Brazilian-Canadian pianist Luciane Cardassi is a noted performer of new music who regularly premiers works by a diverse, international group of emerging and established composers. She earned a doctorate in contemporary music performance from the University of California, San Diego.  Current collaborations include new compositions for piano and electronics by Canadian composers Chantale Laplante, Emilie Lebel, John Celona, Terri Hron, Darren Miller and Aaron Gervais, Brazilian composers Rafael de Oliveira, Jorge Villavicencio Grossman, Eduardo Reck Miranda, Felipe de Almeida Ribeiro and Edson Zampronha, Mexican composer Ricardo Cortes, US composer Brian Griffeath-Loeb and UK composers Steven Davismoon and Hywel Davies, as well as collaboration with visual artist Leila Sujir from Montreal.  Cardassi is the pianist of the New Music ensemble Rubbing Stone, the resident ensemble of New Works Calgary.