Narloch Piano Studio

Fuse Quartet
2020-02-15 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Fuse Quartet
Julian Velasco – soprano saxophone
Joseph Connor – alto saxophone
Christopher Forbes – tenor saxophone
David Schreck – baritone saxophone
Music by J.S. Bach, Edvard Grieg, William Albright, Fuminori Tanada, Joel Love, and Viet Cuong.
Bio:
Founded upon a shared passion for chamber music, collaboration, and education, Fuse Quartet is a nationally recognized group of musicians who met at Northwestern University. In addition to concerts of both new and old music for saxophone quartet, Fuse has collaborated with Grammy-winning artists such as Jennifer Higdon and Donald Nally to create dynamic multi-dimensional performances. Fuse is regularly engaged in performances in Evanston and the greater Chicago community.

Axiom Brass
2020-02-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Axiom Brass performs music by Monteverdi, Piazzolla, Calvert, and Faleris.
Donation is tax-deductible and supports musical education programming in Chicago. Axiom Brass is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a nonproﬁt arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Axiom Brass must be made payable to Fractured Atlas only and are taxdeductible to the extent permitted by law.

Matthew Coley and Clare Longendyke
2020-02-08 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
“Tides and Riptides Concerto for Marimba” by Bjorn Berkhout
Hungarian Dances Nos 1-5 by J. Brahms, performed on cimbalom with piano
Matthew Coley is an internationally acclaimed performer and the founding executive/artistic director of Heartland Marimba (HM). Performing on marimba, percussion, hammered dulcimer/cimbalom, and glass, Matthew travels regularly bringing the beauty of the marimba’s singing wood and the diverse timbre of other percussion and dulcimers to many audiences. About his dulcimer performing it has been written that “Coley rips across the strings of the hammered dulcimer with abandon bordering on delirium!” (Linda Shapiro, Chicago Press Review). Matthew has performed in over 35 US states, 10 countries, and as a soloist with ensembles/organizations throughout the US and abroad including Clocks in Motion Percussion, Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival, University of Denver Percussion Ensemble, Sudar Percussion of Croatia, San Francisco Sinfonietta, Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim, and Moldavian Philharmonic and Teleradio Symphony Orchestras. Visit www.hearMatthewColey.com
Hailed a “superlative pianist,” (Journal of the IAWM), Clare Longendyke is a passionate soloist and chamber musician recognized for her colorful musicality, technical fluency, and ability to interpret repertoires across the musical spectrum. Clare made her orchestral debut in 2012 performing Bartók’s 3rd Piano Concerto. Clare has been featured in the Fazioli Series (Los Angeles), the Schubert Club of Minnesota’s Courtroom Concert Series, the Boston MFA’s SoundBites Series, and on Performance Today. Last season, Clare performed 50 concerts across the United States and in Europe, including two performances of Joan Tower’s Piano Concerto and solo recital performances in Paris, Italy, Minnesota, Maine, San Francisco, and Boston. This season’s highlights include recitals in Boston, Maine, Indianapolis, and a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra of Minnesota. Clare holds degrees from the Boston University College of Fine Arts, the École Normale de Musique in Paris, and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Visit www.clarelongendyke.com

Katrina Sudman and Vincent Catalano Piano Duo
2019-12-20 20:00 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Katrina Sudman and Vincent Catalano perform a four-hand piano program:
Franz Schubert: Sonata in C Major for Piano Four-Hands, D.812 “Grand Duo”
Cesar Franck: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano (Transcribed for Piano-Four Hands by Alfred Cortot)
Italian pianist Vincent Catalano and American pianist Katrina Sudman met in Rome and quickly formed a piano duo. They have both performed at venues across Italy and the United States. They have each won titles in piano competitions including the 8th Concorso Nazionale di Cittá S.Angelo (Catalano: Pescara, Italy) and the International Piano Competition at the Festival of the Gulf (Sudman: Salerno, Italy). Sudman and Catalano both continue their studies with Carlo Maria Dominici in Rome, who was a student of Vladimir Horowitz and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.

Holiday Recital
2019-12-15 15:00 - 17:30 | Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church, 4511 N. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Students of Narloch Piano Studio perform.

In C(hristmas)
2019-12-13 21:00 - 22:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Have you always been the only one celebrating minimalism during the holiday season? Come meet your friends! We are going to play the classic “In C” but with a Christmas twist by the one and only Carrie Freiley (Terry Riley arr. Carrie Frey)! There will be sheet music provided, warm drinks, and cookies! Bring more cookies if you want or just eat them.
This is not really a concert, it’s a chance to play this piece all together. Feel free to come late or leave early!
Late start for after gig availability!

