Solstice Improvisions in the Studio- Wharton Esherick
Fri, Jun 20
|Wharton Esherick Museum
Melinda Rice leads an incredible trio performing improvisations with cellist Tom Kraines and kamanche-player Sepehr Pirasteh. Their last performance at headlong was truly a joy of joys. This is a not to be missed event.
Time & Location
Jun 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Wharton Esherick Museum , 1520 Horse Shoe Trail, Malvern, PA 19355, USA
About the event
We invite you to join us for an evening Open House and musical performance in Wharton Esherick’s home and studio to mark the summer solstice. WEM traditionally marks the solstice by creating meaningful experiences that ground us in a sense of place and within the rhythms of the natural world. To celebrate the longest day of the year, we’re pleased to host a performance of string improvisations by three brilliant Philadelphia-based composers and musicians: violist Melinda Rice, cellist Tom Kraines, and kamancheh player Sepehr Pirasteh. Rice, Kraines, and Pirasteh will be performing together to create a soundscape that floats throughout Esherick’s entire home and studio, with each member of the trio playing from a different space within the building. We’re thrilled to explore the acoustic qualities of Wharton Esherick’s hand-crafted Studio and introduce music inside it once again.
Today, Esherick’s home and studio is frequently filled with the sounds…