Cutting Edge Concerts

Korean-born American pianist Min Kwon performs selections from her America/Beautiful project, in which she commissioned diverse group of more than 70 American composers to write a variation on “America the Beautiful.” Kwon excels in a versatile career that encompasses concerti, solo recitals, and chamber music appearances, while in high demand around the world as pedagogue, arts advocate, and administrator.

Performed by pianists Min Kwon, Reed Tetzlaff, Carl Bolleia, and Jiayan Sun

Jessica Meyer:Halcyon Skies

Charles Coleman: To be Beautiful

Qasim Naqvi: America The

John Musto: Habanera

Sebastian Currier:23 Variations on America

Melinda Wagner:Swinging in My Yard (an American reverie)

David Sanford:Three Places in America (less than a mile from each other)*

Leila Adu-Gilmore:United Underdog

Justin Dello Joio: Playing with Fire*

Vijay Iyer: Crown Thy Good

Robert Sirota:Two Variations: …alabaster cities… & …God mend thine every flaw…

Paul Moravec:America, the Work in Progress

Trevor Weston:A Fantasy on America

Scott Ordway:You Are Welcome Here*

Wang Jie:Under the Same Flag*

Victoria Bond: Sea to Shining Sea

* World Premiere

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival’s 2025 season at Symphony Space also includes JACK Quartet on March 12 and Rudersdal Chamber Players on April 16.

The composer and conductor Victoria Bond founded Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival in 1998, inspired by Pierre Boulez's contemporary music series, "Perspective Encounters." Cutting Edge Concerts has presented over 300 new works over the decades. Each program highlights the music of living composers, who join host Victoria Bond on stage to discuss their work. Details at CuttingEdgeConcerts.org.