John Cage, Somei Satoh, Sean Heim, Bruce Reiprich and Linda Bouchard each bring their own responses to Buddhism through their music. In a contemporary language that utilizes prepared piano, piano and live electronics, and piano with delay, the music investigates ideas of reincarnation, the challenges of sitting, and the bardo states in the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.

Concert Program
John Cage: The Perilous Night (1943-44)
Somei Satoh: Incarnation II (1978)
Linda Bouchard: Gassho (2011)
Bruce Reiprich: Flowing Waters Caress Fallen Petal (2010)
Sean Heim: In the Between (2002)

Vicki Ray is one of the leading interpreters of contemporary piano music. As noted by Alan Rich, "Vicki plans programs with a knack for marvelous freeform artistry ... what she draws from her piano always relates in wondrous ways to the senses." Her playing has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times for "displaying that kind of musical thoroughness and technical panache that puts a composer’s thoughts directly before the listener."