Trio Rasa & RASA 5: All Dvořák, All the Time!
Donation at the door
- Linda Vogt, violin
- Gloria Ferry-Brennan, violin
- Roxana Patterson, viola
- Aniela Marie Perry, cello
- Sheila Weidendorf, piano
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
Trio RASA & the RASA 5 play works by Antonin Dvořák. Come immerse yourself in Dvořák's beloved "Dumky" Piano Trio and his rousing Piano Quintet in A major!
Two performances:
Saturday, March 2nd
7:30pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland
Sunday, March 3rd
3pm
Noorlag Salon, Oak Harbor (private residence, email sweidendorf@whidbey.com for exact location)
About Linda Vogt, violin
Violinist Linda Vogt studied violin with Richard Skerlong and then under the renowned University of Washington violin teacher, Emanuel Zetlin. Linda also studied voice in college and at 18, got the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at a Seattle Seahawks game. Her interest in combining her two loves led her to embark on a professional violin and singing career for many years in local nightclubs and studios experimenting with Jazz, country and rock.
She returned to her classical roots with vigor, playing chamber music with various groups for over 25 years, as well as some of Seattle’s top professional orchestra’s such as North Corner Chamber Orchestra, Auburn Symphony, and many others. Linda now makes Whidbey Island her home, where she collaborates with various chamber players while remaining active in the Seattle musical scene.
https://www.nocco.org/linda-vogtAbout Roxana Patterson, viola
Violist Roxana Patterson has performed in France, Italy, Germany, England, Switzerland, and the U.S., and was concertmaster of the Houston Ballet Orchestra. She has performed in festivals at Aspen, Marrowstone, Round Top, Flaine, and Rasigere, France. She received the first Special Award from the Princess Grace Foundation and was recently decorated by Prince Rainier of Monaco with Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite Culturel. She is also Principal Viola of the New Hampshire Music Festival.
https://www.nhmfmusicians.org/roxanna-patterson-principal-viola/About Aniela Marie Perry, cello
Cellist Aniela Perry recently relocated to Whidbey Island after living and working in Los Angeles for over 20 years. In her time there as a working musician she performed, collaborated and studied with a diverse group of composers and artists such as Rohan de Saram, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, John Zorn, Pauline Oliveros, Sofia Gubaidulina, David Rosenboom, James Tenney, Morton Subotnik, Van Dyke Parks, Michael Giacchino and Stefano Scodanibbio. She has performed on numerous feature film and television scores and is also a proficient electric bassist who studied with Wrecking Crew legend Carol Kaye. Other career highlights for Ms. Perry included performing Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire at the Banff Centre's International Chamber Music Festival, Terry Jennings’ String Quartet at the 1st Annual Minimalist Jukebox at Disney Hall and shredding on electric cello at rock festivals around the world.
In 2017, Aniela raised $25,000 for the Sweet Relief musician's charity when she played for 26 straight hours, unofficially beating the current Guinness World Record in marathon cello playing. Since moving to Whidbey Island, Ms. Perry has joined the Saratoga Orchestra and is eagerly preparing more chamber music performances with Trio Rasa and other local musical luminaries. Additionally, she is pursuing advanced studies in instrument and bow repair and offers these services in addition to private lessons out of her shop, Tiny House of Strings in Freeland, WA.
https://anielamarieperry.wordpress.com/About Sheila Weidendorf, piano
A music major in college, Sheila Weidendor received her B.A. in Piano and Music History from the University of Minnesota School of Music, under the mentorship of the late Duncan McNab. Significant injury sidelined my erstwhile life and caused her to walk down new paths, and thus earn an M.A. in Feminist Theological Studies from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Five children and vocational delights in cooperative management, medicinal herbalism, energy healing, writing/editing, and whole foods catering later, Sheila moved from Minneapolis to Whidbey Island, Washington where--miracle of miracles!--music was restored. Since about 2011 Sheila has been regularly performing all kinds of music in the greater Seattle area, blessed to play with the most amazing musicians and spending her days primarily at one keyboard or another--be that the piano, the organ, or the harpsichord.
She has recorded works by Alan Hovhanhess with the late, great Buell Neidlinger and members of the Alder Quartet. According to Fanfare Magazine, "her way with texture is a constant delight."
https://www.sheilamakesmusic.com/