The New Hampshire-born pianist Matthew Odell began hisstudies at the age of 10 and has since distinguished himself as both a solo andcollaborative pianist. A strong advocateof the music of our time, he has performed contemporary repertoire with the NewJuilliard Ensemble and with the American Art Song Festival, an organization hefounded in 2004. Mr. Odells affinityfor the music of Olivier Messiaen has been evidenced by performances of his Couleurs de la cité céleste with the Peabody Camerata, the Quartet for the End ofTime in Alice Tully Hall, and numerous song cycles and solo piano works. Mr. Odell is a founding member of the HamptonPiano Trio, a group actively involved in presenting outstanding works from theestablished repertoire alongside newly-commissioned works.