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Recital: Hidemi Akaiwa '25 MM, Contemporary Musical Arts

Brown Hall

Recital: Hidemi Akaiwa '25 MM, Contemporary Musical Arts
Free
In-Person Event
Open to the Public
Streaming
Recital: Hidemi Akaiwa '25 MM, Contemporary Musical Arts
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow.  

Hidemi Akaiwa '25 MM studies Contemporary Musical Arts with Ran Blake, Anna Webber, Joe Morris and Ted Reichman.

The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.

Artist(s)

Hidemi Akaiwa, piano, microtonal keyboard
Jake Wise, clarinet
Caleb Schmale, Lorenzo Cortes, tenor saxophone
Lemuel Marc, trumpet
Cooper Malanowski, trombone
Evan Haskin, guitar
​​​​Aiden Devine, electric bass
Dominic Vance, drums
Austin Engelhardt, electronics

Japanese MicroJamz
Hidemi Akaiwa, piano, microtonal keyboard
David Fiuczynski, fretless guitar
Anderson Mirafzali, fretless bass
Rafael Moisa Horimoto, percussion
Johnathon Birch, drums

Engelhardt: Gutai for Piano and Electronics
Herrmann: Concerto Macabre for Piano and Orchestra from the movie Hangover Square
Andriessen: Workers Union

intermission


Miyagi 宮城道雄: Matsuri no Taiko (祭りの太鼓)
Fiuczynski: Sakalahachi
Akaiwa: Hanabi - Fireworks