All concerts take place at 2:00 PM in the Narthex of St. Paul's Lutheran Church & School
301 First Street NW – Waverly, Iowa
Admission is Free
October 22, 2017
The members of the UNI Faculty Piano Quartet have vast experience as orchestral and chamber musicians, soloists, and educators. Their mission is to be an agent of change in the classical arena. "We hope to be curious about our audience, take on risk in new presentations, and bring classical music to life. We perform new and standard repertoire works in a variety of venues, from formal concerts to shows in intimate, informal, and unusual settings. We are committed to expanding the repertoire for the quartet through the commission and performance of new works."
November 19, 2017
Lumina is a professional women’s ensemble dedicated to the mystery, beauty, and hope inherent in music. Their programming draws from a rich well of musical sources, including Medieval chants, Renaissance motets, folk song traditions, and works by living and local composers. Their goal is to share the spiritual experience of music through performance, participation, and education.
Based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, they have collaborated with faith communities, schools, and choral organizations to present concerts, special church services, and educational workshops.
February 4, 2018
Unique in the classical music world due to its dedication to works for violin and cello ensemble, Duo-B is quickly earning praise for their passionate musical commitment, creative style, and original programming. Founded in 2009, violinist Hirono Sugimoto Borter and cellist Philip Lawrence Borter met at the Hochschule für Musik-Freiburg (Germany) and have since dedicated their performing careers to promoting the wealth of music for violin, cello duo. As winners of the prestigious Eastman Concerto Competition, they have performed across three continents including landmark performances in Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theater, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Universität der Künste in Berlin, and Minatomirai Hall in Yokohama, Japan.
Since its inception, Duo-B has championed a diverse and broad repertoire representing music from a great variety of genres and cultures. In addition to performing rarely heard masterpieces and lesser-known works, a great emphasis is placed on the communicative power and remarkable intimacy found only in the string duo. In 2011, they gave their first concert tour in the United States, performing extensively in the Southeast and are now found frequently performing across the US and Japan.
Since its inception, Duo-B has championed a diverse and broad repertoire representing music from a great variety of genres and cultures. In addition to performing rarely heard masterpieces and lesser-known works, a great emphasis is placed on the communicative power and remarkable intimacy found only in the string duo. In 2011, they gave their first concert tour in the United States, performing extensively in the Southeast and are now found frequently performing across the US and Japan.
March 4, 2018
The WolfGang performs instrumental chamber music from the era of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Its repertory includes works from the mid 18th century when the sons of J.S. Bach were active up to the music of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven and their contemporaries. Playing on musical instruments of the type that were used during Mozart’s life and in a style that “fits” that era, The WolfGang has been performing, recording, and touring for over 22 years. We play on classical era flute, strings, and keyboard. Like Mozart, who often played on a Viennese fortepiano by Johann Andreas Stein, Gail Olszewski, keyboardist for The WolfGang, plays a copy of a Stein fortepiano. Our three string players use violin, viola, violoncello and bows which are either from the 18th century or are carefully modeled after 18th century instruments. Flutist Paul Jacobson plays on modern replicas of flutes made by some of the great woodwind makers of the late 18th century.
April 22, 2018
Over the years, the Vogel-Tsachor Violin-Piano duo has performed many unusual and rarely performed programs. The Waverly recital will include, in addition to a Mozart sonata, Brahms’ own Violin/Piano transcription of his E flat Major Clarinet Sonata op. 120/2, as well as Vogel’s transcription of Rachmaninoff’s cello/piano sonata opus 19.