Songs for the Earth
Taking inspiration from our relationship with the natural world, Artistic Directors Melinda Lee Masur and Ken-David Masur present— “Songs For The Earth,” which explores the many ways the arts can bring attention to the needs of our changing planet.
Events ranging from chamber music, art song, jazz, and daytime outreach will foster ecological awareness and focus on the earth as our shared home.
Hear
2023 Composer-in-Residence | Iman Habibi
We are thrilled to present work by award-winning Iranian-Canadian Composer and Pianist, Iman Habibi throughout this year’s Festival, including Opening Night, our Beloved of the Sky concert, and our Festival Finale!
Click here to learn more about all the musicians performing!
Taste
This season, the Festival partners with a number of environmentally-focused culinary partners including Growing Uptown, an organization that teaches communities to grow their own food and promote food security.
Click here to learn more about the Festival’s Culinary partners!
See
2023 Visual Artist-in-Residence | MaDora Frey
Audiences attending our events at Genesis House will experience her immersive video art created in collaboration with Chris DeFord Johnson.
Enjoy video footage from our 2023 Festival!
Click here for a growing playlist of highlights from “Songs for the Earth”
Venues
GENESIS HOUSE
GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
ST. PETER’S CHELSEA
PRESS RELEASES
With special thanks & heartfelt gratitude to all our 2023 Festival Sponsors, Partners, Donors, and Friends!
With gratitude to the generous patrons who have underwritten the following Festival Artists:
MaDora Frey, Hague Family Visual Artist-in-Residence
Dr. Iman Habibi, Steinberg Family Composer-in-Residence
Sonya Headlam, Rohde Family Artist-in-Residence
Verona Quartet, McCormack & Mitrinovic Family Featured Ensemble
Rogerio Boccato, Weisser & Holtgrave Artist Chair
Robert Fleitz, Gillespie Family Artist Chair
Aldo López-Gavilán, Chelsea Music Festival Board of Directors Artist Chair
Noemia Marinho, Niki Villanueva Santo Artist Chair
Tomotaka Seki & Ayako Tahara, Kageyama Family Artist Chairs
Max Tan, Ang Family Artist Chair
Kehlenbrink Oh Community Outreach Program
2023 Patrons
Artist Circle
Chelsea Music Festival Board of Directors
Ruth & Roy Lee
Director
Julie & Gabriel Ling
Christine & Doug Rohde
Margy & Lewis Steinberg
Patricia & Mike Tae
Dmitrii Volkov
Producer
Charissa & Robert Ang Giving Fund
Derek Boot & Wesley Boot
Lauren Browning
Anna Forsythe
Camille & David Gillespie
Michael Glass / Sequoia Foundation
Naoko & Donald Hague
Margery & Everett Jassy
Kyoko & Hatsuhiko Kageyama
The Richard S. and Karen LeFrak Charitable Foundation
Lily Li & Raymond Lee
Alexandra McCormack & Dimitrije Mitrinovic
Elly & David Newbower
Barry Schwartz / Hancock Foundation
Sandra Shen
Joan Steinberg
Margo & Anthony Viscusi
Claudia Weisser & Michael Holtgrave
Partner
Lauren Browning
CAPALINO
Esther deGrunigen
Dave Freilich
Tanya & Paul Gross
Sylvia Kehlenbrink & Andy Oh
Marion Lei
Lily Li & Raymond Lee
Christine Lin
Sara McLeod
Susan Mindel
Janet Nine
Niki Villanueva Santo
Stephen Stamas
Patricia & Mike Tae
Linda & Larry West
Collaborator
Lisa Cohen & Win Thin
Gerard Corsini
Healy Family Charitable Fund
Hodson Family Giving Fund
Albert Malo
Jodie and Anthony Oeswadi
Adam Rosen
Admirer
Anonymous
Marilyn D. Brus
Cathy Caplan & Grahame Weinbren
Marjorie & Richard Cariello
P. Chen
Vesi Cooke
Risa Drexler
Elizabeth Do
Peter Field & Kay Bhothinard
Alina Girshovich
Gregory Griepentrog
Sol Hurwitz
Carolyn & Brian R. Jobe
Ichun Lai
Mary & Wayne Lei
Barbara & Richard Litt
Stephen Lyman
Amy Mahalick
Greg Mahalick
Sasha Matson
Amy & Carl Nathan
Alberto Oeswadi
Seraphina Oeswadi
Edward Schlieben
Ken Stark
Charles Watson
Laurence Weller
2023 Festival Hosts
Nancy Field
Camille & David Gillespie
Tanya & Paul Gross
Tara Stack
Margo & Anthony Viscusi
Claudia Weisser & Michael Holtgrave