Join former Artist-in-Residence Ira Klein and Liz Walker for a music and dance performance in Bigelow Chapel.
Ira Klein (2022-2023 Artist-in-Residence) returns to Mount Auburn to celebrate music from his new record, Solo Guitar. His performance will include compositions inspired by historic oak trees on Mount Auburn’s grounds, as well as a variety of original and traditional Middle-Eastern music. Special guest dancer/choreographer Liz Walker (2022-2023 Artist-in-Residence) will join the stage to perform select pieces from At The Seam of Life and Death, Ira and Liz’s collaborative piece. Together, Walker and Klein playfully explore the beautiful acoustics and space of the majestic Bigelow Chapel, surrounding the audience with an immersive arts experience.
Liz Walker is a classically trained ballet dancer and choreographer based in Cambridge. After completing her training at American Ballet Theatre’s school, she joined Los Angeles Ballet as an inaugural member in 2006. With Los Angeles Ballet she performed as a soloist, dancing a variety of roles in the classical, Balanchine, modern, and contemporary repertory. As a choreographer, Walker explores personal lived experience through movement. She uses dance as a vehicle for social commentary and change while emphasizing the medium’s strength as the embodiment of music. Walker was a 2022-2023 Artist-in-Residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery and has returned to Mount Auburn often to create and perform. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and two young children.
Ira Klein is a Brooklyn based guitarist, composer, and educator. Specializing in Middle-Eastern music, American folk, and music for dance, he seamlessly combines a lifelong passion for musical traditions with a love of experimentation. In 2022-2023 Ira was an Artist-in-Residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery, where he created The Oak Cycle, a suite of instrumental guitar music dedicated to historic oak trees.