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"EDWARD W. HARDY, WHO COMPOSED
THE OMNIPRESENT MUSIC,
PLAYS THE VIOLIN
SUPERBLY"
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Evolution (for solo violin)
inspired by the evolution of black music
Nevermore (for solo violin)
From Three pieces inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
Based on The Raven
Strange Fruit (for string quartet)
ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT for string quartet
daniel constant, violiN
Tia Allen, viola
thapelo masita, cello
BORN FREE (for soprano, violin & piano)
Sorrow Home, Lineage, The Struggle Staggers Us, & Southern Song
WORLD PREMIERE | COMMISSIONED BY WOLF TRAP OPERA | LIVE performance
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TENNESSE Whiskey (violin cover)
(Chris Stapelton Version)
Bryant Park Picnic Performance | The Classical Theatre of harlem
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If I Ain't Got You (violin cover)
song by Alicia Keys
Bryant Park Picnic Performance | The Classical Theatre of harlem
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“A man of many talents within the music world, Edward W. Hardy is an award-winning composer, music director, virtuoso violinist and violist living in Manhattan. A master in his craft, he possesses a natural skill in every aspect of his career, bringing musical compositions to life with his own signature flair” (Haute Living.) Praised by The New York Times for composing “omnipresent music” and playing “the violin superbly,” Dr. Hardy’s notable works include The Woodsman, Evolution, Strange Fruit, Born Free, and Nevermore.
UPCOMING Performances
Harlem Chamber Players: DATE NIGHT at THE MET with Edward W. Hardy
Back by popular demand, composer-violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy will return to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for “Date Night At The Met,” a part of the ETHEL and Friends series. He will perform 3 sets on Friday and Saturday from 6 - 8:30 PM and his performances will take place in the Great Hall Balcony Cafe on the 2nd Floor. On April 19th and April 20th, member of The Harlem Chamber Players, composer-violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy, will perform music by Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Florence Price, Ray Charles, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nina Simone, Gershwin, Piazzolla, and more; along with some of Hardy’s original works and arrangements.
Friday, April 19, 2024 | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST (Free with admission to The Met Museum)
Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST (Free with admission to The Met Museum)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art | NYC
Carnegie Hall: The Music of Sho Kuon
Featuring pieces for piano, violin, voice, koto, erhu and shakuhachi, pianist Sho Kuon brings a new musical perspective to the stage through eclectic instrumental arrangements and different performative approaches. Kuon plays with various musical colors, textures, and tones that highlight the playful side of the all-Sho Kuon program. Performers: Sho Kuon - Piano, Andy Lin - Erhu, Yuko Tsuda- Soprano, Edward W. Hardy - Violin, Yoshiaki Okawa - Koto, Greg Pattillo - Flute, Seizan Fukuda - Shakuhachi, Lee Eika - Vocals, Raphael Torn - Percussion, and the Japan Choral Harmony.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 8:00 PM ET ($23)
Carnegie Hall: Weill Recital Hall | NYC
Audible | Laura Benanti: NOBODY CARES
Tony Award-winning performer Laura Benanti is bringing her new comedy show back to the Minetta Lane Theatre. Be part of the live audience as the Broadway legend debuts all-new music, created with music director Todd Almond, and shares her hilariously bumpy journey from ingenue to recovering ingenue. Annie Tippe directs. Joining Laura onstage as her “Inner Demons” are Barrie Mclain and Chelsea Lee Williams (vocalists), with Todd Almond (music director) and band members Carl Carter (bass), Clayton Craddock (drums), Edward W. Hardy (violin), Ann Klein (guitar), and Daniel A. Weiss (keyboards/guitar). The creative team includes Japhy Weideman (lighting design), Connor Wang (sound design), dots (Scenic Consultant) and Garrett Kerr (production stage manager). Technical supervision is by Hudson Theatrical Associates’ Sean Gorski with general management by Baseline Theatrical’s Jonathan Whitton.
Thursday, May 9 - Sunday, June 2, 2024 | Various times EST ($96 - $146)
Minetta Lane Theatre | NYC
Carnegie Hall's Link Up Orchestra: The Orchestra Swings
For 37 seasons, Carnegie Hall's Link Up music education program has facilitated deeper connections between the concert hall and the classroom through a highly participatory instrument-focused curriculum that introduces elementary schoolchildren to the orchestra. Thousands of New York City students will participate in the Link Up: The Orchestra Swings, which explores musical movement and dance, Edward W. Hardy, violin.
Tuesday, May 21 - Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 10:15 AM & 11:45 AM EST (Invitation)
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/ Perelman Stage) | NYC
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Caramoor | Our Song, Our Story: The New Generation of Black Voices
This vibrant showcase will highlight some of the world’s best-known operatic arias, art songs, and spirituals, paying homage to the eternal legacies of operatic legends Marian Anderson and Jessye Norman. Created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed, this powerful program symbolically passes the torch to two of today’s most exciting operatic voices, Justin Austin and Jacqueline Echols McCarley, and features works by African American composers past and present — including Margaret Bonds, Harry T. Burleigh, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, and Damien Sneed — plus works by Copland, Mozart, Puccini, Gershwin, and Strauss. Griot String Quartet: Amyr Joyner - violin, Messiah Ahmed - violin, Edward W. Hardy - viola, Miles Goosby - cello
Thursday, July 25, 2024 | 7:00 PM EST ($49 - $69)
Spanish Courtyard | NY
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