First Friday Salons: Unique trios & duos
$20
Robert Muczynski — Fantasy Trio
Sean Osborn — Romance for Cello and Piano
Angela Draghicescu, piano
Sean Osborn, clarinet
Nathan Whitaker, cello
Brahms – Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Robert Muczinsky – Fantasy Trio
Sean Osborn – Romance for Cello and Piano
Angela Draghicescu, Sean Osborn, and Nathan Whitaker come together for a unique evening of colorful and evocative music for clarinet, cello, and piano. The recital will feature Brahms’ breathtaking A minor Trio, Polish-American composer Robert Muczinsky’s energetic Fantasy Trio, as well the exquisite Romance for Cello and Piano by internationally renowned clarinetist and composer Sean Osborn.
About Nathan Whittaker
Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a unique and diverse career as a concert soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is the Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a concert series of chamber music on period instruments, and regularly performs with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, El Mundo, Fort Greene Chamber Music Society, The Sebastians, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Recent appearances include the Caramoor Music Festival, Arizona Early Music Festival, Vancouver Bach Festival, Pacific Baroque Festival, Helicon Society, Berkeley Early Music Festival, Ottawa ChamberFest, the Boston Early Music Festival, and as a guest lecturer at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. He has served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts. He can be heard on recordings by ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as live broadcasts by NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Washington and Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a cello of Mario Gadda from 1957, and a baroque cello of Johann Christian Ficker II from c. 1770.
https://www.nathanhwhittaker.com/About Sean Osborn
Sean Osborn—clarinetist, composer, and pedagogue—was the youngest clarinetist to be appointed to the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has since presented master classes across continents and performed as guest Principal Clarinet with leading American orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Seattle Symphony. With rave reviews from The New York Times ("…an excellent clarinetist,"), the Boston Globe ("…a miracle,"), and Gramophone ("…a master,") and over forty concertos in his repertoire, he has recorded dozens of CDs for London, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, Albany, and others, as well as premiered works by Philip Glass, John Adams, John Corigliano, Chen Yi, and Jennifer Higdon.
http://www.osbornmusic.com/