Research and Interests

Much of my work as a curator, researcher, and performer centers on 20th-century music. This era fascinates me for two reasons: it’s a time when visual art, poetry, and music became increasingly intertwined, and it’s also when many European composers moved to the United States, leaving a lasting impact on the cultural landscape here.

I’ve curated concerts at the Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation that highlight New York School influences, such as Morton Feldman and Philip Guston. My doctoral dissertation focuses on Luciano Berio’s Six Encores—Berio was a close friend of architect Renzo Piano, whose designs include the Morgan Library in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago. I’ve also presented lectures and papers on the interdisciplinary practices of Berio and Boulez in Chicago, New York, and Seattle.

I am also excited to explore the 20th-century repertoire for the harpsichord. I began studying the instrument in Hong Kong and had the pleasure of performing with the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra as organist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio under the baton of Helmuth Rilling. Alongside works by Frescobaldi, François Couperin, and J.S. Bach, I have also played music by Ligeti and Martinů, and I look forward to exploring harpsichord repertoire by Xenakis, Carter, de Falla, and Poulenc as well.