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Viola Bach and Hindemith
Renowned Violist Leslie Johnson is performing a solo recital featuring unaccompanied Bach and Hindemith in the warm acoustics of the Firehouse PAC in Fairhaven
Friday, November 13th at 7:00PM.
$5 for individuals or $10 for the family and free for students. Tickets at the door
Violinist and violist Leslie Faye Johnson received much of her performance training at the Juilliard School, where she studied with William Lincer, completing both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees; her Doctorate is from the University of Washington, where she studied with Steven Staryk and Eric Shumsky. Other teachers include Georg Janzer at Indiana University, Kim Kashkashian in New York City, Stephen Shingles in London, and Daniel Benjamini in master classes at the Aldeburgh Festival at the Britten-Pears School in England. Her dissertation on the Shostakovich Viola Sonata has been published by Barenreiter. Leslie performed as Principal Violist/Solo Violist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra in Seattle from 1990-2000. She has been a guest artist on many prominent Northwest chamber music series, including the Olympic Music Festival, Chamber Music San Juans and the Second City Chamber Music Series. She is also a champion of contemporary music and has premiered many new solo and chamber works.
For more info go to www.lavastrings.com, or email info@lavastrings.com
Renowned Violist Leslie Johnson is performing a solo recital featuring unaccompanied Bach and Hindemith in the warm acoustics of the Firehouse PAC in Fairhaven
Friday, November 13th at 7:00PM.
$5 for individuals or $10 for the family and free for students. Tickets at the door
Violinist and violist Leslie Faye Johnson received much of her performance training at the Juilliard School, where she studied with William Lincer, completing both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees; her Doctorate is from the University of Washington, where she studied with Steven Staryk and Eric Shumsky. Other teachers include Georg Janzer at Indiana University, Kim Kashkashian in New York City, Stephen Shingles in London, and Daniel Benjamini in master classes at the Aldeburgh Festival at the Britten-Pears School in England. Her dissertation on the Shostakovich Viola Sonata has been published by Barenreiter. Leslie performed as Principal Violist/Solo Violist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra in Seattle from 1990-2000. She has been a guest artist on many prominent Northwest chamber music series, including the Olympic Music Festival, Chamber Music San Juans and the Second City Chamber Music Series. She is also a champion of contemporary music and has premiered many new solo and chamber works.
For more info go to www.lavastrings.com, or email info@lavastrings.com