Music from Home: Unknown, a chamber music house concert & premiere
$35 ($28 student/senior/military, $17.50 ages 6-17; ages 5 & under free)
- Myah Rose Paden, mezzo-soprano
- Ricardo de la Torre, piano
- Timothy Christie, violin
- Dallas Neustel, clarinet
- David Korevaar, piano
- Joseph Williams, Artistic Advisor
Shawn Okpebholo — Unknown (premiere of version for mezzo-soprano & piano)
Luigi Perrachio — Nove Poemetti (selections)
Maurice Ravel — Le Tombeau de Couperin
Originally written for three singers and chamber ensemble to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknwon Solider in 2021, Shawn Okpebholo's song cycle Unknown explores ideas of war, honor, and memory through the eyes of soldiers, family members, and Tomb Guards who are connected to each other and the Tomb through their mutual service and sacrifice. This performance is a special arrangement for voice and piano adapted by the composer for the intimate setting at Lakewold Gardens. The program is completed by works related to the WWI period: Stravinsky's The Soldier’s Tale, and a special appearance by pianist David Korevaar performing Ravel's stunning suite Le Trombeau de Couperin and works by Luigi Perrachio.
About Music From Home
Music From Home is a monthly series of intimate chamber music concerts held in the historic Wagner House.
When you attend a Music From Home concert, you are invited to experience storytelling through live music.
Featured artists collaborate with Curator of Art and Music Ricardo de la Torre to present repertoire that reflects their backgrounds and lived experiences in the intimate setting of Wagner House parlor.
We aim to grow in community through music in an inspiring natural environment.
https://lakewoldgardens.org/musicfromhome/About Myah Rose Paden, mezzo-soprano
Myah Rose Paden is a mezzo-soprano and radio host from Columbus, GA now based in Seattle, WA. After performing in several mainstage and chamber operas and receiving their master's degree from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance, Myah moved to Seattle for a year-long residency as the inaugural Announcing Fellow for Classical KING as a part of the 2022 Seattle Opera Arts Fellowship. Myah Rose stayed busy on and off the stage in the 2022-23 season, making appearances this as a member of the Seattle Opera Chorus in Samson & Delilah, performing in Seattle Opera's Creation Lab, performing with the Seattle chapter of Opera On Tap, being a featured performer on Classical KING's Northwest Focus Live, giving lectures at the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera, and becoming the District Finalist for the 2022-23 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.
https://www.youtube.com/user/blackmeetsredAbout Ricardo de la Torre, piano
About Dallas Neustel, clarinet
Clarinetist Dallas Neustel is a principal teaching artist of the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra, a founding member of the Agermos Chamber Music Project, and a former US Air Force clarinetist. Dallas has performed with the Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the Yakima Symphony Orchestra, the North Corner Chamber Orchestra, and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra. In 2018, his children's composition Incidental Music to the Tale of Peter Rabbit was performed in the Seattle Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival Family Concert.
Dallas holds the Master of Music degree from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, and Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Washington State University. He has toured in concert throughout Europe and the United States, has appeared as a guest-clinician in 65 university master-classes, and has maintained a private clarinet studio for over 20 years.
https://dallasneustel.com/About David Korevaar, piano
About Joseph Williams, Artistic Advisor
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