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ABOUT MARY PRESCOTT
Mary Prescott is a Thai-American interdisciplinary artist, composer and pianist based in Minneapolis and New York City who explores the foundations and facets of identity and social conditions through experiential performance. She aims to foster understanding and create pathways for change by voicing emotional and human truths through artistic investigation and dissemination.
Prescott’s output includes several large-scale interdisciplinary works, improvised music, opera, sound journaling, film music, solo and chamber concert works. Featured in “21 for ‘21: Composers and Performers Who Sound Like Tomorrow,” The Washington Post describes her work as “a bright light cast forward... uncompromising,” and “masterfully envisioned.”
Prescott is an awardee of the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in Music; McKnight Composer Fellowship; the Princess Grace Award for Theater; the National Performance Network Creation and Development Fund; a National Performance Network Documentation and Storytelling Grant; a New Music USA Project Grant; an American Composers Forum Create Commission; The American Opera Project Composers and the Voice Fellowship; an Opera America New Works Forum Grant; a Puffin Foundation Grant; and several state and regional awards. She has been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Roulette Intermedium, The Great Northern Festival, The Schubert Club, Living Arts of Tulsa, Public Functionary, White Snake Projects, Chautauqua Opera, The American Opera Project, Piano Teachers Congress of NY, Shepherdess Duo, Metropolis Ensemble, and Duo Harmonia. She has held artist residencies with Loghaven, The Bogliasco Foundation, The Camargo Foundation, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Roulette Intermedium, Lanesboro Arts, Hudson Hall, Areté Venue and Gallery, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, The League of Independent Theater, Arts Letters and Numbers, and Chautauqua Opera. She has been a Mabou Mines SUITE/Space Artist, and a Harlem Stage WaterWorks Emerging Artist.
Mary currently sits on the board of the National Performance Network. She holds piano performance degrees from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and Manhattan School of Music. Prescott is a Steinway Artist.
ABOUT THE LA PHIL
Under the leadership of Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, the LA Phil offers live performances, media initiatives and learning programs that inspire and strengthen communities in Los Angeles and beyond. The Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra is the foundation of the LA Phil’s offerings, which also include multi-genre, multidisciplinary performances and such youth development programs as YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles). Performances are offered across three historic stages—Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford—as well as through a variety of media platforms. In all its endeavors, the LA Phil seeks to enrich the lives of individuals and communities through musical, artistic and learning experiences that resonate in our world today.
ABOUT INSIGHT
Bringing together a diverse range of guest artists and partner organizations with intellectually curious audiences, Insight takes the LA Phil’s concert programming as a starting point for thematic exploration. Insight activities—ranging from panel discussions and performances to exhibitions and publications—are typically offered in conjunction with festivals and special projects.
ABOUT LIQUID MUSIC
Liquid Music is a leading producer of special projects in contemporary music, an internationally recognized laboratory for artists from across genre and disciplinary spectrums. This creative institution nurtures and realizes bold ideas from performers and composers, inspiring audiences to discover, learn and be transformed. Founded at The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2012, Liquid Music became independent in 2020, owned and operated by artistic director Kate Nordstrum who has been widely praised for her programmatic vision, panoramic tastes and “storied matchmaking” (Minneapolis Star Tribune). Learn more at www.liquidmusic.org.
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