Merkin Concert Hall Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 7 pm
Kaufman Music Center presents Lucy Moses School Faculty in Concert
JOHANNES BRAHMS Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2 Allegro amabile MORRIE SHERRY, clarinet EMILY WHITE, piano
DARIUS MILHAUD String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5 Rhythmique BRIAN KRINKE and SAGE COLE, violin SUZANNE WAGOR, viola; JULIA BRUSKIN, cello
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 Allegro con brio MIKYUNG KIM, violin VILIJA NAUJOKAITIS, piano
FRANCESCO PAOLO TOSTI Malia A Vucchella Ideale L’alba Separa dalla luce l’ombra NILS NEUBERT, voice YURI KIM, piano
Intermission
JOHANN JOACHIM QUANTZ Trio in C minor for Flute, Violin and Piano Andante Moderato Allegro Larghetto Vivace MARY BARTO, flute; MARA MILKIS, violin ANNA VINNITSKY, piano
RONI BEN-HUR Sofia’s Butterfly Anna’s Dance RONI BEN-HUR, guitar HECTOR MARTIGNON, piano
JOACHIM ANDERSEN Scherzino, Op. 55, No. 6 MARY BARTO, SUSAN FRIEDLANDER and DIANE TAUBLIEB, flute About the Artists
Mary Barto joined the flute faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2001. Formerly the second flute with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Ms. Barto has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, the New York City Opera and the American Ballet Theatre at Lincoln Center. She toured Western Europe with her harpsichordist and the United States as soloist with the legendary Skitch Henderson, founder of the New York Pops. She is a member of the New York Five, exclusively performing music by their pianist, George Quincy. Their latest recording, “The Journey of the Red Feather,” is available on amazon.com.
Roni Ben-Hur joined the guitar faculty of Lucy Moses School in 1994 and is the director of the Adult Division’s Jazz Program. He is the director of music programs at Landmark and the Coalition for Social Change alternative high schools, the founder and former director of Lucy Moses School PPAS Jazz Program, and former faculty of Jazz Mobile, The New School, NYU, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Manna House workshops. He is an active performing and recording artist whose most recent album is Our Thing.
Julia Bruskin joined the cello faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2010. She holds a BA, magna cum laude, from Columbia University and a MM from The Juilliard School. Ms. Bruskin has studied cello with Timothy Eddy, Joel Krosnick, and Norman Fisher, and pedagogy with Pamela Devenport at the New York School for Strings. She is also a faculty member of Queens College Center for Preparatory Studies in Music. Her concerto performances include the Boston, Nashville, Virginia, Utah, Pacific, and Juilliard Symphonies. Ms. Bruskin’s chamber music performances include the Claremont Trio at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, The Kennedy Center, and in Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Phoenix. She has recorded for Arabesque, Ongaku, and Tria Records.
Sage Cole joined the violin faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2010. She received her BA from Barnard College and her MM from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ms. Cole has also studied at Manhattan School of Music and Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan. Her major teachers include Curtis Macomber and David Perry. She completed Suzuki pedagogical studies with Allen Lieb and Ecaterina Gerson at the School for Strings. Ms. Cole has been a member of the Madison Symphony, Madison Ballet and Madison Opera orchestras, and has performed with the Vinca Quartet. She is a founding member of the Hudson Quartet and Manchester Summer Chamber Music.
Susan Friedlander joined the flute faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2000. She holds certifications in Suzuki Flute, Orff and Kodály studies. She has studied with Samuel Baron, Thomas Nyfenger, Karl Kraber and Toshio Takahashi. Ms. Friedlander has premiered numerous new works including music for bass flute by Lamont Young, Jalalu Kalvert Nelson and Ron Kozak. She is a member of the Board of the New York Flute Club and co-director of the Great Lakes Suzuki Flute and Recorder Institute. Her published works include musical arrangements for Tomie dePaola’s Book of Christmas Carols, Nursery Songs and Lullabies and All Things Bright and Beautiful, published by Platt & Munk. She is also a faculty member of Third Street Music School Settlement.
Valerie Holmes joined the flute and recorder faculty of Lucy Moses School in 1996. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Musical Arts degrees at San Jose State University and her DMA at Manhattan School of Music. She holds certifications from Columbia University and University of Eastern Tennessee in Suzuki flute. Ms. Holmes studied flute with Louis Moyse, Carol Wincenc and Harold Bennett. She is also on the faculty of Brooklyn College Preparatory Center for the Performing Arts, the French Conservatory and Nyack College.
Mikyung Kim joined the violin faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2011. She received her BM from Oberlin Conservatory, her MM from The Juilliard School and her Suzuki certification from School for Strings. Her performances include New World Symphony, Juilliard China Tour Orchestra, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Aspen Music Fesitval and Mozarteum International Festival. She served as concertmaster of the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra and Oberlin Baroque Orchestra. Ms. Kim received First Prize in the Dae-gu International Contemporary Music Competition and Second Prize in the Joyce Dutka Competition. She is also a faculty member of the Brooklyn College Prep Center.
