Join the Tapestry Cello Ensemble as they play "warm mid-winter melodies" for a Saturday evening enjoyment - full of rich harmonies to sink into, folk favorites to cheers to with beer, and some timeless cello traditions.
Ensemble Bio
Tapestry Cello Ensemble is a recently formed group of professionals who enjoy each other’s company, and who are passionate about exploring the growing repertoire for cello chamber music. For a number of years, each member has taught at CelloSpeak, a summer workshop for adult amateur cellists. It is from the delight of performing together that Tapestry was founded, sharing original music and creative arrangements of masterworks from the Renaissance, American Song Book, Tangoes, classical themes, and Broadway. Tapestry members have performed in many international music centers, played under some of the most acclaimed conductors, taught at colleges and universities throughout the Mid Atlantic area, and studied with some of the most important cellists of our time.
Tickets: $18 online presale / $22 at the door
Performer Bios
As a chamber musician, Nancy Baun has performed at Carnegie's Weil Hall and Merkin Hall, as well as in Switzerland, France, Italy, Iceland, and Canada. A founding member of the Grammy nominated Eaken Piano Trio, she appears on twelve recordings including the Naxos International label. A student of Orlando Cole, she has appeared as soloist with over a dozen orchestras and appeared in master classes for Lynn Harrell and Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg, the last as a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival. A committed educator, Nancy has taught at numerous colleges, elementary music for over a decade, and presented cello workshops in over nine states. Her credits also include Executive Producer for the PRI series “Home for the Holidays,” Co-Director of the Falletta International Guitar Competitions, NYC's WQXR Radio Record Award, and a national Young Audiences grant. Nancy also tours with the Ravel Trio and the Kalnas String Quartet, which specializes in contemporary Lithuanian folk music.
Daniel Shomper is an active performer and teacher in the Washington DC/Baltimore/Annapolis area. The Baltimore Sun praised his ‘virtuoso playing’ and complimented his ‘masterful performance’ and ‘lyrical expression.’ He is a member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, performs with the Charleston Symphony and the Concert Artists of Baltimore, and with many other orchestras in the DC and Baltimore area. In addition to his work as an orchestral performer, he is an active chamber musician and recitalist. He has performed at venues such as the Kennedy Center, the National Art Gallery, and the Washington Arts Club. Additionally, he has performed concerts and in prestigious music festivals in the United States and abroad, including venues in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Prague, Budapest, Helsinki, and Quebec. Dr. Shomper is on faculty at Washington College and Anne Arundel Community College and maintains a robust private studio.
Dr. Alán Saúl Saucedo Estrada holds cello performance degrees from conservatories in Barcelona as well as Shenandoah University. He has been a prize winner in several music competitions, including the Second Yokohama International Music Competition in Japan. He has appeared in recitals in Paraguay, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and given presentations at the Smithsonian Museum and the White House. Dr. Saucedo is currently a faculty member at the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy, the Community Music School of the Piedmont, CelloSpeak, and the Levine School and musical director of the Shenandoah Valley Chamber Orchestra. Recent highlights include appearances at the Mexican Embassy Concert Series and ABC’s Good Morning America with student Sheila Johnson, as well as Kennedy Center's first performance in front of an audience after the pandemic, A Time To Sing, featuring renowned artists Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams among others.