Thursday, June 15, 7:30 Concert (7 door): Oasis Ensemble, Featuring Performing Musicians: Dawn Weiss, Flute; Louis Lowenstein, Cello; Andrew Pham, Piano Oasis Ensemble will perform works by Elliott Carter, Claude Debussy, Henri Dutilleux, Howard Hanson, Carl Maria von Weber, a recent world premiere of "Fandango" for Flute & Cello by Roberto Di Marino, and a U.S. premiere of “Waltz” for Flute & Cello by Andrew Lewinter. With an elegy, a serenade, and at least a couple different dance pieces, you'll be in for a variety of musical moods and colors!
Tickets $10-20 Sliding Scale; drop by the store or call 541-345-8986 to reserve. Also, there will be limited tickets for sale evening of Event
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About the Musicians:
Solo and orchestral flutist, DAWN WEISS, has performed concerti with numerous orchestras including the Oregon Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony (WA), Pasadena Symphony, Los Angeles Doctors Symphony, Oregon Mozart Players, Yaquina Chamber Orchestra, Colors of the Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Sunnyside Symphony and Chamber Music Northwest, among others. As a solo recitalist she performed internationally and nationally in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Italy, Mexico, Peru, California, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Critics have called her work “exquisite,” “imaginative, polished and memorable.” She served as Principal Flute of the Oregon Symphony for 25 years. Prior to that she was the Principal Flute of the Mexico State Symphony Orchestra in Toluca Mexico, and a member of the Miami Philharmonic. Ms. Weiss has performed on several CD’s including “Trillium Winds”, “Michael Allen Harrison and Friends”, “Histoire du Tango: Bordel” and "Weiss Family Woodwinds,” with her brothers, David Weiss, (Oboist) and Abraham Weiss, (Bassoonist) which received high critical acclaim. Ms. Weiss has served as adjunct flute professor at several Portland, Oregon colleges and taught several summers for Flute Alliance: “Flute Boot Camps.” For more information, please visit: http://www.dawnweiss.com
LOUIS LOWENSTEIN, born in Cleveland and raised in Arizona, began his musical development at age seven as a pianist, discovering the cello two years later. As a 13-year-old he was cello soloist with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra playing the Saint-Saens Concerto, and at 15 studied for two years with Gregor Piatigorsky at USC, Los Angeles. Louis is a former member of both the Chicago Symphony (1990-1992) and Pittsburgh Symphony(1992-2013). https://www.llcello.org/experience
ANDREW PHAM is a versatile collaborative pianist who has been employed as a staff accompanist for numerous national opera companies including Nashville Opera, Opera Tampa, Opera Orlando, Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, Pensacola Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Eugene Opera, and Cascadia Chamber Opera. He has also performed internationally in Costa Rica, Germany, and, most recently, Italy, where he was employed as a staff vocal accompanist for Accademia Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti in summer 2019 in Lucca. This upcoming summer 2023, he will serve as a faculty coach and pianist for the Varna International Music Academy in South Carolina and for Opera Modesto's Summer Opera Institute in California. He is a founding member of the touring voice and piano ensemble, "Spire Duo," which has performed throughout the Pacific Northwest. Andrew received master's degrees in Collaborative Piano at the University of Oregon and Piano Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and Music Composition at James Madison University in Virginia. Locally, Andrew serves as a piano teacher and freelance accompanist. https://www.andrewtpham.com