Brian Krinke joined the violin faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2004. He received his BM from Curtis Institute of Music and his MM from The Juilliard School. Mr. Krinke’s credits include Assistant Concertmaster, Rochester Philharmonic and Associate Concertmaster, Buffalo Philharmonic. He performed as a concerto soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra and Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia and premiered the Concerto for Two Violins by Calvin Hampton. Mr. Krinke is a current faculty member of Special Music School and former faculty member of SUNY Buffalo, Third Street Music School Settlement and Hochstein Music School in Rochester.
Hector Martignon joined the piano faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2005. He has recorded, composed, produced and arranged music in myriad styles and genres for his own projects and for top musicians including Paul Simon, Paquito D’Rivera, Russian Philharmonic Orche-stra and Chicago. He was the featured pianist with Tito Puente and Max Roach in Project America and arranger for the Oscar-nominated film Eat, Drink, Man, Woman. Performance credits include Blue Note and Birdland jazz clubs, festivals in Europe, Japan and South America, and BAM with his quartet Foreign Affair. His CDs Refugee (2008) and Second Chance (2010) both received Grammy nominations for Best Latin Jazz Album. Mara Milkis joined the violin faculty of Lucy Moses School in 1995. She completed her professional studies at University of Toronto, Banff Center School of Fine Arts and Leningrad Conservatory’s Special Music School. She is a former faculty member of Upper Canada College in Toronto, University of Calgary and University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. Concertmaster of New York City Symphony and a member of the Quartet in Residence at Banff Center and Indiana University, Ms. Milkis is also an active solo and chamber music performer and has performed at Bargemusic with Mark Peskanov, Dick Hyman and Julian Milkis.
Nils Neubert joined the voice faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2012. He received him BM from The Juilliard School and his MA from Teachers College, Columbia University. His DMA studies are ongoing at the CUNY Graduate Center. His performances include opera, concert and recital, both in the U.S. and abroad, and guest performances at the Summit Music Festival, Burgos International Music Festival, Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, 4x4 Baroque Music Festival and Beethoven Institute at Mannes. He is a faculty member of William Paterson University, NJ, Music Conservatory of Westchester, NY and International Academy of Music, Italy.
Morrie Sherry joined the clarinet faculty of Lucy Moses School in 1990. She received her BM from the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts and her MM from The Juilliard School. Ms. Sherry has studied with Ben Armato, Leon Russianoff, Ignatius Gennusa and David Glazer. She is principal clarinetist with the Metropolitan Soloists Wind Octet and frequently performs with the St. Cecelia Chamber Ensemble. She is also on the faculty and a festival artist at the Manchester Music Festival in Manchester, Vermont. Ms. Sherry premiered Starry Night by David Amram which can be heard on the CD Vision/ Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries with the Manchester Music Festival String Orchestra.
Diane Taublieb joined the flute and theory faculty of Lucy Moses School in 1980. She received her DMA in performance from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 2005 and received her MM in performance from Stony Brook University. Ms. Taublieb has studied with Samuel Baron, Julius Baker, Thomas Nyfenger, Trudy Kane and Keith Underwood. She is also a faculty member of Special Music School and Hunter College. In addition to teaching, Ms. Taublieb regularly performs with different New York City-based ensembles including the Queens Symphony and the Village Light Opera Group.
Anna Vinnitsky joined the piano faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2010. She holds a Doctoral degree in Piano Performance from Stony Brook University. Her teaching experience includes Stony Brook University Department of Music, DePaul University Pre-College Division, Tel-Aviv University Academy of Music, St. Luke’s School in New York City and Thurnauer School of Music in New Jersey. She has concertized with world-renowned musicians and has appeared as a recitalist and collaborative artist at Gewandhaus, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Merkin Concert Hall and Tenri Cultural Center in New York City as well as a soloist with Haifa Symphony Orchestra. Suzanne Wagor joined the violin faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2008. She received her BM from Oberlin Conservatory, her Performance Diploma in Orchestral Training from the Guildhall School of Music, and her MM in viola performance from The Juilliard School. Principal teachers include William Preucil, Sr., Jeffrey Irvine, Lynne Ramsey, Ian Swensen, Roger Chase, Heidi Castleman and Misha Amory. She served as Principal Viola of Cedar Rapids Symphony and has taught for Coe College, Cedar Rapids Symphony School and Northern Arizona University. Ms. Wagor is currently a member of the chamber music faculty of School for Strings.
Emily White joined the piano faculty of Lucy Moses School in 2008. She received her BM summa cum laude from University of Maryland, her MM from The Juilliard School, her DMA from Manhattan School of Music and ARAM from Royal Academy of Music, London. Prizes include the New York Chopin Foundation Competition, Inter-national Mozart Competition, IYCAC, Royal Tunbridge Wells, MSM Concerto Competition and London Symphony Orchestra Foundation grant (first recipient). Masterclass credits include Colchester Institute, U.K., New World School of the Arts and Gheorghe Dima Music Academy, Romania. She is a faculty member of the Juilliard Evening Division and piano department chair of Brooklyn College Preparatory Center for the Performing Arts.