These veteran artists will be performing music from Jessie Montgomery, Johannes Brahms, William Bolcom, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Maurice Ravel.
Violinist Matt Lammers is a member of the American Prize-winning Axiom Quartet and the Mercury Chamber Orchestra. He is a Lecturer of Violin and Chamber Music at the Shepherd School of Music (Rice University), where he is also on the Preparatory Violin Faculty. He is also a Core Member of the Grammy-nominated and National Endowment for the Arts recipient Kinetic Ensemble, recognized as one of the nation’s most adventurous conductor-less chamber orchestras.
Violinist Hannah Kennedy is a committed collaborator and recitalist known for creative and thoughtful performances. She is the Assistant Concertmaster of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra and a core member of Lyra Baroque Orchestra. She also performs with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, La Grande Bande, 10th Wave Chamber Music Collective, STRINGenius, and served as a member of the Altius Quartet for the 2020-2021 season.
Violist Alexandra Sophocleus enjoys creating performances that convey authentic musical expression through collaboration. She is currently a member of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra and also performs with the South Dakota, Mankato, and Bloomington Symphony Orchestras. In addition to her orchestral work, Alexandra has collaborated in chamber music performances with the Artaria String Quartet and local musicians in the Twin Cities. Alongside her performing career, Alexandra has taught as Assistant Faculty at the Stringwood Chamber Music Festival in Lanesboro, Minnesota.
Cellist Daniel Kopp is an active chamber musician, educator, and arts leader in Austin, Texas. As the co-founder and artistic director of Austin Camerata, he curates concerts that reimagine chamber music through creative collaborations with dance, visual arts, and storytelling. Austin Camerata has been praised by the Austin American-Statesman for its “unadulterated beauty” and nominated by the Austin Critics Table for ‘best classical ensemble’.
This program has been brought to you by Trillium: A collaboration of The Red Cedar Symphony, The Shell Lake Arts Center, and NorthWoods Strings. Trillium connects students in northwestern Wisconsin with string instrument opportunities.
This is the third of four Park Center Chamber Series Concerts.
Donations to benefit The Park Center are appreciated. The Park Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation registered in Wisconsin.
Our operations are supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
TICKETS: $25 and $5 students (17 and under)