Nika / Kieran Daly Group
2019-12-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
NIKA
compositions for Serge Modular Music System
https://soundcloud.com/nikasynth
KIERAN DALY GROUP

celebrating the publication of Plays Standards (CD, Printed Madacy Jazz)

Kieran Daly, electric guitar
Dustin Laurenzi, tenor saxophone
Jason Roebke, double bass
Phil Sudderberg, percussion
http://qwone.info

Lynx Project: Snapshots of Every Voice
2019-12-06 20:00 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Performers:
Carmenchú Dominguez, soprano
Caitleen Kahn, soprano
Hope Shepherd DeCelle, cello
Christina Giuca, piano
Program:
Four Songs for Soprano, Cello, and Piano — André Previn
Mercy
Stones
The Lacemaker
Když mne stará matka from Gypsy Songs — Antonin Dvořák
Wir Wandelten — Johannes Brahms
Von ewiger Liebe – Johannes Brahms
Die Nachtigall – Alban Berg
L’heure exquise – Reynaldo Hahn
Élégie – Jules Massenet
Les chemins de l’amour – Francis Poulenc
Del cabello más sutil – Fernando Obradors
Chiquitita la novia – Fernando Obradors

Composition Round-Table
2019-11-21 20:30 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Got a piece or a song you’re working on? Come share it with us! Get and give feedback and share ideas.
Pieces/songs/music/art of any genre are welcome.
Feel free to bring any instrument(s) you want, or none at all. Bring a score to discuss, or just an idea that’s rattling around in your head.

Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet
2019-11-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard St Suite 307, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet (1985)
Myra Hinrichs, violin; Min Park, violin; Nicholas Jeffery, viola; Kelly Quesada, cello; Christopher Narloch, piano

Bow & Hammer
2019-11-15 20:00 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Bow & Hammer has a very provocative program this season, combining elements of folklore, improvisation, and popular styles within the familiar framework of Mozart, Ravel, and Bartok.
Ravel: Sonata No 2 for Violin and Piano
Mozart: Sonata in E minor for Piano and Violin
Bartók: Sonata No 2 for Violin and Piano

JUX + Zoulek
2019-11-09 20:00 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Juxtatonal [JUX], a theatrical new music voice and cello duo, teams up with saxophonist Nick Zoulek to explore the concepts of relevance and vulnerability through a playful yet meaningful contemporary music concert. The program includes new commissions from JUX’s latest Relevance Project and works from both of Zoulek’s albums (“Rushing Past Willow” and “Enter Branch”) in addition to works for all three performers.
JUX aims to legitimize playfulness on stage, find creativity in a recreative art, and connect with audiences through compositions that blur the lines between music, art, and theater. In the spirit of this mission, JUX commissioned 14 composers for new works responding to the concept of relevance. The compositions deal with issues of vulnerability, self, privilege, gender, age, and culture.
In addition to collaborating with JUX to perform three world premieres, Zoulek will share some of his own compositions. He explores new possibilities in saxophone performance, creating visceral tapestries of sound and has been praised as a “no-holds-barred engine of avant-garde exploration,” (Portland Press Herald) and “stunningly virtuosic, whatever the genre” (Wall Street Journal).
For more information about the artists, visit their websites: www.juxtatonal.com and www.nickzoulek.com

Riley Leitch
2019-11-08 20:00 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Performing his own solo works and improvisations.
William Riley Leitch is a Chicago area trombonist. Riley has performed at the Nief Norf Festival, soundSCAPE Festival, and the Lucerne Festival Academy where he studied with members of Ensemble Intercontemporain and Ensemble Modern. Riley has premiered over 20 new works for solo trombone, chamber ensemble, and orchestra with groups such as Ensemble Dal Niente and at events and venues such as Ear Taxi Festival and Red Note New Music Festival. His performance and composition focus on deconstructing tradition barriers between disciplines and between performers and audiences.

Adult Piano Student Recital
2019-11-01 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Adult students from Narloch Piano Studio perform.

The Witching Hour
2019-10-28 21:00 - 22:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Indulge your love of the bizarre, the spooky, the macabre with multimedia performances that will make your spine tingle and your skin crawl. Join us if you dare.
What is being performed?
The music will range from the unsettling to the downright creepy, with a little bit of #3spooky5me in between to cleanse your palate.
Can I wear a costume?
You call it a costume, we call it letting your true self out of the bag once a year… (so, yes, costumes encouraged).
Who’s behind me in the dark?
Idk, probably someone else who’s at this party?
Should I go into this dark room with the burned out light?
No. Literally never. Why.

