Robert Karpay

Come to #COPEFEST to hear free improv trio @moon.unit.trio (aka @stephentamas 🎷 @olivia.katz.cello 🎻 @robertkarpay 🎹) with special guest @harry.wolfe.golden on tuba! 🎟️ get your tickets through link in our bio! ABOUT COPEFEST COPEFEST is @cope_collective ’s annual festival of new music, bringing together composer-performers, ensembles, and solo artists for a weekend of premieres and collaborative work from the NYC experimental music community. ABOUT COPE COLLECTIVE COPE is a collective of composer-performers and creative professionals working together to make new music—free from the time, financial, and creative limits of the industry. We operate through collaborative labor exchange: by contributing to each other’s projects, we bring new works to life. Together with 35+ East Coast-based artists, we’re creating a more equitable, supportive, and vibrant music community.

Had an awesome time playing Michael Mills’ “These Days” with Marie Herrington at @spliceorg ! Bonus was I got to premiere my own “Chasm of Vines”. And I ran into a surprise NMOP buddy. Thanks for indulging me, everyone who was there that I talked your ear off about Elliott Smith.

What a meditative experience watching the @sallt_ensemble perform last night @lemondoarts . Not only was the music soundscape ethereal, but Le Mondo’s space matched the vibe seamlessly.

This Saturday 1/17 I will be playing with @moon.unit.trio at True Vine, sharing a bill with @idaynez , @brandogouin and @calibanunmastered . I can promise an acceptable level of unprecedented weirdness. The vessel of said weirdness, however, must be witnessed first-hand in order to truly grasp its extantness.

5 years ago, @corshmell asked me to score a short film about a sinister rebirth of Majora’s Mask, showcasing Cordell’s awesome design and abilities. He just told me that the video has over a million views on YouTube. We also posted an extended ambient version of the score and the comments people left are so thoughtful and personal. It’s really beautiful reading how this made people feel. So, thank you for the immense feeling of love I am waking up to today. It really hits hard nowadays.

Noise time! With @moon.unit.trio 🌙🌚 📽️ @menutiacat #dada #newmusic #cello #sax #piano

If you’re in Baltimore the day before T-Day, come hear top shelf musicians allow me to get weird at The Hargrove. There will, at the very least, be things that go “krrsshh”, “wzzzz”, “vvvrrr”, and others. November 26, 7:30 PM 2225 Hargrove St. $10 Suggested Donation

Résistance — a night where sound, body, and image intertwined. The visual installation and performance art by @luceeya_li transformed the entire space into a living organism — breathing, vibrating, and resisting. It was an absolute honor to compose for this piece and to witness how Lucia’s installation, Ceci’s movement, and Robert’s sound merged into one shared pulse. Deep gratitude to @synesthesia_spectrum and @makingspace_bmore for creating such a powerful ground for collaboration. Working alongside these incredible artists has been both inspiring and humbling. 📸 by @axcreates Dance : @ceci.sun Cello : @robertkarpay #installationart #performanceart #experimentalmusic #soundart #interdisciplinaryart #composition #collaboration #baltimoreartscene #visualart #liveperformance — a live performance art collaboration exploring the tension between motion, sound, and material.

2025 Synesthesia Show - Differentiation Featuring Performer: Robert Karpay Bio: Robert Karpay is a Baltimore and New York-based composer, cellist, pianist and recording artist renowned for his versatility and innovative approach to music. His compositions span solo, chamber, and orchestral works, often capturing ephemeral and emotionally charged moments. In addition to his concert repertoire, Karpay has crafted lighthearted scores reminiscent of 1990s video games, blending nostalgic Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis styles with contemporary production techniques. His expertise in video game music extends beyond stylistic homages—he has composed original scores for indie games, bringing his distinctive melodic sensibility and intricate orchestration to interactive media. An ongoing video-game inspired project is an original score for This World Falls, “a soundtrack for a video game that doesn’t exist”. In recent years, he has delved into creating expansive, abyssal soundscapes, collaborating with instrumentalists, videographers, and producers to spotlight his cello performances. Notable works Shed, the “poetic and sorrowful” (MusicPaper) But the Dharma is Vast, his first two solo albums as a cellist and composer Insula and Shadelight, and the award-winning score for Vivid Dreams, which garnered accolades from the Rome Movie Awards and the Berlin Indie Film Festival, as well as an original score for The Sunday Sessions. Some previous and ongoing collaborators include Ben Capps, Katie Porter, Matthias Lorenz, Olivia Katz, Stephen Tamas, Kelley Barnett, Maria Hadge, Sam Pluta, Ghost Ensemble, Jessica Meyer, Contemporaneous Karpay has been a participant at Point Counterpoint’s New Music on the Point, and the Ostrava Days Institute and New Music Festival. As a recording artist, Karpay has contributed to a variety of projects October 11th 2025 - October 18th 2025 at Making Space Bmore @makingspace_bmore Organized by Synethesia Spectrum @synethesia_spectrum Opening Reception and Performance: Saturday Oct 11th 6:30pm - 9:30pm Door Opens: 6:30pm Performance and Concerts Begins: 7:00pm Gallery Hours: By appointment Open Gallery Hours: Saturday Oct 18th 1:00pm - 6:00pm