Stir creates opportunities for artists to cross outside the boundaries of their primary mediums.   We challenge our pool of Associated Artists, developed in part through our Artists' Salon Series, to take risks building upon their established strengths.  A classically trained actress creates a new narrative woven from Shakespearean text.  An award-winning concert pianist is called upon to compose her first theatrical score.  An accomplished painter turns art director for his first film. Stir puts opportunity directly into the artists' hands, empowering them to push beyond their comfort zones and to transcend industry expectations.   This page is dedicated to those who have taken the leap. Featured Associated Artist of the Month Elaine Kwon Concert pianist Elaine Kwon seized the opportunity to work with stir to compose her first theatrical score for Catherine Eaton's new play, Corsetless.  She made her orchestral debut with the Washington-Idaho Symphony at age 15 and has since performed solo, concerto and chamber music concerts throughout the US, Canada and Asia. She was a top prize winner in the Young Keyboard Artist International Competition, Music Teachers National Association Competitions, Baldwin Keyboard Awards, Tablerock Young Artist Competition and many others. She tours regularly as part of the Hebert/Kwon piano duo and has been broadcast on public television and radio internationally. She was a Visiting Professor of Piano at the Conservatory of Music in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, and is currently an Affiliated Artist at MIT where she teaches piano and piano lab.  Ms. Kwon is also co-founder/director of the newly formed chamber music group, Sapphire Ensemble.