Halloween Recital 2019
2019-10-27 14:00 - 17:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Students perform solo piano works from jazz to classical to downright spooky! Wear your costume!

Oasi Trio
2019-10-25 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Kathryn Vetter (clarinet), Claire Niederberger (violin), and Magnus Villanueva (piano) as the Oasi Trio present six world premieres by composers Will Healy, Paul Hwang, Clark Hubbard, Chelsea Komschiles, and Diana Marcela Rodriguez. All composers and performers are alumni of the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy. The commissioned pieces vary in instrumentation with two trios, one trio with electronics, a solo violin piece, a solo clarinet piece, and a duo for clarinet and piano. These premieres showcase diverse styles including electroacoustic elements, music paired with an olfactory experience, and genre-mixing art-pop. Come join us for an evening of varied instrumentations and musical styles!

Laura Farré Rozada
2019-10-19 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Program:
The French Reverie
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) – Prelude n.8 ‘Un reflet dans le vent’ (1929)
Philippe Manoury (b.1952) – Toccata pour piano (1998)
Ofer Ben-Amots (b.1955) – Akëda (2000)
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) – Sonate pour piano (1946-1948)
I. Allegro con moto
II. Lied
III. Choral et Variations
Joel Järventausta (b.1995) – La vehemència del despertar “for Laura” (2016)
Thierry Escaich (b.1965) – Jeux de doubles (2001)
Vladimir Djambazov (b.1954) – 33:8 (1981/2016)
Bio:
Laura Farré Rozada is an award-winning pianist and mathematician specialised in contemporary music. She has been among the 11 musicians selected for the NEXT music programme with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group for the 2018/2019 season.
She recently completed her Master of Music degree at the Royal College of Music in London as an RCM Patrons’ Award Holder, where she received an ‘Exceptional’ Distinction (94%) at her 1st-year MMus Recital. Previously, she graduated with Distinction from her Bachelor and Master piano studies with Jean-François Dichamp at ESMUC (Catalonia College of Music), and from her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia). She obtained several Distinction Awards in all her studies.
Laura recently published her first solo album The French Reverie, funded by 208 patrons from 28 countries across the 5 continents.
She has performed as a soloist in Spain, France, Germany, Canada, Bulgaria and the UK, and has appeared on the main Catalan and Spanish media, Channel France 3, France Musique, Classic FM Radio and the Bulgarian National Radio.
In 2018, Laura made her debut with Robert Gerhard’s Piano Concerto with ‘Camerata Eduard Toldrà’ Chamber Orchestra conducted by Edmon Colomer. In the same year, she World-Premiered in London Joel Järventausta’s Piano Concerto with the New Perspectives ensemble conducted by Timothy Lines, giving a second performance at the CBSO Centre with the NEXT ensemble conducted by Michael Coleby. She has also performed with ensembles conducted by Thomas Foskett-Barnes, Matthew Hardy and Jean-Bernard Matter.
She has worked with composers such as George Crumb, Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Finnissy, Rebecca Saunders, Márton Illés, Rolf Hind, Nino Russell, Albert Sardà, Sergi Ramis, Pablo Carrascosa, Carlos Rojo and Lewis Coenen-Rowe; and premiered works by Philippe Manoury, David Lang, Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, Vladimir Djambazov, Thierry Escaich, Ofer Ben-Amots, Joel Järventausta, Lara Poe, Stella Fiorenzoli, Dani López, Ákos Lustyik, Piyawat Louilarpprasert, Karim Younis, Benjamin Heim, Bronwen McVeigh and Patrick McGraw.
Laura has participated in several masterclasses with professors Stanislav Pochekin, Mikhail Voskresensky, Felix Gottlieb, Konrad Elser, Boris Berman, Dmitri Alexeev, Hortense Cartier-Bresson, Michel Béroff, Marie-Josèphe Jude, Andrew Haigh, Albert Tarakanov, Natasa Sarcevic, Marcel Baudet, Mark Knoop, Malcolm Wilson, Mark Knoop and Nelly Ben-Or, among others.
As a researcher, she has written essays on music and mathematics and the piano repertoire of the 20th century. Due to her multiple interests and her training in other instruments, Laura has also engaged in several musical projects that involved her in arranging music for the Swedish choir Köörmit, singing in choir festivals in Germany, France and Russia, and performing and recording for bands such as GentleMusicMen, The Pinker Tones and Love of Lesbian.
In 2017, Laura was among the 20 performers selected to join the Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessions in Canada, and received a High Commendation from the jury (Mei Yi Foo and Tim Gill) at the RCM Contemporary Competition. Since April 2018, she has been featured at the itinerary exposition ‘D’ONES: Women’s (R)evolution in Music’ in several venues, including Palau Robert in Barcelona.

