FAS: Mulcachy

DEWBERRY FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Kathleen Mulcahy, clarinet Sophia Kim Cook, piano With guest artists: Lauren Sileo, flute; Christopher Jewell, bassoon; Heather Green, violin; Amy Baumgarten, cello

Sunday, February 20, 2022 3:00 pm Harris Theatre

PROGRAM Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Grazioso Andantino, Vivace e leggiero Kathleen Mulcahy, clarinet Sophia Kim Cook, piano

Gryphon Kathleen Mulcahy, clarinet

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Theresa Martin (b. 1979)

Brief Intermission

Rubispheres for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon 2. Molto cantabile 3. With Finesse Lauren Sileo, flute Kathleen Mulcahy, clarinet Christopher Jewell, bassoon

Lucas’s Garden for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano 1. Backyard Paradise 2. Moonlit 3. Wild Roses Kathleen Mulcahy, clarinet Heather Green, violin Amy Baumgarten, cello Sophia Kim Cook, piano

Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)

Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)

MEET THE FACULTY ARTISTS Kathleen Mulcahy was appointed as Director of Woodwinds and Assistant Professor of Clarinet at George Mason University in August 2018, after serving as Adjunct Professor of Clarinet since in 2012. She performs frequently with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and the National Symphony. Dr. Mulcahy has held tenured positions with the Annapolis Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Grant Park Orchestra, and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. She is currently principal clarinetist with the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. An active chamber musician and recitalist, Dr. Mulcahy performs regularly on the Faculty Artist Series at George Mason University and has been a featured soloist with the Mason Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band. She has performed on chamber series in venues such as the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, the German Embassy, and the National Cathedral. Dr. Mulcahy is also an RYT 200 certified yoga instructor, and has created several workshops focused on yoga for the performing artist. In the summer, Dr. Mulcahy serves as Coordinator of Summer Music Intensives for the Mason Community Arts Academy, and is also the co-director of the Mason Summer Clarinet Academy. She can also be seen with the Wolf Trap Orchestra in the pit for Wolf Trap Opera productions, or on stage at the Filene Center accompanying a wide variety of acts. Previously, Dr. Mulcahy served as a clarinet instructor at the State University of New York at Fredonia. She holds the DMA and BM degrees from The Ohio State University and the MM degree and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Kathleen Mulcahy is a Buffet Group USA performing artist and a member of the Health and Wellness Committee for the International Clarinet Association.

Born in Montréal, Canada, Sophia Kim Cook pursued piano studies first at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, finishing at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, receiving both her Bachelors with Honors and Masters of Music there. Described as a ‘a steadying presence at the piano’ (Washington Post) and a ‘virtuosic piano backbone’ (DC Arts Beats), Ms. Kim Cook is a sought out collaborative pianist and orchestral pianist, having played for a myriad of soloists and ensembles, including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the National Philharmonic, and the Maryland and Alexandria Symphony Orchestras. She is also principal pianist the Washington Master Chorale as well as collaborative pianist for many conferences and workshops

including the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, and the American Trombone Workshop.

Sophia is a musician with the Chamber Dance Project, a company that emphasizes the partnership between musicians and dancers, joining both live music and contemporary ballet on stage together. In 2018, she joined the Boulanger Initiative, as a Performance Ambassador, promoting works by women composers.

Along with her busy performing schedule, Ms. Kim Cook has dedicated her free time to teaching early childhood music at Levine Music for their Outreach program in Southeast DC. Christopher Jewell is the Assistant Principal Bassoonist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. An active performer in the Washington, DC area, Mr. Jewell also regularly performs with the Wolf Trap Opera Company, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Post Classical Ensemble, and the Annapolis Symphony. He has previously served as Principal Bassoonist of the Missouri Chamber Orchestra and has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony, New World Symphony, and Aspen Festival and Chamber Orchestras. Mr. Jewell has appeared as a soloist with the American Youth Symphonic Orchestra and at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago and at the Missouri Music Educators Association Convention. As a clinician and adjudicator, he has served as a judge for the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Woodwinds Competition and has presented masterclasses for the DC Youth Orchestra and at schools throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He has additionally taught masterclasses at James Madison University and the University of Missouri, and was honored to coach students at the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony in Caracas, Venezuela, under Gustavo Dudamel. Mr. Jewell coaches woodwinds for the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras and also maintains a vibrant private studio in Northern Virginia. An avid chamber musician, he has performed at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Georgetown University’s Friday Music Series, and the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, and has been featured on WETA’s Front Row Washington. He has also performed with bassoon ensembles at the International Double Reed Society and Texas Music Educators Association Conventions. Mr. Jewell earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of MissouriColumbia where he studied with Barbara Wood. He continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music with Patricia Rogers, Principal Bassoonist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

