GATHER HEAR ROSEBUD 2026
A partnership with Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, home to Sicangu Lakota Oyate
“A COLLECTIVE LANDSCAPE”
a new show for Lakota singing, classical piano, new compositions, and audience-interactive electronics
“A COLLECTIVE LANDSCAPE" is Gather Hear’s new project in partnership with Sincangu Lakota Oyate members from Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.
“A Collective Landscape” is the title of our new show for Lakota singing and classical piano with performers Chaz White Feather (Lakota/Rosebud) and Miki Sawada (Japanese/Boston). The two performers and their art forms - seemingly from completely different worlds - will come together over the course of the show, their underlying common musical language and worldview revealed with use of newly written materials and audience-interactive electronics. On the artistic team are composers Brendon Randall-Myers (NYC, featured composer of Gather Hear West Virginia) and Trevor New (Boston), with Trevor also as Interactive Sound Designer.
We are supported by our Rosebud friends and cultural liaisons, Butch and Billie Artichoker and Justin Baker. Dr. Kathy May Tran of the Rural Medicine Program continues to support us after making the initial introduction of those involved.
It is an honor to be entrusted with their knowledge and traditions, with the understanding that we will amplify Chaz’s voice and Lakota culture, while also creating a work that is daring, novel, and offers glimpses of a future where we focus on all the ways in which we are interconnected.
We plan to premiere the work at Rosebud Reservation in Fall 2026, and touring it nationally in 2027 and beyond.
About the artists
Pianist Miki Sawada is the founder and director of Gather Hear. Her performance made The Boston Globe’s list “The classical concerts that made me fall in love with live music again,” and she was nominated “Most Inspiring Pianist” worldwide by Pianote Awards in 2023. In addition to performing at places like Carnegie Hall and Helsinki Music Centre, she has given more than 100 free concerts in community gathering spaces nationwide through Gather Hear. [mikisawada.com]
Lakota musician Chaz White Feather lives at Rosebud Reservation. Coming from a family of musical cultural bearers, Chaz knows thousands of Lakota songs orally passed down to him, writes his own songs, and performs with his drum circle.
Besides writing for orchestra and smaller ensembles, Trevor New’s work as a sound designer, engineer/producer, and performer can be found in a variety of media, including film scores, arranging, electronic music, TV. In a Timeout New York review of the play "Your Hair Looked Great,” his music was described as "Smartly Scored.” New designs performances playing his viola and using Ableton Live for looping and effects, and real-time synchronized multi-location networked performances with people around the world. [trevornew.com]
Brendon Randall-Myers creates intricate and visceral music at various intersections of rock, experimental, and classical. His work has been described as "an unflinching testimonial on grief and endurance" (Pitchfork), “emotive and gripping” (The Quietus), and "a yearning explosion” (The Wire). He was previously the featured composer of Gather Hear West Virginia which led to the creation of Miki and Brendon’s album “A Kind of Mirror.” [brendonrandallmyers.com]