Acute Trio
2019-10-17 20:30 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Acute Trio is a modular saxophone trio with members Kyle Hutchins (USA), Bera Romairone (Argentina), and Sara Zazo (Spain) who met at the 2016 Darmstadt Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Germany. Their program will consist of new works written for them by 113 (One Thirteen) Composer’s Collective members Joey Crane, Benjamin J Mansavage Klein, Sam Krahn, Joshua Musikantow, Tiffany M. Skidmore, and Adam Zahller.

Adult Piano Student Recital
2019-09-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Adult piano students from the studio of Alyssa Conde perform.

Michael Finlay
2019-09-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Schubert – Four Impromptus, Op. 90
Ravel – Gaspard de la Nuit
Chopin – Scherzo No. 4, Op. 54
Bio:
Michael Finlay’s captivating performances have thrilled audiences all over North America. Michael Finlay’s recent concert appearances include a North American tour with concerts in New York, Chicago, Austin, San Antonio, Colorado Springs, Toronto, and Montreal. He is especially invested in outreach, a passion that regularly brings him back to his native Texas to teach and to concertize.
In addition to his work as a soloist, he is an active chamber musician. He has performed piano chamber music in numerous international music festivals including the Bowdoin International Music Festival and the Banff Centre. He is also highly sought-after as a collaborative pianist and has worked with countless established vocalists and instrumentalists over the years.
Dr. Finlay holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he worked with Paul Schenly and Kathryn Brown, a Master’s from the Peabody Conservatory where he studied with Yong Hi Moon, and a Doctorate from the University of Montreal, where he studied with Marc Durand.

Clara Schumann's 200th Birthday
2019-09-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Clara Schumann:
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
piano solo selections from Op. 5
Jonathan Hannau, piano
Hannah Christiansen, violin
Kelly Quesada, cello

Alyssa Conde
2019-09-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Mozart – Sonata A Major, K. 331
Scriabin – Prelude & Nocturne for Left Hand, Op.9
Schubert – 3 Piano Pieces, D.946
Bio:
Alyssa Conde grew up in Sunrise, FL and began her studies with Ms. Sandra Feraco. Today she holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance from Florida Atlantic University where she studied with Dr. Irena Kofman. And a Master’s Degree and Artist Diploma in Piano Performance from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts where she studied under Dr Ludmila Lazar. She has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Some festivals she has attended include The University of Florida’s Summer Academy, Brevard Music Festival, The Chamber Music Institute in Lincoln Nebraska, The International Academy of Music in Cremona, Italy, The InterHarmony International Music Festival in Arcidosso Tuscany, Italy and the Golandsky Institute Piano Symposium of 2018 in Portland, Oregon. In 2012 she was selected to perform at the Palm Beach International Piano Festival representing the USA. As a vocal collaborative artist she attended the 2014 University of Miami’s Frost School of Music Summer Program in Salzburg, Austria where she and duo partner Kacey Kurpinsky received honorable mention in the Schloss Mirabell competition. Recently she was selected to perform in the 2018 PianoFest at Roosevelt University’s Ganz Hall, which honored the centenary of Claude Debussy’s death. Ms. Conde has performed in Master Classes by Nelson Delle – Vigne Fabbri, James Giles, Enrico Elisi, Asaf Zohar, the Escher String Quartet, Gabriel Dobner and more. Currently a sought after collaborative pianist, and in pursuit of furthering her performing career, she also teaches privately and is on the Piano Faculty at the Chicago School of Music.

