Anne Rainwater is a pianist, curator and educational artist based in the Bay Area, California. Recognized for her “boldly assertive rhetoric” (San Francisco Examiner), she performs a wide variety of contemporary music and also specializes in the works of J.S. Bach. Anne has released 3 solo albums – J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations (2018), the electronic album Anywhere But Here (2020), which features the music of 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 curates a monthly recital series which brings local artists and enthustiastic audience members together in an intimate setting. Anne is working on a series of long-form essays which explore the intersection of cognition, movement and ecosystems with the processes responsible for understanding and performing music.
Artist Statement
My work explores hidden and overt moments of musical joy, wonder and whimsy. I enjoy probing the boundaries of time, speed and density as they reflect our frenetic, contemporary experiences. I tend towards works that include movement, electronics, vocalization, and extended pianistic techniques, and I particularly delight in exploring dense textures in contemporary and Baroque works. In my writing and teaching, I foster a detailed understanding of a work’s structural and expressive trajectory. As a performer, I guide audiences towards a deeper, collective experience, from moments of introspection to outward exhilaration. As someone who cares deeply about the Earth, I am a member of Beyond Artists, an organization whose members pledge to donate portions of their performance fees to organizations they support and care about.
Let’s work together.