Upcoming Chamber Music Concerts

This week is busy with two chamber music programs. The first is a free concert at the Music Settlement in University Circle, 11125 Magnolia Drive, Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. I’m playing in a faculty recital with Sae Shiragami, Chul-In Park and Ida Mercer, and we are doing two quartets by Mozart and Ravel. It’s been fun working with these ladies, as they are very professional and easy to work with.

The second concert is Monday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Lyndhurst Community Presbyterian Church (in the Sanctuary), 5312 Mayfield Road. This concert is hosted by the Chamber Music Guild, which is a group of avid music lovers which holds performances by local musicians. There is a guest fee of $8.00 at the door, and an RSVP is requested to Rich and Judy Fired at 216-291-8692 or richjudy00@aol.com. This concert is mostly wind music, with a flute and oboe piece by Thea Musgrave and a quintet by John Steinmetz. I will perform in the Prokofiev quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and bass. Betty Camus is the fantastic oboe player who is featured in this concert, and the other musicians are members of the Cleveland Orchestra and Oberlin Conservatory faculty.