Description

Join violinist Barbara Barber and pianist Jessie Lo for a morning of delightful Czech music. The program will feature works for violin and piano by three Czech composers whose music reflects their heritage and love for their native land. Bedřich Smetana is known as the “Father of Czech Music.” His younger contemporary, Antonín Dvořák, established Slavic music as a much-loved national idiom. Dvořák’s favorite student and son-in-law, Joseph Suk, brought Czech Modernism into the 20th Century. The lives of these composers will be explored as well as the historical context, musical style, and structure of their works. They perform in the acoustically superb recital hall of Robertson & Sons Violin Shop.

Back by popular demand. Barbara Barber is internationally known as a violinist, violist, pedagogue, and author. She has held faculty positions at several universities. She has performed worldwide and joined Robertson & Sons Violin Shop, presenting concerts, masterclasses, and pedagogy seminars. Barbara plays professionally with the Santa Fe Symphony and New Mexico Philharmonic. Jessie Wenchieh Lo is a performing artist, recording artist, music educator and director. She is a pianist, organist, clarinetist and singer who has performed worldwide. She is the organist/pianist at First Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque and is also the music director for National Dance Institute New Mexico in Santa Fe.