Free@3 Presents Il Duo Lyrico

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First Reformed Church

630 State Street, Holland, Michigan, 49423, United States نقشہ

Join us for our penultimate concert of the series season where we welcome Robert Byrens and Nancy Steltmann to the stage!

Robert Byrens' playing has been described as "beautifully expressive with a singing tone and impeccable articulation." He served as artist faculty pianist and vocal coach at Grand Valley State University for thirty years, retiring in 2020. Robert was the rehearsal pianist and vocal coach for Opera Grand Rapids from 1993 until his retirement in 2018, but he enjoys occasional return engagements. In 2016, he partnered with Nancy Steltmann, former principal cellist of the Grand Rapids Symphony, to form "Il Duo Lyrico". Nancy joined the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra in 1980 as assistant principal cellist, and became the principal cellist in 1990, performing for thirty one years with the organization. A native of Albany, New York, Nancy attended the Juilliard School with a full scholarship, earning a Bachelor and Masters of Music degrees under the tutelage of cellists Leonard Rose and Harvey Shapiro. Nancy also earned a second Masters degree at SUNY Stony Brook with cellist Bernard Greenhouse. Nancy Steltmann has appeared at many performance venues including the Dame Myra Hesse Series in Chicago, and various stages in Michigan, New York, Philadelphia, and Aspen, Colorado.

Our program features Prokofieff's Cello Sonata, composed in 1949 for Rostropovich, after Prokofieff heard him play Miakovsky's cello sonata and became fixated on composing a cello work specifically for him. This work debuted in 1951 at the Moscow Conservatory and was performed by Rostropovich, and Sviatoslav Richter on the piano. The second Sonata is by Edvard Grieg, and is the only cello sonata he composed. Grieg was occupied with his conducting duties at this time, but in 1882-1883 he completed this work for his brother who was an amateur cellist.

Category: Live Music | Classical

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