Winter Fundraiser: A Concert to benefit PYP & Community Music Center
$30 reserved, $20 general ($10 ages 23 & under, $5 PYP/CMC student)
- Daniel Avshalomov, viola
- David Hattner, clarinet
- Pamela Viktoria Pyle, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304 ("II. Tempo di minuetto"; arr. Daniel Avshalomov for viola & piano)
Ernest Chausson — Pièce, Op. 39 ("Tranquille mais sans lenteur"; arr. Daniel Avshalomov for viola & piano)
Max Bruch — 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83
Join us for a warm evening of intimate chamber music at the winter solstice. The artists are donating their services so that all revenue will be split evenly to benefit both the Community Music Center Inc. (CMC Inc.) and the Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP).
Performers include American String Quartet violist and PYP/CMC Alumnus Daniel Avshalomov; clarinetist and PYP Musical Director David Hattner; and pianist Pamela Viktoria Pyle, Director of Collaborative Piano at the University of New Mexico.
About Community Music Center – Portland Parks & Recreation
The Community Music Center is a Portland Parks & Recreation program in partnership with the nonprofit Community Music Center, Inc. It has been a popular place for music lessons and concerts in Portland since 1955. It is also part of the National Guild for Community Arts Education.
CMC enhances the greater Portland community by providing opportunities for all ages to learn about, make and enjoy music. We do this through:
- affordable music classes and lessons,
- free and low-cost concerts and workshops,
- low-cost instrument rentals,
- and other resources for the public,
...all subsidized by the City and the non-profit.
https://www.communitymusiccenter.org/index.htmlAbout Daniel Avshalomov, viola
Daniel Avshalomov is the violist of the American String Quartet, which enjoys its fourth decade of international acclaim. Recently hailed by Strad magazine as "one of the finest occupants of that chair, both instrumentally and musically, of any quartet now active," Mr. Avshalomov finds time each season for concerto appearances, recitals, and collaborative concerts, and returns as a featured performer to festivals across the country.
https://www.msmnyc.edu/faculty/daniel-avshalomov/About David Hattner, clarinet
A talented clarinetist, David Hattner regularly performs in live radio broadcast on All Classical Portland, and has served as principal clarinet with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Cascade Music Festival Orchestra in Bend, New Jersey Opera Theater, and Key West Symphony Orchestra. Hattner is an honors graduate of Northwestern University, and was a Conducting Fellow at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen for three summers.
Conductor David Hattner delivers "calmly authoritative" (The New York Times) performances that are "brilliant in all departments." (The Chicago Tribune) Hattner's high musical intelligence and phenomenal technique uniquely combine with a warm and cooperative disposition, allowing for an ease of execution which imbues confidence and expands possibilities. Although he is energetic and animated, an inner calm and polish characterizes Hattner's presence on the podium, leading to concert experiences that are truly magical.
Hattner is the Portland Youth Philharmonic’s fifth Musical Director in its distinguished 96-year history, and the first to be born in the United States. Known for his encyclopedic knowledge of American repertoire, Hattner's programming is relevant, thoughtful, and "especially attractive." (The Chicago Tribune) Hattner’s recent seasons included his conducting debuts with the Phoenix Symphony, Olympia Symphony, Baton Rouge Symphony, and Chamber Music Northwest as well as appearances with the Oregon Symphony and the Musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony. Additional guest appearances include the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Interlochen Philharmonic, Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Eugene Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Sospeso, Kansas City Symphony, Oregon Mozart Players, and Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.
https://www.davidhattner.com/About Pamela Viktoria Pyle, piano
Pamela Viktoria Pyle served as a principal pianist in the studios of Dorothy DeLay and subsequently Itzhak Perlman, and is currently Associate Professor of Piano and Director of the Collaborative Piano Program at the University of New Mexico.
https://music.unm.edu/faculty/pamela-viktoria-pyle/