Raven Chacon is a composer, performer, and installation artist
born at Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. A recording artist over the
span of 24 years, Chacon has appeared on over eighty releases on
national and international labels. He has exhibited, performed,
or had works performed at LACMA, The Whitney Biennial, Borealis
Festival, SITE Santa Fe, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New
York, and more. As an educator, Chacon is the senior composer
mentor for the Native American Composer Apprentice Project
(NACAP).
This program focuses on modern works for solo harpsichord
or harpsichord and violin, including the world premiere of
“Sustainable Mindfulness” by Slovakian composer Peter
Machajdik.
Program
Peter Machajdik: Sustainable Mindfulness (2024)
PREMIERE
