EVENING IMPROMPTU
Friday, July 31st
5:00pm-7:30PM
BOULDER, CO
Join us at the home of Nadia Artman for special evening of music, wine and conversation! Featuring a range of works for violin, cello and piano, the evening will explore a range of sounds, stories and emotions featuring classical compositions by Johannes Brahms, Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, and more.
— Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Address given upon purchase of ticket —
The Artists
Geneva Lewis
Kiwi/American violinist Geneva Lewis has forged a reputation as a musician of consummate artistry whose performances speak from and to the heart. Lauded for “remarkable mastery of her instrument” (CVNC) and hailed as “clearly one to watch” (Musical America), Geneva is the recipient of a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and Grand Prize winner of the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Competition. Additional accolades include Kronberg Academy’s Prince of Hesse Prize, being named a Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, and Musical America’s New Artist of the Month. Most recently, Geneva was named one of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists.
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.
Joshua Halpern
Josh Halpern is a cellist, curator, and arts leader. He appears regularly as a chamber musician and soloist in the U.S. and abroad, collaborating with artists across musical traditions and disciplines, and has collaborated with artists and ensembles including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Bruce Adolphe, Jorge Glem, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Rolston Quartet.
As founder and Artistic & Executive Director of the Cultural Caravan, Josh has built the organization from initial concept to nearly $400,000 in annual operations, creating innovative programming that brings diverse musical traditions to audiences of all kinds.