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Anne Rainwater
Concert pianist, curator, educational artist
Concert pianist Anne Rainwater is a dexterous musician known for her vibrant interpretations of works from J.S. Bach to John Zorn. Recognized for her “boldly assertive rhetoric” (San Francisco Examiner) and “bright golden honeycomb for a brain” (Roy Doughty, poet), she engages audiences as a soloist, chamber musician and lecture artist around the country.

Anne has performed in venues and festivals throughout the US and Europe, including the Kennedy Center, the Donau Festival in Austria, Kampnagel in Germany, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, Mass MOCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, and Bargemusic and Roulette in New York City. Diverse appearances include radio interviews on KWMR, KZYX, KALW, and KALX, chamber music performances at Mass MOCA and Bargemusic, and concerto performances at UC San Diego and Mendocino College. She curates a monthly musical gathering called the Vernon Salon Series, which she founded in 2016. Anne has released 3 solo albums – J.S. Bach’s "Goldberg Variations" (2018), "Anywhere But Here" (2020), featuring electronic keyboard works by Jude Traxler, and "Ave Maria: Variations on a Theme by Giancinto Scelsi" (2023), a vocal and piano work by Ian Power out on Carrier Records. She is a 2019 recipient of an InterMusic SF Grant.
Upcoming Events:

Saturday, December 14 2024 2:00 PM
Mission Santa Clara [500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA]
Come experience hope and light at PWC's Winter 2024 Concert "𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞," featuring international holiday songs celebrating Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Noche Buena, interwoven with themes of light, faith, and survival. Join us in cultivating hope through works that connect us to traditions, practices, histories, and wisdom, revealing the ever-present possibilities around us!  More...