Calvin Arsenia Escape 2 Create

Calvin Arsenia is a Kansas City-based folk singer and harpist who writes musical compositions for harp
and voice in a nontraditional format. Widely recognized as a unique creative force and visionary
musician by audiences and critics alike in the Midwest, Arsenia has performed at the Kemper Art
Museum, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and was 2017 Official Showcase Artist at the
International Folk Festival, Kansas City. While in Seaside, he will compose a new collection of works
inspired by classical and traditional folk instrumentation with the folk harp as the centerpiece.
Conceived as an immersive musical experience including sound healing, the work will debut in summer
of 2018. The Escape to Create Trio will be featured along as well, to include Miami virtuoso pianist Jacob Mason, UK violinist Andrew Samarasareskara, and Venezuelan-American cellist Sebastian Ortega who represent the next generation of international classical music artists.  They have each achieved international recognition while current students at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music. Their performance of classical and jazz repertoire as The Escape Trioshowcases astounding individual virtuosity and eloquent interpretation.