Presented by the National Gallery of Art
Navajo pianist and composer Connor Chee is known for combining his classical piano training with music inspired by traditional Navajo chants and songs as well as his Native American heritage. Chee made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 12 after winning a gold medal at the World Piano Competition. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.
Show Notes
Program
All music by Connor Chee (b. 1987)
- Navajo Vocables for Piano nos. 1-4 (2014)
- Navajo Vocables for Piano nos. 9-12 (2014)
- Coyotes (2018)
- The Water Monster (2018)
- Spider Woman (2018)
- Weaving (2020)
- Female Rain (2020)
- Sandpainting for Piano no. 2 (Eastern Clouds) (2021)
- Sandpainting for Piano no. 6 (Southern Clouds) (2021)
- Sandpainting for Piano no. 10 (Western Clouds) (2021)
- Sandpainting for Piano no. 14 ( Northern Clouds) (2021)