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Carla
Trynchuk, Violinist
Carla Trynchuk has
appeared as a
soloist with
numerous orchestras
across the
continent,
including the
Calgary
Philharmonic
Orchestra (Canada).
“Rewarding power,
lyricism and
persuasive
passion.” (Sacramento
Bee, Barber Violin
Concerto with
Carmellia Symphony
Orchestra) As
recitalist, she has
performed
throughout Asia,
Canada, the
Caribbean, Europe
and the United
States including
Lincoln Center’s
Alice Tully Hall in
New York City.
“Trynchuk held
the audience
breathless with
sheer wonder at her
technique.” (The
Hindustan Times,
Delhi, India)
Trynchuk is a
graduate of The
Juilliard School in
New York City,
where she studied
under Dorothy DeLay.
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Carlos
de la Barrera,
Classical Guitarist
Guitarist Carlos de
la Barrera is a
native of Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
His extensive South
American
performances
include solo
recitals in
Argentina, Brazil
and Uruguay. He has
distinguished
himself as a
semifinalist at the
1993 Great Lakes
Classical Guitar
International
Competition and
winner of WGUC-FM’s
Performing Artists
Recital. His live
broadcast was
described as
“beautifully
executed” by Alan
Scheidt, WGUC-FM
conductor and music
critic. Other
recitals include
special appearances
in Texas, Ohio,
Michigan and
Indiana. Renato
Butturi, president
of the Evansville
Classical Guitar
Society, wrote:
“Barrera’s
virtuosity and
Latin style
captivated the
audience.” Carlos
de la Barrera
teaches classical
and flamenco guitar
at Calvin College,
Aquinas College and
Andrews University
in Michigan.
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Christa
Grix
“The harp is to
music what music is
to life” begins
this engaging look
at the harp, using
humor, poetry,
anecdotes and,
above all, great
music. Christa is a
unique performer
who plays both
classical and jazz
with equal
virtuosity. In
between concert
pieces, the
audience is treated
to an insightful
and entertaining
history and
demonstration of
the harp.
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Flavio
Varani, Pianist
Brazilian-born
Flavio Varani
toured as soloist
with the Brazilian
National Symphony
at age 10. At 13,
he studied with
Magda Tagliaferro
in Paris, then in
New York with
Rosina Lhevinne and
Artur Balsam. A
winner of many
awards, he has
performed in major
music centers:
Carnegie Hall,
Lincoln Center,
Brooklyn Academy of
Music, Moscow
Conservatory and
Munich Gasteig;
appeared in
numerous music
festivals including
Newport, Meadow
Brook, and Cotignac
in France; shared
orchestral
engagements with
conductors Lukas
Foss, Gunther
Herbig, Neville
Marriner and Semyon
Bychkov. Varani is
currently artist in
residence at
Oakland University.
“. . . Rich
imagination . . .
great rhythmic
vitality . . .” (Le
Guide du Concert,
Paris).
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Glenda
Kirkland, Soprano
Glenda Kirkland has
woven expressive
vocal spells in
many performances
with opera
companies, oratorio
societies, symphony
orchestras and in
recital series in
the United States.
A perennial
favorite with the
Detroit Symphony,
she has appeared in
Strauss operas,
Schubert and Brahms
festivals, and in
works by Hailstork
and Gershwin. As a
recitalist,
Kirkland has been
praised for her
interpretive
skills; radiant,
charismatic stage
presence; and
especially her
beautiful voice.
Programming
includes the
classical greats in
addition to works
by African-American
composers. Kirkland
received her
education at the
Juilliard School
and is currently a
professor at
Eastern Michigan
University.
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Guy
Louis and his
Chautauqua Express
Exciting,
fast-paced, musical
adventures for
community and
school audiences!
Since 1986, Guy
Louis has been
performing
Chautauqua Express
musical programs
for young people of
all ages. Toddlers
to grandparents
enjoy his family
shows and his warm
humorous,
interactive style
makes this show
perfect for
theaters, concerts
in the park and
community events.
School assemblies
are unparalleled
for their
educational value
and entertaining
delivery with
curriculum-enhancing
themes, supported
by pre- and
post-show
materials.
