Chester Biscardi’s music has been performed throughout Asia, Europe, and North and South America. His catalog includes At the Still Point, for orchestra, Sailors & Dreamers, for voice and chamber ensemble, Tight-Rope, a chamber opera in nine uninterrupted scenes, Trasumanar, for twelve percussionists and piano, and other works for piano, voice, chorus, and chamber ensembles. Biscardi has also composed incidental music for theater, dance, and television. Recordings appear on the Albany, Bridge, CRI (New World Records), and New Albion labels, among others, including a Naxos American Classics release entitled Chester Biscardi: In Time’s Unfolding. Biscardi is a recipient of the Rome Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Academy Award in Music from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and a commission from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, among numerous other awards and fellowships.
Composer of the Month April 2019: Chester Biscardi—Theodore Front Musical Literature
Chester Biscardi’s music has been performed throughout Asia, Europe, and North and South America. His catalog includes At the Still Point, for orchestra, Sailors & Dreamers, for voice and chamber ensemble, Tight-Rope, a chamber opera in nine uninterrupted scenes, Trasumanar, for twelve percussionists and piano, and other works for piano, voice, chorus, and chamber ensembles. Biscardi has also composed incidental music for theater, dance, and television. Recordings appear on the Albany, Bridge, CRI (New World Records), and New Albion labels, among others, including a Naxos American Classics release entitled Chester Biscardi: In Time’s Unfolding. Biscardi is a recipient of the Rome Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Academy Award in Music from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and a commission from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, among numerous other awards and fellowships. Learn more »
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Madrigal @ Tenri Cultural Center
Chester Biscardi's Madrigal (2025) will receive its New York Premiere from pianist Marc Peloquin as part of KeyedUp Music Project's Season 16 Celebrations of Pride, at Tenri Cultural Center.
Piano Quintet @ Maverick Chamber Music Festival (Maverick Concerts)
Maverick Concerts presents Chester Biscardi's Piano Quintet (2004), as part of the Summer 2026 Maverick Chamber Music Festival, with Reed Tetzloff, pianist, and the American Chamber Music Society.
Composer of the Month April 2019: Chester Biscardi—Theodore Front Musical Literature
Composer of the Month April 2019: Chester Biscardi—Theodore Front Musical Literature
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April 1, 2019 - April 30, 2019Time
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April 1, 2019 - April 30, 2019Time
All Day Event


