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This Season's events

2011

DateVenueCity/StatePerformer
August 20
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
"Gala Opening Concert" For more information on Malibu Coast Music Festival concerts, go to www.malibucoastmusicfestival.org/august2011concerts.html or call 310-589-0295. Concerts feature resident artists Maria Newman, violin/composer, Scott Hosfeld, viola/conductor, and guest artists from around the nation. Single tickets $40/$20. Opening concert features works by Brahms, Lizst, Mozart, Muczynski, and Maria Newman.
August 21
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
"A Twilight Seaside Soiree" Works by Mozart, Liszt, Newman, and Muczynski.
August 23
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
"Old Fashioned Fish Fry" Works by Martinu, Newman, Prokofiev, Schumann, and Clarke.
August 25
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival StageMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
"A Feast for the Eyes and Ears" Music by Mozart, Martinu, Schumann, and Newman.
August 26
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival StageMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
"A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies" Movie scores by Maria Newman and other works by Schumann and Bolcom.
August 27
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival StageMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
"Fantastic Festival Finale" Works by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Newman, and Joplin.
September 4
4:00pm
Center for Faith and Life, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs at the Luther Music Faculty Showcase. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
September 18
2:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs on Spencer Martin's faculty viola recital. Works by Paulus and others. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
September 24
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs on Tarn Travers' faculty violin recital. Works by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Ysaye. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
October 7
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs on a chamber music concert featuring Luther College woodwind faculty. Works by Mozart and others. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
October 30
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo recital. Works by Beethoven, Newman, Popper, Boulanger, and Chopin. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
November 4
7:30pm
University of Iowa, Recital Hall, University Capitol Centre, 201 S. Clinton StreetIowa City, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recital. Works by Beethoven, Popper, Boulanger, Piazzolla, and Chopin.
November 20
3:00pm
Sioux City Chamber Music Association. First Presbyterian Church, 608 Nebraska Street. Sioux City, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recital. Works by Beethoven, Popper, Boulanger, Piazzolla, and Chopin. For information call 712-279-5567.
December 4
1:00pm
KUNI Studios, Campus of the University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs a one-hour concert and interview, broadcast live on Iowa Public Radio's Performance Iowa program. Works by Beethoven, Piazzolla, Popper, Schumann, and Boulanger. Streamed online at http://iowapublicradio.org/classical/.

2012

DateVenueCity/StatePerformer
February 18
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs solo recital. Works by Liszt, Prokofiev, and Beethoven. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
February 25
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs on Andrew Whitfield's faculty voice recital. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
March 10
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs Brahms and Dvorak Piano Quintets with faculty string colleagues. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
April 14
6:00pm
Opus Concert Cafe, 119 Third Avenue SoutheastCedar Rapids, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs Dvorak Piano Quintet with Orchestra Iowa principal players. Admission $20. For tickets, call 800-369-TUNE, or visit www.orchestraiowa.org.
April 14
8:30pm
Opus Concert Cafe, 119 Third Avenue SoutheastCedar Rapids, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs Dvorak Piano Quintet with Orchestra Iowa principal players. Admission $20. For tickets, call 800-369-TUNE, or visit www.orchestraiowa.org.
April 15
2:00pm
Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 207 Church StreetSpillville, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs Brahms and Dvorak Piano Quintets with Luther College faculty string colleagues.
April 16
7:30pm
Temple for the Performing Arts, 1011 Locust StreetDes Moines, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs Brahms and Dvorak Piano Quintets with Luther College faculty string colleagues. For information call 515-280-3332.
May 30-June 4
Eastman School of MusicRochester, New YorkMiko Kominami
Miko performs Walker Viola Sonata with Spencer Martin at the International Viola Congress. Details forthcoming.

