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Upcoming public concerts:

Chamber Music: FMMC recital at St. George’s Church, Arlington. Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 105, No. 1. With Dave Boyle. February 7, 2025, noon.

Song recital: Songs of Purcell, Schubert, Poulenc, Wolf, Larsen. With Elizabeth Kluegel. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria VA. February 23, 2025. POSTPONED.

Chamber Music: FMMC Chamber Music at Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax. Feb 28, 2025, noon. Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 105, No. 1, with Dave Boyle. Dvorak Piano Quintet with Erin Ryan, Rachel Hixson, Corby Johnson, Ryan Bridgland.

Piano Quintet: FMMC Chamber Music at Riderwood Village, 3140 Gracefield Rd, Silver Spring, MD. Dvorak Piano Quintet. March 2, 2025, 7:30 pm. With Erin Ryan, Rachel Hixson, Corby Johnson, Ryan Bridgland.

Piano Quintet: Chamber Music at the Dewberry School of Music, GMU. Brahms Piano Quintet, May 2, 6 pm. With Erin Ryan, Rachel Hixson, Corby Johnson, Ryan Bridgland.

Solo: Graduate Artist Certificate Recital at Harris Theater, GMU. Program TBD. Sometime in May 2025.

Piano Quintet: FMMC Chamber Music at Goodwin House, 4800 Fillmore Avenue, Alexandria. Brahms Piano Quintet, May 13, 7:30 pm. With Erin Ryan, Rachel Hixson, Corby Johnson, Ryan Bridgland.

Solo: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program TBD. June 8, 2025, 3 pm.

Chamber Music: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program TBD. August 24, 2025, 3 pm.

Featured videos with family musicians:

Carpathian Rhapsody” by Myroslav Skoryk. With Ellie.

What are You Doing the Rest of your Life?” by Michel Legrand. With Ellie.

Vocalise” by Rachmaninov. With Ellie.

La Folia” by Corelli. With Alex.

Some Recent concerts:

Chamber Music: Graduate Artist Certificate Recital at Harris Theater, GMU. With Erin Ryan (violin) and Helen Lee (cello). Piano trios by Shostakovich and Dvorak (“Dumky”). January 25, 2025, 7 pm. 

Piano Trio: FMMC Chamber Music at St. George’s Church, Arlington, VA. With Erin Ryan (violin) and Helen Lee (cello). Shostakovich Piano Trio, Dec 6, 2024, noon.

Solo: Ingleside at King Farm, Rockville MD. Schumann Davidsbündlertänze. Nov 20, 2024, 7:30 pm.

Solo: Greenspring Community, Springfield VA. Schumann Davidsbündlertänze. Nov. 9, 2024, 3 pm. 

Piano Quintets: Music for Autism in Rockville, MD. With Erin Ryan, Rachel Hixson, Corby Johnson, Ryan Bridgland. Nov. 16, 2024.

Solo: FMMC Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria.  Schumann Davidsbündlertänze. Sept 29, 2024, 3 pm.

Piano and Friends: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program: Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16, with Laurel Kuxhaus (oboe), Angela Murakami (clarinet), Bernard Baiden (French horn), Walter D. Wynn III (bassoon); Schubert Shepherd on the Rock with Elizabeth Kluegel (soprano), Angela Murakami (clarinet); Brahms Quartet for Piano and Strings, Op. 60, with Erin Ryan (violin), Helen Fall (viola), Kenneth Law (cello). Sept 15, 2024, 3 pm.

Solo recital: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program: Janáček “In the Mists,” Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 23/4 and Etude-Tableau Op. 39/1, Schumann Davidsbündlertänze. June 2, 2024. (Video of “In the Mists,” Movt 4; Video of Etude-Tableau)

Solo recital: Neo Academy, St. Mark’s Church, Washington DC.  Program: Janáček “In the Mists,” Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 23/4 and Etude-Tableau Op. 39/1, Schumann Davidsbündlertänze. May 21, 2024.

Solo recital: Harris Theater, Dewberry School of Music, GMU. Program: Janáček “In the Mists,” Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 23/4 and Etude-Tableau Op. 39/1, Schumann Davidsbündlertänze. May 7, 2024.

Piano Trio: FMMC Chamber Music at St. George’s Church, Arlington, VA. Ravel Piano Trio, Mar 1, 2024. With Robyn Tessin and Taka Ariga.

Piano Quintet: FMMC Chamber Music at Old Town Hall, Fairfax. Brahms Piano Quintet. Feb 15, 2024, noon. With Erin Ryan, Rachel Hixson, Corby Johnson, Ryan Bridgland.

Solo: FMMC Chamber Music at St. George’s Church, Arlington, VA. Janáček and Chopin. Dec 1, 2023.

Chamber Music: Harris Theater, Dewberry School of Music, GMU. Program: Piano Quintets by Shostakovich and Brahms, Nov 12, 2023. With Erin Ryan, Rachel Hixson, Corby Johnson, Ryan Bridgland.

Piano Quintet: FMMC Chamber Music at St. George’s Church, Fairfax Drive, Arlington. Shostakovich Piano Quintet. Nov 10, 2023. With Erin Ryan, Rachel Hixson, Corby Johnson, Ryan Bridgland.

Piano Trio: National Gallery of Art, Levine School and Washington Performing Arts, Washington DC. Ravel Piano Trio, Oct 22, 2023. With Robyn Tessin and Taka Ariga.

