Classical Music Explorations: Hsing-ay and Friends

Music • Classical

Interactive Music Appreciation: First movements from Mozart Piano Trio K.564 and Ravel Piano Trio.

The Nutmeg Trio infuses the chamber music stage with warmth, color, and a dash of surprise. Like the sweet and savory spice that drove global trade and exploration, the trio brings a distinctive flavor of expansive discovery. The Nutmeg Trio invites audiences to savor music that lingers on, amplifies, and enriches the moment.

Amid the noise of daily life, listening is a vital skill that fosters deeper communication and connection. But how can we truly attune ourselves to the music around us, and how might these skills transform our everyday interactions? Join us for an extraordinary journey of discovery through the art of Conscious Listening™.

This interactive workshop is led by internationally acclaimed Steinway Artist and educator Hsing-ay Hsu. With her unique 4-step method to unlock the secrets of classical piano music, she will perform one work live in the intimate setting of the Kaufman Music Center immediately north of Lincoln Center, UWS.

https://www.hsingayhsu.com/explorations

Format:

• Group warm-up exercise: Start by tuning into your listening potential.
• World-class live performance: Steinway Concert B.
• Interactive deep dive: Explore, compare, contrast melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, and how they combine to create emotional expression.
• Listen to a phrase multiple times to hear more details.
• Breakout discussions: Share perspectives in small groups to enrich your understanding.
• Q&A
  

New Skills Checklist

• Musical Growth: Gain insight into musical elements and styles.
• Emotional Intelligence: Enhance your capacity to listen with mindfulness and empathy.
• Critical Thinking: Develop tools for asking questions, exploring nuance, and diving deeper.
• Lifelong Learning: Cultivate curiosity and connect with a vibrant learning community.

Rediscover mindfulness, musical models, and personal meaning in this one-of-a-kind experience. We can’t wait to see you there!

About the Artists

Hsing-ay Hsu

A Steinway Artist, Hsing-ay Hsu is focused on the art of listening. Since her stage debut at age 4, Steinway Artist Hsing-ay Hsu (“Sing-I Shoo”) has been performing at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center NYC, and in Europe & Asia. International prizewinner, concert producer, teacher/educator, studio owner, adjudicator, she hosts a YouTube channel and Café webinars to help music- lovers process life through music. Born in Beijing, Ms. Hsu trained at Juilliard, and Yale University. A former faculty member at the University of Colorado, she teaches at her Nutmeg Studio, at Kaufman Center, Rocky Ridge in CO, and Chautauqua Institution adult programs, and is Artist-in-Residence at Klavierhaus NYC. Bio at hsingayhsu.com.

A passionate chamber musician, violinist has performed at Carnegie Hall, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Boston’s Symphony Hall, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Mellon Music Festival. Kate is currently Principle Second Violin in the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as a guest musician. Kate has performed as a featured soloist with several orchestras, and participated in the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland, Kronberg Masterclasses and Concerts in Germany, IMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses in Cornwall, UK, Music@Menlo, Taos School of Music, and the Sarasota Music Festival where she was featured in 2019 as a guest soloist with the festival orchestra. Kate also attended the Four Seasons Winter Workshop at East Carolina University, where she collaborated Robert McDonald, Ida Kavafian, Colin Carr, Misha Amory, Hye- Jin Kim and Ara Gregorian. Her former group, the Isolde Quartet, received an honorable mention at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Kate has collaborated with the Calidore, Callisto, Kodak String Quartets, and Borromeo String Quartet. Kate received first prize at the CSU Bakersfield Competition for her recording of Michael Friedmann’s Fantasy for Solo Violin. She holds Masters degrees from Yale University in both Music and Musical Arts and completed her undergraduate studies at New England Conservatory of Music under Miriam Fried.

has performed chamber music with many groups and festivals including the Colorado Chamber Players, the Front Range Chamber Players, the Off the Hook Festival, the Crested Butte Music Festival, the Steamboat Springs Music Festival, Symphonic Salida!, the Englewood Arts Center series, Highlands Ranch Chamber Music series, Cherokee Ranch Chamber music series, the Boulder Library concert series, as continuo player the Bach Ensemble and the Cabrillo New Music Festival in Santa Cruz, CA. Cellist Judith McIntyre Galecki has been a member of the Colorado Symphony as Third Chair Cello since 2003 and held the position of Acting Principal for the 2017-19 seasons. Upon graduation from the Manhattan School she was awarded the Pablo Casals Graduation Award given for musical accomplishment and human endeavor. She spent many summers and tours in Europe playing with the Verbier Festival Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra as Principal Cellist and Assistant principal cellist including a tour with Joshua Bell performing the continuo part for Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. She made her first appearance as concerto soloist with her hometown symphony, the Windsor Symphony. She also performed as concerto soloist with the Detroit Symphony, Colorado Symphony and the Colorado Young Sinfonia. She spends her summers playing in the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson WY. Judith holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto and a Master’s Degree from the Manhattan School of Music.

Testimonials

"Conscious Listening™ is about how we relate to music, how it is meaningful and expressive to me. This week I NOTICED music on the street - all the other noise faded into the background."

"Great vibe - we’re invited to ask and share and compare experiences."

"I love how you pull in different ideas, memories, stories, impressions, and layers of meaning."

"Wonderful tools not only to enhance their experience of music but also to help them have an experience of themselves."

"When you invite people to join you in taking time to breathe with mindfulness, you are helping them get back into their body with more curiosity and wonder."

"I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed YOU - and your course! How grateful I am that I have participated with you! You really are a delightful, engaging teacher!"

"Fascinating and engaging: creative programming, generous sharing of skills /colors /philosophic communications, all done with your unique & graceful style..."

"Hsing-ay took my appreciation of the classics to another level! I learned much from this change with Anna. As always, Hsing-ay's playing and her body of knowledge are unsurpassed!" -Francisco

"I had such an amazing time yesterday and there's been this wonderful residual effect of listening deeper and seeing more of the colors in the world." - Lisa

Media Permission
By attending, you may be captured on the video / audio recording that will be edited and shared later on YouTube for educational purposes. If you wish to be excluded, please talk to the artists before the start of the event.

Host or Publisher Nutmeg Studio NYC