last season's events

2010

DateVenueCity/StatePerformer
August 21
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. Works by Chopin, Dvorak, Gershwin, and Doppler.
August 22
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Doppler, Newman, and Martinu.
August 24
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
Works by Dvorak, Corigliano, Newman, and Corigliano.
August 26
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
Works by Brahms, Beethoven, Scriabin, and Newman.
August 27
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great RoomMalibu, California
Murasaki Duo
Works by Brahms, Newman, and others.
August 28
7:30pm
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival SpaceMalibu, CaliforniaEric Kutz
Festival Finale with chamber orchestra, Scott Hosfeld, conductor. Works by Gershwin, Newman, Bach, Mozart, and Joplin.
September 5
4:00pm
Center for Faith and Life, Luther College.Decorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs at the Luther Music Faculty Showcase. Free admission. Works by Chopin, Bach, and others. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
September 25
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recital. Works by Chopin, Saint-Saens, Barber, and the world premiere of Jocelyn Hagen's Elegy, commissioned by the Murasaki Duo. With Tarn Travers, violin. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
October 14
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs with Tarn Travers, violin, and Spencer Martin, viola, as the Luther College String Trio/Piano Quartet. Concert Features the world premiere of Laudate eum in cordis by Brooke Joyce, written in celebration of Luther College's sesquicentennial. Also features works by Beethoven and Brahms. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
October 23
8:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs in Luther's new music series, Music in the Shape of a Pear. Works by Pound, McGowen, and others. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
November 21
3:00pm
Concert Hall, Wallace Fine Arts Center, Macalester College, 1600 Grand AvenueSaint Paul, Minnesota
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs with Luther College flute colleague Carol Hester on Randall Bauer's faculty composition recital. For information call 651-696-6000.
December 10
7:30pm
Lourdes Chapel at Assisi HeightsRochester, MinnesotaEric Kutz
Eric is cello soloist on several pieces with the Rochester Choral Arts Ensemble. Works by Clausen, Jennings, and others. Tickets $25, $15, $10. For more information, contact CAE at 507-252-8427.
December 11
7:30pm
Lourdes Chapel at Assisi HeightsRochester, MinnesotaEric Kutz
Eric is cello soloist on several pieces with the Rochester Choral Arts Ensemble. Works by Clausen, Jennings, and others. Tickets $25, $15, $10. For more information, contact CAE at 507-252-8427.
December 12
4:00pm
Church of Saint Pius XRochester, MinnesotaEric Kutz
Eric is cello soloist on several pieces with the Rochester Choral Arts Ensemble. Works by Clausen, Jennings, and others. Tickets $25, $15, $10. For more information, contact CAE at 507-252-8427.

2011

DateVenueCity/StatePerformer
January 24
7:00pm
Lloyd Ulton Recital Hall, University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMiko Kominami
Miko performs a concert of viola and piano music with Spencer Martin. Works by Dale, Juon, Walker, and others. Free admission.
February 5
2:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs on violist Spencer Martin's faculty recital. Works by Dale, Juon, Walker, and others. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
February 12
8:00pm
First Lutheran Church, 1555 40th Ave. NEColumbia Heights, MinnesotaEric Kutz
Eric performs as cello soloist with The Singers--Minnesota Choral Artists in the world premiere of AMASS by Jocelyn Hagen, for choir, marimba, cello solo, and cello quartet. Tickets $25/$20/$10. For more information call 651-917-1948 or visit www.singersmca.org/ticket_order_select.php4
February 14
7:00pm
Center for Faith and Life, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaEric Kutz
Eric performs his own arrangement of Ernest Bloch's Suite from Jewish Life with the Dorian Chamber Orchestra. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
February 19
2:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs on violinist Tarn Travers faculty recital. Works by Ravel, Cortez, and others. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
February 23
8:00pm
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs a concert of clarinet and piano music with Suzanne Tirk. Works by Weber, Schumann, Penderecki, and others.
February 24
8:30pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs a concert with Suzanne Tirk, clarinet. Featuring Brahms Trio in A minor, as well as works by Weber, Penderecki, and others.Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
February 26
7:30pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1285 3rd Ave. SECedar Rapids, Iowa
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs with Orchestra Iowa concertmaster Holly Mulcahy. Works by Saint-Saens, Ravel, and Debussy. Admission $20. For tickets, call 800-369-TUNE, or visit www.orchestraiowa.org.
March 10
7:00pm
Noble Recital Hall, Luther CollegeDecorah, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs solo recital. Works by Cowell, Beethoven, and Dvorak. With Tarn Travers, violin, Spencer Martin, viola, and Eric Kutz, cello. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208.
March 27
11:00am
Mayne Stage, 1328 Morse AvenueChicago, Illinois
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo performs a one-hour concert and interview, broadcast live on WFMT. Works by Cowell, Hagen, Barber, and Piazzolla. Call 773-381-4554 for tickets to the concert. Listen on the radio at 98.7 FM in Chicago, or online at www.wfmt.com/main.taf?p=4,5,8 .
March 27
4:00pm
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 E. 55th StreetChicago, Illinois
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recital, with Tarn Travers, violin. Works by Cowell, Barber, Hagen, Saint-Saens, and others.
March 29
1:00pm
University of Illinois at Chicago, Recital Hall, EPASW Building, 1040 W. Harrison StreetChicago, Illinois
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recital on the "Tuesdays at One" series, with Gene Collerd, clarinet. Works by Cowell, Hagen, and Brahms. Free admission. Call 312-996-2977 for information.
May 2
7:30pm
Froemke Auditorium, Foss Hall, Valley City State UniversityValley City, North Dakota
Murasaki Duo
Murasaki Duo Recital. Featuring Jocelyn Hagen's Elegy. Also works by Chopin, Barber, and others.
May 7
7:30pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1285 3rd Ave. SECedar Rapids, IowaMiko Kominami
Miko performs Brahms G minor Piano Quartet with Orchestra Iowa principal players. Also features Beethoven Septet. Admission $20. For tickets, call 800-369-TUNE, or visit www.orchestraiowa.org.

Murasaki Duo
707 West Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101
USA
(563) 387-1220