St. Dunstan's Concert Series: Reflection, Celebration, & Rebirth
Free (suggested donations: $20 adult, $5 student)
- Michelle Huang, piano
- Erin Wight, viola
- Susanna Valleau, organ
Gabriela Lena Frank — Selected works
John Weaver — Selected works
Rebecca Clarke — Selected works
Michelle Huang and Erin Wight, a Seattle-based piano and viola duo, will present a special concert for a time of transition, as we move out of Winter and into the promise of Spring. Featuring a musical collaboration with organist Susanna Valleau, they will be weaving together perspectives and traditions from around the world, including works of Liszt, Gabriela Lena Frank, John Weaver, and Rebecca Clarke.
About Michelle Huang, piano
A native of Taiwan, pianist Michelle Huang has performed and taught extensively throughout the U.S. as well as abroad in the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, China, and Taiwan. She has appeared as soloist and guest artist in numerous recitals and has given lectures, workshops, and master classes. As a chamber musician, Michelle Huang has collaborated frequently with vocalists and instrumentalists as well as various chamber groups, such as the Mary L’Engle Ensemble; the River City Trio, the chamber group-in-residence at Friday Musicale in Jacksonville, Florida; the Jacksonville Symphony; and Richmond Symphony musicians.
https://www.michellehuangpiano.com/About Erin Wight, viola
Violist Erin Wight, a Midwestern transplant to New York City, is an active chamber musician and avid performer of new music. Described by the NY Times as “engrossing” and “surehanded,” she performs frequently as a member of the Red Light New Music Ensemble and Either/Or, has played with Talea, Signal, the Wordless Music Orchestra, the New Juilliard Ensemble, Axiom, the Juilliard Electric Ensemble, FiRE, and worked closely with members of the Ensemble Modern and Ensemble Intercontemporain. In addition, Ms. Wight is a founding member of the Toomai String Quintet, 2007 winners of the 92nd St. Y’s Music Unlocked! competition for emerging ensembles dedicated to educational outreach. Ms. Wight is deeply committed to community engagement and is on the teaching artist faculty of the New York Philharmonic’s School Partnership Program and the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Wight completed her Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School where she studied with Paul Neubauer.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-wight-8b98a2149/