Peteris Vasks: Aria e Danza | Paul Skevington, piano & Karen Aoki Kouider, flute

Fairfield Arts & Convention Center | October 18, 2023:

Peteris Vasks: Aria e Danza | Paul Skevington, piano & Karen Aoki Kouider, flute

Otar Taktakishvili: Sonata for Flute and Piano
Allegro cantabile
Aria
Allegro scherzando

About the Performers:

Karen Aoki Kouider
Karen studied classical flute and piano from an early age, graduating from the Interlochen Academy and the Eastman School of Music with a flute major. Her celebrated teachers were Tyra Gilb, Lorant Kovacs, and Bonita Boyd. Karen is a frequent performer for MIU and community events and has been a flute soloist for the Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa since 2009. She is delighted to be joining Paul Skevington for this fall recital.

Paul Skevington
Paul is the newly appointed Music Director at St. Alphonsus Catholic Curch in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Known for his artistic skill in supporting choral voices, he accompanied many of the large, symphonic choruses in the Washington D. C. area in performances at all the major concert venues and cathedrals including numerous engagements at the Kennedy Center. He has organ performance degrees from Indiana University and Sacred Music degree from The Catholic University of America. His recorded CDs include the internationally released Rheinberger Organ Concertos on the Naxos label.

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