Pianist Jade Simmons’ resume is nothing short of impressive. While an undergrad at Northwestern University, she competed in the 2000 Miss America pageant and won runner-up. She holds a Master’s degree from Rice University and has authored a book. And she’s an incredibly talented and accomplished performer and composer who will wrap up her year as the Ferst Center’s ARTech artist-in-residence on Feb. 18.

That night, she’ll add a new accomplishment to the list: Duetting with a robot.

Simmons will perform a piece called “Banafa” in concert with Shimon, Tech’s very own improvising robotic marimba player. (They’ll be joined by two other human performers, too.) Shimon was developed with support from the National Science Foundation to foster musical collaborations between human and robotic musicians. He made his Tech debut in 2010.

On the 18th, Simmons will also premiere a work she composed in collaboration with other (human) members of the Tech community. Students contributed various sounds to the project via a mobile app, Urban Remix, developed at Tech’s Center for Music Technology. Simmons composed the piece based on snippets gleaned from the app.

For more details about Simmons’ final performance, click here.