This Sunday, we are very happy to invite pianist Orlando Bass (student at the CNSMD of Paris) to play with our resident musicians and Harriet Hale Woolley scholars. We will have the pleasure of welcoming pianist Orlando Bass for the second time.
The Program
John Kamfonas: Diverging Paths, Part II
Claude Debussy: “Reflets dans l’eau” from Images I
John Kamfonas, Piano
Marc Mellits: Farfalle Cotte
Jenny Maclay, Clarinet
Wilson Poffenberger, Soprano Saxophone
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Jenny Maclay, Clarinet
Orlando Bass, Piano
André Caplet: Impressions d’automne
Wilson Poffenberger, Alto Saxophone
Orlando Bass, Piano
Lars-Erik Larsson: Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra, Mov. 2 Adagio
Wilson Poffenberger, Alto Saxophone
Orlando Bass, Piano
Manuel De Falla: Fantasia Beatica
Orlando Bass, Piano
Biographies
John Kamfonas, pianist, has given concerts all over the world, from Beijing to New York. Currently, he is a musician in residence at the Fondation des Etats-Unis and a scholarship holder (Harriet Hale Woolley), and is preparing a “higher diploma” at the Ecole Normale de Musique in the class of pianist, teacher and author Jean Fassina.
Jenny Maclay, clarinet soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, participated in the Vandoren Regional Artist program and quickly launched her career. She is currently enrolled at the Conservatoire de Versailles under the tutelage of Philippe Cuper.
Wilson Poffenberger, saxophonist and educator, is passionate about contemporary music and works on new compositions in the United States and Europe. He is currently pursuing a Professional Orientation Cycle at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt under the supervision of Jean-Michel Goury.
Orlando Bass has been a student at the CNSMD in Paris since 2013, where he was first accepted in the writing class, then in 2014 in the accompaniment class and in 2015 in piano and improvisation classes. In 2014 he won his harmony and counterpoint prizes, in 2015 his fugue prize. He has already performed at numerous festivals as a pianist or harpsichordist and also plays jazz and improvised music.