Jack Straw Piano Series: Rachel Matthews & Friends play Schumann

Rachel Matthews, piano

Jack Straw Cultural Center's new series of intimate piano performances highlights the diversity and talent of Jack Straw Artists and the beauty and range of our Steinway B grand piano. Every other month, a pianist who has been part of our artist residency programs will perform, along with a pianist they invite.

For our second installment, Jack Straw Artist Rachel Matthews and very special guests of all ages will perform works by Robert Schumann, including Scenes from Childhood.

About Rachel Matthews

Pianist and composer Rachel Matthews has performed from New York to Paris. Her classical compositions have been honored in international competitions and are recorded, published and performed widely. Her works have been heard recently at the International Viola Congress, the Iowa Arts Festival, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the San Francisco Conservatory, the Cottonwood Music Festival, Washington Composers Forum, and Pendulum New Music in Boulder, CO. Rachel is recipient of grants and commissions including the American Composers Forum, 4Culture, and Jack Straw Productions' Artist Support Program, and she held a 2011 City Artist Grant from the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs.