Violist Danielle Farina - Three Seasons
Chamber Music Series
When: Sunday April 26 ,2009, at 3 p.m.
Where: Community Church of Hoboken (corner of 6th & Garden Sts., Hoboken)
Tickets: Available at the door, or call (201) 795-9731 for reservations.$15, adults; $10.00, students; children under 12 admitted FREE.
Website: http://daniellefarina.com/ (has clips of her exquisite playing)
Here is her bio:
Violist Danielle Farina enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, teacher, and recording artist in both the classical and pop genres. As a soloist, Ms. Farina recently recorded Jon Bauman's Viola Concerto with the Moravian Philharmonic, Andy Teirstein's Viola Concerto with the Kiev Philharmonic and premiered Peter Schickele's Viola Concerto with the Pasadena Symphony. She was a member of the Lark Quartet, touring extensively in North America, Europe, and Scandinavia performing at some of the most prestigious venues and festivals including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, Schleswig Holstein Festival, and the International Istanbul Music Festival. While with the Lark, Ms. Farina recorded Aaron Kernis' string quartets, music of Amy Beach, and music of Giovanni Sollima. Currently a member of the Elements Quartet, she has participated in the Tibor Varga Festival in Budapest, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, been in residence at Utah Valley State College, and premiered "Snaphots", a project commissioning dozens of composers from Regina Carter to Angelo Badalamenti, to John Corigliano and many more. She performs with a number of ensembles in the New York area, among them, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Lukes, Concertante and Music From Copland House with whom she recorded music of John Musto. As an orchestral musician, Ms. Farina has served as principal violist of the Brooklyn Philharmonic and is currently the assistant principal violist of The Eastern Festival Orchestra. An active teacher, she is now on the faculty of the Juilliard School's Pre-College Division and The Eastern Music Festival. In addition to recording classical music, Ms. Farina also records for feature film soundtracks and well as pop albums. A graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, Ms. Farina has studied with Karen Tuttle, Joseph dePasqaule, Stephen Werczynski, and Byrnina Socolofsky.
My Comment: To the best of my knowledge she is not related to Jimmy Farina City Clerk. I plan on attending this event as a fellow violist myself. Events like this are proof Hoboken has some very good cultural events. ◦
