From The Ashes Presents:
From The Ashes String Ensemble
Melody by Miroslaw Skoryk
Daga Suchon, Violin
Larry Loeber, Piano
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
I. Adagio sostenuto/Presto
Danica Terzic, Violin
Radmila Stojanovic-Kiriluk, Piano
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio ma non tanto
III. Allegro
Karen Bea, Mary Harrah, Viola
Sidney Williams, Kim Hankins, Viola da Gamba (performed on viola)
Jan Simiz, Cello
John Ebinger, Bass
Larry Loeber, Piano
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Daga Suchon, Danica Terzic, Spencer Ekenes, Violin
Karen Bea, Mary Harrah, Sidney Williams, Viola
Jan Simiz, Fred Chao, Maria Simiz, Cello
John Ebinger, Bass
Larry Loeber, Piano
Registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/288369901137
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
Karen Bea, Viola
Fred Chao, Cello -- The Phoenix Symphony
Spencer Ekenes, Violin
Kim Hankins, Viola -- Tetra Quartet
Mary Harrah, Viola
A versatile performer and teacher, Mary is the fourth generation of her family to pursue a career in the arts. Raised in Ohio and Vermont, she has performed extensively as an extra and substitute musician with the Phoenix Symphony and the Arizona Opera since the 2004-05 season. Past festivals and workshops include the National Orchestral Institute, Brevard Music Center Festival Orchestra, Musicorda Summer String Festival, and the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria.
Mary has maintained an active private violin and viola studio for over 20 years, bringing her love of teaching to students of all ages. She has been Instructor of Viola and Violin at Mesa Community College for 14 years, and previously taught in the public schools for 13 years. Mary holds both the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Arizona State University, where she was a student of William Magers. She holds the Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College in History and Russian, and was a Fulbright-Hays scholar in Moscow, Russia in 2014. When not performing or teaching, she enjoys running, hiking, yoga, reading novels and murder mysteries, and cooking delicious meals for family and friends.
Lawrence Loeber, Piano
A native of Ohio, Lawrence is currently in his 23rd season as principal pianist for The Phoenix Symphony, and has also been a member of the Arizona Musicfest orchestra for the past 13 seasons. He has appeared as soloist in Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with both of these orchestras. He has been heard frequently in Ballet Arizona collaborations with The Phoenix Symphony, most notably as featured soloist for Mozart’s “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” variations and Stravinsky’s “Movements for Piano and Orchestra”. He also fondly recalls his stint as kazoo soloist in The Phoenix Symphony’s performances of Michael Daugherty’s “March of the Metro”.
Lawrence’s CD recordings include “Grace Notes”, featuring a variety of solo piano concert music; and “Someone to Watch” with soprano Jenn Raithel Newman. Lawrence’s love of language study led him to an undergraduate degree in German from Case Western Reserve University and a master’s degree in Chinese Linguistics from The Ohio State University. He has been the rehearsal pianist for The Phoenix Symphony Chorus for the past 23 seasons, and is the Music Director for the Congregational Church of the Valley in Scottsdale. He maintains a private piano studio in his home in Scottsdale.
Jan Simiz, Cello -- The Phoenix Symphony
Maria Simiz, Cello -- Arizona School for the Arts
Daga Suchon, Violin -- Arizona School for the Arts
Danica Terzic, Violin -- Celebration Strings
Radmila Stojanovic-Kiriluk, Piano -- Mesa Community College
Sidney Williams, Viola -- Mesa Public Schools
In-person instruction has resumed.
Online instruction is also available via Skype, FaceTime, and Zoom.
Congratulations to Valeria (MCC Violin) for her acceptance to both ASU's and NAU's School of Music for Music Education! (March 2022)
Congratulations to Jackson--1st alternate for Arizona All State Orchestra, Viola! (March 2022)
Congratulations to Jackson (viola), Elena (viola), and Angela (1st violin) for their successful Regional Orchestra auditions! (February 2023)