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Artists MIKI SAWADA and CHRIS THOMPSON travel across North Carolina with a piano for the 8th installment of Gather Hear Tour. Their unique new show melds together classical piano and rap/spoken word, with the epic, physical, and dramatic Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Sonata as the anchoring work. Chris’ featured original composition SPIRA will close the show.
Through music, Gather Hear seeks to connect with the people who call this land home, and find what we have in common as humans across the divides in this nation.
Please explore this website for stories, videos, and photos of people we’ve met in 7 states ranging from Alaska to Louisiana in past tours.
We thank the leading sponsor of Gather Hear North Carolina, ARTS COUNCIL OF MOORE COUNTY, for commissioning SPIRA and making this tour possible. We also thank the Nationtal Performance Network for awarding us their Documentation Fund.
About Miki: As the founder of Gather Hear, pianist Miki has organized and performed 100 concerts across 7 states. She is based in Boston and performs internationally in places such as Carnegie Hall, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater NYC, and Helsinki Music Center.
About Chris: Multi-talented musician Chris is a composer, percussionist, and spoken word/rap artist. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in composition at Peabody Institute, and is a proud alum of NC A&T's internationally acclaimed Cold Steel Drumline, having served as Drum Captain.