Catskill Art Space and Shandelee Music Festival jointly present harpist Subin Lee and violist Julian Seney will present the unusual combination of Harp and Viola with music from Bach to Faure to the contemporary music of Garth Knox. Their repertoire will present composers from yesteryear to today, spanning hundreds of years with unusual sound palettes in solo, duo, and even “quartet”. You will not want to miss this unique pairing of instruments and sounds. Experience a Tapestry of Sound made possible by this unusual combination of instruments in the hands of consummate artists.
About the Artists
Violist Julian Seney has performed in venues including the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Beijing Concert Hall, under conductors including Susanna Mälkki, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Gustavo Dudamel. He is an alumnus of the Perlman Music Program, Yellow Barn, and the Lucerne Festival Academy, and has participated in residencies through both Perlman Suncoast and the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival. He is a proponent of new music, and has premiered many works of his peers and mentors most recently solo with Yale's New Music series. In addition to classical music, he also regularly performs as an improviser and has collaborated with Anthony Coleman and Joe Morris. Hailing from Los Angeles, he studied as an academy student with Paul Coletti at the Colburn school. He received a Bachelor's of Music from the New England Conservatory, having studied with Kim Kashkashian, and now is pursuing a Masters of Music at the Yale School of Music with Ettore Causa.
Harpist Subin Lee performs regular solo recitals in South Korea and the United States, having appeared in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Seoul Arts Center, Kumho Art Center, Ilshin Hall, and Perigee Hall. An award-winning harpist, Subin is the first prize winner of Italy’s International Harp Competition “Suoni d’arpa”, Lyon&Healy Awards, and was recognized for her academic and musical excellence during her years at the Curtis Institute of Music, receiving the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award. She was also a prizewinner of numerous international and national competitions, including the Hong Kong International Harp Competition and the Korea, Szeged and Germany International Harp Competitions. As part of the 2021 Marilyn Costello Composition Competition, she has worked with the winning composer to provide feedback on harp writing and performed the world premiere of the work commissioned by the competition, “Blue, Vanishing”. She continues to make efforts to expand the boundaries of harp music and performance by taking part in composition, performing new music, and encouraging emerging young composers to write for her instrument. Subin entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2019 and studied with Elizabeth Hainen as recipient of the Marilyn Costello Fellowship. She is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree at the Yale School of Music with Professor June Han.
About Shandelee Music Festival
The Shandelee Music Festival encourages and promotes the careers of young, exceptional classical musicians through an annual series of summer concerts in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Concert locations include SMF’s own Sunset Concert Pavilion, Bethel Center for the Performing Arts Event Gallery, and public enrichment appearances in local schools and special care facilities. Founded in 1993, SMF operates as a private, not-for- profit corporation.