Music Mosaics: Whitewater Chamber Players

Come hear me perform with the Whitewater Chamber Players on Sunday, November 1 at 7:30pm in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Light Recital Hall in the Greenhill Center of the Arts. The ensemble is made up of sixteen faculty and student musicians conducted by Dr. Chris Ramaekers. 

This excellent program will include J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and his Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor and Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring. 

Tickets are $10 and under. For tickets call 262-472-2222 or visit tickets.uww.edu
 

Lakeshore Rush Season Opener

Lakeshore Rush's second season will open with our performance at the New Music School on Friday, October 23 at 8pm. Our program will include the Chicago premiere of Joshua Hintze's Chequamegon: Morgan Falls and the world premieres of two tiny pieces for tiny instruments - Griffin Candey's Sandpiper and Jonathan Hannau's Isolated Houses, both written for piccolo, E-flat clarinet, child's size violin and cello, toy piano, and glockenspiel. We'll also perform Vivian Fine's Canticles from the Other Side of the River and David Lang's "Learn to Fly" from These Broken Wings. 

Don't miss this fun and intriguing program! 

Free will donation. 

Music Mosaics: Woodwind and Strings

I'm looking forward to performing with University of Wisconsin-Whitewater faculty members on the Music Mosaics: Woodwind and Strings recital on Sunday, October 4 at 3pm in the Light Recital Hall. I'll be opening the recital with pianist Dr. Myung Hee Chung on Henri Dutilleux's Sonatine, and will also perform Beethoven's Serenade for flute, violin, and viola with Leanne League and Christopher Dozoryst. 

GLCO Sunday Series Recital: Caprichos for Flute and Piano

Pianist Elena Doubovitskaya and I are looking forward to our Sunday Series Recital presented by the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra on Sunday, August 23 at 4pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Our program, Caprichos for Flute and Piano, will include Lili Boulanger's Nocturne, Albert Franz Doppler's Air Valaques, Henri Dutilleux's Sonatine, and Nancy Galbraith's Atacama. 

Hope to see you there!

NFA Convention Performance

I'm thrilled to be scheduled to perform at this summer's National Flute Association Convention in Washington, D.C.! I'll be playing works by Melanie Bonis, Lili Boulanger, and Germaine Tailleferre with pianist Lura Johnson on the Women of Note concert on Thursday, August 13 at 1:30pm.  

UW-Whitewater Flute Camp

I'm looking forward to teaching and performing again this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Flute Camp. On Sunday, July 12 at 3pm I'll be performing in the Faculty Recital - Debussy's Syrinx and Copland's Duo for flute and piano. On Thursday, July 16 at 6:30pm I'll perform in the Staff Recital - the first movement from Prokofiev's Sonata in D major.

Hope to see some returning students from last summer and meet some fantastic new ones! 

Flute Quartet at the CFC 25th Anniversary Concert

I'll be joining three of my fantastic flute club colleagues to perform the closing piece on the Chicago Flute Club's 25th Anniversary Concert at the Merit School of Music on Sunday, May 17 at 2pm. We'll be performing Rie Schmidt's arrangement of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings for two C flutes, alto flute, and bass flute. We're honored to represent this amazing milestone in the history of the CFC!

Lakeshore Rush at Merit Fest

Lakeshore Rush will perform at Merit School of Music's Festival downtown at Symphony Center on Tuesday, May 12 at 11am. We can't wait for this great opportunity to play for Merit's students from all their fantastic programs throughout the city. We will perform selections from Mason Bates' Life of Birds and Difficult Bamboo and Marc Mellit's Platter of Discontent. 

Recital at Maranatha Baptist University

Pianist Kirstin Ihde and I will perform a recital at Maranatha Baptist University on Friday, April 24 at 7pm in Burkhart Recital Hall.

Works by Lili Boulanger, Melanie Bonis, Franz Doppler, Nancy Galbraith, and Germaine Tailleferre. I'm excited for the opportunity to perform again for my students!

