 Audrey Andrist, piano
Saturday, October 6 at 8 pm
FREE (donations accepted)
Westmoreland Congregational Church
"...the joy of musical creation takes wing."
-American Record Guide
Program
Impromptu in B-flat Major, op.142, No.3 Schubert
After Dark, op.24 MacDonald
Sonata in E-flat Major, op.31, No.3 Beethoven
("The Hunt")
Phantasie, op.17 Schumann
Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist grew up on a farm in rural Saskatchewan. While still in high school, she commuted three hours one-way for piano lessons with William Moore, himself a former student of famed teachers Rosina Lhevinne and Cécile Genhart. Ms. Andrist went on to study at the University of Regina on a full scholarship with Moore, and later traveled to New York, where she completed Masters and Doctoral degrees at the Julliard School with Herbert Stessin. Now a busy soloist and chamber player, Ms. Andrist has performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, and the Julliard Orchestra in Alice Tully Hall. A truly versatile and adventurous musician, Ms. Andrist has performed and recorded music for synthesizer, harmonium, and harpsichord, and has served as orchestral pianist in both Canada and New York. An ardent exponent of new music, Ms. Andrist has over 30 world premieres to her credit, and has had several works composed for her and the ensembles with which she plays. She is a member of the Stern/Andrist duo with her husband, violinist James Stern, and Strata, a trio with Stern and clarinetist Nathan Williams, recipients of a major grant from the Rausch Foundation. In Washington, Ms. Andrist has performed at the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian Museums, and is a member of the Verge Ensemble and the Left Bank Concert Society. She serves on the faculties of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and the Washington Conservatory of Music. More information: 301-320-2770 or online |