The Blue Rose
2019-09-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
A performance of avant-garde Jazz and Classical fusion.
Erin Peisert: Vocal Stylings
Vivian Yanzhe Yu: Electronics
Christopher Narloch: Piano
Jason Wayne Sneed: Bass

Liz Pearse
2019-09-06 20:00 - 21:00 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Singing while accompanying oneself at the piano is not a “new” endeavor — but in the realm of art song, it is certainly unusual. Performer Liz Pearse’s self-accompanied recitals hearken back to the era of the salon: an informal, intimate, and fresh atmosphere in which to absorb songs both old and new. This particular evening presents some gems of 20th and 21st century song, including a centennial celebration of Francis Poulenc’s La bestiaire, alongside newly-commissioned works inspired by members of the animal kingdom.
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Finding joy in variety, Liz Pearse is a musician of many pursuits. Liz began her exploration of the endless possibilities of the voice after a childhood spent playing any instrument she could lay hands upon. As a performer, her uniquely colorful and versatile voice has led to performances of wide-ranging works from medieval to modern, and though she is known as a specialist in contemporary vocal repertoire, she also deeply enjoys a well-aged song. Liz has recently begun a long-term project commissioning and performing works for singer at the piano (though she still enjoys the collaborative process!), and presents her second full-length program of such pieces, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Poulenc’s La bestiaire featuring newly-commissioned animal portraits, on tour in 2019.
Liz is one-fourth of Quince Ensemble, a treble-voice quartet dedicated to “charting bold new directions in vocal chamber music” (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune). Their third album, Motherland, was released to critical acclaim by New Focus Recordings in spring 2018, and they head back to the studio to record love fail summer 2019.

Robin Meiksins, flute
2019-08-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Robin Meiksins performs a solo flute recital.
Program:
Cliff House Haze (2018) – Brooke C. Herndon
To the four corners and around again (2018) – Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer
Aubade (1987) – Libby Larsen
I was not who (2019) – Rebecca Gray
Worry (2019) – Robin Meiksins
Shadowmark (2014) – Laura Harrison
Inrageous (2018) – Kimberly Osberg

Aaron Michael Butler and Justin Peters
2019-08-06 20:00 - 21:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Aaron Michael Butler and Justin Peters
vibraphone music
$10 suggested donation
Program:
Justin Peters
Improvisations (25′)
Aaron Michael Butler
Brian Harnetty – Could I Tell You A Little Story About That? (9′)
Aaron Michael Butler and Justin Peters
Sarah Hennies – Flourish (35′)
Bios:
Aaron Michael Butler is a percussionist/composer/educator based in Athens, Ohio. When not performing or teaching he enjoys 90s R&B, cheap beer, mid-shelf whiskey, and tacos.
https://www.aaronmichaelbutler.com/
Justin Peters is a Chicago-based drummer, percussionist, and producer. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at Zen Yoga Garage.
https://justinpetersmusic.squarespace.com/

Myra Hinrichs and Carrie Frey
2019-08-05 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Myra Hinrichs and Carrie Frey string duo
Fjola Evans “Dogged”
Erica Dicker “The Hierophant” and “Udall’s Cove”
Bohuslav Martinu “Three Madrigals”
Some Motets by Orlande de Lassus
Maybe a new piece by Robert Scott
Myra and Carrie (of Chartreuse) are coming to Chicago to play a lil’ duo show! Myra is usually around these parts but Carrie is flying from NYC to enjoy the Chicago summer. They are excited to play some things they have never played before.

Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet
2019-07-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Nora Shaffer, Erin Miesner, Cally Laughlin, Joe Sanchez
Program:
Quartet No. 4, Op. 44 for Clarinet Quartet – Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), arr. Erin Miesner
Allegro non tanto e comodo
Adagio con sentimento religioso
Allegretto moderato ed innocente
Molto adagio – Allegro non tanto, ma molto scherzoso
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Works for Clarinet Quartet arranged by Erin Miesner:
Perpetuum Mobile – Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899)
“Pas de Trois” from Swan Lake – Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
“The Brisk Young Sailor” from A Lincolnshire Posy – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Shepherd’s Hey! – Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder (b. 1950)
Bio:
Established in 2011, Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet (LECQ) is committed to the performance of high quality chamber music, unbounded by style or instrumentation, that showcases the unique capabilities and versatility of the clarinet family. Comprised of voices similar to a string quartet, LECQ’s repertoire is focused on translating music originally written for other instrumentation into relevant listening experiences.
As Vandoren artists, LECQ concertizes and presents clinics throughout the Midwest. Lake Effect has performed at the International Clarinet Association’s Clarinetfest (2017, 2019), Vandoren Clarinet Ensemble Festival (2013), presented at the Vandoren booth at the Midwest Band Clinic (2013, 2014), and was invited to compete in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana. Additionally, the quartet was in residence with Chicago Composer Jonathan Hannau at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute (2017). LECQ will release their first album in the summer of 2019.
Members Nora Shaffer (Clarinet, E-flat Clarinet), Erin Miesner (Clarinet), Cally Laughlin (Clarinet), and Joseph Sanchez (Bass Clarinet) met while students at DePaul University. In addition to giving clinics and performances with Lake Effect, they are each active freelancers and teachers in the Chicago area.
During time not spent perfecting the art of clarinetistry and quarteting, LECQ passionately pursues the craft of (s)wordplay, the art of matching outfits to their red shoes, and a deep, deep love of adorable kitty-cats.

