Mary Prescott

2024 Princess Grace Award
Nominated by: Harlem Stage

Grace Le Vine Theater Honor

Mary Prescott is a Thai-American interdisciplinary artist, composer, and pianist who explores the foundations and facets of identity and social conditions through experiential performance. Her output includes several large-scale interdisciplinary works, improvised music, opera, sound journaling, film music, solo and chamber concert works. Featured in “21 for ‘21: Composers and Performers Who Sound Like Tomorrow”, The Washington Post describes Mary’s work as “a bright light cast forward… uncompromising,” and “masterfully envisioned.” Mary is an awardee of the McKnight Composer Fellowship, NPN Creation and Development Fund, a New Music USA Grant, and many more. Her recent residencies include Camargo, VCCA and Lanesboro Arts. Mary holds piano performance degrees from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and Manhattan School of Music; and is a Steinway Artist. 

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