Gala featuring
Jennifer Choi, violin;
Shannon Thomas, violin;
Nancy Buck, viola;
Felix Wang, cello;
Cathal Breslin, piano
Program
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44, Robert Schumann
Joy (Theme and Variations #1-3), Bob Ravenscroft (arr. Russell Schmidt)
Additional selection to be announced
The 2022/23 Chamber @ Ravenscroft series concludes with Gala, a celebration of the inaugural season and an opportunity to announce future offerings. The wide-ranging program will feature a major chamber work by Robert Schumann as well as the premiere of a set of variations based on the Bob Ravenscroft jazz composition Joy.
About the artists…Violinst Jennifer Choi has performed worldwide in venues such as the Library of Congress in Washington D. C., the RAI National Radio in Rome, Hong Kong National Radio, and the Mozartsalle in Vienna since giving her debut recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall. Shannon Thomas is a Professor of Violin at Florida State University and has performed at the Kennedy Center, Spoleto Festival USA, Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium, Bolivia’s Centro Sinfonico in La Paz, and the Banff Centre. Nancy Buck is Co-Artistic Director of the Chamber @ Ravenscroft series and serves on Arizona State University’s School of Music, Dance and Theatre faculty as a Professor of Viola. Felix Wang is Professor of Cello at Vanderbilt University and is a member of the Blair String Quartet. Pianist Cathal Breslin is also on the ASU music faculty and has appeared in concert halls throughout Europe, U.S.A. and Asia, including Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, and the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.
Purchase tickets to 3 or more Chamber @ Ravenscroft series events to receive a season discount. Learn more HERE. For group sales to any Chamber @ Ravenscroft event, please contact the Ravenscroft Box Office at: (800) 785-3318.
