Trevor Keith Berens, Pianist
Trevor Berens is a pianist, composer, and music therapist. He holds degrees from Loyola Marymount University (BA: Music and Psychology, specializing in piano and composition), California Institute of the Arts (MFA: Performer/Composer), and Lesley University (MA: Expressive Therapies, specializing in Music Therapy). His former piano teachers include Tania Flesicher, Peter Miyamoto, and Vicki Ray, and his former composition teachers include Paul Humphreys, Stephen “Lucky” Mosko, Mark Saya, and James Tenney.
As a pianist, he enjoys playing in a variety of styles, including avant-garde classical music, traditional classical music, and free improvisation and as a collaborator, he enjoys working with a wide variety of individuals and ensembles, including solo vocalists and instrumentalists, chamber groups, dancers, and choruses. From 2006-2008, Trevor ran the Los Angeles Wholesale Orchestra, which commissioned and premiered multiple new works and he is now the founder of the Boston based new music group, Sonic Liberation Players. Currently, Trevor runs the Berens Voice and Piano Studio out of Lincoln, MA, with his wife, Jessica. He works as a music therapist working with young children and with the elderly. He is also accompanist for the Halalisa Singers.
Trevor's performance and composition site: www.trevorberensmusic.com
Trevor Berens is a pianist, composer, and music therapist. He holds degrees from Loyola Marymount University (BA: Music and Psychology, specializing in piano and composition), California Institute of the Arts (MFA: Performer/Composer), and Lesley University (MA: Expressive Therapies, specializing in Music Therapy). His former piano teachers include Tania Flesicher, Peter Miyamoto, and Vicki Ray, and his former composition teachers include Paul Humphreys, Stephen “Lucky” Mosko, Mark Saya, and James Tenney.
As a pianist, he enjoys playing in a variety of styles, including avant-garde classical music, traditional classical music, and free improvisation and as a collaborator, he enjoys working with a wide variety of individuals and ensembles, including solo vocalists and instrumentalists, chamber groups, dancers, and choruses. From 2006-2008, Trevor ran the Los Angeles Wholesale Orchestra, which commissioned and premiered multiple new works and he is now the founder of the Boston based new music group, Sonic Liberation Players. Currently, Trevor runs the Berens Voice and Piano Studio out of Lincoln, MA, with his wife, Jessica. He works as a music therapist working with young children and with the elderly. He is also accompanist for the Halalisa Singers.
Trevor's performance and composition site: www.trevorberensmusic.com
Jessica Tunick Berens, Soprano
Jessica Tunick is Boston-based based coloratura soprano, with broad musical experience, performing music from Medieval through recently composed pieces for her own voice. She has performed at the Skirball Arts Center, RedCat, the Ojai Music Festival, Long Beach Opera, the Beach Cities Symphony, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and the Greek Theater. She has also performed at various colleges, including Loyola Marymount Unversity, the California Institute of the Arts, and Chapman College. At her European premiere in Graz, Austria, Jessica was a finalist in the prestigious Meistersinger competition.
Jessica is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts and holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in vocal performance and is also an accomplished violinist. Jessica’s operatic roles include Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro), Philine (Mignon), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Fire (L’Enfant et les Sortileges), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Ms. Pinkerton (Old Maid and the Thief), and Pamina (The Magic Flute). Jessica is soprano section leader for Halalisa Singers, Boston’s World Music vocal ensemble.
Jessica's performance website: jessicatunickberens.webs.com
Jessica Tunick is Boston-based based coloratura soprano, with broad musical experience, performing music from Medieval through recently composed pieces for her own voice. She has performed at the Skirball Arts Center, RedCat, the Ojai Music Festival, Long Beach Opera, the Beach Cities Symphony, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and the Greek Theater. She has also performed at various colleges, including Loyola Marymount Unversity, the California Institute of the Arts, and Chapman College. At her European premiere in Graz, Austria, Jessica was a finalist in the prestigious Meistersinger competition.
Jessica is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts and holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in vocal performance and is also an accomplished violinist. Jessica’s operatic roles include Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro), Philine (Mignon), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Fire (L’Enfant et les Sortileges), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Ms. Pinkerton (Old Maid and the Thief), and Pamina (The Magic Flute). Jessica is soprano section leader for Halalisa Singers, Boston’s World Music vocal ensemble.
Jessica's performance website: jessicatunickberens.webs.com