Stewart Goodyear will perform on Oct. 15 at the Wallis. (photo courtesy of The Wallis)

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents pianist Stewart Goodyear in his Wallis debut on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in The Wallis’ Bram Goldsmith Theater. Goodyear is an accomplished concert pianist, improviser and composer. On the program for “Stewart Goodyear, Piano: Phoenix” are Jennifer Higdon’s “Secret and Glass Gardens,” Anthony Davis’ “Middle Passage,” Debussy’s “La Cathédrale Engloutie” and “L’Isle Joyeuse,” Beethoven’s “Sonata in B-flat Major” and “Phoenix,” a California premiere by Goodyear himself.

The title “Phoenix” is inspired by the works being performed at this concert: obtaining new life by arising from the sound world, past traditions and gestures of Franz Lizst, similar to a phoenix, which obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. “Preludes @ the Wallis,” a conversation with the artist moderated by Classical California KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen, begins at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now, as are single tickets and subscriptions to all performances in The Wallis’ 2022/2023 season. For information, visit thewallis.org/goodyear. The Wallis is located at 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd.