Program:
Ballade No.3—Frederic Chopin
Diez Bocetos— Leo Brouwer
Balada Mexicana— Manuel Ponce
Nine Preludes— Mariel Mayz

 
New York native Mariel Mayz is a pianist and composer. She is currently working on the publishing and recording of her solo piano compositions, as well as preparing for upcoming recitals in New York City and the Hudson Valley area. Mariel recently completed her first large-scale commissioned work—a one-act, chamber opera in collaboration with Hunter Opera Theater, the Thalia Ensemble, and American Opera Projects. The opera was premiered in May 2018 during the New York Opera Fest.

Ms. Mayz made her debut with the Rockland Symphony Orchestra at the age of sixteen, and thereafter continued to perform in places such as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Chamber Society at Lincoln Center, Steinway Hall, the French Embassy in New York, Tenri Cultural Institute, and many other venues. 
Mariel enjoys a variety of other musical genres, such as jazz, gospel and improvisation, which she has studied with Jean-Michel Pilc and Mac Brandon. Additionally, Mariel’s experience with musical theater has been developed in her work with many Broadway vocalists and choreographers, as well as her musical direction of productions at New York University.

Mariel Mayz has been invited to a number of summer festivals, including Pianofest in the Hamptons and Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute. She regularly attends the Gijon International Piano Festival (Spain), where she worked as Assistant to the Director.

Mariel received her Bachelor’s degree from New York University under the instruction of José Ramón Mendez and Seymour Bernstein.  She later completed a dual Master’s degree in piano and composition at CUNY Hunter College under the instruction of Geoffrey Burleson and Suzanne Farrin, and as a private student of composer, Justin Dello Joio.Mariel is a dedicated teacher, with a full private piano studio in New York. She also works as a vocal coach and accompanist for the music department at CUNY Hunter College.

Mariel is the Program Coordinator for the Hunter Mellon Arts Fellowship, as well as the Co-Founder and Vice Director of Porto Pianofest— an international piano festival occurring annually in Porto, Portugal.