazine. In October of 2020, Paul reached2,600 days in a row! He is still counting!

About the performers

Daniel Alessandro Farias is16 years old and he beganpiano lessons at the age of six with former teachersSandra Davis and Dr. AdamAleksander. Ms. DeboraSanchez has been tutoringDaniel since he turned 10.Daniel is a student of the New World School of theArts

Daniel Alessandro Farias

Arts in Miami playing piano and oboe for the school’sSymphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and the Jazz BigBand. This year, Daniel received bronze at the SecondAnnual Pacific NW Piano Competition. He is also arecipient of numerous certifications and awards fromthe National Federation of Music Clubs and Miami MusicTeachers Foundation. Notable past performances includesoloing in Joseph Haydn's D major Piano Concert withthe Civic Orchestra of Coral Gables at the First UnitedMethodist Church in 2016 and participating in a livebroadcast with the GMYS Jazz Band in 2017 at the WDNA88.9 Jazz Radio Station. Daniel is a Life Scout in Troop811 in Miami, FL.

Natalia Solano

Natalia Solano is astudent at CarrolltonSchool of the SacredHeart and has beenplaying piano for eightyears. She is currentlystudying piano withYianni Iliadis. Nataliaenjoys playing lyricalpieces and those fromthe Romantic era, and

the Romantic era, and her favorite composer isFrédéric Chopin. Although she does not usually playcontemporary compositions, she thoroughly enjoyedworking on Alexander Timofeev’s piece, "Helen," andwishes to learn more pieces from his ValentineAlbum for Piano, Op. 4. Aside from music, Nataliaalso participates in sports and theater activities. In2021, Natalia will be graduating high school, and shehopes to continue playing the piano in the comingyears.

About the performers

John Sebastian PhillipsKyle Lam

Kyle Lam is a classicallytrained musician born inMiami, Florida. At the ageof six, he began his musicaleducation in piano andpicked up the violin soonafter. Throughout his earlylife, he has studied a varietyof instruments includingclarinet and guitar.

Kyle currently attends Coral Reef Senior High, where healso plays the violin in the school's orchestra. Since 2014,Kyle has attended the Superior Academy of Music,where he studied for 2 years with Dr. WilliamVillaverde. Since 2016, Kyle has been studying with Dr.Redi Llupa and he has passed levels 7 and 8 of the RoyalConservatory of Music examination with First ClassHonors. In addition, Kyle has performed in KaleidoscopeMusArt concerts and events previously, and isfrequently performing at venues throughout the Miami-Dade community. Moreover, he has volunteered atseveral music summer camps and has mentored youngmusicians in piano and musical performance.

the Costa Rica Piano Festival Orchestra conducted byMaestro Alejandro Gutiérrez, playing the thirdmovement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor, K.466, as well as original cadenzas he composed for theoccasion. At the age of 15, John participated in theInterharmony International Music Festival in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany, where press coverage of his solorecital performance acclaimed his “successfulinterpretation” of Beethoven’s “Pathètique” Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op. 13 (second and third movements). In2020, John participated in a Virtual Young ArtistSeminar with the Rocky Ridge Music Center in Colorado.In 2018, John also attended the Piano Institute andAdvanced Piano Program at Interlochen Arts Academyin Michigan.

John Sebastian Phillips,kja 17-year-old from ShakerHeights, Ohio, is in the Pre-College Program at theCleveland Institute of Music,where he has studied pianowith renowned pedagogueGerardo Teissonnière for thelast six years. At the age of 14,John debuted as soloist with

Echoes of Time - Spring 2021 Concerts:

We invite you to read our Sunday Spotlight Blog: a monthly blog that features meritorious composers whose works we believe deserve to be better known.

- you can read the latest posts by clicking on the names or photos of the composers below -

Talib Rasul Hakim Chou Wen-Chung Olly Wilson Roque Cordero (1940-1988) (1923-2019) (1937-2018) (1917-2008)

February 27, 2021 - Dialogues / Juxtaposition featuring the New York-based Unheard-of// Ensemble

(Ford Fourqurean, clarinet; Matheus Souza, violin; Issei Herr, cello; Daniel Anastasio, piano)Music by: Olivier Messiaen, Liliya Ugay, and Morgan Reed Greenwood (winner of KMA's 2020 Call for Scores)

March 27, 2021 - Time Fragments featuring the Dallas-based Duo Chromatica (Mia Detwiler, violin & Ted Powell, piano)

Music by: John Cage, Alfred Schnittke, Ermir Bejo, Johannes Brahms, as well as KMA's 2020 Call for Scores winners Jeffrey Niederhoffer and David Martynuik

May 22, 2021 - Tracing Legaciesfeaturing violinist and composer Gregory Walker & pianist Redi Llupa

Music by: Johannes Brahms, George Walker, and Gregory Walker

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June 26, 2020The Living Legacy of

Dennis Kam

featuring pianists Alan Johnson,Akina Yura, Maria Sumareva,

Emiri Nourishirazi, Redi Llupa, and Inesa Gegprifti

Music by: Dennis Kam, Dorothy Hindman, Charles Mason,

and Orlando Jacinto Garcia

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