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Sapphire Woodwind Quintet
Kim Sopata, Flute, Somerlie DePasquale, Oboe, Ann Dufek, Bassoon, Anna Najoom, Clarinet, Lisa Taylor, Horn
Children's Concert: Music from Around the World
Interactive fun and prizes!
This concert was made possible by a grant from the Clinton Family fund. Kim Sopata, Flute has made numerous orchestra appearances including performances with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, the South Carolina Philharmonic, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, and the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. In addition, she has appeared as soloist with the South Carolina Philharmonic and the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony.
Somerlie DePasquale, Oboe received a Bachelor of Music degree from Vanderbilt and a Master of Music degree from Roosevelt University. She is a former member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and was a featured soloist with the Civic Orchestra in Alfred Schnitke's Concerto Grosso No. 4. She has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich conducting. Somerlie is on the faculty at the People's Music School and also teaches privately.
Anna Najoom, Clarinet holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Lawrence University Conservatory. She has performed with the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, Ohio Light Opera, Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica UANL in Monterrery, Mexico and the Chamber Orchestra for the 2002 International Double Reed Society Conference. She is also a member of the Chicago based groups Claraconbrio and Symphony Sounds. She currently teaches at the Merit School of Music, Maine South High School, District 64 in Park Ridge, and in Wilmette and Kenilworth.
Lisa Taylor, Horn completed a Bachelor of Music degree at New England Conservatory and a Master of Music degree at Peabody Conservatory when women in the brass section were still a curiosity. Before becoming an official Midwesterner, she was a member of the Annapolis Symphony, played extra with the Baltimore Symphony, and enjoyed a summer contract with an orchestra at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, near a bakery with exceptional strudel. She is currently principal horn in the Park Ridge Orchestra, and has played with many local groups, including the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Illinois Symphony and Kenosha Symphony. She also has degrees in mechanical engineering, and colleagues learn not to leave any instrument with moving parts unguarded.
Ann Dufek, Bassoon holds a Bachelor of Music in performance from The University of Miami and a Masters of Music Education and Performance from Northwestern University. She has studied the bassoon extensively and has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sinfonietta, Highland Park String Orchestra, and Lake Forest Symphony.
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!!FREE ADMISSION!!
Music from Around
the World
May 25, 2008 at 2-3pm
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
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