Costello Performs During January Term

During an all-School enrichment program, Costello discussed his career as a pianist and composer, as well as the cultural background of his original piece, The Orient, which he played for the community during a recital later that day. Students, including members of The Awareness Group (TAG Team), were also able to meet with him in small groups.

Costello is a musician with deep roots in contemporary art practices. An active recitalist, he has appeared in recent years at Musée de beaux-arts de Montréal, Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur, Oscar Peterson Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Harris Theater, Logan Center for the Arts, and the Live and Salon Series of PianoForte Studios. Costello has been a guest artist at Scotia Chamber Music Festival, both Ear Taxi Festivals, Laboratoire de Musique Contemporaine de Montréal, and the Women’s Composers Festival of Hartford, among others. 

As a versatile soloist and collaborator, Costello has performed with members of Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Honolulu, Thunder Bay, and Minnesota Symphonies, Lyric Opera of Chicago, International Contemporary Ensemble, Dal Niente, and Sound Icon, and has performed under the batons of Jean-Michael Lavoie, Shalom Bard, and Cristian Gort. He previously served as visiting artist and piano faculty at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and New Music School. Costello’s discography includes four albums released between 2018-2021. He can also be heard on Flight of the Butterflies and Softly - A GIANT STEP, Radio Canada’s Espace Musique, and the So Many Wrong Notes Podcast.

Picture by Forrestt Strong LaFave