About this Event
Come and listen to a world premiere of a cello quintet by Moses Sedler, and Franz Schubert’s celebrated Quintet in C Major. Performance for this concert is by Ensemble SF with guest cellist Tanya Tomkins. This is an event not to be missed! MUSICIANS from ENSEMBLE SF Jennifer Choi, violin Rebecca Jackson-Picht, violin Jessica Chang, viola Angela Lee, cello with Tanya Tomkins, cello NOTE: copy bios and photos off this website for Choi, Jackson-Picht, Chang and Lee. https://ensemblesf.com/musicians Tanya Tomkins, cello Ms. Tomkins is cellist and co-Founder and Director of the Valley of the Moon Music Festival. Tanya has been featured in recitals and at chamber music festivals across the United States, Canada, and Europe, and is a member of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. Tanya is particularly renowned for her interpretation of the complete Bach Cello Suites, which she recorded for the Avie label and has performed many times at venues including New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, Seattle’s Early Music Guild, Vancouver’s Early Music Society, Santa Fe’s Pro Musica, and the Library of Congress. For many years, Tanya was principal cellist and a frequent soloist for both San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and the Portland Baroque Orchestra. She has recorded the complete piano trios by Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn with the Benvenue Fortepiano Trio. Tanya is now devoting more time to mentoring the next generation of musicians. She learned the importance of mentorship from the great cellist Anner Bijlsma, with whom she studied in the Netherlands. These experiences inspired Tanya, together with VMMF co-Director Eric Zivian, to create the Apprenticeship, Laureate and Emerging Artists Programs at the Valley of the Moon Music Festival, where young musicians are absorbed into an intergenerational musical community and are exposed to the non-hierarchical, collaborative values of chamber music. Tanya has mentored young musicians in master classes at Yale, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and through her frequent appearances as a guest teacher at Juilliard’s Historical Performance Department.
Doors open at 12:30 PM The Nourish Cafe on campus is open for lunch before the concert.
Linger after the concert for a snack and beverage in the lobby.
$15 tickets purchased online before May 5 | $25 after May 5 online and at the door.
Contact: Michelle Rosengaus | [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Albert & Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall at OFJCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, United States
USD 15.00 to USD 25.00
