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this Season's Events

2009

DateVenueCity/StatePerformer
August 18
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs concerts of chamber music with Maria Newman, violin, Scott Hosfeld, viola, and other artists. Visit www.malibufriendsofmusic.org/festivalschedule2009.html for more information. Works by Martinu, Beethoven, Schubert, and Maria Newman.
August 20
7:30
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival SpaceMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
Works by Ginastera, Schubert, Schumann, and Newman.
August 21
7:30
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
The Murasaki Duo gives the world premiere of Maria Newman's Peccavi Duo,written for the Murasaki Duo and sponsored by Guy Johnson. Also features works of Schumann and Telemann.
August 22
7:30
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
The Murasaki Duo gives the world premiere of Maria Newman's Peccavi Duo,written for the Murasaki Duo and sponsored by Guy Johnson. Also features works of Schumann and Telemann.
August 24
7:30
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival SpaceMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
Works of Martinu, Liebermann, Newman, Poulenc, and Janacek.
August 25
7:30
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great Room and Indoor-Outdoor Festival SpaceMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
Works of Liebermann, Poulenc, Dvorak, and Newman.
August 27
7:30
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival SpaceMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Works of Bach, Martinu, and Newman.
August 30
7:30
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival SpaceMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Festival Finale with chamber orchestra, Scott Hosfeld, conductor. Eric is a featured soloist in his own arrangement of Bloch's Suite from Jewish Life. Also features works by Bach, Mozart, and Newman.
September 6
4:00pm
Center for Faith and Life, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs at the Luther Music Faculty Showcase. Free admission. Works by Ginastera and others. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
September 13
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs on soprano Karen Kanakis' faculty recital. Work by JS Bach. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
September 21
5:30pm
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs with soprano Ann Cravero on a concert featuring works by Iowa Composers Forum members. Works by Owen, Joyce, Prater, Chennette, and others.
September 27
4:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs with soprano Ann Cravero on a concert featuring works by Iowa Composers Forum members. Works by Owen, Joyce, Prater, Chennette, and others. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
October 10
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recital. Works by Ginastera, Maria Newman, Piazzolla, and Schumann. With Jubal Fulks, violin, and Spencer Martin, viola. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
October 24
4:30pm
St. Wenceslaus Catholic ChurchSpillville, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs in a chamber music concert featuring the two string chamber works Dvorak wrote during his stay in Spillville, Iowa. With Tarn Travers and Jubal Fulks, violins; Spencer Martin and Andrew Picken, violas; and featuring organ works performed by Gregory Peterson. Tickets available at the door or from Czech Heritage Partnership. Dvorak: "American" String Quartet and E-flat Major Viola Quintet.
October 25
2:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther College Decorah, Iowa Eric Kutz
Eric performs in a chamber music concert featuring the two string chamber works Dvorak wrote during his stay in Spillville, Iowa. With Tarn Travers and Jubal Fulks, violins; Spencer Martin and Andrew Picken, violas. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
November 1
2:00pm
Marquis Hall, Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs with soprano Ann Cravero on a concert featuring works by Iowa Composers Forum members. Works by Owen, Joyce, Prater, Chennette, and others.
November 7
7:30pm
Rochester Chamber Music Society, Christ United Methodist Church, 400 5th Avenue SW. Rochester, Minnesota
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo recital. For more information visit rochesterchambermusic.org or call 507-269-7299. Works by Ginastera, Maria Newman, Chopin, Beethoven, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
November 15
4:00pm
Center for Faith and Life, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Luther College Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Baldwin, conductor. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
November 16
8:00pm
Iowa Public Radio91.7 FM and on the WebMiko Kominami
Miko's February 14th, 2009, performance of Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Cedar Rapids Symphony/Orchestra Iowa is rebroadcast on Iowa Public Radio, KSUI. Simulcast on the web at iowapublicradio.org.

2010

DateVenueCity/StatePerformer
February 6
7:00pm
Noble Recital HallDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko perfoms on violinist Jubal Fulks' faculty recital. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
February 19
7:00pm
Noble Recital HallDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs on the faculty cello recital of Christine Kim. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
May 1
7:00pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids, Iowa Miko Kominami
Miko performs on Orchestra Iowa Chamber Series. Works by Schumann and Turrin. Admission $14. Call 800-369-TUNE.
May 23-25
Recording Studio, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recording Project. Works by Brahms, Ginastera, Piazzolla, Martinu, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Look for a new CD release in 2011!

last season's events

2008

DateVenueCity/StatePerformer
August 21
7:00pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and ArchitectureMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Eric performs concerts of chamber music with Maria Newman, violin, Scott Hosfeld, viola, and other artists. Visit www.malibucoastmusicfestival.org for more information. Works by Schubert, Ravel, M. Newman, S. Bernstein, Debussy, and A. Newman.
August 22
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and ArchitectureMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Works by Mozart, Newman, Bergsma, and Dvorak.
August 23
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and ArchitectureMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Works by Mozart, Newman, Bergsma, and Dvorak.
August 25
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and ArchitectureMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Works by Turina, Newman, Piazzolla, and Clarke.
August 26
6:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and ArchitectureMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Works by Newman, Mozart, Chausson, and Debussy.
August 29
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and ArchitectureMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Works by Bennett, Beethoven, Newman, Bartok, and Brahms.
August 30
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and ArchitectureMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Works by Bennett, Beethoven, Newman, Bartok, and Brahms.
August 31
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and ArchitectureMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Eric performs Vivaldi's Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos with former LA Philharmonic principal cellist Andrew Schulman. Also features works by Gershwin, Bach, Newman, Mussorgsky, and Joplin.
September 7
4:00pm
Center for Faith and Life, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs Wings by David Vayo at the Luther Music Faculty Showcase. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
September 14
3:00pm
Westbrook Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recital. New music by Iowa Composers Forum members. Works by Joyce, Monhardt, Prater, Chenette, and Vayo. Free admission.

2009

DateVenueCity/StatePerformer
February 6
8:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs solo recital, assisted by Du Huang, piano. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Gershwin. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
February 14
8:00pm
Sinclair Auditorium, Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Cedar Rapids Symphony/Orchestra Iowa. Tickets $21-$54. Call 800-369-TUNE for more information.
February 15
2:00pm
West High School AuditoriumIowa City, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Cedar Rapids Symphony/Orchestra Iowa. Tickets $21-$54. Call 800-369-TUNE for more information.
February 20
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs on Du Huang and Xiao Hu's faculty duo piano recital. Works by Sousa and others. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
March 14
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs on Luther College's new music series, Music in the Shape of a Pear. Work by Joyce. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
April 29
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs on soprano Tana Field's faculty recital. Work by Ravel. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
May 2
8:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs on soprano Karen Kanakis' faculty recital. Work by J.S. Bach.Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
Murasaki Duo
707 West Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
USA
(563) 387-1220