Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Violins & More Violins!
Free (Free)
Grażyna Bacewicz — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Niccolò Paganini — Selected works
Eugène Ysaÿe — Selected works
Maria Sampen, violin
Timothy Christie, violin
Maria Sampen and Timothy Christie return to Old Town with an evening of violin music – solo, duo, and larger ensemble. This concert features a string group newly-formed and led by Maria at University of Puget Sound called the Puget Sound Virtuoso Strings, comprised of talented 7th-12th grade violinists from the Puget Sound area. This group will play selections for violin ensemble including a piece by Polish female composer Grażyna Bacewicz, and Maria will join them for a performance of Astor Piazzola's "Winter" from his Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. Timothy and Maria will each perform solo violin repertoire featuring works by J.S. Bach, Niccolo Paganini, and Eugène Ysaÿe.
Donations appreciated.
About Maria Sampen
Maria Sampen is the University of Puget Sound School of Music's professor of violin and chair of the string department. With extensive experience as a soloist and chamber performer, Sampen teaches a talented studio of Puget Sound students. Her students are frequent winners of various competitions at the local and regional levels.
https://www.pugetsound.edu/faculty-pages/msampen/?subject=Maria%20Sampen,%20violinist