Boston Etudes
Jihye Chang, pianist

Premiering virtually during the pandemic, the eight works on the album are the result of a fruitful collaboration with pianist Jihye Chang and eight composers of Boston's colorful new music scene. In her first solo album, she explores the diverse and talented landscape of Boston's composers. The album will be released by New Focus Recordings in October 2024 and we are excited to support and promote these wonderful composers!

The album release concert will be held October 4, 2024 at Suelly Hall, Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Album track list

8-10. Lowell Etudes by Stratis Minakakis

Budget
Total Expenses: $6,887
Album Release Fee: $1,500
Album Design Fee: $1,500
Recording Session: $1,080
Mixing/Mastering: $1,000
Travel expenses for Album Release concert: $500
Album Release Venue: In-kind donation
Physical CDs: $600
PR & Press Shipping Costs: $707

About Jihye Chang

Pianist Jihye Chang is an internationally active performer, educator, and new music specialist. She has received the Henry Kohn Award from Tanglewood Music Center, the Honorary Fellowship from Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, the Yvar Mikhashoff Pianist-Composer Commissioning Award (with Derek Johnson), Grand Prize from Samick Piano Competition, and Barlow Endowment’s commissioning award (with Christian Gentry). As a devoted interpreter and promoter of contemporary music, Chang has premiered more than 50 works since 2016, many of them written for her. Her recordings can be found on Albany, Centaur and Ravello/Parma label. Chang is on the piano faculty of the Brevard Music Center and is a lecturer at Florida State University. She is also the director of Piano Intensive Bulgaria. 

About Abstraction Music Group
Abstraction Music Group, founded by Boston-based musician David Stevens, exists to promote and support the projects of living composers, performers, and ensembles in the creation of new music. A one-stop shop for administrative and music business support, Abstraction's recent projects include producing "Yiddish Dreams & Futures" Concert in MIT's Kresge Auditorium, PR for Robert Honstein's The Real Charlie Chaplin Soundtrack Album, and engraving Ivan Tcherepnin's last composition There Was No Wind.