Live performance, Pro Mozart Society, Atlanta GA.
Apres une Lecture du Dante, Franz Liszt, 1849
From the "Years of Pilgrimage" volume 2.

Apres une Lecture du Dante, Franz Liszt; Live recital

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The enchanting and notorious Satori unveils Imani’s Dress, the first snippet of his forthcoming album due for release this Spring on the illustrious Crosstown Rebels, with Matthew Dear and Ewan Pearson providing hefty remixes.

Satori is no ordinary producer and live artist. Born to a Serbian father and South African mother, the man behind the instrument is a meditative music-lover on a deeply spiritual journey. Creating melodies on the piano, kora, kalimba, and guitar, his live shows are mind-altering.

Imani's Dress was the spark for the creation of Satori’s debut album after Damian Lazarus heard it and requested to hear more from the visionary artist. Hungry and eager, Satori locked himself in a secluded studio and finished the album, and soon after it was signed to it’s spiritual home, Crosstown Rebels.

DJ and production heavyweight Matthew Dear’s remix is a skillful demon that illustrates why he is a pivotal artist in the electronic music arena. Ewan Pearson’s remix is an ode to the guitar. Creating music for over two decades, here his warm riffs are infused with soothing synths and a meticulous groove.

Satori (NL)

Imani's Dress

Satori - Imanis Dress

Pianist Stephen Wilber was awarded Third prize nationally in the solo professional division of the “American Prize” in Piano Performance Competition for 2013. His playing has been hailed for its  "freshness and refinement” and  for his "force, imagination, feelings, and lyricism" (Arad, Romania). In 1999, Dr. Wilber made his orchestral debut with members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra  performing Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 26 in D major.  
 Dr. Wilber has not been involved in the world of high-powered piano competitions. Alicia De Larrocha as well as other concert pianists have told him he has a very personal and expressive style and to continue performing which would lead to more exposure as pianists did in the times before the modern competition era. 
Some highlights of Dr. Wilber’s solo and concerto engagements have been; The Festival Orchestra of Zurich, Switzerland; The Great Hall, Saratov Russia; The Cultural Palace, Arad Romania; The Estonia Concert Hall and the Tallinn Conservatory of Music, Tallinn, Estonia; The Academy of Art and Music, Honolulu Hawaii; Oberlin College Guest Recital Series; Le Kuklos, Leysin Switzerland; Crans-Montana, Switzerland. He has been a guest artist in the Music Festival of the Hamptons, NY, Gina Bachauer Foundation in Salt Lake City, Music at Grey Towers, Pa., Shandelee Music Festival in New York City, The American Liszt Society in Washington DC, Celebrate the Arts in Atlanta and the Festival of Nations in Rome Italy.
A  showcase recital for the Embassy Concerts in Washington, DC, resulted in the following review: "It was a thrilling experience to hear Stephen Wilber in recital...His thoroughly engaging artistry is dynamic, passionate and absorbing...He has a superb articulation and pianistic touch that lends much coloring to his playing. His communication with the audience is truly enchanting”.
His Debut recording, Overture, has been praised for its "purity or style, deeply internalized concepts and sense of drama". An enthusiastic review of a recital in Tallinn, Estonia, read: "BRAVO to American pianist Stephen Wilber for a performance of Beethoven sonatas, Schumann and Chopin that was inspirational, full of poetry and flexibility and psychologically dynamic...an amazing sense of sound".
Dr. Wilber has a been a frequent adjudicator for the MTNA and enjoys giving constructive comments to the performers with his writing. He also has been very interested in the topic of Musicianship and uses his “Concepts of Musicianship” to teach his Masterclasses. 
A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Dr. Wilber also studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He holds a Master’s degree from The Peabody Institute and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Maryland. Private teachers have included Larissa Dedova, Gregory Sioles, Robert Weirich, Frances Walker, Claude Frank, Ruth Laredo, Miles Mauney and Charles Beno. On a personal note, Dr. Wilber had the pleasure and benefit of having the great pianist Alicia de Larrocha as a friend and mentor. Spending time playing and discussing music with her was an invaluable experience to his development. 
Stephen Wilber has managed to combine a successful career as a classical pianist with achievements in competitive sports, playing wide receiver for the Washington Chiefs, a semi-professional football team in Washington DC and is ISSA certified as a personal fitness instructor.
Dr. Wilber taught at Lee University in Cleveland Tennessee for nine years.

Apres une Lecture du Dante, Franz Liszt; Live recital

stephen wilber

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