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Alicia Ward, cellist, was selected as an Artist in Residence at Strathmore for the 2010-2011 season, at which time her debut CD Tableaux was released. As an active chamber musician, she has been invited to the Kneisel Hall, the Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar in San Francisco, and the International Music Academy in the Czech Republic. In 2005, Ms. Ward was one of twelve cellists selected to perform at the International Piatigorsky Seminar for Cellists held at the University of Southern California. She has also been invited to the Banff International Cello Master Classes and the Young Artists Program of the National Arts Centre, under the direction of Pinchas Zukerman. Ms. Ward has won many competitions, including the Lennox International, the National Symphony Soloist, and 2nd prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competitions. She has been the grand prize winner of  the Music Teachers National Association Young Artists, The Fairfax Symphony Feuer String, and the Washington Performing Arts Society Competition. Ms. Ward received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory where she studied with David Hardy and her Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory with Laurence Lesser.

Korean-American pianist, Kimberly Kong, first attracted public attention at the age of 9 with her successful debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, playing the Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major at Heinz Hall under the baton of Edward Cumming. Since then, she has appeared frequently as a soloist with the orchestra under the baton of Marvin Hamlish. Other notable solo appearances include recitals at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall Kennedy Center, Heinz Hall, PNC Hall, Puccini Theatre in Italy. In 2005, she made her debut with the National Symphony Orchestra performing the Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor at the Kennedy Center. She has won many competitions, including grand prize at the 1998 Cincinnati World Comp., first prize at the 2003 Helen Clay Frick Scholarship, first prize at the 2002 Pittsburgh Concert Society, first Prize at the National Symphony Orchestra Young Soloists, 2007 Koscuiszko Chopin Piano Comp. in New York, Grand Prize of Margaret A. Guthman Keyboard, second prize at the 20th Bartok-Prokofiev-Kabelevsky and second prize at the 2006 Music Teachers National Association. Ms. Kong had her Bachelor of Music at Peabody Institute where she studied with Yong Hi Moon, Master of Music from the Juilliard School with Julian Martin. She is an Artist in Residence at Strathmore 2016.

Li-Ly Chang, pianist, composer, has won may awards, competitions & grants. Currently teaches at Montgomery College.

Beethoven Cello Sonata No 4, op 102, Prokofiev Cello Sonata, op 119, Bach "Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6", and Piano Duet of Schubert Fantasie in F minor.

Latvian Lutheran Church, 400 Hurley Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850

Trio Joyeuse Flier

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Ukrainian born violinist Solomia Gorokhivska is an active performer and educator for the audience on both sides of the Atlantic. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, Master of Music Performance and Education from the National Music Academy in Ukraine, a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. Her professional experience includes performances, workshops, master classes and lectures for the audience of different ages and cultural backgrounds; audiences with special needs, university students and grades K-12 students. She regularly performs with National Philharmonic, Washington Choral Society Orchestra, Alexandria Symphony, Fairfax Symphony , Washington Concert Opera, American Festival Pops Orchestra and others. Currently she serves as a faculty member at the International School of Music in MD.

Flutist Andrei Pidkivka earned Bachelor and Master degrees from Lviv State College and Music Academy in Ukraine and a Doctorate of Music Arts Degree from Michigan State University. His extensive collection of world flutes, from archaic to modern encompass a wealth of knowledge and great possibilities. He has found a way into modern symphonic compositions, theatrical performances, ballet, and movie scores. His sounds attracted listeners and educational workshops across the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Performances as a soloist and a guest musician include the Columbus, Phoenix, Seattle, Oregon, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh Symphonies.  The Washington Post wrote “Andrei Pidkivka … was most winning playing plaintive melodies on the naj, or pan flute, and the tylynka, a long, slender shepherd’s flute with no finger holes”.

Program will include Telemann "Sonata for Flute and Violin", Bach "Flute Sonata" in Eb, Dvorak "Sonatina, op 100", Shostakovich "5 pieces" with Li-Ly Chang, piano and other unique repertoire on authentic instruments that will be truly memorable to everyone.

