Music in the Museum: Brahms, Gershwin, & Debussy
$18 ($12 for museum members)
- Erica Johansen, violin
- Harumi Makiyama, piano
Claude Debussy — Beau Soir, L. 84
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess
Edward Elgar — Salut d'Amour, Op. 12
Astor Piazzolla — Vuelvo al Sur (tango for violin & piano)
The romantic soaring Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 tops a varied program including the yearning duet Beau Soir by Claude Debussy, music from Porgy & Bess by George Gershwin, and pieces by Elgar and Piazzolla.
Violinist Erica Johansen recently soloed with the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra in Bulgaria, she has performed frequently with orchestras throughout the Northwest and earned her Master in Music at UW. Erica is currently concertmaster of the Lake Union Civic Orchestra and performs in the new music group Scrape. She has recorded for artists including Zan Fiskum, Sky Cries Mary, Sera Cahoone, Sufjan Stevens, and Mastodon.
Pianist Harumi Makiyama returns to Cascadia, she earned her Master of Music at the New England Conservatory of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Art from UW, Harumi performs frequently in the Northwest.
Each month the museum features some of the Northwest's finest chamber ensembles, soloists and opera singers. The concerts are about one-hour in length, leaving you time to dine out after. Concert tickets include admission to all the museum galleries, so plan to arrive early to see the current exhibits, Northwest Arts & Crafts Movement: The Chase Family and Friends; The Art of Reading; and Northwest Living – A Heritage of Mid-Century Design. Altogether the perfect evening!
About Erica Johansen, violin
Erica Johansen grew up on both coasts, spending equal childhood years on Cape Cod and in the Monterey Bay area. Since 1998 she has resided in the Pacific Northwest where she enjoys a healthy balance of teaching and performing while raising a family.
Johansen holds a Master of Music in violin performance from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Puget Sound. Her primary teachers include Ed Seferian, Rochelle Walton, Kyung Chee and Rene Staar. Erica has been a member of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra and has also frequently performed with the Northwest Sinfonietta. In 2018 Johansen performed as a soloist with the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra in Bulgaria. Johansen enjoys performing with rock bands when she can and has performed with or recorded for artists including Zan Fiskum, Sky Cries Mary, Sera Cahoone, Sufjan Stevens, and Mastodon. Erica is currently concertmaster of the Lake Union Civic Orchestra and performs in the new music group Scrape. She is in her 14th year teaching and conducting at Lakeside School, where she runs a robust string program of four orchestras of students in grades 5-12.