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William Susman

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“texturally shimmering & harmonically ravishing” Gramophone. “crystalline & gloriously lyrical” Fanfare. “vivid, turbulent, & rich-textured” NYTimes

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For Your Grammy® Consideration

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Engineered Album, Classical

Scattered Threads

Dylan Hamme, violin and Nicole Brancato, piano
John Kilgore, recording and Alan Silverman, mastering
Recorded at Power Station at Berklee NYC
Music at Universal Edition

#dylanhamme #nicolebrancato #GRAMMYs® #foryourconsideration #soloviolin #violinandpiano #contemporaryclassicalmusic #universaledition by @william.susman

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For Your Grammy® Consideration
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Engineered Album, Classical

Scattered Threads

Dylan Hamme, violin and Nicole Brancato, piano
John Kilgore, recording and Alan Silverman, mastering
Recorded at Power Station at Berklee NYC
Music at Universal Edition

#dylanhamme #nicolebrancato #GRAMMYs® #foryourconsideration #soloviolin #violinandpiano #contemporaryclassicalmusic #universaledition taken in Power Station at Berklee NYC by @william.susman

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Scattered Threads

For Your GRAMMY® Consideration

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Engineered Album, Classical

The story of Scattered Threads began many years ago when I was a teenager and Woody Shaw was my combo leader at a jazz camp. About 35 years later, Joan Jeanrenaud recommended that I work with pianist Katrina Krimsky on performing my piano series Quiet Rhythms. To my surprise, I learned that Katrina and Woody had dated in the ’70s and that he had named Katrina Ballerina after her.

That was just one of the many connections in Katrina’s vibrant musical life. She was close friends with Terry Riley at SUNY Buffalo and appeared on the first recording of In C, when she was married to Jon Hassell and known as Margaret Hassell. Earlier she worked with Stockhausen performing his Klavierstücke.

For many years after our first encounter, she would tell me from time to time about her grandnephew Dylan Hamme and his exceptional abilities as a violinist. She eventually introduced us, and - carpe diem! - he is now featured on Scattered Threads.

Released on Belarca Records, the album marks violinist Dylan Hamme’s debut, with pianist Nicole Brancato performing my music.

It has been a joy to hear their musical voices in these works, including the premiere recording of Duo Montuño, alongside Aria, Seven Scenes for Four Violins, Motions of Return, and Scatter My Ashes.

Longtime collaborators John Kilgore and Alan Silverman beautifully recorded and mastered the album. Vanessa Ague contributed the superb liner notes and Valeria Di Mateo created the stunning album design.

The album is dedicated in memory of Katrina Krimsky (1938-2025) taken in Power Station at Berklee NYC by @william.susman

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5 days ago

Exciting book release from Eli Susman at Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe in SF. by @william.susman

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Post concert beer Pop’s in SF by @william.susman

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The 2026 season of the Festival remembered September 11th with the artwork "Trying to remember the color of the sky on that September morning" which accompanied the world premiere of @william.susman's "Clouds & Flames" - a meditation on loss, remembrance, and rebirth. This artwork is on permanent display at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.

Artwork images courtesy of Spencer Finch Studio.
📸: @londonisburning taken in German Church St. Pauls New York by @william.susman

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The World Premiere of "Clouds and Flames" by @william.susman recounts the stories of Philippe Petit's tightrope walk across the Twin Towers and 9/11 - moments of love, loss, & redemption - performed by @theleetrio3 & guest violinist @alinakobialkaviolin
📸: @londonisburning taken in German Church St. Pauls New York by @william.susman

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You can’t tell, but I’m smiling ear-to-ear with this lovely gift of music from my friend Olivia Kieffer.

Play her music… it’s wonderful!!! by @william.susman

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3 months ago

An amazing first public performance of Clouds and Flames with the Lee Trio at The Chelsea Music Festival. Alina Kobialka, violin; Angela Lee, cello; Melinda Lee-Masur, piano. And, had the distinct pleasure to meet Tania Leon and hear her Esencia for string orchestra!! taken in German Church St. Pauls New York by @william.susman

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I’ve experienced several wonderful opera performances in San Francisco, but hearing Hans Werner Henze’s 1971 The Tedious Way to Natasha Ungeheuer’s Apartment (Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheuer) this weekend was a truly rare and extraordinary experience on every level. For me, it was a singular event.

Produced by bassist Richard Worn and performed by the Worn Ensemble under the direction of Steven Schick, the work received a stunning performance from baritone soloist Haleigh Adams and the entire ensemble. by @william.susman

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It’s a treat to have the great Pacific Mambo Orchestra as part of the SF Bay Area music scene. Led by the extraordinary pianist Christian Tumalan and trumpeter Steffen Kuehn we had the pleasure of hearing them recently at the Lesher center in Walnut Creek! by @william.susman

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Great performance of Strauss’ Elektra at San Francisco Opera and had the pleasure to meet SF Opera percussionist Patti Niemi at a pre-performance talk! by @william.susman

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