Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Paige Roberts Molloy plays Shostakovich
$20 (ages 18 & under free w/adult)
- Paige Roberts Molloy, piano
- Scott Meredith, trumpet
- Jonathan Pasternack, conductor
Ottorino Respighi — Antiche danze et arie per liuto ("Ancient Airs and Dances") Suite No. 3, P 172
Dmitri Shostakovich — Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op. 35
Two performances:
- Friday, May 17, 7pm at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Angeles
- Saturday, May 18, 7pm at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sequim
About Paige Roberts Molloy, piano
Pianist Paige Roberts Molloy was born in Texas and made her orchestral debut at the age of thirteen at Baylor University, performing Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto. Since then she has been soloist with Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra, East Texas Symphony, Rice University Orchestra, Jupiter Symphony, Flagstaff Festival Orchestra, and Leopoldina Orchestre in Poland. Paige has performed frequently in New York at Bargemusic, Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall, and Miller Theatre. She was also Artist-in-Residence at the Lotus Club. Recital appearances include Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Ottawa, Houston, Miami, Pittsburgh, Prague, and Paris. Paige has participated in many music festivals such as Marlboro, Tanglewood, Aspen, Santa Barbara, Grand Canyon, and Mecklenberg, Germany. In 1999, Paige played Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations for Twyla Tharp's ballet, which premiered in Palermo, Italy, and continued in the U.S. She subsequently performed Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata with Ms. Tharp's company at Duke University. Paige has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Piano Performance from The Juilliard School where she studied with Abbey Simon and Peter Serkin.
https://www.seattlechambermusic.org/artists/paige-roberts-molloy/About Scott Meredith, trumpet
Dr. Scott Meredith currently resides in Poulsbo, Washington where he actively performs with the Seattle Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Auburn Symphony, Yakima Symphony, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, North Corner Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Tacoma, and the Port Angeles Symphony. He still enjoys making the trip to Casper to act as Principal Trumpet of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Scott enjoys working with students of all ages and continues a private studio as well as brass coach for several Seattle area high schools. For 25 years, he was Professor of Trumpet at the University of Wyoming, the University of Northern Colorado, and the University of North Texas. Dr. Meredith has performed nationally with the Boulder Philharmonic, Cheyenne Symphony, Fort Collins Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony, the Irving, Plano, and San Angelo Symphonies, Dallas Wind Symphony, North Carolina Pops, Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, and at the Colorado Music Festival.
Dr. Meredith earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in trumpet performance from the University of North Texas. He earned the Masters of Music degree from the University of North Texas. He earned and Bachelor of Music Education and Music Performance degrees from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Meredith can be heard on the CD Chamber Music of Jennifer Higdon, featuring the premiere recording of her Trumpet Songs ("Trumpets can sing, too, and trumpeter Scott Meredith does just that, displaying a gorgeous tone and sense of phrasing." – Fanfare Magazine). He can also be heard on the Teaching Music through Performance in Band series as well as numerous recordings with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony under the direction of Eugene Corporon as part of the Klavier Wind Project, including: Convergence, UFO: Music of Michael Daugherty, Time Pieces, Recollections, Symphonic Excursions, Escapades, Carmina Burana, Hemispheres, Allegories, and Retrospectives. In his spare time Dr. Meredith enjoys watching movies (especially Star Wars!), exploring Washington on his bike, and hanging out with his wife Tamara and daughter Kat. Dr. Meredith is a Bach Artist for the Conn Selmer Co.
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