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MEET THE GUEST ARTISTS Flutist Lauren Sileo has been described by Xinhua News as "...an artist full of energy and fine musical lines, always with the composer in mind." A versatile musician, Sileo performs as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player and has appeared throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Virginia born Lauren Sileo was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music with the honor of Presidential Distinction and was the only undergraduate flutist worldwide to be accepted for her year. There she studied with Robert Langevin and Carol Wincenc. Ms. Sileo has been performing regularly with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Marin Alsop since 2009. During the BSO's 2016-2017, Sileo served as Acting Piccolo and in the 2017-18 season, she served as Acting 2nd Flute. In August 2018, Sileo toured with the Baltimore Symphony, performing at the Edinburgh International Festival (Scotland), the International Concert Series at the National Concert Hall in Dublin (Ireland), and the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall (England). Ms. Sileo stays busy in the Washington Metropolitan area as a freelancer and has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic, Post Classical Ensemble, Richmond, Maryland and Annapolis Symphony Orchestras. She is Principal Flute of the Maryland Lyric Opera under the direction of Louis Salemno, a position she has held since 2018. During the summers, Lauren Sileo performs with the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Orchestra, where she has been a member since 2015. In addition to playing, Sileo teaches privately and is on music faculty at the Wakefield School in the Plains, VA. Violinist Heather LeDoux Green joined the National Symphony Orchestra in 2005 and became a member of the first violin section in 2007. She came to the NSO after spending two years as assistant concertmaster of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. Prior to Washington D.C., Green was a member of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. She received her Master of Music degree from Rice University studying with Sergiu Luca. As an undergraduate, she was a student of esteemed violinist Camilla Wicks. She considers Wicks her greatest mentor, dutifully following her to three schools and graduating from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. As a chamber musician, she is a new member of the Manchester String Quartet and has performed with the Kennedy Center Chamber Players, Smithsonian Chamber Players, Eclipse,

Spoleto, Sun Valley, Music in the Mountains, and Round Top. She has participated in Italy’s Accademia Chigiana, Mozarteum Academy in Austria, and the Amadeus Quartet Program in London. She has soloed with the NSO, performing Tan Dun’s “Hero” concerto with the composer conducting. Most recently she and NSO bassist Paul DeNola have written a comedic children’s program featuring short classical works. They have been featured in the Kennedy Center Family Theater and perform regularly for schools sharing music and humor with young audiences.

Amy Frost Baumgarten joined the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra as principal cello in 2000 and has been a featured soloist there. Praised for “lovely turns from the solo cello” by The Washington Post, she is at home in a variety of musical settings. In addition to performances with the Washington National Opera, she performs with New York City Ballet, the Mariinsky, Bolshoi, ABT, Joffrey, and Royal Danish Ballet companies. As a chamber musician she has performed widely throughout the U.S in many groups including Colorado Chamber Players and the musician-led New Century Chamber Orchestra in San Francisco. Amy has been in the pit for numerous musicals at the Kennedy Center including Hamilton, and was a member of the onstage band for Steve Martin’s musical Bright Star. As a student she participated in the Grammy-nominated Yale Cellos recordings. She is a dedicated teacher, currently on the faculty at Catholic University of America, and has been a faculty artist at Eastern Music Festival since 1992.

DEWBERRY SCHOOL OF MUSIC SPRING 2022 FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Sunday, February 13 3:00 PM Christopher Jewell, bassoon Emily Foster, oboe

Sunday, February 27 3:00 PM Julianna Nickel, flute Eunae Ko Han, piano

Sunday, February 20 3:00 PM Kathleen Mulcahy, clarinet Sophia Kim Cook, piano

Sunday, March 6 3:00 PM Glenn Smith, composition

Sunday, February 20 7:00 PM Brass Faculty

Sunday, March 6 7:00 PM Anna Balakerskaia, piano & Friends

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