Churen
Hailed as “the closest thing I know to be the ‘complete’ pianist” in Singapore by a leading music critic and a “well rounded, versatile performer” by another, 27-year old composer-pianist Churen is one of Singapore’s most exciting and innovative musicians to appear on the classical music scene.
Touring internationally as a classical recitalist and orchestral soloist, she performed more than 100 solo concerts in 2022-2023 seasons in repertoire from Chopin to Michael Jackson to George Crumb and her own compositions and improvisations.
In July ‘22, she opened the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s 2022/23 season with Grieg’s Piano Concerto conducted by Han-Na Chang. Churen also released her debut album, Ephemory, comprising original takes on well-known classical themes as well as her own original compositions in 2022.
Churen has a Master of Philosophy in Music from Cambridge University, a Master in Music from Yale and is currently Artist Faculty at Singapore’s Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.
Ephemory
Experience and memory are fleeting ephemera. Each piece on this album draws on material that I have created during different seasons of my life, inspired by the people, places, and things that have graced and impressed themselves deeply upon me. I weave these materials together into a narrative that explores the fleetingness that colours what happens in our lives and how we remember them — hence the title, “Ephemory”, which is a portmanteau of these words: ephemerality and memory.
Many of these pieces take existing repertoire as starting points, before wandering off into their own fantasies. I am very much influenced by the harmonic language of French Impressionism and jazz, as well as the zen aesthetic of Japanese anime. This collection bears witness to my evolution as a pianist, and also offers glimpses of what is to come.
Ephemory
Experience and memory are fleeting ephemera. Each piece on this album draws on material that I have created during different seasons of my life, inspired by the people, places, and things that have graced and impressed themselves deeply upon me. I weave these materials together into a narrative that explores the fleetingness that colours what happens in our lives and how we remember them — hence the title, “Ephemory”, which is a portmanteau of these words: ephemerality and memory.
Many of these pieces take existing repertoire as starting points, before wandering off into their own fantasies. I am very much influenced by the harmonic language of French Impressionism and jazz, as well as the zen aesthetic of Japanese anime. This collection bears witness to my evolution as a pianist, and also offers glimpses of what is to come.
Exclusive Perks
This NFT comes with the following exclusive perks
Personalized musical variation
Concert co-production contract
Private Club
Signed Ephemory vinyls & VIP tickets
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