Mother Chaos was formally established in 2022 during a recital at the International Women's Brass Conference. Kristy and Jen's friendship, however, began a decade prior while studying at the University of Arkansas. Since then, Oliverio and Mezines have taken recital tours, performed at conferences like the SHE Festival of Women in Music, the North American Brass Band Championships, and the Midwest Trumpet Festival, and engaged in numerous recording projects. Most recently Mother Chaos has been writing and premiering new works for cornet/flugelhorn and piano. The name Mother Chaos was inspired by the lived experiences of moms (us) at professional conferences with our kids.
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Kristine Mezines
Pianist Kristy Mezines has captivated audiences with a distinguished career spanning orchestral, solo, and chamber performances. Making her debut at age 10 with the Kammergild Chamber Orchestra, she has since performed with esteemed ensembles including the St. Louis Symphony, Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, Town & Country Symphony, St. Charles Symphony, the Webster University Symphony. As a soloist, Kristy has graced venues such as The St. Louis Municipal Opera, Powell Hall, Sheldon Concert Hall, E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, Christ Church Cathedral, Missouri State University, was the opening guest artist at the International Piano Pedagogy Teachers Conference in 2000, as well as a featured appearance on NPR’s “From the Top.”
A dedicated chamber musician, Kristy made her New York City debut at the Kosciuszko Foundation performing Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” and has appeared at the Summerland Music Festival, Sona Beyond Concert Series, Artosphere Festival, and Cummer Family Foundation Concert Series. She has presented at prominent conferences, including the International Women’s Brass Conference (IWBC), National Trumpet Competition (NTC), International Trombone Festival (ITF), She-Fest, and Regional International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA). As orchestral pianist Kristy has served as principal keyboard for the Artosphere Festival Orchestra, Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, and auxiliary keyboard for Symphony of Northwest Arkansas.
Kristy has collaborated with renowned artists such as Tom Hooten, Allen Vizzutti, Martin Schippers, Wiff Rudd, Tim Higgins, and Taimur Sullivan. She has served as faculty at the Luzerne Music Center, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and as staff pianist at the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith and University of Arkansas. She can be heard on the albums “Notes from the Underground” with Benjamin Pierce, “Mirrors” with Patrick and Jennifer Oliverio, “Undreamed Shores” with Andrew Harms, and “Impressions of France” with Douglas Lindsey.
She currently resides in Northwest Arkansas with her two children and, alongside being an in-demand pianist, works as a bookkeeper for Frenzel CPA.
