Merry-go-round of life
From Howl’s Moving Castle
Joe Hisaishi (1950-)
divertimento in d major
I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
RONDO ALLA TURCA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
HUNGARIAN DANCE No. 4
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT
Folk Song
down by the bay
Folk Song
LA PRIMAVERA (SPRING)
From the “Four Seasons”
I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
THE GIRL WITH THE FLAXEN HAIR
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
“Queen of the night” Aria
From The Magic Flute
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Por Una Cabeza
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)
Special Surprise Encore
Bios
Anna Corcoran
Anna Corcoran holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she received the Sergei Barsukov scholarship for four years of study under Axel Strauss and Ian Swensen. She earned a Master’s Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles where she studied with Guillaume Sutre and held the position of first violinist of the VEM String Quartet that traveled as far as Yerevan, Armenia to perform concerts for the public.
Anna currently performs with New West Symphony, Orchestra Santa Monica, the Long Beach Symphony and Santa Barbara String Quartet among other groups spanning Southern California. She teaches a private studio at Craft Music where she focuses on creating well-rounded musicians who are healthy and thriving in their musical endeavors. Anna is dedicated to many genres of music and enjoys fiddling and collaborating on new works for performance and film.
Blagomira Lipari
Blagomira Lipari is a versatile solo, chamber, and orchestral musician. Most recently, she was awarded the “Ivan Vazov” Bulgarian national medal for her significant contribution to Bulgarian art and culture around the world and Exceptional Prix from the International Chamber Music Competition in Neerpelt, Belgium. Mrs. Lipari has been a soloist with the National Academy of Music Orchestra in Bulgaria, Shumen Philharmonic, Orfei Chamber Orchestra, and New Millennium Orchestra in Chicago. Mrs. Lipari’s performances have been featured on Bulgarian, Spanish and US National Television, WCNY-FM 91.3 Syracuse, NY, and WFMT in Chicago.
As a chamber musician, Mrs. Lipari serves on the executive board of National Music & Global Culture Society in New York City. She has also served as co-chair and violinist of Bulgarian Concert Evenings of New York, and has been a member of Access Contemporary Music Ensemble, CUBE ensemble, and the Society for New Music. Lipari has given many world premieres at prestigious venues such as the Getty Museum, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Center Chicago, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, Pritzker Pavilion, Harris Theater, and Paris Conservatory. She has collaborated with members of Chicago Symphony, Metropolitan Opera, International Chamber Players, and International Contemporary Ensemble. A devoted and passionate teacher, Blagomira Lipari is on the faculties of Hollywood Academy of Music and Arts, Arabesque Conservatory, and Vibe Performing Arts in Los Angeles. Blagomira Lipari has been a violin professor and music ensemble director at Sherwood-Columbia College in Chicago, and Hobart William Smith Colleges, NY. Mrs. Lipari holds a Doctoral degree in violin performance with a minor in orchestral conducting.
Ariana Solotoff
Ariana Solotoff, originally from New York, lives and works in Los Angeles as a performer, recording artist and teacher of viola and violin. Ms. Solotoff earned her Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School under the mentorship of Michael Tree and Masao Kawasaki, and her Masters from the Haute École de Musique de Genève in Switzerland where she studied with Miguel Da Silva. While in Geneva, she was a recipient of the prestigious Hans Wilsdorf Foundation Scholarship Award. Ariana has performed with many chamber and symphonic orchestras across the US and Europe including Los Angeles Philharmonic, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Venia, Hulencourt Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Regală and Orchestra Națională Radio România.
She has made appearances on the Grammy Awards with Kelly Clarkson, Video Game Music Awards with Twenty- One Pilots, Global Demand Awards with Shelea & Disney Channel’s Suite Life with Zack and Cody, and recorded back tracks for Beyoncé. Most recently she joined the rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs for their Hidden in Pieces tour.
As an educator, Ariana runs the Pascale Music Program where she teaches violin, viola and piano. She is also on faculty at Montecito International Music Festival, Idyllwild Arts Summer Music Program and Cremona International Music Academy in Italy. She also runs the strings division of the Los Angeles branch of the Orbifold International Music Competition which spotlights up and coming young artists.
Francisco Vila
Vila is a soloist and chamber musician known for his sensitivity, phrasing elegance and technical mastery of his instrument. His concert activities have taken him throughout Asia, Europa, North and South America.
Collaborations include those with artists such as Gary Hoffman, Nobuko Imai, Cho-Liang Lin, members of the Juilliard String Quartet, among others.
He has appeared as a soloist with renowned orchestras worldwide, including the Houston Symphony, the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, the Liège Royal Philharmonic, the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, the Santander Festival Orchestra, all principal orchestras in his native Ecuador, among others.