Imagine a crackling fire, a warm space to gather, connect, hold space for each other, and dream – that's the feeling I hope to evoke with Hearth. In this collection of music, classical composers converse with my own original multimedia pieces: violin, vocals, electronics, recorded natural soundscapes, voices of my loved ones, and spoken word meld in an indie/singer-songwriter-meets-classical dialogue. Hearth is a deeply personal exploration – a journey through diverse soundworlds, each one telling a story of healing, the power of community, and the path towards liberation.

Hailed by The Washington Post as “sweetly lyrical,” violinist, composer, and community organizer Ariel Horowitz (they/them or she/her) cannot remember life before loving music. In 2020, Ariel joined the prestigious Concert Artists Guild roster for North American management, and enjoys an active concert schedule both as a soloist and as one-half of Vision Duo, an ensemble formed with fellow CAG artist Britton-René Collins in 2021. This coming season, Ariel is excited to release their debut album Phoenix, and will make their Merkin Hall concerto debut. Ariel is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Heartbeat Music Project (HMP), a tuition-free program offering music and Navajo (Diné) cultural education as well as direct aid resources to young people in grades K-12 living in the Navajo Nation and their families. In 2022, HMP was honored to receive the Lewis Prize for Music’s Accelerator Award in the amount of $500,000.

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