Young Masters Recital Series: Mariel Mayz

“You’ll no doubt be enveloped by Mayz’s magical virtuosity as a performer and composer.” (Kabir Sehgal, 5-time Grammy & 3-time Latin Grammy Award Winner)

New York native Mariel Mayz is a sought-after composer, pianist, educator, and administrator. Mariel’s original works have been described as inventive, colorful, compelling, and well-crafted. As a composer, her first large-scale work for the stage—a one-act, chamber opera— was commissioned by American Opera Projects and the Hunter Opera Theater. The work was premiered by the Hunter Opera Theater and Talea Ensemble during the 2018 New York Opera Fest.

In September 2022, Mariel’s debut album Leo Brouwer: Cuban Sketches for Piano was be released by the ZOHO music label, featuring premiere recordings of piano works by Leo Brouwer as well as original compositions and arrangements.

Mariel’s most recent works include commissions from the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (Los Angeles, CA); Sarasa Ensemble (Cambridge, MA); two commissioned works for “The Illustrated Pianist,” celebrating the centennial of American author Ray Bradbury; the Higher Ground Festival (NYC), guitarist Nora Spielman, violist Elise Frawley, the Bloomingdale School of Music; Nyack College; and two-time Latin Grammy nominee João Luiz— whose dedicated piece Stifled was a finalist in the Portugal International Guitar Composition Competition. Mariel’s arrangements have also been performed by renowned artists such as Atlantic Collective, Anthony Roth Costanzo, and Lara Downes— who just recorded Mariel’s arrangement of I’ll Be Seeing You on her latest album release by Pentatone.

Mariel’s major teachers include José Ramón Mendez, Seymour Bernstein, Geoffrey Burleson, JeanMichel Pilc, Suzanne Farrin, Justin Dello Joio, Erin Gee, and David Rakowski. Mariel is an Adjunct Professor of Music Theory and lecturer for the Arts Management & Leadership Certificate at CUNY Hunter College; and pursuing a PhD in Composition and Theory at Brandeis University. She additionally worked as the Program Coordinator of the Hunter Mellon Arts Fellowship— a pivotal program for diversity and inclusion within the field of arts management and leadership. Mariel is the Co-Founder and Associate Director of Porto Pianofest — an international piano festival based in Porto, Portugal.

Registration is required.