Tom Yaron - Violin

Praised for his “sensitive” playing by the Santa Barbara Independent, violinist Tom Yaron has performed in various constellations in North America, Europe, and Asia as concertmaster of the Moritzburg Festival Orchestra in Germany, Pacific Music Festival in Japan, and the Sarasota Festival Orchestra. He holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s degree from the Juilliard School and an Artist Diploma in String Quartet Studies from the University of Colorado. Yaron was a founding member of the Ajax Quartet which served as the graduate string quartet in residence at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He performs with the Boulder Bach Festival, Boulder Chamber Orchestra, and Lincoln Center Stage (Holland America Line), and is a substitute violinist with the New World Symphony in Miami.

Joshua Halpern, Cello

Joshua Halpern, cello, is an accomplished chamber musician who has collaborated with artists including Itzhak Perlman, Jonathan Biss, Roberto Díaz, Viviane Hagner, and Kim Kashkashian, and attended music festivals including the Ravinia Steans Institute, the Perlman Chamber Music Workshop, the New York String Orchestra Seminar, the Taos School of Music, La Jolla Summerfest, and Krzyzowa Music. During the 2019 season he served as guest principal cello of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, including on tours to Germany, Taiwan, and China, and in 2020 he served as guest cellist with the Rolston Quartet. Mr. Halpern completed graduate studies at The Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, where he performed throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America with Curtis On Tour, and was principal cello of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra during the 2016/17 season. At Curtis he studied with Carter Brey and Peter Wiley. As an undergraduate at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, Mr. Halpern studied with Desmond Hoebig and won the Rice Concerto Competition.

Featuring Such Works As:

The Cello Suites of J.S. Bach

Violin/Viola Duos of W.A. Mozart

Selections from 8 Pieces for Violin and Cello by Reinhold Gliere

Duos for Bassoon and Clarinet by Ludwig van Beethoven

Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet

Selections from the Water Music Suite by G.F Handel

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring by J.S. Bach

Arioso by J.S. Bach

Sheep May Safely Graze by J.S. Bach

Wachet Auf by J.S. Bach

Flower Duet by L. Delibes

La Paix and La Rejouissance by G.F. Handel

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by G.F. Handel

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