Virtual Concert with Josh Modney
Saturday, May 2, 2020, 4-5 pm Eastern
The Walden School is hosting an online concert to celebrate and raise funds for Walden’s inspiring music programs.
The event will feature violinist Josh Modney, hailed as a “new-music luminary,” “superb violinist” (The New York Times), and “multitasking virtuoso” (The New Yorker). Josh is also a frequent visiting artist at Walden.
This event will take place via Zoom video call. Call information and other details will be sent out to attendees before the event. While there is no charge to be part of this event, contributions to support Walden’s award-winning programs are encouraged and may be made online at waldenschool.org/donate or by mailing a check to The Walden School, 30 Monterey Boulevard, Suite E, San Francisco, CA 94131.
Space for this event is limited. For details and to register, please write to events@waldenschool.org.
About Josh Modney
Josh Modney is a violinist devoted to creative music-making. He collaborates with a wide array of renowned ensembles and artists as part of a broad scene of adventurous music that thrives at the nexus of composition, improvisation, and interpretation.
Josh is violinist and Executive Director of the Wet Ink Ensemble (named “The Best Classical Music Ensemble of 2018” by The New York Times) and a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). and performed with the Mivos Quartet for eight years, a new-music string quartet he co-founded in 2008. Modney’s fresh and versatile approach to the violin and uniquely dynamic performance practice has made him a highly sought-after collaborator. You can read more about Josh and listen to his music here.
Host Committee
Ellen and Ed Bernard
Seth Brenzel
Peter Colohan
Kittie Cooper
Gaela Dennison-Leonard
Rachel Fissell
Doug Hertz
Steve Messner and Liz Prelinger
Rita Mitra
Carlos Shimizu
Gil Spitzer