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Come watch 2024 FWC Chamber Ensemble winners Duo Duoro — Arin Sarkissian, flute, and Kaitlin Miller, Harp — perform a FREE concert at the Crossroads Community Center in Bellevue, WA.

Ladies Musical Club

presents

Duo Duoro

for the 

2024 FRANCES WALTON COMPETITION Chamber Ensemble WINNERS’ TOUR

 

Entr’acte                                                                                                                                 Jacques Ibert

‘Intermezzo’ from Carmen                                                                                                  Georges Bizet

Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, arr. for flute and harp (1894)                             Claude Debussy

Vida Formosa                                                                                                                Heitor Villa-Lobos

Après une rêve                                                                                                                      Gabriel Fauré

Sonata for flute and harp, Op. 56 (1997)                                                                 Lowell Liebermann

Song Set                                                                                                                             Claude Debussy

          La fille aux cheveux de lin for flute and harp
Nuit d’etoiles arranged for flute and harp (1891)
Beau soir arranged for flute and harp (1891)

7 Canciones populares españoles                                                                                  Manuel de Falla

          V. Nana
VII. Polo
III. Asturiana

Kamancha – Armenian Folk Song arranged for flute and harp                                        Sayat-Nova

2024 FWC Duo Duoro CCC Sept 10

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Formed in 2022, Duo Duoro features harpist Kaitlin Miller and flutist Arin Sarkissian. Fusing “winds, strings, and percussion” into one, the flute and harp offer a vast and unique combination of sound worlds. The ensemble aims to showcase their instrument pairing through adventurous programs of undiscovered soundscapes and diverse musical identities. Harpist Kaitlin Miller is an active musician in the Los Angeles area performing in orchestral, chamber, and solo settings. Her orchestral pursuits include performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, and American Youth Symphony. Holding dual residence in British Columbia (Canada) and Los Angeles, Arin Sarkissian is the Principal Flutist of the Victoria Symphony. Recent orchestral appearances include concerts with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Vancouver Symphony. Duo Duoro has enjoyed performing throughout Southern California at the Colburn School, University of Southern California, Music Academy (Santa Barbara), and in private concerts.

 

Special thanks to Crossroads Community Center and:

     

This project is supported in part by Creative West (formerly Western States Arts Federation or WESTAF) the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Come watch 2024 FWC Chamber Ensemble winners Duo Duoro — Arin Sarkissian, flute, and Kaitlin Miller, Harp — perform a FREE concert at the Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, WA.

Ladies Musical Club

presents

Duo Duoro

for the 

2024 FRANCES WALTON COMPETITION Chamber Ensemble WINNERS’ TOUR

 

Entr’acte                                                                                                                                 Jacques Ibert

‘Intermezzo’ from Carmen                                                                                                  Georges Bizet

Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, arr. for flute and harp (1894)                             Claude Debussy

Vida Formosa                                                                                                                Heitor Villa-Lobos

Après une rêve                                                                                                                      Gabriel Fauré

Sonata for flute and harp, Op. 56 (1997)                                                                 Lowell Liebermann

Song Set                                                                                                                             Claude Debussy

La fille aux cheveux de lin for flute and harp
Nuit d’etoiles arranged for flute and harp (1891)
Beau soir arranged for flute and harp (1891)

7 Canciones populares españoles                                                                                  Manuel de Falla

V. Nana
VII. Polo
III. Asturiana

Kamancha – Armenian Folk Song arranged for flute and harp                                        Sayat-Nova

2024 FWC Duo Duoro Sept 8 Program

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Formed in 2022, Duo Duoro features harpist Kaitlin Miller and flutist Arin Sarkissian. Fusing “winds, strings, and percussion” into one, the flute and harp offer a vast and unique combination of sound worlds. The ensemble aims to showcase their instrument pairing through adventurous programs of undiscovered soundscapes and diverse musical identities. Harpist Kaitlin Miller is an active musician in the Los Angeles area performing in orchestral, chamber, and solo settings. Her orchestral pursuits include performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, and American Youth Symphony. Holding dual residence in British Columbia (Canada) and Los Angeles, Arin Sarkissian is the Principal Flutist of the Victoria Symphony. Recent orchestral appearances include concerts with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Vancouver Symphony. Duo Duoro has enjoyed performing throughout Southern California at the Colburn School, University of Southern California, Music Academy (Santa Barbara), and in private concerts.

 

Special thanks to Church of the Redeemer and:

     

This project is supported in part by Creative West (formerly Western States Arts Federation or WESTAF) the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Come watch 2024 FWC Solo winners Kana Funayama, marimba, and Sean Yang, piano, perform a FREE concert at Lake Chelan High School Performing Arts Center in Chelan, Washington.

Ladies Musical Club

presents

Kana Funayama, Marimba

Sean Yang, Piano

for the 

2024 FRANCES WALTON COMPETITION Solo WINNERS’ TOUR

 

Kaze no Sobyō                                                                                                                            Sana Fujimori

Eye in the Sky                                                                                                                               Ennis Harris

Verano Porteno, arr. Pius Cheung                                                                                         Astor Piazzolla

Kana Funayama, Marimba

Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68                                                                                                   David Popper

Kana Funayama, Marimba
Sean Yang, Piano

Etudes, Op. 10, No. 12 in C minor, No. 9 in F minor                                                           Frédéric Chopin

 

Iberia Suite, Book 2, I. Rondena, III. Triana                                                                               Isaac Albéniz

En Avril, à Paris                                                                                                             arr. Alexis Weissenberg

Sean Yang, Piano

Concert Program PDF

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Kana Funayama is a Japanese percussionist, marimbist, and arranger whose performance career sees her in a wide range of engagements as soloist, ensemble player, and collaborative artist. She has been featured as a soloist at numerous concerts including at La Folle Journée TOKYO, “Geisai” in Tokyo, Eastman Percussion Ensemble, the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra in Japan, Walla Walla Symphony in Washington, and more. As an ensemble player, Funayama has performed with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia, film recordings at Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures Studio, John Williams Scoring Stage, and many more. Funayama holds her Bachelor of Music from Tokyo University of the Arts, and her Master of Music from Eastman School of Music with the esteemed Performance Certificate and Milton Schlesinger Percussion Prize. She is a candidate for Artist Diploma at the USC Thornton School of Music.

Sean Yang studies piano with Logan Skelton at the University of Michigan. Sean is a prizewinner at the Memphis International Piano Competition, MTNA National Round Young Artist Piano Competition, and the Blair School Concerto Competition. He made his solo debut in 2016 performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and subsequent engagements include the Nashville and Vanderbilt Symphony Orchestra. Sean has an upcoming concerto engagement with the Chautauqua Festival Orchestra in July of 2024. Sean spent his recent summers at Bowdoin and Aspen with Anton Nel, Julian Martin, and Douglas Humpherys. He studied with Amy Dorfman at Vanderbilt while earning a double major in Neuroscience and Piano. His research background includes redesigning ICU alarm monitors and investigating the benefits of listening to live classical music in the ICU. His research has been shared in major scientific journals such as Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and the International Journal of Critical Care.

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This project is supported in part by Creative West (formerly Western States Arts Federation or WESTAF) the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.