Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra: Silver & Gold
$20 ($17 youth 18-/senior 65+, $15 VCA member)
- Sandon Lohr, French horn
- Joseph Williams, piano
Mikhail Johnson — Misereatur
William Grant Still — Preludes for flute, string quintet, & piano
William Grant Still — "II. Summerland" from Three Visions (arr. for small chamber group)
Franz Joseph Haydn — Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, Hob. VIId:3
Note: This concert, originally scheduled for January 15, 2022, has been rescheduled to September 17.
Dedicated to cultivating classical music in our community, the Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra is comprised of 18-10 island musicians and has been performing for nearly 30 years. In addition to local talents, VMCO welcomes guests Sandon Lohr and Joseph Williams, directed by Karin Choo and conductor Justin Cole. THE PERFORMERS: Karin Choo, Director, is a seasoned classical violinist and orchestral director. She has a degree in Violin Performance from the New England Conservatory and a second one in Economics from Tuft University. In addition to directing the Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra, she also serves as Executive Director of Northwest Sinfonietta, Co-concertmaster of the Olympia Symphony, and Concertmaster for the Vashon Opera.
Sandon Lohr is joining the Chamber Orchestra for this performance from the Tacoma Symphony where he is the Assistant Principal on Horn. Sandon studied horn performance at Carnegie Mellon University and the New England Conservatory. He has played the French Horn in various regional groups including the Boise Philharmonic and the Spokane Symphony.
Joseph Williams is a classical pianist and educator from Tacoma who has performed in venues worldwide from The John F. Kennedy Center to Dubai’s Al Jalila Cultural Center for Children. A passionate advocate for accessible music education, he is the Founder and Director of the non-profit Tukwila Kids Make Music and an instructor at Key to Change.
Please review Vashon Center for the Arts' current COVID-19 Protocol before attending this event: https://vashoncenterforthearts.org/vaccination-policy/
About Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra
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About Sandon Lohr, French horn
About Joseph Williams, piano
Joseph Williams is a pianist, educator, film producer and curator from Tacoma, WA.
Memorable performance venues include The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Northwest African American Museum and Dubai's Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children. Upcoming engagements include performances at Fort Worth Opera and Steinway Hall (NYC).
He is founder and director of Tukwila Kids Make Music, a free music instruction program offering piano and violin classes to underserved children (K-5).
He is an advisory board member for New Music Initiative for Black Voices, a nationwide invitational that aims to celebrate and empower Black composers and their music. He also serves on MTNA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.
Curations include Black Splendor, a free ten-episode virtual series highlighting Black musicians and composers residing in the Pacific Northwest.
He is Curator of Art and Music at Lakewold Gardens.
https://about.me/joseph_williams