The Music Department at 香蜜影视 is pleased to announce the final Sunday Recital of the season featuring the popular duo听Terra Voce听at 3 p.m. on April 12 in Francis Auditorium. The duo, flutist Elizabeth Brightbill and cellist Andrew Gabbert, will be joined by pianist Lise Keiter for an afternoon of chamber music.
鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful to have Terra Voce on the series again,鈥 said Keiter, chair of the music department at Mary Baldwin. 鈥淭hey always choose such an interesting and appealing selection of pieces, and their warm and friendly performance style really draws the audience in.鈥
厂耻苍诲补测鈥檚听diverse program ranges from part of Bach鈥檚听Goldberg Variations, to selections from Piazolla鈥檚听Histoire du Tango, to Gonzaga鈥檚听Araponga, a lively Brazilian听choro听that will close the program. Brightbill and Gabbert arranged these works for their unusual flute and cello instrumentation.
鈥淲e enjoy the challenge of arranging pieces we love for flute and cello, because not much is composed for this instrumental combination,鈥 explains Brightbill. 鈥淔or example, we鈥檝e arranged the Bach Aria and First Variation from听Goldberg Variations听because a good friend performed this at our wedding. We also enjoy crafting programs that feature a wide variety of musical styles, and this concert is a treat for us because we get to play with piano as well.鈥
The program鈥檚 more traditional offerings include a trio by Haydn and Erwin Schulhoff鈥檚 sonata for flute and piano, where they will be joined by Keiter at the piano. Gabbert will also share the D Minor听Ricercare听for solo cello of Gabrieli, which Brightbill describes as 鈥渙ne of the earliest pieces composed for solo cello, predating the famous J. S. Bach suites.鈥
In addition to their numerous performances on college campuses and community concert series, Terra Voce has appeared on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, in the Christ Chapel Chamber Series at New York City鈥檚 Riverside Church, and as finalists in the National Flute Association鈥檚 Chamber Music Competition. They have released two CDs; their self-titled debut CD (2009) and听The Frost is All Over听(2011) which was chosen as an 鈥淓ditor鈥檚 Pick鈥 on CD Baby. They have also recently been selected to be on the Virginia Commission for the Arts Performing Arts Tour Directory. Prior to moving to听the Blue Ridge Mountains, Brightbill and Gabbert lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they were members of the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra. Keiter performs regularly in both solo and chamber music settings, including recent performances with the Heifetz Institute and with the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival.
Tickets for听April 12听may be purchased at the door and are $5 for the general public and $4 for seniors and students (Mary Baldwin students are free). For more information call听540-887-7294听or visit .