Please Stop Talking: A Cello Recital with Some Words
Free
- Michael King, cello
- Kevin Leiferman, cello
- Emily Acri, violin
- Lea Fetterman, violin
- Rose Hashimoto, viola
- Darrell J. Jordan, baritone
Kaija Saariaho — Changing Light
Jacob Ter Veldhuis (Jacob TV) — The Body of Your Dream (arr. for string quartet & recorded audio)
"Moe" Eric Weisner — Duo for Two Cellos (world premiere)
Lawrence Dillon — Poke (arr. Kevin Leiferman & Michael King)
This recital has it all: comedy, vocalists, preludes, and more! Included are pieces with talking and a premiere of a new duo, we hope to see you there!
The King-Leiferman Cello Duo will be accepting donations to Feeding the Carolinas, a non-profit organization that is working to help provide disaster releif for those affected by Huricane Helene in Michael's home state of South Carolina.
About Michael King, cello
About Kevin Leiferman, cello
About Emily Acri, violin
Violinist Dr. Emily Acri was born and raised in Chicago's North Shore. She received her undergraduate training from Indiana University, studying with Mimi Zweig. She studied with Danielle Belen at the University of Michigan to earn her Master's, and completed her Doctorate of Music with Ron Patterson at the University of Washington. Throughout much of the pandemic, she worked as an ArtistYear Fellow in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado, integrating music into the academic school day. She worked as an Elementary Music Educator and was a violin teacher with Aspen Music Festival and School's AfterWorks Beginning Strings Program. She performed as concertmaster of the High Country Sinfonia Ensemble, and performed in various chamber ensembles that provided concerts for the community. Emily regularly performs solo and ensemble works from the Baroque era to the music of today. Her teaching experience spans from beginning students to young artists, with specific interests in coaching chamber music and orchestral repertoire. Emily attributes her musical inspiration to her late Grandfather, Robert Acri, a legendary Chicago pianist.
About Lea Fetterman, violin
About Rose Hashimoto, viola
Violist Rose Hashimoto grew up in Seattle, lived and worked in New York City for 15 years, and recently returned to the Seattle area. Rose has performed with ensembles including A Far Cry, Shattered Glass Ensemble, the Thalia Quartet, the Aeolus Quartet, and the Argus Quartet; as a soloist with the Mannes Orchestra; and at music festivals including Icicle Creek, Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival, Manchester Summer Chamber Music, Yellow Barn, Taos, and Kneisel Hall. She played with the Experiential Orchestra on the Grammy-winning recording of Ethel Smyth’s The Prison and on A Far Cry’s Grammy-nominated album, Visions and Variations. Rose earned a B.M. from Juilliard and an M.M. and Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College.
Rose is a dedicated educator who received Suzuki training from School for Strings in New York. She currently serves on the faculty at the Suzuki Institute of Seattle and Kaleidoscope School of Music in Issaquah. She previously taught at Lucy Moses School, the Preparatory Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College, and Harmony Program.