Filmed with Lucky Hound Music and 484 Artist Management.

Where did Reuel get his inspiration for his scintillating, virtuosic version of Beethoven’s beloved Bagatelle in A Minor? According to Reuel: “Almost every one of us, if we studied piano at all, played this beautiful composition, popularly titled “Für Elise,” at one time or another… As a pianist, I have always dreamed of rearranging Beethoven’s iconic melody ‘Für Elise’ in a more advanced classical style. This presto version begins in familiar territory and expands each part of the original composition in a Theme & Variations structure with virtuosic and modernized piano arrangements.”

About Reuel

The Las Vegas-based pianist has been a jack-of-many-musical-trades: pianist, composer, film scorer, improviser, teacher, even music education app developer. As a performer and recording artist, he spans the worlds of classical, pop, film, and EDM. He performs classical music, creative arrangements of popular music, and originals. Reuel provides beautiful and elegantly synced video visuals in the background to coordinate with his musical arrangements. Reuel performs concerts of solo classical material, as well as solo pop piano with live string players and custom synched backing tracks. He also performs as a five-piece pop band and performs in a classically trained trio formation.

Career

Reuel performs regularly for performance arts centers and corporate events throughout the United States. Residing in Las Vegas, Reuel has performed his crossover piano show “Reuel Live” at Aria, Wynn, Fashion Show Mall, The Venetian, Caesar’s Palace, Four Seasons, and many other popular destinations on The Strip. Reuel also performs internationally with tours in South America, Asia, French Polynesia, and Canada.

Reuel has won 1st place at the United States Open Music Competition, DeBose International Piano Competition and the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition (Performing in the winner’s recital at Carnegie Hall). Some of Reuel’s most notable career performances include shows at The Long Center for the Performing Arts and the historic Paramount Theater in Austin, TX. Reuel has performed his crossover piano shows in venues at Caesar’s Palace, The Venetian Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel, and Hilton Resorts on Lake Las Vegas. In 2016 Reuel was the featured pianist during the christening of Holland America’s MS Koningsdam in Rotterdam by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. He has performed for multiple charities including The American Red Cross.Reuel has received interviews on FOX News Houston, Austin American Statesman, PianoAddict.com, NSide Magazine, CultureMap Houston, and Influential Magazine. In 2015 Austin.com mentioned Reuel as “The most talented pianist in Austin.”Reuel’s Youtube Channel has received over 2 million views.

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Last night, Wednesday, Feb 27h, William Close battled Naturally 7 in The World’s Best: The Battle Round. William Close played an old world masterpiece by Beethoven that transitioned into The White Stripes’ rock song “Seven Nation Army”. Close performed in the category group music and went up against Naturally 7 with an a cappella rendition of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight”.

William Close Beethoven / Seven Nation Army performance on CBS’ World’s Best

The World’s Best

CBS’ high-profile global talent competition reality series The World’s Best premiered immediately after the Super Bowl LIII last Sunday. The World’s Best is a reality talent competition television series produced by Mark Burnett and Mike Darnell. The show features international performers being evaluated by three judges—Drew Barrymore, RuPaul and Faith Hill, as well as an international panel of 50 experts in various fields of entertainment.

William Close and The Earth Harp

William Close is an installation artist, musician and visionary who has developed over one hundred new musical instruments including the famed Earth Harp. The body of The Earth Harp rests on the stage while the strings travel over the audience, extending up to 1000 ft. in length, and attach to the back of the venue, turning every space into an instrument.

William Close

William studied sculpture and sound design at the Art Institute of Chicago and his work explores the connection between architecture and music. Inspired by the Frank Lloyd Wright quote “architecture is frozen music”, Close creates musical installations that use the architecture as part of the instrument. The Earth Harp has been installed in some of the most iconic destinations in the world such as The Coliseum in Rome, The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center in the US, The Seattle Space Needle, the temples of Vietnam, Grand Theater of Shanghai International Arts Festival, Brazil’s Theatro Municipal in São Paulo, The Dhow Harbour in Qatar, and major US festivals like Coachella, Bumbershoot, Burning Man and Lightning In A Bottle.

The Earth Harp Collective

William is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Earth Harp Collective, an internationally renowned performance group that combines the creative forces of artists, musicians, dancers and aerialists.

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