Lakeshore Rush at PianoForte Studios

Lakeshore Rush will perform at the PianoForte Studios in Chicago on Friday, April 17 at 8pm. Join us for a fun concert featuring Marc Mellits' Platter of Discontent, a cover of Radiohead's Videotape (arr.  Dane Crozier), and Mason Bates' Difficult Bamboo.

Don't miss it!

Masterclass at Northeastern Illinois University

I'm looking forward to teaching a flute masterclass at NEIU on Thursday, April 16 at 7pm. Special thank you to professor Lyon Liefer for the invitation to work with his students!

The Sapphire Woodwind Quintet Recital

I'm excited to join The Sapphire Woodwind Quintet for their recital at the Musical Offering in Evanston, Illinois on Friday, April 3 at 7:30pm. The program is titled New Dancing Shoes and will feature Heinrich Isaac's Renaissance Suite, the world premiere of Amy Mills' New Dancing Shoes, Anatoly Liadov's 8 Russian Folk Dances, and Paquito D'Rivera's Aires Tropicales. Join us for this fun dance-inspired program!

Lakeshore Rush at the George Crumb Festival

Come hear Lakeshore Rush perform at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as part of the George Crumb Festival on Friday, March 20 at 8pm in the Music Hall. Works will include George Crumb's Vox Balaenae, the world premiere of a commissioned work by UW-Madison alumni Joshua Hintze, and Mason Bates' Difficult Bamboo.

Special thanks to Professor Laura Schwendinger for inviting us to be a part of this fantastic celebration!

Recital at UW-Madison

Pianist Kirstin Ihde and I are excited to return to our alma matter and perform a flute and piano duo recital in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Morphy Hall on Sunday, March 1 at 3:30pm.

We will perform works by Melanie Bonis, Lili Boulanger, Franz Doppler, Nancy Galbraith, and Germaine Tailleferre. 

Special thanks to Professor Stephanie Jutt for inviting us to share this great program with the UW-Madison community!

Recital at UW-Oshkosh

Pianist Kirstin Ihde and I will perform a solo recital together on Sunday, February 22 at 7:30pm at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Join us for a fun evening of flute and piano duos!

Masterclass at UW-Whitewater

I'm looking forward to visiting the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Wednesday, February 11 from 12-1:30pm. Thanks, Dr. Robin Fellows, for inviting me to teach a masterclass to your flute studio! 

Masterclass and Recital at the University of Missouri-Columbia

I'll be teaching a masterclass on Creating a Diverse Professional Music Career and performing a recital at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Thursday, February 5, 2015. 

Special thanks to Flute Professor Alice K. Dade for inviting me! 

ESO German Favorites Concert

I'll be joining the Evanston Symphony Orchestra as an auxiliary player for their next concert on Sunday, February 1 at 2:30pm. Come hear us perform Brahms Symphony No.3, Strauss Four Last Songs, and Wagner Overture to Tannhäuser at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall!

Avec Charme: Chamber Music for Flute at St. James Lutheran Church

Join us for a FREE recital at St. James Lutheran Church on Friday, January 23 at 7:30pm. Flutists Erin K. Murphy and Jennifer Wilhelms, violinist Heather Wittels, and pianist Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio. 

Works will include J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, Piazzolla's Oblivion, Gaubert's Medailles Antiques, Koechlin's Sonata op. 75, Jennifer Higdon's Lullaby, and a few surprises. 

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Flute Duo Recital at People's Music School

Join us for a FREE recital at the People's Music School on Friday, January 9 at 7:30pm. Flutists Erin K. Murphy and Jennifer Wilhelms, violinist Heather Wittels, and pianist Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio. 

Works will include J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, Piazzolla's Oblivion, Gaubert's Medailles Antiques, Koechlin's Sonata op. 75, Jennifer Higdon's Lullaby, and a few surprises. Don't miss it!