We're excited to return to PianoForte Chicago on Friday, May 27 at 8pm.
Our program will include the world premiere of Laura Schwendinger's Until the Sunrise. In addition, we will perform Vivian Fine's Canticles from the Other Side of the River, Jonathan Hannau's Isolated Houses, Griffin Candey's Sandpiper, David Lang's learn to fly, and a few newly arranged works by percussionist Dane Crozier.
We hope you can join us for the last concert of our 2nd season!
UW-Whitewater Faculty Fellow
Thank you to the students of UW-Whitewater who nominated me as a Faculty Fellow for the Spring 2016 semester! I'm happy to have made a significant difference in their lives, and am honored to be named.
Follow the link for more information!
Faculty Recital at Maranatha Baptist University
Pianist Kirstin Ihde and I will perform a duo recital in MBU's Burckart Recital Hall on Friday, April 8 at 6pm.
Works will include: Cécile Chaminade Sérénade aux étoiles, Henri Dutilleux Sonatine, Pierre Octave Ferroud Three Pieces for flute solo, Lita Grier Sonata, Georges Hüe Fantasie, and Marin Marais Suitte d'un gout étranger.
Lakeshore Rush at Merit School
Lakeshore Rush will perform at the Merit School of Music on Saturday, April 2 at 11am in Gottlieb Hall.
We look forward to performing again for Merit's students and their families!
Masterclass and Recital at the University of Northern Colorado
I'll be teaching a masterclass and giving a recital at the University of Northern Colorado School of Music. My recital will take place on Wednesday, March 9 at 8pm in Kepner Hall's Milne Auditorium.
Works include: Cécile Chaminade Sérénade aux étoiles, Henri Dutilleux Sonatine, Pierre Octave Ferroud Three Pieces for flute solo, Lita Grier Sonata, Georges Hüe Fantasie, and Marin Marais Suitte d'un gout étranger.
Special thanks to Professor James Hall for the gracious invitation!
Lakeshore Rush at Lawrence University - post concert update!
Lakeshore Rush had the great pleasure of performing on Tuesday night in Harper Hall at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Our 8pm concert was followed by a masterclass with a conservatory chamber group that played Missy Mazzoli's The Sound of Light. It was inspiring to work with such fantastic young musicians!
Here's a clip below from our performance of Dane's Radiohead arrangements.
Follow this link to hear a recording of our entire live performance!
Lakeshore Rush at Lawrence University
Lakeshore Rush is thrilled to visit Lawrence University and perform a recital on Tuesday, February 23 at 8pm.
Our program will include works by Griffin Candey, Vivian Fine, Jonathan Hannau, David Lang, Marc Mellits, and Radiohead.
Looking forward to showing off our miniatures for miniature instruments in Wisconsin!
Lakeshore Rush at Locallective
Lakeshore Rush has partnered with Locallective to bring you their second concert of the season. Expect to hear riveting music by this dynamic new Pierrot plus percussion ensemble that incorporates various styles including rock and jazz.
Locallective (Wicker Park)
1257 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor
Chicago, IL 60622
www.locallective.com
Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 8pm
Works by:
Griffin Candey, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, Jonathan Hannau, Viktor Kalabis, David Lang, Radiohead, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Long Live Classical Music! Through active collaborations with composers and a plan to expand the Pierrot + percussion ensemble repertoire, Lakeshore Rush is bringing to life a new variety of audience-friendly music. There are no tickets, Pay What You Can! Make a donation to the ensemble for this performance!
Go to www.lakeshorerush.com/events/ and click Donate.
Lecture-Recital at the CFC Flute Festival
I'm excited to present my lecture-recital titled "Transcribing and Performing Marin Marais" at the upcoming Chicago Flute Club Flute Festival on Sunday, November 15 at 10:15am in the Athens & Berlin Rooms at the Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport.
Heartfelt thank you to Festival Co-Chairs Florence Nelson and Teresa Muir for all their hard work behind the scenes to make this such an incredible event!
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!