Who?
What's the purpose of being an artist in the 21st century?
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It's about understanding and experiencing aliveness, vibrancy, gratitude, fulfillment, sorrow, pain, love and care.
So I strive to find this through our work together, and share it with our community.
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Biography
Muse Ye is a collaborative pianist passionate about connecting with people and exploring humanity through collaboration. Some highlights from growing up in New Zealand include being a national finalist in the New Zealand Chamber Music Competition, playing with the Christchurch Symphony orchestra, and touring the country with national choirs. Muse relocated to Singapore for her Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and subsequently to Ithaca, NY for a Master’s in Collaborative Piano and Vocal Performance, during which she curated concerts and performed across the Southeast Asia and Australasia regions.
Muse holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Collaborative Piano from the University of Michigan, studying with Ana María Otamendi and Martin Katz. Her doctoral work includes research on New Zealand composer Jenny McLeod, a recital program of arrangements dedicated to folk songs, spirituals and well-known classics, and the production of Eve-Song and La chanson d’Ève, an interdisciplinary exploration of womanhood through the music of Jake Heggie and Gabriel Fauré.
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Credits include:
2022: Opera Company of Middlebury, Young Artist (Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld); Aspen Music Festival, Collaborative Piano Fellow (Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Falstaff, Don Giovanni, Berlioz’s Requiem).
2023: Opera Lucca, pianist and coach (Gianni Schicchi); Queensland Art Song Festival.
2024: University of Michigan mainstage production, pianist and coach (Elizabeth Cree); Classic Lyric Arts - France, Collaborative Piano Fellow; Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, Collaborative Piano Fellow (Howland Little Women).