The ARt of Improvisation

Thursday, July 16th at 7pm The Red Door

Throughout history improvisation has played a central role in music, enabling artists to express their own deeply personal language—join us this Thursday as Steinway Young Artist Chris Goodpasture and Musaics impresario Christos Vayenas present an evening of solo piano improvisations drawing from classical, jazz, and other musical traditions of the world.

Chris Goodpasture

Pianist Christopher Goodpasture has distinguished himself as an adventurous programmer and a refined interpreter of classical repertoire. A Steinway Young Artist, Christopher holds degrees from the Yale School of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Peabody Conservatory. He serves on the piano faculty at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.

CHRISTOS VAYENAS

Impresario, pianist and curator Christos Vayenas' musical language draws inspiration from the Romantic and Symbolist eras of the past, as well as the improvising traditions of the world. A strong advocate for creative programming and cross-disciplinary collaboration, Christos is committed to transforming the way in which we create, perform and experience the arts. In addition to his work as the Director of Curation at Musaics, he is the founder of the NYC-based arts organization The Autumn Salon.