Using Jazz Theory to Spice Up Compositions and Arrangements, a workshop by Kevin Olson, recorded during the 2021 Festival for Creative Pianists on June 11th, 2021.
Festival Workshop: John Salmon, Improvise Every Day! April 30th, 2021 during the 2021 Festival for Creative Pianists
From Improvisation to Composition: Building a Daily Practice of Creativity, with Evan Mazunik. Recorded live during the virtual Festival for Creative Pianists on June 11th, 2021
This workshop was recorded live during the 2021 virtual Festival for Creative Pianists.
Recorded live on February 6th, 2022
The Creativity of Clementi, with Dr. Arthur Houle during the 2022 Festival for Creative Pianists. This event was part of the Festival First Friday event series happening through 2022.
Dr. Arthur Houle demonstrates Clementi's original and "Considerably Improved" revised versions of his Six Sonatinas, Op. 36 and explore tantalizing creative possibilities for improvisation and embellishing -- all in the context of historically-informed interpretations.
Purchase Dr. Houle's edited version with extensive footnotes of Op. 36 by Clementi on the Abundant Silence store website: www.abundantsilence.store
Recorded live on April 11th, 2025.
Composers from the Abundant Silence roster as they share performance recordings and insights into their creative work and process. The theme for this event is Inspired by Nature, (check out Nathan Hall's Exploring Nature at the Piano learning activity in our online community). Following the presentation of each piece (introduction by composer and video recording), the composers engage in a discussion about the ways they integration nature into their music composition and creative process.
Composers and pieces include:
Julian Fueyo, Zafiro
Martha Hill Duncan, Spirals in the Sky
Nathan Hall, The Garden the Sea
The Saturday evening headline concert featuring our Pianist in Residence, Daniel Inamorato, on August 9th, 2025 during the in-person Festival for Creative Pianists.
Levels and Limitations in Improvisation/Composition workshop with teaching artist Wynn-Anne Rossi on August 9th, 2025 during the in-person Festival for Creative Pianists program.
Jazz Piano Concert - Tom Cleary, Jeremy Hill, and Amber deLaurenti on August 8th, 2025 during the in-person Festival for Creative Pianists.
Telling a Story through Music workshop with Ayumi Okada recorded on August 7th, 2025 during the in-person Festival for Creative Pianists.
Montpelier Brown Bag Concert performance by Brendan Jacklin on August 6th, 2025 for the in-person Festival for Creative Pianists.
A workshop with Brenda Jacklin on August 6th, 2025 during the Festival for Creative Pianists in-person program.