Pianist · Composer · Improviser
Sasha Sound
Songs of Love, Harmony and Freedom
Next performance · Global Art Bridges
Songs of the Earth
An evening for erhu and piano. John Chiang and Sasha Sound play original music and new arrangements of traditional melodies, where classical, folk and jazz improvisation meet.
Fri, December 4 · Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco · Tickets from $20
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Now Available: Reflection in C♯ minor, Op. 12
My new piece for solo piano is out as a printable score, with a written-out cadenza you’re invited to recompose as your own.
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Listening to the Earth: Art, Heart, and the Quiet Search for Truth
May 10, 2026 Something beautiful has started happening in this community lately. Conversations are going deeper. Not just intellectually, but spiritually, symbolically, emotionally. And…
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The Art of Saying What You See and Sharing What You Feel
It takes a considerable amount of courage to acknowledge emotions that were never fully confirmed, mirrored, or validated by the world around us. Sometimes…
Releases
Medtner, recorded
“Burdin’s contribution … is positively spellbinding.” Colin Clarke, Fanfare
Global Art Bridges · since 2019
Uniting cultures through art and music
A multicultural modern ensemble that brings musicians from around the world into one room, and invites everyone else in with them.
Teaching · School for Creators
Learn music the creative way
Nearly three decades of performing and teaching, distilled into an integrated musicianship method for pianists, singers and songwriters.
“Not becoming something else, but gradually becoming able to hear what has always been there.”
Sasha Sound · Listening to the Earth, 2026
Hear what comes next
New recordings, scores and concerts, a few times a year.