Thursday Musical Artist Series

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Tickets $15, $10 (groups of 8+), $6 students, sold at the door, general seating

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Program

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in C Minor “Ocean”

Kirill Nazarov, piano
Young Artist Scholarship Competition Winner 2019
First Place, High School Piano

J.S. Bach (1685-1750) / Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)
Prelude in B minor

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Four Piano Blues (1948)
   I. Freely poetic
   II. Soft and languid
   III. Muted and sensuous
   IV. With bounce

Copland
Night Thoughts (An Homage to Ives) (1972)

Elliot Wilcox, piano

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Vier Letzte Lieder
   Frühling
   September
   Beim Schlafengehn
   Im Abendrot

Debra Gilroy, soprano
Nanette Goldman, violin
Barbara Brooks, piano

David Ludwig (b. 1974)
String Quartet No. 1, Pale Blue Dot (2014)

Lux String Quartet
Stephanie Skor, violin
Erika Blanco, violin
Kirsti Petraborg, viola
Eric Graf, cello

Program order subject to change

Performer Information

Kirill Nazarov, piano

2019 Young Artist Scholarship Winner, First Place, High School Piano

Kirill Nazarov is a Russian pianist studying with Alexander Braginsky at the Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Pre-Conservatory Center of Excellence. He began playing piano at age nine, studying with Olga Eremeeva in his hometown of Ufa, Russia. She saw potential in the young boy, and took him to Natalya Latysheva, the best piano teacher in the Bashkortostan Republic in Russia. In 2017 Kirill decided to leave Russia to continue his education in the United States. In Minnesota, Kirill regularly wins competitions and gives solo concerts. He has won the Bosendorfer Piano Competition and the Gold Medal in Steinway Piano Competition in 2018, as well as prizes in the Thursday Musical and Schubert Club competitions. When he is not performing or listening to classical music, Kirill enjoys playing chess. He says that chess is very much like music. You know the pattern, you count, you calculate, but in the end, you rely on your emotions and intuition. Kirill is in 12th grade and looking forward to the new challenges and horizons that college life will bring.

Elliot Wilcox has been a performing artist for Thursday Musical since 1983. He holds master’s degrees in piano performance from Northwestern University and in music theory from the University of Minnesota. Mr. Wilcox is a member of the music faculty at Century College in White Bear Lake where he teaches music theory and ear training, and conducts the Century Chamber Orchestra.

Ms. Debra Gilroy, soprano, is a member of the voice faculty at Hamline University, Minneapolis College, and maintains a private voice studio in Minneapolis. An accomplished soloist, Ms. Gilroy enjoys an active performance schedule. Throughout the year, she can be seen and heard in operas, recitals, chamber ensembles, orchestral concerts, and community events. Ms. Gilroy holds section leader and soloist positions with Minnesota Chorale and First Unitarian Society of Mount Curve. She is also a guest vocalist at local churches and is available for weddings and memorial services. She earned her post-graduate certification in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Minnesota and holds an MM degree and BA degree in Music. debragilroy.com

Nanette Scott Goldman is a freelance violinist and violist in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area. She has been a member of the Kenwood Chamber and St. Paul Civic Orchestras and served for 6 years as principal viola for the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis. She is currently a violist with the professional chamber orchestra the Minnesota Sinfonia. Nanette plays regularly for the touring Broadway shows at the State, Orpheum and Ordway theaters. Other venues where she often performs include the Guthrie theater and the Northrup Auditorium (Ballet series).

Nationally recognized artists with whom Nanette has played range from classical to popular, including Charlotte Church, Luciano Pavarotti, Sarah Brightman, Lyle Lovett, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Josh Groban, and Prince. She can be heard on many TV and radio commercials, as well as the recordings of local artists the Honeydogs and the Hornheads. Nanette is a professor of Classical Languages at Macalester College.

Barbara Brooks is an active vocal coach and music director in the Twin Cities area. She has worked with various opera companies including, Canadian Opera, Minnesota Opera, New Orleans Opera, Opera Banff, Berkshire Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, as well as the University of Minnesota Opera and University of North Texas Opera programs. Ms. Brooks also served as a vocal coach for the Minnesota Opera's Resident Artist Program and currently is on the music staff of the Wesley Balk Institute. Ms. Brooks has also collaborated as music director in the highly successful and imaginative productions of Mozart's Operas at Theatre de la Jeune Lune in Minneapolis. She currently maintains an active coaching studio and is the pianist for the Minnesota Chorale, the official chorus of the Minnesota Orchestra.

Lux String Quartet

Stephanie Skor, violin; Erika Blanco, violin; Kirsti Petraborg, viola; Eric Graf, cello

Lux String Quartet is a Twin-Cities based ensemble, bringing a dynamic edge to performance and education since 2013. Avid recitalists, Lux has performed at the Waverly Chamber Music Series in Waverly, Iowa and the Lakes Chamber Music Society in Alexandria, Minnesota. The 2019/20 season will have included performances with Music @ Lynnhurst in Minneapolis, the Schubert Club Courtroom Concert Series, three recitals in the Baroque Room, and a continuation of the unique series "Lattes with Lux" hosted by local, independent coffee houses around the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Dedicated to music education and instilling a love for their art in the next generation, Lux regularly presents concerts and workshops at elementary schools and early music education programs. Lux was chosen by MPR to be a 2019/20 Class Notes Artist, and Lux is currently a quartet-in-residence at the Colorado Chamber Music Institute.

Pale Blue Dot: Our Earth, Our Music

Thursday Musical Artist Series

Program

Performer Information

Lux String Quartet