Artistry in Action: Chamber Series

Name: Artistry in Action: Chamber Series
Start: 2024-04-05T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-04-05

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Friday / April 5, 2024 / 8:00 p.m.

Seully Hall

8 Fenway, Floor 4

Boston

02215

United States

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Esteemed faculty of Boston Conservatory at Berklee collaborate to perform works showcasing their artistic talents. Performers include Judith Eissenberg, Amanda Hardy, Anne Howarth, Katie Lansdale, Paul Laraia, Jung-Ja Kim, Rictor Noren, Rhonda Rider, Haram Kim, and Randy Zigler. Repertoire includes works by Shatin, Loeffler, and Mozart.

Program Information

Repertoire

CHARLES MARTIN LOEFFLER: Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola, and Piano
I. L'Étang
II. La Cornemuse

Amanda Hardy, oboe
Paul Laraia, viola
Haram Kim, piano

JUDITH SHATIN: Canta la Sal*
(Boston Conservatory co-commission with Juventas New Music Ensemble and Anne Howarth)

Anne Howarth, horn
Rhonda Rider, cello
Haram Kim, piano

W. A. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegretto

Jung-Ja Kim, piano
Katie Lansdale, violin
Judith Eissenberg, violin
Rictor Noren, viola
Rhonda Rider, cello
Randy Zigler, bass

*World Premiere Performance Series

Welcome

The Artistry in Action Chamber Series showcases the performance strengths of Boston Conservatory faculty members and guests. Performers rotate throughout the series, collaborating on captivating, diverse chamber music programs. Thank you for joining us, and please enjoy the artistry of Boston Conservatory’s talented faculty.

—Saul Bitran, Amanda Hardy, and Anne Howarth, series directors

About the Artists

Judith Eissenberg, violin, joined the Conservatory in 2001 and is a professor of chamber music. She coordinates the chamber music program, coaches chamber music, and curates programs in collaboration with Silkroad, whose artists work with Conservatory students in a variety of settings. Learn more about Eissenberg.

Amanda Hardy, oboe, is an assistant professor of oboe at the Conservatory. In 2013, she became principal oboe of the Portland Symphony Orchestra (Maine), where she currently occupies the Clinton Graffam chair. As a recipient of the Gillet Scholarship and Tourjée Alumni Scholarship Award, Hardy studied with Boston Symphony Orchestra principal oboist John Ferrillo at New England Conservatory. Learn more about Hardy.

Anne Howarth, horn, joined the Conservatory in 2021 and is an assistant professor of horn. She also teaches chamber music and the brass section of the Orchestral Repertoire course. Fueled by a passion for small ensemble collaborations, Howarth brings expressiveness, creativity, and delight to her performances. She is deeply curious about the ways in which shared musical experiences forge connections, invite deeper dialogue, and inspire contemplation. Learn more about Howarth.

Jung-Ja Kim, piano, joined the Conservatory in 1972 and is a professor of piano. Kim has won critical acclaim in the United States, Europe, and Asia for her pianistic brilliance and insight. The New York Times called her debut “[b]rilliant playing, a vibrant, compelling performance,” and the Boston Globe has consistently praised her over the years, describing her playing as “arresting,” “a virtuosity of imagination,” and “musical advocacy of a high order.” Learn more about Kim.

Katie Lansdale, violin, is a professor of violin at the Conservatory. She has performed as a soloist and chamber artist throughout North America, South America, and Europe, and as part of numerous concert series, including those of the Phillips Collection, the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, and Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. Learn more about Lansdale.

Paul Laraia, viola, joined the Conservatory in 2023 as an associate professor of viola. Acclaimed by The Strad for his “eloquent” and “vibrant” playing, Laraia is an active soloist, chamber musician, and new music proponent. In competition, he was awarded first prize in the 13th Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, first prize in the 14th National Sphinx Competition, and a gold medal with high distinction at the fifth Manhattan International Music Competition. Learn more about Laraia.

Rictor Noren, viola, is an associate professor of viola at the Conservatory and teaches violin, viola, chamber music, string fundamentals, and string pedagogy. He also teaches at New England Conservatory’s Preparatory School, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, the Prelude Music Academy, and the New World Symphony. Additionally, he has taught at the National String Workshop, the Longy School of Music, the Crowden School, Rocky Ridge Music Center, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Sapporo (Japan), and the University of Istanbul (Turkey). Learn more about Noren.

Rhonda Rider, cello, joined the Conservatory in 2002 as coordinator of chamber music and instructor of cello. She is currently a professor of cello. The Boston Globe describes Rhonda Rider as “a glorious cellist,” remarkable for her “extraordinarily expressive and inventive playing.” Learn more about Rider.

Randy Zigler, bass, joined the Conservatory in 2019 and is an associate professor of double bass and contemporary classical music. Hailed as “a revelation” for his “astounding agility…voiced with a beautiful baritone,” Zigler enjoys a highly active and varied career as an orchestral and chamber musician throughout New England and New York. Learn more about Zigler.

Haram Kim, piano, is a South Korean pianist who made her New York debut at Carnegie Hall after winning top prizes at piano competitions such as the International Young Artist Piano Competition in Washington, D.C., the International Beethoven Club Piano Competition, and the International Korean Arts Foundation Competition. Kim has also frequently performed as a collaborative pianist with esteemed members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and more. In addition to her performing career, she served as a guest artist and assistant faculty member at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. She is currently on the collaborative piano staff at Boston Conservatory.

Judith Shatin, composer, is renowned for her richly imagined music that seamlessly spans acoustic and digital realms. Called “highly inventive on every level” by the Washington Post, her music combines an adventurous approach to timbre with dynamic narrative design and a keen awareness of the sonic landscape of modern life. She draws on fascinations with literature, the visual arts, the sounding world, and music’s social and communicative power to craft a clear, direct musical language that resonates with performers and audiences worldwide. Shatin’s extensive catalog includes chamber, choral and orchestral music, and electronic, electroacoustic, and multimedia pieces. Her compositions are performed in concert halls and at festivals such as Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw, the Kennedy Center, Aspen, BAM Next Wave, and Moscow Autumn. Shatin’s musical honors include four National Endowment for the Arts Composer Fellowships and grants from the American Music Center, Meet the Composer, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Arts Partners Program. She has conducted residencies at Bellagio, La Cité Internationale des Arts, MacDowell, and Yaddo. Shatin is currently the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emerita at the University of Virginia, where she founded the Virginia Center for Computer Music. Learn more about Shatin.

About the Series

Chamber Series is part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Artistry in Action series. The Artistry in Action series celebrates exceptional artists and initiatives that exemplify Boston Conservatory’s core values of excellence, innovation, and community engagement. Hosted by the Conservatory’s Music Division, Artistry in Action brings together the school’s prestigious and long-standing Piano Masters Series, String Masters Series, and Chamber Series with exciting new programming for winds, faculty recitals, and ensemble-in-residences. Learn more and view upcoming Artistry in Action events.

Ensemble

VIOLIN
Katie Lansdale
Judith Eissenberg

VIOLA
Paul Laraia
Rictor Noren

CELLO
Rhonda Rider

BASS
Randy Zigler

OBOE
Amanda Hardy

HORN
Anne Howarth

PIANO
Haram Kim
Jung-Ja Kim

Concert Services Staff

Senior Manager of Concert Services – Luis Herrera
Coordinator, Concert Services – Matthew Carey
Concert Production Manager – Kendall Floyd
Performance Technology Technicians – Sara Pagiaro, Goran Daskalov