Toni-Marie Montgomery
Anthony Elliott
Music For Cello And Piano by African-American Composers
Anthony Elliott, cello; Toni-Marie Montgomery, piano (2003)
Anthony Elliott, cello; Toni-Marie Montgomery, piano (2003)
[Available: https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aelliott2]
Pianist Toni-Marie Montgomery,
Dean of the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music and the first
African-American dean at Northwestern University, will present an
upcoming recital with
cellist Anthony Elliott, Professor of Cello in the School of
Music, Theatre & Dance at the University of Michigan, on Monday,
April 11, featuring works by Barber, Debussy and Strauss.
The
recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, a
stunning performance venue in the Bienen School’s new Patrick G. and
Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
on Northwestern’s Evanston campus. Tickets are $8. For more information
and to purchase tickets, visit
concertsatbienen.org.
Program
Samuel Barber Sonata for Violoncello and Piano
Claude Debussy Sonata for Violoncello and Piano
Richard Strauss Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Opus 6
Artist Biographies
A
graduate of the University of Michigan and the Philadelphia College of
Performing Arts, Toni-Marie Montgomery was a founding member of the
Black Music Repertory Ensemble of Columbia College
Chicago. She has performed throughout the United States and in
Australia, Brazil, Hawaii, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Montgomery
recently received the 2016 Golden Baton Award from Midwest Young
Artists, which honors individuals who have made significant
contributions to classical music.
Anthony
Elliott, a protégé of Janos Starker and Frank Miller, is an in-demand
soloist, chamber music performer, and teacher. He has performed with the
New York Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra,
Detroit Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, and CBC Toronto Orchestra.
Elliott studied with two legendary figures of the cello, Janos Starker
and Frank Miller. Presently he is a Professor of Music at the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Montgomery and Elliott have recorded a
CD of cello-piano music by African American composers.
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