Nashville Chamber Music Society: American Stories
$25.63
- David Bender, cello
- Eric Wong, viola
- Annaliese Kowert, violin
- Sarah Page Summar, violin
- Brendan Jacklin, piano
Paul Wiancko — American Haiku
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
About Nashville Chamber Music Society
The Nashville Chamber Music Society is a group of musicians dedicated to the performance and promotion of chamber music in Nashville and the surrounding areas. Established in 2020, a curious time when musicians felt displaced yet so needed, NCMS seeks to promote beauty, unity, and love, through a variety of venues and creative programming.
NCMS is currently in residence at Covenant Presbyterian Church, and we are thankful to perform in this beautiful space. NCMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and we partner with local schools, retirement homes, homeless shelters, and venues to bring artistic excellence and beautiful experiences.
https://www.nashvillecms.org/About David Bender, cello
Originally from Nashville, Tenn., David began studying the cello at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music at the age of 5. In 2016, he was selected to be a part of Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra of the USA, where he performed throughout Europe under the baton of Valery Gergiev and Christoph Eschenbach as principal cellist. In 2017, David was featured on NPR's From the Top, hosted by Christopher O'Riley.
David has attended a number of prestigious summer festivals including the Music Academy of the West and the Taos School of Music. As a winner of the 2018 Keston MAX fellowship at Music Academy of the West, David was awarded the opportunity to perform three concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle. An avid chamber musician, David has studied with the Juilliard, Brentano, American, Shanghai, and Jupiter string quartets.
https://floridaorchestra.org/musicians/david-bender/About Eric Wong, viola
Described as "amazing" and as possessing a "tone like toasted caramel" (Musical Toronto), Wong has appeared on the world's most iconic stages including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Severance Music Center, Kings Place, Koerner Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, the Banff Centre, and as a featured guest artist at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Wong received both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying violin with Paul Kantor and viola with Kirsten Docter and Lynne Ramsey. He previously served as principal violist of CityMusic Cleveland, Assistant Concertmaster of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, and Associate Concertmaster of the Canton Symphony Orchestra.
https://carogaarts.org/eric-wong/About Annaliese Kowert, violin
Originally from Madison, WI, violinist Annaliese Kowert began her training at age four with the Suzuki Method, later receiving her Bachelor's degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and her Master's in violin performance from Stony Brook University. She has years of experience both as a teacher and as a performer.
About Sarah Page Summar, violin
Violinist Sarah Page Summar is equally at home improvising with contemporary dance as she is in the violin section of a symphony orchestra. Since 2009, her primary performing outlet has been with Impulse, an ensemble of five composer-performers that specializes in real-time collaborative composition. She is also available as a dance musician/composer and to play classical violin at weddings and other events.
Sarah holds a BMus in violin performance from Vanderbilt University and has performed with numerous professional and collegiate ensembles, including the University of North Texas and University of Georgia new music ensembles and the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra. She has been privileged to train with several world-class violinists including Břetislav Novotný (Prague String Quartet), Christian Teal (Blair String Quartet), and Thomas Joiner. Sarah has also studied piano with Craig Nies and Joey Hokayem, and dance accompaniment with Claudia Howard Queen.
https://sarahsummar.com/performing-2/About Brendan Jacklin, piano
Pianist, educator, and lecturer, Brendan Jacklin is dedicated to sharing new sounds and ideas through his music. I have premiered over 50 new works for both solo piano and chamber ensembles, and have commissioned works from composers across the United States and Canada. A special interest of mine is performing interdisciplinary and multimedia music, including pairing music with electronics, video, poetry, and dance. My solo recital programs reflect these interests, featuring a blend of traditional repertoire, contemporary music, electronics, and other interdisciplinary elements.
My performances have taken me across the United States, having performed in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington. Recent performances have featured a wide variety of music, including everything from Johannes Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 65 to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue to Nicole Lizée's Hitchcock Études for piano, video, and glitch.
https://www.brendanjacklin.com/