Charisse Baldoria

Pianist, Composer, Writer

Prizewinner of international piano competitions, Charisse Baldoria has performed on five continents and draws upon her Southeast Asian and Hispanic heritage in her music. Her newest album, Godowsky in Asia, features the complete Java Suite and other Asia-inspired works. Gamelan on Piano presents world-premiere recordings of works by Filipino composer Ramon P. Santos, and other composers inspired by Southeast Asian gong-chime traditions. Evocación showcases music inspired by flamenco and tango. She has collaborated with dancers, visual artists, performance artists, and musicians from various traditions.  

As a composer, her works have been performed around the US and abroad. Her song cycles and solo piano compositions draw from literature, improvisation, jazz, Latin music, popular music, gamelan, and Western styles.

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A finalist of the 2023 DISQUIET Literary Prize in nonfiction and on its fiction shortlist in 2024, her prose and poetry appear in CutBank, Passengers, The Good Life Review, Windmill: The Hofstra Journal of Literature & Art, and others. Her work has received support from VONA, the DISQUIET International Literary Program, and Kenyon Review.