Alia Musica partners with Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh to present Stockhausen’s masterpiece for pianos and electronics, performed by Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and Andrew Zhou (HereNowHear).

Free admission

Program

John Liberatore: Sedgeflowers (Fromm commission 2019)

Karlheinz Stockhausen: MANTRA (1970)

Masterclass

Open to the public on March 23, at the Duquesne University Common Hour at 3-3:50pm.

Cornell graduates Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and Andrew Zhou formed HereNowHear in 2016 to perform Stockhausen’s epic masterpiece MANTRA. The duo has received coachings from Stockhausen specialists like Benjamin Kobler and Ellen Corver, as well as Pierre Laurent-Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich.

With multiple distinctions and regular appearances at venues around the US, the duo was the recipient of the prestigious Fromm Commission in 2019, with composer John Liberatore.