This November Holly Mead and Bruce Dunlap are composing 12 new Lumen Arias for their Advent Concert on December 14th! Each songis a new window onto Christmas, drawing from the choral and liturgical music of many cultures and the renegade spirit of these intrepid composer/improvisors. The featured cast will include benevolent beasts, wide-eyed elementals, beatific Seraphim, wizened travelers and it is rumored that The Luminous-Bloom-In-Us may appear as well! So yes, fresh Lumen Arias (with light motifs even) headed your way, beautifully orchestrated for piano and guitar and tuned for mystery, renewal and de-light!

“And let Thy glorious light shine ever on my sight. And clothe me round, the while my path illuming.” Bianco da Siena

Holly Mead is an in-demand composer, pianist, recording artist, and educator. Her work has been featured at Lincoln Center with Pop-Up Magazine, Pixar Animation Studios, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Bay Area International Children's Film Festival, and the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. She holds a degree in Jazz Studies from DePaul and a Specialist Certificate in Producing Music for Film and Games from Berklee.

Bruce Dunlap has developed a unique pianistic style on the guitar drawing from many decades of playing with some of the world’s finest musicians, across many musical traditions. Having performed at many international festivals and venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and Avery Fisher Hall, Dunlap was also a recipient of a 2018 NM Governor's Award for Excellence In The Arts.

"A tour de force" Jazz Times 

 "Evocative and spellbinding." New York Times 

 "The grace and emotional import of fine poetry." Jazziz"

Pianistic guitar virtuosity… accomplished work by a true jazz virtuoso." Elusive Disc"

A startling display of virtuosity, technical wizardry, and clarity." Jazz Now