Composer Tyshawn Sorey to join Pipino Performing Arts Series

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Tyshawn Sorey, a MacArthur Foundation Genius Fellow who has released a dozen critically acclaimed recordings, will present a virtual masterclass and presentation as part of the final event in the 2020-21 Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series.

Sorey will present his masterclass Wednesday, April 14, at 5:30 PM. The same day, he will give a virtual presentation at 7:00 PM. Both events are free and open to the public. They can be accessed via the Pipino Performing Arts website.

A 2017 MacArthur Fellow and a 2018 United States Artists Fellow, Sorey has composed works for numerous groups, including the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Opera Philadelphia (in partnership with Carnegie Hall). He has also performed his music across the nation, including at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Village Vanguard, and the Newport Jazz Festival.

Sorey holds a doctorate degree in musical composition from Columbia University and joined the composition faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 2020. He has also taught at Harvard University, The New England Conservatory, and The Banff Centre, among others. Sorey was previously selected for the Other Minds Festival and has also received the Doris Duke Impact Award from the Doris Duke Foundation.