Emma Ritter and Esther Nyberg
2019-07-15 19:30 - 20:30 | Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
Emma Ritter and Esther Nyberg present an evening of music for voice and piano.
Set 1: The Witches
Felix Mendelssohn – And’res Maienlied “Hexenlied”, Op. 8, No. 8
Richard Strauss – Junghexenlied, Op. 39, No.2
Clara Schumann – Lorelei
Set 2: Antonín Dvořák – Cigánské melodie, Op . 55
1. Má píseň zas mi láskou zní
2. Aj! Kterak trojhranec můj prerozkošně zvoní
3. A les je tichý kolem kol
4. Když mne stará matka
5. Struna naladěná, hochu toč se v kole
6. Široké rukávy a široké gate
7. Dejte klec jestřábu ze zlata ryzého
Set 3: The Lore
Franz Schubert – Erlkonig D.328 ; Op.1
Der Geistertanz D.116
Hugo Wolf – Der Feuerreiter, Mörike-Lieder, No.44
Set 4: Paul Bowles – Blue Mountain Ballads
1. Heavenly Grass
2. Lonesome Man
3. Cabin
4. Sugar in the Cane
Bios:
Emma Ruth Ritter, 26, was born in Northwest Indiana, but cultivated, grew, and blossomed in Greenville, South Carolina. While the sweet tea and humidity treated her well, the call of corn fields brought Emma back to Northwest Indiana for her undergraduate degree. Emma attended Valparaiso University on a full tuition scholarship and received her Bachelor of Music degree in 2015.
Following her graduation, Emma, and her cat Oliver, went off to the great land of upstate New York, where Emma began her graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. At Eastman, Miss Ritter was seen in productions of Cendrillon​(Madame de la Haltiére), Turn of the Screw ​(Mrs. Grose), Le nozze di Figaro (Marcellina), and won awards in both the Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition and the Friends of Eastman Opera Aria Competition.
Before making her move to Chicago, Emma soaked up the sunshine in Santa Barbara, California as a Vocal Fellow at the prestigious Music Academy of the West.
Emma now resides with her fiancé and two cats in Rogers Park. Currently, Emma is in her second and final year as a Chicago Opera Theater Young Artist. Miss Ritter made her Chicago Opera Theater last year and in November, performed her second role with the company, Marta in Iolanta ​by Tchaikovsky. Emma studies with Judith
Haddon. Last year, Emma was the grateful recipient of the Farwell Trust award from the Musicians Club of Women as well as the Arthur J. & Glenna B. Collins Scholarship from the American Opera Society.
Esther Nyberg was born in Chicago and began playing the piano at the age of four. A winner of numerous scholarships and awards, Ms. Nyberg has performed in venues in the United States and Europe, including Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, Chicago’s Symphony Center, Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center, The Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Cremona’s Museo del Violino, and Salzburg’s Wiener Saal. As concerto soloist, she has appeared with the Skokie Valley Symphony, the Chicago College of Performing Arts Symphony, and Portugal’s Orquestra de Camara de Cascais e Oeiras. She has participated in several summer music programs, most recently the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria, where she received the Outstanding Lieder Collaborative Pianist Award. She has also performed in solo and collaborative masterclasses conducted by Barbara Bonney, Bo Skovhus, Martin Katz, Ingrid Fliter, Jeremy Denk, and Boris Berman, among others.
Inspired by her teachers and mentors to serve the community, Esther continues to perform at several Chicago assisted living centers and thoroughly enjoys teaching. She currently serves on faculty at Concordia University’s Preparatory and Community Piano Program and maintains her own private studio. She is also very interested in literature, the visual arts, poetry, dance, philosophy, and theology.
Ms. Nyberg holds a Bachelor of Music degree from The Catholic University of America and a Master of Music degree from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, where she recently received a Performance Diploma studying under scholarship with Ludmila Lazar. Her past principal teachers include Ivo Kaltchev, Whe Do Kim, and Denis Moffat.