Piano and Friends: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program: Poulenc Sextet with Crystal Safarian (flute), Bryan Cook (oboe), Chris Epinger (clarinet), Walter D. Wynn III (bassoon), Bernard Baiden (French horn); Brahms Quintet with Erin Ryan and Rachel Hixson (violins), Corby Johnson (viola), Ryan Bridgland (cello). Sept 10, 2023. Video of Poulenc Sextet.

Solo recital: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program: Schubert, Granados, Janáček, Chopin. June 4, 2023.

Solo recital: Harris Theater, Dewberry School of Music, GMU. Program: Schubert, Granados, Janáček, Chopin. May 16, 2023.

Chamber Music: Rock Spring Chamber Music Series, Arlington. Program: Schubert Sonata in G Major, Schumann Piano Quintet. Feb 15, 2023. With String Quartet of Northern Virginia.

Solo: St. George’s Church, Fairfax Drive, Arlington. Schubert Sonata in A Major, D. 959. Oct 7, 2022, 12 noon.

Piano Trio: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program: Beethoven Piano Trio in E-Flat, Op. 1, No. 1; Dvorak Dumky. Sept 11, 2022, 3 pm. Video of Dumky

Solo recital: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program: Schubert Sonata in A Major, D. 959, Chopin Barcarolle and Four Etudes, June 5, 2022. Video of Chopin pieces

Solo recital: Dewberry School of Music, George Mason University. Program: Schubert Sonata in A Major, D. 959, Chopin Barcarolle and Four Etudes, May 19, 2022.

Linden Piano Quartet: Music of Beethoven and Brahms at the Emerson Avenue Salon. October 24, 2021.

Piano and Friends: Music with winds, voice, and strings by Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms. WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Sept 12, 2021, 3 pm.

SchubertiadeWMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. All-Schubert Lieder Recital with Elizabeth Kluegel (soprano), Bernard Baiden (French horn), Chris Epinger (clarinet). May 16, 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXkNIB8aCTQ)

Solo recital: WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Program: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue (Bach), Klavierstueck Op. 33a (Schoenberg), Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (Beethoven). May 2, 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYEnZM448Yg).

Emerson Avenue Salons, McLean, VA. Violin-piano recital with Carolyn Wu: Beethoven Sonatas. October 18, 2020 (http://emersonavenuesalons.com/?page_id=3186).

Emerson Avenue Salons, McLean, VA. Lieder recital with Elizabeth Kluegel, soprano: Purcell, Chausson, Previn, Strauss. Sept 27, 2020 (http://emersonavenuesalons.com/?page_id=3143).

WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Violin-piano recital with Carolyn Wu: Beethoven Sonatas. Sept 6, 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HKXAlwOx-M&t=15s).

WMPA Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria. Lieder recital with Elizabeth Kluegel: Purcell, Chausson, Previn, Strauss. August 30, 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4knQaYksEAo&t=14s).

Rock Creek Chamber Players: Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto (arrangement with String Quintet), January 12, 2020

Westchester: Beethoven’s Emperor Sextet, January 20, 2020

Pro-Arte Chamber Orchestra: Emperor Sextet, January 25, 2020

House Concert Fund-Raiser: Emperor Sextet, February 1, 2020

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic: Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, February 9 and 16, 2020. https://www.wmpamusic.org/

Piano and Friends: Music with Winds, Voice, and Strings by Mozart, Fauré, and Dvořák. WMPA Summer Chamber Music Concerts at the Lyceum, Alexandria History Museum in Old Town Alexandria, September 15, 2019.  More information: https://www.wmpamusic.org/2019-lyceum-summer-chamber-series.html 

Rock Creek Chamber Players: Dvorak Piano Quartet, Op. 87 September 8, 2019

Westchester: Dvorak Piano Quartet, Op. 87, September 23, 2019

National Gallery of Art: Dvorak Piano Quartet, Op. 87, November 23, 2019

Recently Performed Chamber Music Repertoire

Beethoven

          Violin-Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 5, 7, 8, 9
          Trios Op. 1, Nos. 1 and 3, and Op. 11
          Cello-Piano Sonata No. 4
          Cello Variations on theme from Die Zauberfloete
          Piano-Wind Quintet and Piano-Strings Quartet, Op. 16

Brahms

          Violin-Piano Sonatas No. 1 and 3, Sonatensatz
          Piano Quintet
          Horn Trio
          Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
          Clarinet / Viola Sonata in F minor

Faure’

            Violin-Piano Sonata in A
            Piano Trio
            Elegie for Cello and Piano
            Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
            Melodies

Messian

            Quartet for the End of Time

Chausson

            Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet

Schumann

            Piano Quintet

Dvorak

            Violin-Piano Sonatina
            “Dumky” Trio
            Piano Quintet (op. 81)
            Piano Quartet in E-flat (op. 87)

Schubert

            Violin-Piano Sonatina No. 1
            Trio in E-flat Major, No. 2
            Rondo in B Minor for Violin and Piano
            “Trout” Quintet
            Numerous Lieder, including Die Winterreise

Ravel

            Piano Trio

Mozart

            Violin-Piano Sonatas K. 304 and 379
            Piano Quartet No. 2
            Piano-Wind Quintet

Shostakovich

Piano Quintet

Links:

https://www.wmpamusic.org/

http://www.ibischambermusic.org/

https://www.facebook.com/rockcreekchamberplayers/