Brahms & Shostakovich Up-Close at Cascadia Art Museum

Angelique Poteat, clarinet
Erika Pierson, cello
Annie Chang-Center, piano

Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Dmitri Shostakovich – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40

Johannes Brahms’ exquisite Trio in A-minor and the bravura Shostakovich Cello Sonata. Angelique Poteat (clarinet) has performed with the Seattle Symphony, Vancouver Symphony (BC), Yakima Symphony, Boise Philharmonic and Northwest Sinfonietta. Erika Pierson (cello) has concertized in England, Germany, Spain, and in the United States, and has performed as featured soloist with orchestras in Berlin, Ann Arbor, and Everett. Annie Chang-Center (piano) has soloed with the San Francisco Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Cincinnati Symphony orchestras; a violist as well, she has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician on both instruments in England, Wales, France, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Your ticket includes admission to the museum, so you can come early, tour the galleries, enjoy an hour of fine music in an intimate setting surrounded by art, and be done in time to dine out after.

About Annie Chang-Center

Violist/pianist Annie Chang-Center has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras; and in England, Wales, France, Austria, Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Taiwan. She is a member of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and performs regularly in Washington, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

About Erika Pierson

Erika Pierson, cellist, grew up in the Seattle area, beginning cello at age 7. Her cello studies have taken her to Bloomington, Indiana, Berlin, Germany, London, England and Ann Arbor, Michigan under teachers including Richard Aaron, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Markus Nyikos, Eileen Croxford and Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. Erika has performed as a soloist in England, Germany, Spain and the United States. Currently, she spends her time teaching, freelancing in local orchestras, performing in chamber concerts and raising two daughters, two large dogs and chickens with her husband in Kirkland, WA.

About Angelique Poteat

Angelique Poteat is a native of the Pacific Northwest, and many of her works are inspired by the natural beauty of the region. Her music has been described as "engaging, restless" (The New York Times), "serious and nicely crafted" (American Record Guide), and "extremely accomplished and vividly picturesque" (Seattle Times), receiving performances on four continents by ensembles including the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, arx Percussion Duo, Emerald City Music, CernaBella, and Trio Claviola. As a clarinetist, Poteat enjoys performing a wide variety of genres, from orchestral to new music for bass clarinet. She has appeared as a soloist with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra, North Corner Chamber Orchestra, and Saratoga Orchestra, and also performs with the Seattle Modern Orchestra, Northwest Sinfonietta, and regularly with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Bellingham Festival of Music, and Sunriver Music Festival.