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John
Wunsch, Guitarist
Guitarist/composer
John Wunsch has
given audiences in
in Europe, Japan,
and the United
States the kind of
performances that
are “pure
enjoyment” (Baltimore
Evening Sun).
Declared “first
rate” by Guitar
Player Magazine,
his programs
combine classical,
Hispanic, folk, and
jazz repertoire
with his own
compositions on his
recent CD Timeless
Beauty ("a
lovely collection
of songs," Wisconsin
State Journal)
and Myths,
Legends &
Heroes. He
enhances each
program with
informative
narrative about the
music. Wunsch also
offers his
Watershed Suite, a
unique program for
grade school
students, which
teaches concepts of
conservation and
water science
through a musical
performance. He
teaches at
Interlochen Arts
Academy.
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Music
for Viola
Igor Fedotov,
internationally
known viola
soloist, will
present varying
recital programs.
They include an
all-Russian program
featuring the
Glinka Viola
Sonata and
parts of
Prokofiev’s Romeo
& Juliet among
others, and music
of Honegger,
Brahms, Swedish
composer Otto
Freudenthal and
Hindemith. Fedotov
is on the faculty
of Western Michigan
University.
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Onita
Sanders,
Contemporary
Harpist and Singer
Onita Sanders,
contemporary
harpist and singer,
presents an
eclectic program
with repertoire
tailored to the
audience. Folk
music, spirituals,
classical and jazz
played on
acoustic/electric
harps with rhythm
effects as well as
her sweet lyric,
soprano voice blend
in a visual and
aural delight.
Audiences of all
ages at art fairs,
corporate
functions, grand
openings, and
charity affairs
have been charmed
by her music.
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Paul
Vondiziano,
Classical Guitarist
Cyprus-born
classical guitarist
Paul Vondiziano
performs nationally
and
internationally.
“. . . A soloist
of distinction . .
. an aristocrat
among guitarists”
(Evert Lutz, Delft
News, The
Netherlands). “.
. . An excellent
performer . . .
what struck me from
the very outset was
his control of the
wide range of
colors . . . which
can be coaxed from
the guitar” (John
Allen, Muskegon
Chronicle).
“. . . Superb
guitarist . . . a
sensitive musician
in full command of
his instrument”
(Gerald Elliot, Grand
Rapids Press).
“Paul Vondiziano
can be counted
among the most
capable and
inspiring of
today’s
performers in the
medium. . . .
Technically, he
exhibited playing
so masterful as to
create complete
freedom for musical
expression”
(Charles Olegar, Grand
Rapids Press).
His recent compact
disc is entitled J.
S. Bach: The Four
Lute Suites.
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Pauline
Martin, Pianist
Pauline Martin
continues to dazzle
her audiences,
winning world-class
recognition for her
solo and chamber
performances. Of
her solo on the
first-round
Grammy-nominated
compact disc Hobson’s
Choice (the
first of a series
with Koch
International
Classics), Audio
Adventure
Magazine wrote,
“Pauline Martin
makes a meal of
this one—her fast
movements sparkle
and the notes
ripple off the
keyboard with a
life of their
own.” Whether
it’s a solo with
the Detroit
Symphony, a staging
of the colossal Pierrot
Lunaire by
Arnold Schoenberg,
or a last-minute
collaboration with
Aretha Franklin,
one critic’s
headline rings
true: “Pauline
Martin thrives on
challenges.
Martin’s Michigan
fans will brave
long commutes to
catch her
performances.”
She is currently in
residence at Wayne
State and Oakland
universities.
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Pianist Rich
Ridenour captivates
audiences wherever
he goes. It is rare
to find an artist
so
versatile—equally
at home with the
classics, American
pop, jazz, ragtime,
and comedy, too!
Ridenour tours the
United States
performing his own
arrangements with
orchestras and has
two in-demand solo
programs—Rags
to Rich’s and
the Keyboard
Universe. The
latter is an
in-school program
tracing the history
and evolution of
keyboard
instruments using
computer
technology.
"An act that's
as masterfully
musical as it is
wickedly
funny!" (Grand
Rapids Press)
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