UVA Chamber Music Series - Maria Serkin, Horn
The University of Virginia Chamber Music Series presents six performances by UVA's outstanding faculty and guest artists in beautiful Old Cabell Hall on the historic Lawn. This annual series brings professional performances to the University and the central Virginia community while providing inspired learning opportunities for students. These intimate concerts are programmed to offer both new and traditional works that will delight the novice as well as the well-tempered critic. The UVA Chamber Music Series is directed by Kelly Sulick.
On Monday, April 13th, 2015, at 8pm Maria Serkin will perform in Old Cabell Hall with Shelby Sender, piano and Daniel Sender, violin. The program will include works by Francaix, Hindemith, Gounod, and Brahms.
Maria Serkin is the Lecturer of Horn at the University of Virginia and the Principal Horn of the Charlottesville Symphony. Previously, she was the Principal Horn of the Florida Grand Opera and Palm Beach Symphony, Horn Professor of the New World School of the Arts, Co-Principal Horn with the Sarasota Orchestra, and a fellow with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach.
While earning degrees from the Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory, and the Manhattan School of Music, Ms. Serkin performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA, National Repertory Orchestra, Boston Early Music Festival, and was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. She has done extensive work with the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival, Palm Beach Opera, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Her New York and Miami recording credits include work with The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park, Gloria Estefan, and ESPN.
An avid educator, Ms. Serkin has taught horn master classes extending from the University of Arkansas and The Juilliard School, to the Crescendo Summer Institute in Hungary. Her doctoral research established a progressive method of transposition--a first in the advancement of horn methodology.
The University of Virginia Chamber Music Series is supported by the George F. and Marion E. Jones Endowed Lectureship Fund.
All events take place in the acoustically remarkable Old Cabell Hall.
Individual Tickets: $15 General / $5 Students / Free for UVA Students who reserve in advance / Free for students under 18.
Concert Series Subscriptions: $90 General (compared to $105)
Tickets and subscriptions can be purchased at the UVA Arts Box Office website or by calling 434-924-3376.
Old Cabell Hall is located on the south end of UVA's historic lawn, directly opposite the Rotunda. (map) Parking is available in the central grounds parking garage on Emmet Street, in the C1 parking lot off McCormick Rd, and in the parking lots at the UVA Corner. Handicap parking is available in the small parking lot adjacent to Bryan Hall.
PROGRAM
| Jean Francaix | Canon in Octave |
| Paul Hindemith | Alto Horn Sonata |
| Charles Gounod | Larghetto from 6 Melodies for Horn and Piano |
| Johannes Brahms | Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 40 |
All programs are subject to change.
For more information please call the McIntire Department of Music at 434.924.3052.