Always up for unusual opportunities in these unusual times, Madeline is collaborating with five other pianists in a performance for Nuit Blanche on Saturday. These six Manitobans, all well known in the arts community, will perform works by Steve Reich and Kate Moore on six keyboards in the Steinkopf Gardens, Winnipeg. Electro-acoustician Andy Rudolph provides a glowing orb with changing colours, triggered by audio inputs coming from each piano. Each 30-minute performance will be delivered hourly for a total of 5 times in an outdoor space. The auditory experience for each listener will vary depending on where they are situated. A feast for the senses to be sure.
The featured pianists are:
Darryl Friesen, Professor of Piano, University of Manitoba
Madeline Hildebrand, freelance artist and DMA student at Stony Brook University, NY 
Everett Hopfner, Interim Director of the Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory of Music, Brandon University
Lisa Rumpel, freelance artist, collaborative pianist at the University of Manitoba
Theresa Thordarson, freelance artist, collaborative pianist at SUNY Fredonia
Naomi Woo, Assistant Conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Featured works:
Six Pianos (1973) by Steve Reich
Sensitive Spot (2005) by Kate Moore

The members of 6 Pianos
L to R: Darryl Friesen, Lisa Rumpel, Naomi Woo, Theresa Thordarson, Madeline Hildebrand, Everett Hopfner