northern neck chamberfest celebrates
chamber music with two concerts in june
The Chamberfest concert series includes:
Music by Beethoven, Schumann, and Hummel
Tuesday, June 24 | 7:30 p.m.
Grace Episcopal Church | 305 S. Main Street, Kilmarnock
Program:
String Quartet No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano (Fairy Tale Pictures) by Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann and Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano in A major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
Music for Piano, Flute and Strings
Sunday, June 29 | 2:00 p.m.
Good Luck Cellars | 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock
Program:
Piano Quintet in F minor by Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 104 in D major by Joseph Haydn arranged for Flute, Piano and String Quartet
Both concerts will be performed by:
Moises Cunha, violin
Elizabeth Crute, violin
Catherine Matushek, viola
Jake Fowler, cello
Chelsea Kaye Anderson, flute
Dasha Bukhartseva, piano
"The Chamberfest again will bring outstanding chamber
music to the area, offering entertaining concerts by internationally recognized artists from around the country."
Moises Cunha, Chamberfest Artistic Director
Music by Beethoven, Schumann, and Hummel
Tuesday, June 24 | 7:30 p.m.
Grace Episcopal Church | 305 S. Main Street, Kilmarnock
Program:
String Quartet No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano (Fairy Tale Pictures) by Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann and Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano in A major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
Music for Piano, Flute and Strings
Sunday, June 29 | 2:00 p.m.
Good Luck Cellars | 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock
Program:
Piano Quintet in F minor by Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 104 in D major by Joseph Haydn arranged for Flute, Piano and String Quartet
Both concerts will be performed by:
Moises Cunha, violin
Elizabeth Crute, violin
Catherine Matushek, viola
Jake Fowler, cello
Chelsea Kaye Anderson, flute
Dasha Bukhartseva, piano
"The Chamberfest again will bring outstanding chamber
music to the area, offering entertaining concerts by internationally recognized artists from around the country."
Moises Cunha, Chamberfest Artistic Director
MUSICIANS
Chelsea Kaye Anderson, a piccolo soloist and flutist residing in Northern Virginia, is Principal Flute of the Northern Neck Orchestra and performs piccolo with orchestras in Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. She earned her master’s degree in Piccolo Performance at the Peabody Conservatory and bachelor’s degrees in Flute Performance and Music Education from the Ithaca College School of Music. Anderson is the director of the Northern Virginia Woodwind Academy.
Dasha Bukhartseva has won top prizes in over 30 international piano competitions and performs to wide acclaim as a soloist and chamber musician across North America and Europe. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and many other venues, including concerts of the Northern Neck Orchestra Chamber Music Series. Her performances have been featured on American, Ukrainian and Belgian radio.
Elizabeth Almond Crute Cunha, a member of the Northern Neck Orchestra, has performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Philharmonic, Augusta Symphony, North Georgia Chamber Orchestra, and Hendersonville Symphony Chamber Orchestra. She is the co-Director of the Crescent City String Academy and the founder and artistic director of the Crescent City String Camp & Festival.
Moises Cunha, the Concertmaster, Principal Violinist and Artist-in-Residence of the Northern Neck Orchestra, is the Artistic Director of Chamberfest and the Northern Neck Orchestra Chamber Music Series. The Brazilian-born violinist, music educator and recording artist performs regularly with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans. He has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician with the Bahia Symphony Orchestra and Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra.
Jake Fowler is the Founding Director of the Surf and Sounds Chamber Music Series on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He frequently performs with the Houston and San Antonio Symphonies and is a Festival Artist at the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival in New Orleans. He was a faculty member and performer at last year’s Chamberfest. Fowler also has performed with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Norfolk Chamber Consort and Hampton Roads Chamber Players.
Catherine Matushek is a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Orleans-based Radio Bird Quartet, a non-traditional string quartet that performs original arrangements of pop and rock tunes. She was a member of the Erie Philharmonic, Firelands Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Pops Orchestra and CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra. Matushek received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Dasha Bukhartseva has won top prizes in over 30 international piano competitions and performs to wide acclaim as a soloist and chamber musician across North America and Europe. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and many other venues, including concerts of the Northern Neck Orchestra Chamber Music Series. Her performances have been featured on American, Ukrainian and Belgian radio.
Elizabeth Almond Crute Cunha, a member of the Northern Neck Orchestra, has performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Philharmonic, Augusta Symphony, North Georgia Chamber Orchestra, and Hendersonville Symphony Chamber Orchestra. She is the co-Director of the Crescent City String Academy and the founder and artistic director of the Crescent City String Camp & Festival.
Moises Cunha, the Concertmaster, Principal Violinist and Artist-in-Residence of the Northern Neck Orchestra, is the Artistic Director of Chamberfest and the Northern Neck Orchestra Chamber Music Series. The Brazilian-born violinist, music educator and recording artist performs regularly with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans. He has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician with the Bahia Symphony Orchestra and Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra.
Jake Fowler is the Founding Director of the Surf and Sounds Chamber Music Series on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He frequently performs with the Houston and San Antonio Symphonies and is a Festival Artist at the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival in New Orleans. He was a faculty member and performer at last year’s Chamberfest. Fowler also has performed with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Norfolk Chamber Consort and Hampton Roads Chamber Players.
Catherine Matushek is a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Orleans-based Radio Bird Quartet, a non-traditional string quartet that performs original arrangements of pop and rock tunes. She was a member of the Erie Philharmonic, Firelands Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Pops Orchestra and CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra. Matushek received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Tickets for each concert are $35.00
and may be purchased at the door or online.
and may be purchased at the door or online.