Concerts with Kyle Adam Blair

Week of March 23, 2024

Gabriel Fauré – Charcoal and Lace
Aaron Copland – Pensive Architect

 

Lyricism, complexity, and dissonance characterize the musical interests of pianist Kyle Adam Blair.  A contemporary music specialist, his major pianistic focuses include the performance of new works in collaboration with composers, and the performance of works from the American art music repertory of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, particularly music of Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, George Crumb, and Stuart Saunders Smith.

Blair’s solo piano debut album Palm Sunday can be heard on New World Records, and he has performed and produced for releases from Bridge Records, Edgetone Records, and more.

Blair currently holds dual appointments at the University of California, San Diego as the Staff Pianist for the Department of Music, and Lecturer/Vocal Coach in the Department of Theatre & Dance. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Contemporary Music Performance from UC San Diego in 2018 under the mentorship of Aleck Karis.