Brahms Violin Concerto with McLin/Campbell Duo, Tuesday Morning Music & Tea

6110 North Scottsdale Road,Scottsdale AZ 85253

19 October, 2021

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Tuesday Morning Music & Tea, co-presented with ASU School of Music - The Brahms Violin Concerto, McLin/Campbell Duo The ASU School of Music joins ASU Kerr in presenting free, informative and entertaining concerts that feature performances and commentary by faculty members and graduate and doctoral students. We encourage patrons to contribute a suggested donation of $5 and bring a can of food or sealed personal care item to be donated to Vista del Camino Food Bank. Critically acclaimed as solo performers and described as a superb husband/wife team who bring great excitement and artistry to their performances of the violin and piano, the McLin/Campbell Duo has performed all over the world in a wide variety of venues, from concerti with orchestra to distinguished artist recital series, guest residencies at music schools, and national & international conferences. Formed in 1990 by Katherine McLin and Andrew Campbell at the Oberlin Conservatory, the duo maintains a prolific performance schedule with dozens of international appearances each year. For this kickoff to our Tea series for 2021-2022, the duo will perform The Brahms Violin Concerto. Katherine McLin bio: Violinist Katherine McLin enjoys an extremely varied and prolific performing career as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber and orchestral musician. Since her debut with the Oregon Symphony at the age of 15, Professor McLin has made more than 100 appearances as soloist with orchestras across the country. Recent appearances include the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Symphony of the West Valley (AZ), Piazzolla’s Four Seasons with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra (OH), Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Tempe Symphony Orchestra, Joel Puckett’s Short Stories with the University of Michigan Wind Ensemble and a world premiere performance of a double concerto for violin and piano by Lera Auerbach (with the composer at the piano) with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Since 2007, Professor McLin has held the position of Concertmaster of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio. She has served as a featured performer in numerous national and international conferences, including the American String Teacher’s Association, International Double Reed Society, International Clarinet Association, International Schoenberg Conferencea and more. McLin appears on 19 compact disc recordings under the Summit, Centaur and Opus One labels, and her live and recorded performances have been broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today, NYC’s WQXR (Bob Sherman’s “Listening Room” program) and local television and radio stations throughout the country. A frequent guest recitalist and clinician, McLin has presented master classes at more than 50 music schools across the country and abroad. A committed and passionate teacher, she was awarded the Evelyn Smith Professorship in Music at Arizona State University in 2016, a three-year endowed position that recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates outstanding leadership in their field. McLin received her doctorate in violin performance from the University of Michigan as a student of Paul Kantor. Her former teachers include Franco Gulli, Josef Gingold and Kathleen Winkler. She plays on a 1734 Sanctus Seraphin violin, on loan from an anonymous foundation. Andrew Campbell bio: Andrew Campbell has established himself as one of the most versatile collaborative pianists in the United States with a performing career that has taken him to five continents. He has collaborated in recitals with such diverse artists as violinist Chee-Yun, double bassist Catalin Rotaru, flutist Thomas Robertello, bassoonist Judith LeClair, trombonist Charles Vernon, saxophonist Timothy McAllister, composer Bright Sheng and tenor Anthony Dean Griffey. He served as opera rehearsal pianist for distinguished conductors André Previn, Plácido Domingo and Heinz Fricke and worked closely with the composer Carlisle Floyd on several productions of his operas. Chamber music performances have taken him to important venues including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, where The Strad and Strings magazines both hailed his performance as “excellent.” Performances and master classes have taken him to renowned educational institutions, including the University of Michigan, North Carolina School of the Arts, the University of Texas - Austin, and the Conservatorio Nacional de Música of Mexico City. He has recorded several CDs on the Summit and Centaur labels, and his performance of the Rachmaninoff cello sonata with bassist Catalin Rotaru was cited for special praise by Bass World and XBass, two leading international journals. As an orchestral pianist, he has performed with many ensembles including the Phoenix Symphony, the Columbus Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra and the San Diego Symphony, working with notable conductors including Keith Lockhart, David Effron, and Michael Christie. He has appeared as collaborative pianist at numerous international conferences, including the National Flute Association Convention, MTNA, the Society for American Music, the International Viola Congress, and multiple appearances at the International Double Reed Society, for which he has served as official pianist. Campbell graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Kappa Lambda in History and Piano from Oberlin College and Conservatory and earned his MM in Piano Performance from Indiana University. He received the Doctorate in Piano Chamber Music and Accompanying from the University of Michigan where he studied with the renowned collaborative artist Martin Katz. While at Michigan he served as Opera Coach/Continuo performer for the Opera Theater. Campbell spent several summers at the Aspen Music Festival as a fellowship pianist for the Vocal Concert Studies program and staff pianist for the violin studio of Paul Kantor. He was a national prizewinner in the MTNA Wurlitzer Collegiate Artists solo piano competition. Campbell is currently director of the Collaborative Piano Program at the Arizona State University School of Music. Graduates of the program have gone on to successful careers in academia, opera houses, and as chamber musicians, including positions at Central Oklahoma University, the University of Arizona, Fresno State University, Utah State University, Texas A&M Kingsville, the AIMS Institute, Opera in the Ozarks, Opera Southwest, and New Orleans Opera. Current and former students are regular participants in prestigious summer festivals including Aspen, Music Academy of the West, Songfest, AIMS, Bowdoin, Round Top, and the Quartet Program. Campbell is assistant director and director of chamber music for the Saarburg Serenaden Music Festival (Germany) and the Vianden International Music Festival (Luxembourg), performing annually on their faculty recitals in collaboration with colleagues from the United States, Europe and the Asia. Previous positions include director of the Collaborative Piano Program at the Brevard Music Center, music staff for both the Washington National Opera and San Diego Opera, and music director and pianist for the San Diego Opera Ensemble.