Brendon Randall-Myers A Kind of Mirror
Miki Sawada piano
“Wafting electronics swirl around the piano’s melodies to form interlocking patterns, creating a physical and emotional sensation to ultimately make the listener feel as if they’re part of something larger than themselves.”
– Vanessa Ague, Bandcamp review of A Kind of Mirror
Pianist Miki Sawada, whose performance made The Boston Globe’s list “The classical concerts that made me fall in love with live music again,” is known as a fearless musician who is taking classical music where others are not.
As the founder and director of Gather Hear, Miki is traveling the country state-by-state with a piano in a van to perform in community gathering spaces instead of concert halls. The mission is to connect with Americans across socioeconomic and political boundaries in this deeply divided country through music. Miki has given more than 90 free concerts in Alaska, West Virginia, Maine, Massachusetts, Utah, and Louisiana, and Alabama, and has directed films about the tours which have screened at film festivals. When not trucking around with her own piano, Miki enjoys a career of solo and chamber music, with a special affinity for contemporary music. Miki has been featured at venues and occasions such as: Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Helsinki Music Centre, The Arctic Philharmonic (Norway), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater (NYC), Roulette (Brooklyn), MATA Festival (NYC), Portland Ovations, Toronto Summer Music Festival, and Music on Main (Vancouver). She appears with the Chameleon Arts Ensemble in Boston, and recently made her soloist debut with the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra. She has served as a faculty member of the Heifetz Institute. Miki holds degrees from Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music, and Northwestern University. Miki lives in Boston and is a GU-sponsored athlete currently training for Western States 100-mile Endurance Run in June.
Megan Baldrige spoken word