Calvary Lutheran Church, 9545 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

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Alicia Kosack enjoys a diverse career as a performer of both modern and Baroque flute. She has won numerous honors, including a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award. Most recently, she won first place in the 2010 Flute Society of Washington Adult Artist Competition. An active soloist and chamber musician, she regularly performs with both the Trelumina Trio and Fortunata Trio, and has performed with groups such as the Ash Lawn Opera Festival, Inscape Chamber Orchestra, Washington Bach Consort, Opera Vivente, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, among other ensembles. She is currently on the faculty at York College of Pennsylvania. Alicia holds a DMA from the University of Maryland, and has received an MM from the Peabody Conservatory and a BM from the Harid Conservatory.

Laura Armstrong is a faculty member of Frederick Community College, where she teaches clarinet and saxophone. Dr. Armstrong has performed in recitals in the Mid-Atlantic region and has performed as a soloist at the 2012 International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest held in Lincoln, NE. Laura also performed Weber’s Second Clarinet Concerto with the Frederick Symphony in 2014.  As a freelance orchestral performer, Laura has played with a variety of orchestras including the Lancaster, Maryland, Shippensburg Festival, HUB Opera Ensemble, and the Honolulu Symphonies. She is also an advocate of contemporary music and a founding member of the Fortunata Trio.  Laura received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Maryland and also holds performance degrees in clarinet from Duquesne University and Susquehanna University.

Kimberly D. Buchar Nolet received her degrees in bassoon performance from the Harid Conservatory, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Illinois. Kimberly has taught bassoon and double reed method classes at Millikin University, Eastern Illinois University, Chestnut Hill College, Valley Forge Christian College, Messiah College, and at the University of Illinois. She has performed in the Illinois, New World, York Sym, Lancaster and the Allegro Chamber Orchestra, with whom she recently premiered a concerto by Ralph Lehman. Dr. Buchar is a member of the Dickinson Faculty Woodwind Quintet, Trelumina Trio, Dickinson Double Reed Trio, and Fortunata Trio. She teaches at Dickinson College, Franklin and Marshall College, and York College of Pennsylvania.

Li-Ly Chang, pianist, grant recipient of both MSMTA, MCMTA 2015. Curretnly, director of International Young Artist Piano Competition, Washington DC.

Music by Chaminade, Kummer, Cohen, Albert,a new  premiere by J. Colonna  and Concertino da Camera by Peggy Glanville-Hicks for flute, clarinet, bassoon, and piano with guest pianist Li-Ly Chang.

Latvian Lutheran Church, 400 Hurley Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850

Fortunata Trio Flier

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Since their first performance on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in 2008, the West Shore Piano Trio - Heather Haughn, violin, Diana Flesner, cello, Jay DeWire, piano, has brought passion, color, and penetrating insight to the works they perform, not only through their playing but also through their commentary and interaction with audiences.

The WSPT believes that education and live performance enhance each other, and that the better informed an audience is about a work, the more deeply they will appreciate its performance. To this end, the members of the trio accompany each concert with brief verbal commentary, providing biographical details about the composer, framing the work in the context of its time, and highlighting thematic and compositional elements of the piece, as well as connections shared between each work on the program. When speaking about the music, they use accessible, jargon-free language that enables the music to be understood by non-musicians and musicians alike.
They also maintain ongoing connections with Duke Ellington School, Frostburg State University and Goucher College, where they have given concerts, spoken to students about the logistics and lifestyle of a career in music, and given a lecture/performance on the political and personal elements of Shostakovich’s piano trio.

Based in the Washington D.C., the members of the trio were educated at the Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory, Rice University Shepherd School of Music, the University of Illinois, and the University of Maryland.

"Their Roots are Showing” program include: Arthur Foote, Piano Trio in Bb Major, Op. 65, Paul Schoenfield, Café Music, Bedrich Smetana, Piano Trio in G Minor.

Calvary Lutheran Church, 9545 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

West Shore Piano Trio Flier

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