Maier Hall Concert Series

Presented by Peninsula College

Two Violin/Piano Duos - April 23, 2012, 7:00 pm

The concert will feature violinist Sandra McWalter Payton and pianist Loran Olsen performing together, followed by violinist Erin Hennessey and pianist Kristin Quigley Brye. Olsen, Hennessey and Brye are all locally based musicians, and Payton is from Seattle. The concert is the concluding one in the series’ opening season and replaces the originally scheduled concert by Helene Krimsky and Loran Olsen. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ms. Krimsky is unable to appear. Payton and Olsen will perform music by Mozart, Chopin, Albeniz and Grieg, and Hennesey and Brye will showcase the works of Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Ravel.

Past 2012-2013 Series Concerts:

Vicki Boeckman & Friends - February 26, 2012, 7:00 pm

Medieval melodies, Baroque sonatas, and tone paintings from the 20th and 21st centuries are all part of the musical fare of Vicki Boeckman & Friends recorder trio. The three musicians―Vicki Boeckman, Gertie Johnsson and Pia Brinch Jensen―have been performing together in Europe since 1999 and made their American debut in 2003. Their repertoire spans over 800 years, calling for recorders of all different sizes and historical types. In their concerts, the trio often interweaves music with poetry and text readings, resulting in a surprising use of their performance space.

Ensemble Electra - October 23, 2012, 7:00 pm

Founded in 2006, Ensemble Electra specializes in the music of the 17th and 18th centuries as well as newly composed works written for the recorder, cello, viola da gamba and harpsichord. A hallmark of the ensemble is their unique programming, which often combines musical genres from seemingly disparate eras, woven together with intelligence and historic sensitivity. Ensemble members include recordist 

Vicki Boeckman, recordist
Joanna Blendulf, cellist/violiost/nyckelharpist  
Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichordist

Bottom Line Duo - November 13, 2012, 7:00 pm

A 300-year-old Italian string bass, a 140-year-old French cello, a Norwegian-American man and a Welsh-Belgian-American women...add 18 years of marriage and you get a program of tremendous virtuosity, intimacy, entertainment, fun and laughter. Bottom Line Duo has produced six CDs and a full symphony show, made several appearances on National Public Radio, and has performed throughout Europe, and North America.

Traci Hoveskeland, cellist
Spenser Hoveskeland, bass