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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST
      
FOUNDER • CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR •
MUSIC
SCHOLAR AND EDUCATOR •
COMPOSER • PERFORMER

"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

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Nevermore (for solo violin)
From Three pieces inspired by Edgar Allan Poe  
Based on The Raven

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Strange Fruit (for string quartet)
ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT for string quartet

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daniel constant, violiN

Tia Allen, viola

thapelo masita, cello

BORN FREE
(Song Cycle 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
 

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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About

“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 FruitBorn Free, and Nevermore.

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