2022 Festival Announcement
Wildflower Composers Festival
2022 Festival Announcement
We are excited to welcome Hannah Pearson as our new Operations Manager for the 2022 Wildflower Composers Festival! Hannah hails from Chicago, IL where she is a clarinetist and music administrative professional. In addition to her role as Operations Manager with Wildflower Composers, Hannah has held administrative positions with Fifth House Ensemble, the Eastman Theatre Box Office, the Geva Theatre Center Box Office, and the Gateways Music Festival.
Welcome to the team, Hannah!
“ I'm so excited to join Wildflower Composers during this summer's festival! Wildflower's mission to support gender-marginalized composers is a mission that resonates with me personally as a queer woman, and I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to work with festival participants at this exciting time in their lives and careers. I can't wait to get started! ”
We are also disappointed to share that composer Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa and harpist Elizabeth Steiner are unable to join us this summer due to unforeseen circumstances.
However, we are pleased to welcome pianist Hanchien Lee, who will be joining us to work with 2022 students and premiere new works!
Praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a pianist whose playing is “warmly charismatic” and “calm maturity with naturalness” by Seen and heard International, pianist Hanchien Lee is recognized for her eloquent and virtuosic performances as a soloist and chamber musician. Since her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age sixteen, Ms. Lee has performed throughout the US, in Europe and across Asia in such prestigious venues as Steinway Hall in New York, Academy of Music, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Phillips Collection in Washington DC, the Basilica San Pietro in Italy, and the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
Following graduation from Curtis, she continued her studies at Yale University with Claude Frank, earning both a Master of Music degree and an Artist Diploma. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from Peabody Conservatory of John Hopkins University where she worked with Boris Slutsky. Currently, she resides in Philadelphia and teaches at University of Pennsylvania.
Auction Update
Thank you to everyone who donated to our first virtual fundraiser auction! We raised $1,720 (exceeding our goal of $1,000) all of which will go directly towards subsidizing tuition for 2022 students who express financial need. A special thank-you to all of the board and community members who contributed goods and services to make this fundraiser a success.
Missed your chance to bid? You can still support Wildflower Composers directly by making a donation, offering goods or services in-kind, or volunteering. Get in touch with us by sending an email to erin@wildflowercomposers.org, or make a donation by clicking the link below.
