Emily Herdeman Kelly enjoys a diverse career as a violinist and music educator. An experienced orchestral musician, Ms. Kelly has performed with the Northwest Sinfonietta, Oregon Symphony, Houston Symphony, Austin Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, and the New World Symphony. She has participated in professional and fellowship summer festivals including the Britt Festival Orchestra (OR), Colorado Music Festival Orchestra (CO), Tanglewood Music Center (MA), Round Top Festival Institute (TX), and the Beijing International Music Festival in China.
A dedicated teacher, she currently maintains a thriving studio in Redmond. Previously, she has been a Teaching Artist with the Seattle Symphony, an Adjunct Instructor at Carnegie Mellon University and was on faculty at the Rice University Preparatory School. Ms. Kelly has been a Teaching Artist through MusAid for an El Sistema program in El Salvador. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Indiana University, and a Master of Music degree from Rice University.
When not pursuing her musical endeavors, she stays busy chasing her two young children and exploring the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
Hillary Nordwell recently relocated to Bellevue, Washington after spending the past 16 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has been featured as a soloist and chamber musician in many Bay Area and Washington State concert venues, as well as in Germany, Italy, Austria, and Sweden. She cultivates a thriving Suzuki Piano studio and is in demand as a collaborative pianist. A certified Suzuki Piano Teacher Trainer, she participates actively on the board of the local Suzuki Association, and is instrumental in providing training opportunities for teachers and students. She also enjoys educating young children and their families through her Comfy Concert series.
Hillary received her masters degree in Chamber Music Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and her bachelors degree in Piano Performance from Lawrence Conservatory in Appleton, Wisconsin, where she was honored for three consecutive years with the Marjory Irvin Prize for “excellence in solo piano and chamber music.” In 2001, she spent a semester abroad in Vienna, studying piano and developing a love for opera and the German language.
In her free time, Hillary finds joy in observing her daughter’s progress in cello and piano, and in their daily walks to school together through the trees. She is eternally grateful for her husband’s skill in technology, which has saved her countless hours of frustration!
Megan Titensor is an influential cellist and devoted teacher based in Seattle. Megan performs regularly in chamber music and has also played with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra. She has extensive experience as a recording artist and is also an accomplished pianist. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Cello Performance.
As a teacher, Megan maintains a private studio teaching Suzuki cello and early childhood music. She also teaches for GOSuzuki in Olympia. Previously, she taught in a Suzuki-based program in Cusco, Peru in addition to building her own programs in Salt Lake City, UT and Boulder, CO. Megan is sought-after as a clinician and has taught at Suzuki institutes and workshops in Peru, Mexico, CA, MI, NY, OH, TX, UT and WA. Megan has served in many leadership and administrative roles within the Suzuki community in local chapters and on institute boards.
Megan spends her leisure time skiing, rock climbing, or on mountain trails with her husband, son, and dog. She is a seasoned traveler and regulates her intense wanderlust by reading many books, exploring new trails, and cooking up exotic food.
PROGRAM:
Louise Farrenc: Piano Trio in E flat (1841-44)
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps (1917-18)
Amy Beach: Piano Trio (1938)
Jennifer Higdon: Pale Yellow and Fiery Red (2003)
Florence Price: “Night” (1946)
Refreshments available.
$0 for kids.
