Calendar
this Season's Events
2009
| Date | Venue | City/State | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
August 18 7:30pm | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great Room | Malibu, California |
Murasaki Duo
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| 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 Space | Malibu, California |
Murasaki Duo
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| Works by Ginastera, Schubert, Schumann, and Newman. | |||
August 21 7:30 | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Great Room | Malibu, California |
Murasaki Duo
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| 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 Room | Malibu, California |
Murasaki Duo
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| 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 Space | Malibu, California |
Murasaki Duo
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| 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 Space | Malibu, California |
Murasaki Duo
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| Works of Liebermann, Poulenc, Dvorak, and Newman. | |||
August 27 7:30 | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival Space | Malibu, California | Eric Kutz |
| Works of Bach, Martinu, and Newman. | |||
August 30 7:30 | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture, Indoor-Outdoor Festival Space | Malibu, California | Eric 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 College | Decorah, Iowa |
Murasaki Duo
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| 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 College | Decorah, Iowa | Eric 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 University | Ames, Iowa | Miko 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 College | Decorah, Iowa | Miko 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 College | Decorah, Iowa |
Murasaki Duo
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| 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 Church | Spillville, 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; 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 College | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Miko 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
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| 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 College | Decorah, Iowa | Miko 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 Radio | 91.7 FM and on the Web | Miko 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
| Date | Venue | City/State | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
February 6 7:00pm | Noble Recital Hall | Decorah, Iowa | Miko 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 Hall | Decorah, Iowa | Miko Kominami |
| Miko performs on the faculty cello recital of Christine Kim. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208. | |||
March 22-26 | Recording Studio | Ontario, Canada |
Murasaki Duo
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| Murasaki Duo recording project. Works by Brahms, Piazzolla, Ginastera, Martinu, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Look for a new CD release in 2011! | |||
May 1 7:00pm | Noble Recital Hall | Decorah, Iowa | Miko Kominami |
| Miko performs solo recital. Free admission. Call Luther College Music Office at 563-387-1208. | |||
last season's events
2008
| Date | Venue | City/State | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
August 21 7:00pm | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture | Malibu, California | Eric 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 Architecture | Malibu, California | Eric Kutz |
| Works by Mozart, Newman, Bergsma, and Dvorak. | |||
August 23 7:30pm | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture | Malibu, California | Eric Kutz |
| Works by Mozart, Newman, Bergsma, and Dvorak. | |||
August 25 7:30pm | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture | Malibu, California | Eric Kutz |
| Works by Turina, Newman, Piazzolla, and Clarke. | |||
August 26 6:30pm | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture | Malibu, California | Eric Kutz |
| Works by Newman, Mozart, Chausson, and Debussy. | |||
August 29 7:30pm | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture | Malibu, California | Eric Kutz |
| Works by Bennett, Beethoven, Newman, Bartok, and Brahms. | |||
August 30 7:30pm | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture | Malibu, California | Eric Kutz |
| Works by Bennett, Beethoven, Newman, Bartok, and Brahms. | |||
August 31 7:30pm | Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture | Malibu, California | Eric 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 College | Decorah, Iowa |
Murasaki Duo
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| 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 University | Bloomington, Illinois |
Murasaki Duo
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| Murasaki Duo Recital. New music by Iowa Composers Forum members. Works by Joyce, Monhardt, Prater, Chenette, and Vayo. Free admission. | |||
2009
| Date | Venue | City/State | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
February 6 8:00pm | Noble Recital Hall, Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Luther College | Decorah, Iowa | Miko 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 College | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Miko 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 Auditorium | Iowa City, Iowa | Miko 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 College | Decorah, Iowa | Miko 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 College | Decorah, Iowa | Eric 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 College | Decorah, Iowa | Eric 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 College | Decorah, Iowa | Eric 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. | |||