String Theory hosts Chamber Music Society
CONCERT TUESDAY AT HUNTER MUSEUM
String Theory’s mission is to bring acclaimed chamber musicians from around the world to perform in the intimate setting of Hunter Museum.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, featuring guest artists Christopher Froh, Andy Harnsberger, Gilbert Kalish, Ayano Kataoka, Ian David Rosenbaum and Randall Scarlata, will perform at Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, in the final performance of String Theory’s 2016-17 season. The concert will take place on Tuesday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m.
String Theory was founded in 2009 by Gloria Chien, pianist and artistic director. Its mission is to bring acclaimed chamber musicians from around the world to perform in the intimate setting of Hunter Museum.
Chien is a Steinway artist and an artist-in-residence at Lee University. She has also been a member of the CMS of Lincoln Center since 2012. She frequently plays numerous venues around the country with the music society.
Prior to the concert, Musical Dialogues will take place at 6 p.m. from the concert stage. Chien will lead an in-depth conversation with the musicians on their lives, inspirations and the masterpieces being performed.
The performance will include Westlake’s “Omphalo Centric Lecture for Percussion,” Ives’ “Selected Songs for Voice and Piano” and Crumb’s “American Songbook II: A Journey Beyond Time.”
GUEST ARTISTS
› Froh is a critically acclaimed solo percussionist known for energetic performances. A frequent collaborator with leading composers from across the globe, he has premiered works by dozens of composers, including John Adams, Chaya Czernowin, Liza Lim, David Lang, Keiko Abe and Francois Paris. He is a member of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and the Empyrean Ensemble at University of California-Davis.
› Harnsberger is praised by Percussive Notes Journal as “a master of musical nuance.” He has performed across North America, Australia, Europe and Japan, and presents numerous solo recitals and clinics throughout the United States each year, as well as clinics and masterclasses at as many as 40 universities per year. He serves as an assistant professor of music and percussion coordinator at Lee University.
› Kalish, making his Chattanooga debut, is a pianist who won the Peabody Medal in 2006 for his outstanding contributions to music in America. Kalish has appeared at the Banff Centre, the Marlboro Music Festival and Music@Menlo. He is a professor at State University of New York at Stony Brook and has been an artist with CMS of Lincoln Center since 2006.
› Percussionist and marimbist Kataoka is a member of the Sylvia Smith Percussion Duo. She has given numerous performances and masterclasses throughout the U.S. and Canada at educational establishments such as Eastman School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, New York University, Stony Brook University and the University of British Columbia.
› Praised for his “precisely attuned” performances by The New York Times, percussionist Rosenbaum made his Kennedy Center debut in 2009 and later that year garnered a special prize created for him at the Salzburg International Marimba Competition. He is a member of Sandbox Percussion, HOWL, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Novus New York, Time Travelers and Le Train Bleu.
› Scarlata has been praised by The New York Times as “an intelligent and communicative singer” with a “compelling desire to bring texts to life.” He has been a soloist with the Philadelphia and Minnesota orchestras and the San Francisco, American and New World symphonies. Scarlata serves on the faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at West Chester University and at SUNY at Stony Brook.
FOR TICKETS OR MORE INFORMATION
Tickets for the April 18 concert are $30 for Hunter members, $40 for nonmembers, $10 for students with a valid student ID and $25 for groups of 20 or more people.
For more information: 423-414-2525 or visit www. stringtheorymusic.org.