CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST
COMPOSER • MUSICIAN • PLAYWRIGHT
PRODUCER • PUBLISHER
"EDWARD W. HARDY, WHO COMPOSED
THE OMNIPRESENT MUSIC,
PLAYS THE VIOLIN
SUPERBLY"
LISTEN TO
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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Edward W. Hardy (born January 12, 1992) is a critically acclaimed American composer, music director, virtuoso violinist, and violist and is one of the foremost exponents of solo violin repertoire for theatrical productions. At the age of 25, "Hardy (was) one of the youngest composers to ever be accepted into the Exploring the Metropolis Con Edison Composer Residency and one of the most prominent composer/ violinists in New York City" - BroadwayWorld.
UPCOMING Performances
Our Song, Our Story: The New Generation of Black Voices
(Tour, November 2022 - February 2023)
Musical direction by Damien Sneed with Amanda Bottoms & Raven McMillon. Edward W. Hardy will be joining the Griot String Quartet on tour with Damien Sneed.This will be an evening of memorable and beautiful music as they pay homage to Marian Anderson and Jessye Norman, who have paved the way for them and other African American opera singers. The repertoire features compositions by Florence Price, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Strauss, Harry T. Burleigh and a newly commissioned work by Sneed.
Saturday, January 21, 2023 | All Day
Hamilton College, Wellin Hall | Clinton, NY
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | All Day
Wheeler Opera House | Aspen, CO
Sunday, January 29, 2023 | All Day
University of Redlands | Redlands, CA
Thursday, February 2, 2023 | All Day
EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall | Akron, OH
Saturday, February 4, 2023 | All Day
Sheldon Concert Hall | St. Louis, MO
Monday, February 6, 2023 | All Day
Sunflower Performing Arts at Hesston College | Hesston, KS
Friday, February 10, 2023 | All Day
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, D.C.
Edward W. Hardy - Classical, Pop & Original Works | Capitol Hill Concerts
Capitol Hill Concerts will present its 2022-2023 Concert Series Finale with a multi-genre concert by composer/ violinist Edward W. Hardy. The program will include the Colorado premiere of Hardy's BORN FREE, a song cycle based on the poetry of Margaret Walker commissioned by Wolf Trap Opera.
Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 7:00 PM MDT
Prices range from Free - $25, All Ages Welcome
First Unitarian Society of Denver | Denver, CO
Carnegie Hall's Link Up Orchestra: The Orchestra Moves
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 Moves, which explores musical movement and dance.
May 23-25, 2023 | TBA
Invitation Only
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/ Perelman Stage) | NYC
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