Artist-in-Residence

CALI SCHOOL OF MUSIC 2026-27 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

COMPOSER, SINGER-SONGWRITER, CONDUCTOR, and THEATER ARTIST

Gabriel Kahane

Gabriel Kahane is a composer, singer-songwriter, conductor, theater artist, and writer whose work moves fluidly between concert music, indie music, and theater. Over the past fifteen years, he has collaborated with artists including Paul Simon, Phoebe Bridgers, Sufjan Stevens, Caroline Shaw, Pekka Kuusisto, and the Danish String Quartet.

His concert works have been performed by orchestras across the United States and Europe and include emergency shelter intake form, an oratorio exploring economic inequality and homelessness, and Heirloom, a piano concerto released by Nonesuch Records in 2025. Kahane has also conducted ensembles including the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Oregon Symphony.

His theater work includes The Ambassador, February House, and the Broadway production of The Waverly Gallery. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. He received a 2021 Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Fall 2026

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Cali Midweek Series: Meet Gabriel Kahane 
Leshowitz Recital Hall, Chapin Hall, Montclair State University
Meet Cali’s 2026–27 Artist-in-Residence, Gabriel Kahane. A singer-songwriter, composer and storyteller, Kahane is known for music that moves freely between the concert hall and contemporary songwriting. His work explores complex social and political themes with nuance and humanity, and he has collaborated with artists including Paul Simon, Phoebe Bridgers, Sufjan Stevens, Caroline Shaw and the Danish String Quartet.

FREE and open to the public

Reservations Suggested

Visit 1 

September 28 - October 1, 2026

Monday,  September 28, 2026 
12:45pm Visit French Vocal Lit. Class /Artist Vision Project Freeman 03
4:45pm Visit orchestra/Artist Vision Project Room 201

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
12–1:25pm Religious Ethics Course: Every Love Song Is a Protest Schmitt Room 135
1:15pm Visit Chorale / Artist Vision Project Kasser Theater
1:30–3pm Composition / Arranging Masterclass: Jazz Arranging + Theory Leshowitz Recital Hall
3–3:10pm Visit Symphonic Band / Artist Vision Project Kasser Theater
4–4:45pm Visit Graduate Jazz Combo: Composition + Performance Practice Room 206
5–5:10pm Visit Wind Symphony / Artist Vision Project Kasser Theater

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Morning Artist Vision Project Meetings Rochberg
11am Cali Collective G33
12–12:10pm Visit Jazz Ensemble / Artist Vision Project Room 201
6–8pm Research Methods Seminar Room 330
8:30–9:30pm Performance Entrepreneurship Class Room G2

Thursday, October 1, 2026
7:30pm Ballet Performance, New York City Ballet NYC

Visit 2 

November 10-13, 2026

Tuesday, November 10, 2026
12–1pm Jazz Combo Masterclass Leshowitz Recital Hall
2–3:30pm Politics and Technology Course Dickson 270
4–6pm Popular Music Techniques Freeman
6–8pm Teaching Popular Music Freeman

Wednesday, November 11, 2026
10–11:50am SOCI 301: Sociological Research Methods Schmitt Room 122
12–1:45pm Montclair State University Jazz Ensemble Room 201
3:30pm Artist Vision Project Room G33

Thursday, November 12, 2026 

noon-1:25pm  Intro to Music
1-3pm Jazz Theory and Arranging Masterclass Leshowitz Recital Hall

Friday, November 13, 2026
9am Jazz Practicum: Interview and discussion about a varied portfolio of musical output
2-5pm Performance/Lecture/Discussion/Q&A session  The Ambassador Film

Visit 3 

December 8-9, 2026

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

8–9:25am MUHS 407: History 3 University Hall Room 2025
3:40–5:05pm Urban Sociology: Emergency Shelter Intake Form Dickson Hall Room 286

Spring 2027

Visit 4 

March 1-3, 2027

Monday, March 1, 2027
3:30pm Artist Vision Project Room Room Room G33

Tuesday, March 2, 2027
8:00pm Therapeutic Musicianship Forum Room 330

Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Info to come

Visit 5 

March 22-24, 2027

Info to come

Visit 6 

April 12-15, 2027

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