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Live Performances

Repertoire

Here you will find a few audio examples of a couple chamber works I performed on as well as a few solo pieces. Hope you enjoy! Beethoven, "Ghost trio" Mvt. I with James Kontrabecki - violin and Nathan Keagle - cello Bartok, Contrasts-Sebes with Scott Horsington - clarinets and Stephanie Park - violins John Adams, China Gates Beethoven, Piano Sonata Op. 101, Mvts III + IV Charles Ives, Children's Hour with David L'Hommedieu - Baritone Charles Ives, The Housatonic at Stockbridge with David L'Hommedieu - Baritone

Solo Music John Adams China Gates J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, WTC Book I Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, WTC Book I English Suite No. 2 in A minor Goldberg Variations (Aria and Var. I-VIII) Italian Concerto Samuel Barber Excursions, op. 20 (II. in slow blues tempo) Bela Bartok Sonata, for piano solo (1st movemen) Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, op. 2, no. 3 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13 (2nd and 3rd movements) Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27, no. 1 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, op. 101 Sechs Bagatellen, op. 126 Johannes Brahms Drei Intermezzi op. 117 Klavierstucke op. 119 Frederic Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor Prelude in E minor, op. 28 no. 4 Prelude in A-flat major, op. 28, no. 17 Nocturne in G minor, op. 37, no. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata No. 11 in A mjor, K. 331 Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, K. 545 Piano Sonata No.16 in B-flat major, K. 570 (1st movement) Sergei Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat, op.83 (1st movement) Sergei Rachmaninoff Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2 Prelude in D major, op. 23 no. 4 Piano Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 28 (2nd movement) Alexander Scriabin Prelude in G-sharp minor, op. 11, no. 12 Chamber Music Bela Bartok Contrasts Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio No. 5 in D minor, op. 70, no. 1 Sonata for Horn in F major, op.17 Johannes Brahms Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in G major, op. 78 Paul Hindemith Sonata for Horn and Piano Libby Larson Holy Roller (for Saxophone and Piano) Witold Lutoslawski Dance Preludes (for Clarinet and Piano) Frank Martin Ballade for Flute and Piano Sergei Rachmaninoff Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 19 (1st movement) Maurice Ravel Trio in A minor (1st movement) Dimitri Schostakovich Trio No. 2 in E minor (1st movement) Vocal Music Selections by Alessandro Scarlatti, J. S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf, Charles Ives, Francis Poulenc, Benjamin Britten, Michael Head, Lee Hoiby, Kirk Mechem and Ned Rorem.

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