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A “spectacle to match the New York Philharmonic, Serene’s magnetic performances cannot be truly appreciated without seeing them.Serene is an emerging star in the classical world. Having risen to fame in the last few years, Serene’s journey and trajectory as a pianist is almost as captivating as her prowess playing the piano.
With her unique story and approach, she performs with notable orchestras upon the world’s stages, from Rachmaninoff at the Vienna Konzerthaus to cyberpunk compositions for the Academy Museum, to programming and playing with robots at fusion energy facilities, to collaborating with artists such as Kanye and Grimes.
She is the only non-conservatory trained Bösendorfer Artist”.
The Paris Review described Serene's solo performances as a "spectacle to match the New York Philharmonic. Inside a Fusion Startup's Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony “the Higgs Boson of pianos, inspiring gravitational interactions”.
-- Wired Magazine
Ravel Marathon Project
Gaspard de la nuit
La Valse
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Miroirs
Wired Magazine
Inside a Fusion Startup's Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony
To celebrate the opening of a new fusion energy facility in the SF Bay Area by Fuse , SERENE presents a live performance merging past and future: a piano concert with robot musicians, EMG / bio-feedback, and more...
Serene often enjoys combining her background as a technologist / computer scientist into her concerts. Courtesy of Fuse, Serene was asked to present a unique performance for the "vault opening" of their new facility.
So here we have a one of a kind live performance; and the world's first piano concert with industrial robot arms.
Refactoring the classics with real sci-fi, bringing a Robot Orchestra to life, and more, in collaboration with Finis Musicae, with robot arms provided by UC Berkeley.
The program involved Ravel, Purcell, Liszt, Arvo Pärt, Ligeti, and a fully improvized session with exotic instruments for the finale with Jaron Lanier.
Grimes's brainwaves on screen reacting to Serene's playing + Grimes AI vocals
Collaboration
SERENE presents a live performance with GRIMES in Lustica Bay, Montenegro. a piano performance incorporating elements of AI, EEGs, and live visuals.
Program
Ravel - Jeux d'eau
Liszt - Mephisto Waltz
Debussy - Claire de Lune
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 ft. Grimes AI
Technical Elements
For the Rachmaninoff Concerto, SERENE prepared a modified rendition; the orchestral parts were largely live-generated electronically using AI music techniques; and some also covered by augmenting the solo piano part.
In addition, this was one of the first uses of the Grimes AI vocals, in which many the orchestral melodic lines were generated using her Voice. At the same time, Grimes wore the EEG from Neurosity, while interacting with the tech visuals which also reacted to her brainwaves while listening to Serene's piano performance.
See a complete list of her projects at https://serenepianist.com
PRESENTED BY MUSIC AND MINDS
Started in 2017, Music and Minds ( Formerly Every Blue Moon Concerts) is focused on bringing internationally acclaimed artists and speakers across a wide spectrum of genres, into the intimate setting of a salon. Set on the Inverness Ridge, audiences from as far as Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angelas and the East Bay come to hear these world-class musicians, Grammy Artists and Steinway Artists, Former EU Ambassador among them.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kehoe Way,Inverness,94937,US, United States
Tickets
USD 85.00
