Event

Clarinet and Piano Recital

Dr. Ian Tyson will be collaborating with the concert series' co-aritistic director Judy Markson to present an eclectic program that explores the versatile range and styles produced on the clarinet. The audience will have a chance to hear a blend of pieces from the Romantic period to modern times.

Ian Tyson:
Dr. Ian Tyson is a New York Citybased clarinetist. He is a founding member of Trio 212, was previously a clarinetist with the United States Air Force bands, and was most recently an Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Fellow. He has performed with orchestras, chamber groups, and given solo recitals in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Merkin Hall. A champion of new music, Dr. Tyson recently commissioned the piece Grey from composer Leanna Primiani.

Judy Markson:
Dr. Judy Markson is increasingly on demand as an inventive solo and chamber musician with eclectic repertoire. She has established herself as a performer of works both mainstream and contemporary. Most recently she has premiered two works Haiku (2013) and Firebird (2014) by the composer Oliver Markson, as well as The Happy Prince (piano quartet version - 2015) by Colin Pip Dixon. Alongside her dedication to a wide-ranging selection from the canon of piano repertoire, she has continued her scholarly study of French impressionist music, on which she has given lecture recitals both in New York and Shanghai. Her numerous performances have taken her as far afield as the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Finland, Australia and China.