Feb 22, 7:30 PM, Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall, $10-$22
Dr. Leah Kohn presents a varied program of 19th, 20th, and 21st century solo and chamber music for the bassoon,
joined by collaborators
Jason Stoll (piano, CSUN Faculty), Chang Lu (flute), and Sérgio Coelho (clarinet)
and featuring works by
Esmail, Coleman, Still, Beethoven, and Berwald.
Bassoonist Leah Kohn is a versatile musician with a passion for unusual repertoire. She is also an active performer on the baroque bassoon and contrabassoon, and the co-founder and director of Oak Hill Music Festival, a chamber music festival serving the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont. Dyad, her duo with violinist Niv Ashkenazi, has performed on concert series throughout California and at many venues on the East Coast, including a recent performance at the Kennedy Center.
As well as freelance and studio work in Los Angeles, Leah has performed at the Lake George Music Festival, as a fellow at the Norfolk Music Festival, at several programs at the Banff Centre, and at Fresh Inc. Festival with Fifth House Ensemble.
As an educator, she is on faculty at California State University, Northridge, and maintains a private teaching studio in Los Angeles, as well as coaching for several local youth orchestras.
She received her D.M.A. from the University of Southern California as a student of Judith Farmer, with an academic field in musicology and elective fields in Arts Leadership and early music. She holds an M.M. from The Juilliard School and a B.M. from the Manhattan School of Music, both as a student of Frank Morelli.
Suggested Parking via Kiosks in Lot B1
TICKETS: $10 to $22
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