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Claire Whitney Master’s Violin Recital
Claire Whitney and Simon Teckam, violins
Sage Eckard-Lee, viola
Jules Koch, cello
Sarah Williams, piano
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Program
Violin Sonata no. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
I. Adagio
II. Fugue
III. Siciliana
IV. Gigue
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major César Franck (1822-1890)
I. Allegro Ben Moderato
II. Allegro
III. Recitativo- Fantasia
IV. Allegro Poco Mosso
Intermission
Scottish Fantasy Max Bruch (1838-1920)
I. Introduction
II. Adagio Cantabile
III. Allegro
IV. Andante Sostenuto
IV. Finale: Allegro Guerriero
Cantina Band from Star Wars, A New Hope John Williams (b. 1932)
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Claire Whitney is a violinist and educator based in Madison, WI. She is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing her Master’s degree in Violin Performance, where she studies with Eugene Purdue. She received her Bachelor’s in Violin Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she studied with Leanne Kelso. Claire is currently a member of the Middleton Community Orchestra and the brand-new Madison Gamer Symphony Orchestra, and she has performed with the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra and Symphony 847- a semi-professional group based in her native state of Illinois.
Claire currently studies chamber music with Suzanne Beia and is a member of the Harper Quartet, which has performed for public events such as the Magnum Opus Ballet Company. Her current musical interests include orchestral performance, historical performance, and pedagogy- which she fosters with her budding private studio.
Outside of music Claire enjoys visiting with her family- especially her little sisters- and spending time outdoors. She also devotes a lot of time to spoiling her cat, Harper.
