Program
Ian Scarfe piano
Mélanie Clapiès, violin
W. A. Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in C Major, K. 303
Maurice Ravel – “Tzigane” for Violin and Piano
William Bolcom – “The Graceful Ghost” for Violin and Piano
Aaron Copland – Sonata for Violin and Piano (1943)
Mélanie Clapiès Born in Paris, Mélanie Clapiès studied and developed her musical career in France before moving to the United States. Her commitment to chamber music repertoire led her to perform in festivals including Yellow Barn, Musique à Deauville, Colmar, Portogruaro, La Roque d’Anthéron. In 2012, she started the chamber music festival “En attendant…” in Burgundy, with cellist Yan Levionnois. Together, they recorded the album of duos “Pierrots Lunaires” (Fondamenta, 2104) that demonstrates her interest in exploring unusual repertoire. Mélanie studied at the Conservatoires Nationaux Supérieurs de Musique in Lyon and in Paris. She successively taught at Toulon and Bordeaux Conservatories, as well as in the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. In 2014 and 2015, after having moved to the US, she received her M.M. and her A.D. from the Yale School of Music where she studied with Syoko Aki. She is currently completing a Doctoral degree at the Manhattan School of Music where she studies with Mark Steinberg. A Zonta Club laureate, she received the Broadus Erle Prize, the Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize, and the Philip Francis Nelson Prize. She was the winner of the Woolsey Concerto Competition in 2015 at Yale. Mélanie also loves drawing, composing, and writing fiction. Read more at www.melanieclapies.com.
Ian Scarfe enjoys a busy career as a piano soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber musician. Each year he completes several concert tours, which take him across the United States, Canada, and Europe. He is a founding member of the Vinifera Trio, a violin-clarinet-piano ensemble based in California’s wine-country, and the Zurich Beethoven Trio, based in Zurich, Switzerland. As a soloist, Ian’s appearances with orchestras have come to prominently feature the music of Beethoven. Recent performances of Beethoven’s music include the Piano Concerto No. 4, the “Choral” Fantasy, and the “Triple” Concerto. An eloquent and articulate speaker, Ian is a frequent lecturer on music, and gives talks on music appreciation and history at universities (Stanford, UCSC, UCSF, Willamette, Monmouth, Western Illinois), adult education programs, and retirement communities. He is currently on staff as a music associate at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he earned a Master’s Degree in 2008 and an Artist’s Certificate in 2010. He is the founder and director of the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, which presents annual retreats and concert tours in and around scenic Trinity County in Northern California. Founded in 2011, this festival has presented hundreds of concerts and educational programs across the western United States, commissioned new works from emerging composers, and featured over 50 guest artists from across the world. For more information about this organization, please visit www.TrinityAlpsCMF.org.
ABOUT NOON CONCERTS Every Wednesday, for the past 8 years we have offered complimentary classical concerts featuring renowned musicians from around the world. The Wednesday Noon Concert series has become a special place where community and friends can gather for the love of live music and discover something new and beautiful each and every week.
We want to offer the inspiration of live music to every community member, regardless of financial ability – so we offer these concerts free of charge to the public. Concerts are approximately an hour long take place in the Tivoli room, where both the audience and musicians can sit in close proximity, creating an intimate concert setting. Please take a look at our calendar of these special events and join us!
