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Sparkling
Virtuosi & World Premiere Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of
Women at U.Va. 
Oct. 5, 2000 -- The McIntire Department of Music presents noted Irish violinist Karen Murray and American pianist Mary Kathleen Ernst for a delightful blend of old and new on Friday, Oct. 6 at 8:15 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall. Celebrating 30 years of the admission of women to the University of Virginia, the duo will feature virtuosic masterworks including the rarely heard Richard Strauss Sonata for Violin and Piano. A highlight of the evening will be the world premiere of Judith Shatin's lighthearted Fledermaus Fantasy inspired by the tuneful melodies of Johann Strauss's operetta Fledermaus. Shatin, an internationally acclaimed composer and chair of the McIntire Department of Music, created Fledermaus Fantasy to celebrate both this special anniversary and the extraordinary talents of these musicians. The program will also feature Handel's Sonata in E, Mozart's Rondo in G, Bartok's Rumanian Folk Dances and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen. Born in Cork, Ireland, Karen Murray graduated from the Cork School of Music, where she won many prizes including the Solo Bach Competition, the Mozart Competition, the prestigious Bank of Ireland Prize and awards from the Dublin Arts Council. She recieved her Diploma in Performing from the Vienna Conservatory, where she was the only violinist to receive the coveted Scholarship for Artistic Excellence presented by the Mayor of Vienna. In 1995 Ms. Murray was chosen as the first violinist in generations to perform on the 1615 Amati violin which belonged to Johann Strauss, on the occasion of it's presentation to the City of Vienna. The Strauss violin was then flown to New York City, where Ms. Murray made her American debut. Following her American success, she recorded a CD in 1998 on the Strauss violin. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mozart in 1991, she led the Vienna Conservatory String Quartett in a series of concerts at London's White Hall. She has toured extensively throughout Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. Pianist Mary Kathleen Ernst has been hailed by critics as a pianist who "clearly rates among the best." She has gained wide recognition internationally as a soloist, chamber musician and champion of contemporary music. In the United States, she has been presented by such prestigious organizations as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, and overseas by the United States Information Service and the Spanish Ministry of Culture. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Ernst joined the University of Virginia's Artist Faculty in 1997. She authored and administers the Music Department's program of community outreach events called Music and Mind funded by the Frederick S. Upton Foundation. Her recent performances include the International Congress of Women in Music in London, the Kennedy Center premiere of Tobias Picker's Old and Lost Rivers, and the Derriere Guard Festival in Chicago. Ernst's critically acclaimed compact disk,Two by Three, features popular style solo and chamber music by American women and is available through Amazon.com. Composer Judith Shatin's music has been called "marvelously inventive" by the Washington Post and "exuberant and captivating" by the San Francisco Chronicle. Her works are intenationally performed, most recently in China, Ireland, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and Venezuela. Her music has also been performed across America by such groups as the Chamber Music Society for Linoln Center, Core Ensemble and Kronos Quartet, as well as such orchestras as the Denver, National, and Richmond Symphonies. A recipient of four National Endowment for the Arts Composer Fellowships, Shatin has also been awarded grants by the American Music Center, the Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Arts Partners Program, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Her music is widely recorded, with recent releases on the Centaur, Neuma, New World and Sonora labels; all are available through Borders.com. Shatin joined the McIntire Department of Music in 1979, and is currently William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor as well as Director of the Virginia Center for Computer Music. This Arts Enhancement Event is supported by the Provost's Office to increase the awareness of and support for the arts at the University of Virginia. Tickets for the concert are $10 for the general public, $5 for students and 5ARTS$ for U.Va. students. Tickets are available by calling the Cabell Hall Box Office at 924-3984. CONTACT: Marcella Morgan Day, 924-6492, or mday@virginia.edu |
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