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The Monmouth
Winds,
Woodwind Quintet
Eric Ewazen: Cascadian Concerto
October 30, 2011
The
Monmouth Winds features five musicians from our own MSO (Cathy Adamo,
clarinet; Kitty Flakker, bassoon; Jenny Cline, flute; Richard Sachs, horn;
and Nick Gatto, oboe) who got together in 2009 to play woodwind quintet
chamber music repertoire they all love. They come from a variety of
backgrounds, both musical and technical, and have been busy performing at
weddings, senior living centers, arts festivals, and churches. Audiences
have praised their stylistic interpretation appropriate for each musical
genre they are performing, as well as the balance and blend these five are
able to achieve to turn their varied individual instruments into a unified
ensemble sound.
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Gerd Nowaczyk,
Piano
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto
February 12, 2012
Gerd
Nowaczyk has appeared in solo and chamber music recitals throughout the
United States and Germany. Widely praised for his sensitive, lyrical and
technically brilliant playing, Gerd is highly sought after as a soloist,
recitalist, accompanist and chamber musician. A resident of Long Branch, he
has been on the piano faculty of the Monmouth Conservatory of Music since
1995. Mr. Nowaczyk, born and raised in Germany, received his degree in piano
performance from the University of Ashland, Ohio, where he was a student of
Elizabeth Pastor. Previously he studied with Rhandi Haiberg-Druckenbrodt,
and Erika Haase at the Conservatory of Hannover, Germany.
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Soyeong Park, Violin
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
April 1, 2012
At
our Young Artist Concerto Competition in April 2011, 14-year-old Soyeong
Park won over our judges’ hearts with her warm tone, confident technique,
and beautiful musicianship. Soyeong debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra
under the baton of Charles Dutoit as a winner in the 2009 Albert M.
Greenfield Competition. She recently claimed first prize in New Jersey’s
29th Goldblatt Scholarship Competition Junior Division. Miss Park serves as
concertmaster in the New Jersey All-State Intermediate Orchestra. Her
ensemble experience includes performing with the Youth Chamber Orchestra and
Quartet in the Temple University Center for Gifted Young Musicians. She
currently studies with Yayoi Numazawa and Yumi Scott, and has studied with
Mei Chen Barnes.
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Jameson Platte,
Cello
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1;
Fauré Élégie
May 20, 2012
Cellist
Jameson Platte maintains an active career both as performer and teacher. He
is currently a member of the critically acclaimed Axis quintet, the
Conservatory Quartet, Duo 92, and is principal cellist in the Glens Falls
Symphony, the Orchestra of Northern New York, and the Allentown Symphony.
His recitals have been heard throughout North America, South America,
Europe, Asia and Australia. In New York City, Jameson has been featured in
Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Lincoln Center, and the
92nd Street Y. Mr. Platte's principal teacher was Carlton McCreery; he also
pursued studies with such teachers as Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, Mstislav
Rostropovich, Harvey Shapiro, and Carter Brey.
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