Bernadette Speach's Page

My Role

Artist

My Discipline(s)

Theater, Dance, Music, Visual Arts, Film & Video, Digital Arts, Literary Arts, Culinary Arts

About Me And My Work

I am a composer and pianist since the age of four; teacher of all things musical and aesthetics in art; have collaborated with dancers, other composer/performers, a poet/writer, and a videographer. My life as an arts administrator - including music programming and development, production, fundraising, and marketing and PR strategies - works in counterpoint with all other aspects of my creative life.

Places I Would Like To Visit

Life is a journey. Throughout my journey I have encountered other travelers, visual and sonic wonders, and various stories. I hope to continue to become more open to challenges and adventures - wherever they lead me.

Art Forms And Cultures I Would Like To Engage With

...is still unfolding... Let it be musical, visual, danceable and wonder-filled.

My Creative Influences & Favorite Artists

Igor Stravinsky, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, J. S. Bach, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Pauline Oliveros, Thulani Davis, Sigourney Weaver, Oscar Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Degas, Monet, Picasso, Thomas Merton, Meryl Streep, Philip Guston, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Milton Babbitt, Johannes Brahms, Rothko, Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, E. E. Cummings, Lillian Hellman, Leonard Bernstein, Beverly Sills, Dave Brubeck, Lerner/Lowe, Kander/Ebb, George Gershwin, Johnny Mandel, Puccini, Verdi, Johnny Hartmann, Bill Evans, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Supremes, Thelonius Monk, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, all things Salsa, Brazilian and those who have spoken to me through friendship.

My Artistic Affiliations

The Flea Theater, Composers' Forum, the Massry Center for the Arts/The College of Saint Rose, BMI, The Kitchen

My Web link

http://www.moderecords.com/profiles/bernadettespeach.html