“...Emotionally involving…musically rewarding…. [with] a sense of true dramatic stakes… You
will be moved, profoundly and intensely.” — The New York Times
TURNmusic Presents: Adam Tendler’s Inheritances
Inheritances has been nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo Category
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Tickets $30-50, seniors $20, caregiver FREE, first 100 youth tickets FREE (reserve today!)
Attend a talk with the artist - 12-1 pm. Please RSVP here. Thanks to Vermont Humanities for sponsoring this artist talk and the performance.
Post-concert reception at Pearl Street Pizza in Barre, 4-6 pm, all are welcome.
After his father’s unexpected death, pianist Adam Tendler used his entire inheritance, a wad of cash received in a parking lot, to commission new piano works from a broad spectrum of today’s most exciting and recognized composers — his friends — to help him process and reconcile his loss, while exploring the idea of inheritance itself. Woven into one intimate and unforgettable program, Inheritances tells a universal story of lineage, loss, and place — born from private grief and transformed into a meditation on confronting the past while facing the future.
As seen on CBS Sunday Morning, November 2, 2025 - watch video here.
“If the death was a shock, the inheritance was a puzzle... And so, cash in hand, Tendler called a rather glittering cast of his friends and favourite composers to see if they would write works touching in some way on connection and loss." —Stir Vancouver
“Adam Tendler is known as one of contemporary classical music's most intentional and daring pianists. Indeed, the Barre native's latest project, Inheritances, is an intimate, gratifying endeavor achieved through a remarkable bond with his expanding network of renowned musicians… It confirms Tendler's reputation as a bold and instinctive soloist, one whose delicacy matches his intensity.” — Seven Days Vermont
Inheritances features brand new works by an all-star lineup including Laurie Anderson, Devonté Hynes, Nico Muhly, inti figgis-vizueta, Pamela Z, Ted Hearne, Angélica Negrón, Christopher Cerrone, Marcos Balter, Missy Mazzoli, Darian Donovan Thomas, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Scott Wollschleger, Mary Prescott, Timo Andres, and John Glover.
Performed by: Adam Tendler, piano
TURNmusic would like to thank our concert sponsors, Vermont Humanities, PCC Computing and Barre Tile Morrison and Clark.
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