2010-2011 Season Guest Artists

Written by Holly Hickman

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 22:32

	Katie Mahan, piano Praised for her unique personality and extraordinary musical sensitivity, American pianist Katie Mahan is quickly establishing herself as an artist of rare appeal. Her passionate performances have attracted audiences throughout the United States, Germany, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Canada, Austria, and Japan. A native of Colorado, Katie began her piano studies at the age of four with her mother, Bobette Mahan, and gave her first solo recital at the age of six. Performance highlights of the 2009-10 season include recital appearances in Englewood and Denver, Colorado; Greenville, South Carolina; Munich, Germany; Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; Cleveland, Ohio; and New York City. Concerto appearances include Chopin's Concerto in E minor with the Denver Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky's Concerto in B-flat minor with the Prague Chamber Philharmonic, and Chopin's Concerto in E minor with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. www.katiemahan.com
	Linda Wang, violin A native of New York City, Linda Wang is among the premier violinists of her generation, consistently praised for her artistry, singing tone and charismatic performances. Since her debut with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic at the age of nine, Linda Wang has performed throughout the United States. Abroad she has appeared as guest soloist with the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Orchestra, Paris Sinfonietta, Germany's Sächsische Kammerphilharmonie Dresden and Philharmonisches Orchester des Vogtland, and the Czech Republic's Southern Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom she toured. In Asia, her appearances have included an enthusiastically received debut with the Philippines Philharmonic Orchestra. Linda Wang is currently associate professor of violin and chamber music at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. www.lindawang.com
	David Korevaar, piano David Korevaar's mastery of the piano is joined with a large and varied repertoire, and enhanced by his work with living composers and his own experience writing music. He successfully balances an active performing career as a soloist and chamber musician with teaching at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is Associate Professor of Piano. Korevaar presented his London debut at Wigmore Hall in 2007, as well as his German recital debut at the Heidelberg Spring Festival. Mr. Korevaar has been heard at major venues in New York including Weill Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Town Hall, and Merkin Concert Hall. He has performed across the United States from Boston, New York and Washington, DC to Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, Dallas and San Diego, and he plays frequently in his home state of Colorado with orchestras, in chamber ensembles and in solo recitals. International performances have included appearances in Australia, Japan, Korea, Abu Dhabi and Europe. Korevaar has performed as soloist with orchestras throughout the United States. www.davidkorevaar.com
	Richard Stoltzman, clarinet Two-time Grammy Award winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman’s virtuosity, technique, imagination, and communicative power have revolutionized the world of clarinet playing, opening up possibilities for the instrument that no one could have predicted. He was responsible for bringing the clarinet to the forefront as a solo instrument, and is still the world’s foremost clarinetist. Stoltzman gave the first clarinet recitals in the histories of both the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall, and, in 1986, became the first wind player to be awarded the Avery Fisher Prize. As one of today’s most sought-after artists, Stoltzman has been a soloist with more than a hundred orchestras as well as a recitalist and chamber music performer, innovative jazz artist, and prolific recording artist. A two-time Grammy Award winner, he has amazed critics and audiences alike in repertory spanning many musical genres. www.richardstoltzman.com
	Colorado Saxophone Quartet Colorado saxophonists Tom Myer (soprano), Andrew Stonerock (alto), Pete Lewis (tenor), Clare Church (baritone) have performed together as the Colorado Saxophone Quartet for more than 15 years. Dedicated to the performance of new music, the CSQ continues to actively broaden the saxophone quartet repertoire through commissions, premieres and their own arrangements. The CSQ is a pioneering and versatile group equally comfortable performing in concert halls and jazz clubs. They perform regularly with the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival, and in 2006 arranged and performed a concert dedicated to Michael Brecker for the North American Saxophone Alliance. The CSQ recently recorded “Twelve Preludes and Fugues” written by Michael Pagan (UMKC). This is truly a monumental new work for saxophone quartet (nearly 70 mins. of music) that features styles ranging from Baroque to modern jazz improvisation. The CD will be released on Capri records in 2010.
	Ars Nova Singers Specializing in a cappella music of the Renaissance and the 20th and 21st centuries, the Ars Nova Singers of Boulder, Colorado are presenting their 25th concert season in 2010-2011. The professional ensemble conducted by founding Artistic Director Thomas Edward Morgan is composed of 40 selectively auditioned choral musicians from the Denver/Boulder metropolitan region. In its history, the Ars Nova Singers has presented over 250 performances of more than 100 different concert programs. The ensemble has received signiﬁcant national recognition: the Aaron Copland Fund for Music selected the Ars Nova Singers for funding in 2003 and 2004. The Performing Ensembles program of the Copland Fund supports organizations whose performances encourage and improve public knowledge and appreciation of serious contemporary American music. www.arsnovasingers.org

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