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Sky Islands: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composition

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SUNY New Paltz

When: Tue., March 10, 7:30 p.m. 2026

Event Contact URL www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/music/concert-series/spring-2026

Sky Islands is the 2025 Pulitzer Prize-winning piece in music composed by Susie Ibarra, written for an ensemble that features SUNY New Paltz faculty pianist Dr. Alex peh, flutist Claire Chase, percussionist Levy Lorenzo, and the Bergamot String Quartet. This work about ecosystems and biodiversity challenges the notion of the compositional voice by interweaving the profound musicianship and improvisational skills of a soloist as a creative tool.