The Music of Erik Lotichius and Heather Pinkham
On Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 7 pm at the Littlefield Concert Hall at Mills College at Northeastern University, Other Minds welcomes pianists **Ralph van Raat** and **Heather Pinkham** to play the music of **Erik Lotichius** and **Heather Pinkham**. Ignored and, in some cases, outwardly reviled during his early years of composition for the consonant qualities of his music, Dutch composer **Erik Lotichius** (1929–2015) nonetheless achieved recognition late in life for his fusion of classical structure with gestures and systems borrowed from jazz and minimalism. Tonight’s concert features selections from ***Anaitalrax***, a series of 25 compositions that Lotichius worked on between 1983 and 2013. While the title seems a nonce word, reading it backwards enlightens. The compositions are dedicated to the Italian composer **Domenico Scarlatti**, though the pianist Ralph van Raat, featured tonight, notes that you can also “hear echoes from the works of **Ravel**, **Weill**, **Dave Brubeck**, \[and\] **Bartók**.” Joining van Raat for a selection of Anaitalraxes for two pianos is Heather Pinkham, whose own compositions are featured in the second half of our evening. Pinkham is a California-native who now lives in the Netherlands, and her sprightly and searching post-minimalist work—selected from her recent CD ***Onward***, on Zefir Records—provides a buoyant ending to tonight’s event. This concert is made possible through generous contributions from the **Netherland-America Foundation** and **Ross McKee Foundation**. **Parking** Public parking is indicated on the campus access map below. The best areas for the Concert Hall are: Richards Rd (which runs along in front of the hall) Richards Lot (to the right immediately upon passing the entrance gate) Lisser Lot Cowell Lot We are unable to reserve parking. There is one ADA spot on Richards Rd, two ADA spots in Lisser lot. **Accessibility** The Theater is fully compliant with ADA regulations. Any questions or needs can be directed to devin@otherminds.org.
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