Harmonia Chamber Players III
$25 ($10 concession; students free)
- Robin Stangland, French horn
- Laurie Heidt, French horn
- JJ Barrett, French horn
- Carey LaMothe, French horn
- Chris Peterson, clarinet
- Eliza Siracusan, clarinet
- Kristin Schneider, clarinet
- Steven Noffsinger, clarinet
- Kerry Philben, bassoon
- Patrick Hunninghake, trumpet
- Leah Anderson, violin
- Matthew Wyant, piano
- Alex Fang, piano
- Stephen Provine, violin
- June Spector, violin
- Katherine McWilliams, viola
- Max Lieblich, cello
Jacques-Jules Bouffil — Clarinet Trio, Op. 7, No. 3
Bohuslav Martinů — La revue de cuisine, H. 161
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Harmonia musicians and friends perform a prize-winning horn quartet by local composer Megan Vinther, a delightful trio by French clarinetist Jacques-Jules Bouffil, a ballet suite by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, and one of Dmitri Shostakovich's greatest pieces of chamber music.
Complimentary refreshments will be served at intermission.
About Robin Stangland, French horn
About Carey LaMothe, French horn
Carey LaMothe studied horn at the University of Washington with David Kappy, earning a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music in French Horn Performance. After graduation, Carey moved to Los Angeles to pursue a freelance career. While living L.A., Carey taught elementary school band and lessons in French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, and piano. She performed and toured with String Theory Productions and played in various ensembles. Recording credits include Under the Covers, Vol. 1, a collaboration between alternative rock artist Matthew Sweet and Bangles singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs.
In addition to her regular performances with Octava Chamber Orchestra, Carey is a member of the Orchestra Seattle and Seattle Chamber Singers horn section. She previously held a principal role in Thalia Symphony and often plays for other local ensembles.
http://octavachamberorchestra.com/carey.shtmlAbout Chris Peterson, clarinet
Chris Peterson has played clarinet for over 30 years in ensembles in North Carolina, Utah, and Seattle. While pursuing a doctorate in Molecular Biology at the University of Utah, he was principal with the Murray Symphony Orchestra, where he performed solo concerto works by Copland, Weber, and Mozart. After moving to Seattle in 2010, Chris joined Eastside Symphony where he had the opportunity to perform solo works by Vanchestein and Shaw. He is currently a member of Harmonia Seattle and plays with Lake Union Civic Orchestra, Puget Sound Concert Opera, Microsoft Orchestra, Northwest Mahler Festival, the vaudeville/circus band Fremont Philharmonic, and Jazz Night School in South Seattle. During the day, Chris is investigating HIV cure strategies in the Clinical Research Division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
About Eliza Siracusan, clarinet
Clarinetist Eliza Siracusan received her Bachelor's degree in performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2005. Her primary teachers were Kim Fay, Richard Hawkins, Linnea Nereim, and Franklin Cohen. Eliza plays as much chamber music as she possibly can and especially enjoys collaborating with strings and piano. She performs with the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and as principal clarinet with Octava Chamber Orchestra. Eliza also performs with the Harmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia NW, and Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island.
About Steven Noffsinger, clarinet
About Patrick Hunninghake, trumpet
About Alex Fang, piano
About Stephen Provine, violin
Violinist Stephen Provine is concertmaster of Harmonia and a former concertmaster of the Cascade Symphony. He holds a degree in computer science from Harvard University, where he was concertmaster of the Bach Society Orchestra and studied chamber music with Robert Levin. Mr. Provine grew up in the UK, studying with Richard Deakin, Lesley Hatfield, and Harry Cawood. He has been a software engineer in the Developer Division at Microsoft for 22 years, where he currently works on engineering systems with a focus on supply chain security. He lives in Bellevue with his wife, two daughters and Bella, the cat.