Envisioning the Sacred
Friday, March 27th, at 7pm • Upper West Side
Join us at the home of Deborah Bradley-Kramer for an evening of music, wine and conversation as cellist Chase Park and pianist Audrey Vardanega explore how themes of beauty and the sacred were expressed by the defining composers of two different eras—Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach.
—Wine & hors d'oeuvres will be served —
The Program
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D major, BWV 1028 (arr. for cello and piano)
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto – Attacca
III. Allegro – Allegro fugato
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The Performers
Chase Park
An avid chamber musician, Chase has had the privilege of collaborating and performing with esteemed artists such as Mitsuko Uchida, Jonathan Biss, Scott St. John, Samuel Rhodes, Hsin-Yun Huang, Anthony Mcgill, Carmit, Zori, Atar Arad, Meng Chieh Liu, Benjamin Schmid, Pamela Frank, and Itzhak Perlman.
He made his Alice Tully Hall debut performing the Haydn Cello Concerto in D major with the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra. His love for chamber music has resulted in fellowships at the Perlman Music Program “Littles” and Chamber Music Workshop, Ravinia Steans Institute, the Marlboro Music Festival, and Caramoor’s Evnin Rising Stars Mentoring Program. He is a member of Sejong Soloists, which has brought him to Asia to collaborate with artists such as Philippe Quint, Joyce Di Donato, and Tod Machover.
He has an insatiable curiosity for musical instruments and would like to own a collection of fine cellos and bows. Aside from his passion for cello, Chase also has a great love for cooking and baking, and has a 4th degree black belt in Taekwondo.
Audrey Vardanega
Praised as a “[musically] eloquent” (San Francisco Classical Voice) player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence” (The Piedmont Post), American pianist Audrey Vardanega has performed as a solo and collaborative pianist across Europe, China, South America and the United States.
Audrey is the Founder and Artistic Director of Musaics of the Bay, a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting musicians, composers and visual artists for collaborations, commissions, residency programs, and mentorships in the Bay Area and beyond. She is passionate about providing emerging artists with opportunities to determine their own careers by creating new artistic communities, collaborations and sustainable networks.