Luminous, an album of contemporary music for voice and piano

by Kirsten Ashley Wiest and Siu Hei Lee

available on Apple Music and Naxos Direct

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Kirsten Ashley Wiest, soprano Siu Hei Lee, piano LIVE at Monk Space, March 20, 2018 Audio and Video by Adam Borecki

Ligeti, Mysteries of the Macabre

with Kirsten Ashley Wiest, coloratura soprano

at the Monk Space, Los Angeles

Joshua Charney, Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks)


Music Director and Pianist - Siu Hei Lee;
Double Bass - Tommy Babin;
Double Bass - Kyle Motl;
Percussion - Christopher Clarino

A one-act opera Music and Libretto by Josh Charney The Mahdi - Barbara Byers Henry Stanley - Jonathan Nussman Emin Pasha - Adam Davis Piano/Music Director - Siu Hei Lee Double Bass - Tommy Babin Double Bass - Kyle Motl Percussion - Christopher Clarino

Samuel Barber, A Hand of Bridge

Music Director and Pianist - Siu Hei Lee; Director - Kirsten Ashley Wiest; Soloists - Adrian Chan, Lizze Fisher, Joseph Garcia, and Danlei Zhao

 

 

Performed at the Conrad Prebys Music Center, University of California San Diego Filming and post-production: James Beauton Light designer: Jessica Flores Soloists: Adrian Chan, Lizze Fisher, Joseph Garcia, and Danlei Zhao Directed by Kirsten Ashley Wiest and Siu Hei Lee

Peter Maxwell Davies, Cinderella


Music Director and Pianist - Siu Hei Lee; Director - Kirsten Ashley Wiest; Lighting - Jessica Flores; Costumes - Annie Le; Singers - Ian Barker, Adrian Chan, Jennifer Colin, Lizze Fisher, Joseph Farcia, Martha Hartt, Lauren Jue-Morrison, Teagon Rutkowski, Danlei Zhao (undergraduate students of U of California San Diego)

Presented by the UC San Diego Undergraduate Vocal Masterclass, under the instruction of Kirsten Ashley Wiest. June 10, 2018 Conrad Prebys Concert Hall University of California San Diego Kirsten Ashley Wiest, director Siu Hei Lee, music director Jessica C. Flores, lighting designer Annie Le, costume designer Siu Hei Lee, piano with Martha M.
 

Franz Liszt, Ballade no. 2 in B minor (piano solo)

Liszt, Ballade no. 2 in B minor
 

John Zorn, jumalattaret,

with Kirsten Ashley Wiest (coloratura soprano)

 

 Fredric Chopin, "Double-thirds" etude

"Double-thirds"
 

James Erber, Phoenix: Two Sonnets by Giordano Bruno

with Kirsten Ashley Wiest, coloratura soprano

 

Ravel, "Toccata" from Le Tombeau de Couperin

"Toccata"
 

Amy Beach, "Fire-flies" from Four Sketches

"Fire-flies"
 

Beethoven, Sonata op. 2, no. 2, 4th movement

op. 2, no. 2, 4th movement