Image: Composer Eric Ewazen | Dalibor1975
The Santa Barbara Music Club presents a program of beautiful classical music performed by renowned artists on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu. Andrea and Neil Di Maggio will perform a splendid variety of music for flute and piano: the concert opens with two highly contrasting works by French composers: the elegant Sonata in E minor, Op. 58, No. 5 by Françoise Devienne and the sparkling Sonatine by Pierre Sancan. They will then be joined by French hornist John Mason in American composer Eric Ewazen’s fascinating Ballade, Pastorale and Dance (2002), and the concert will close with the brilliant Fugue from Variations on a Theme of Handel, Op. 24 by Johannes Brahms. Admission is free.
Program Details
(1916-2008)
- Moderato-
- Andante espressivo-
- Tempo animé
Neil Di Maggio, piano
(1833-1897)
- Aria
- Variations 1, 2, 3,4, 25
- Fugue
(b. 1954)
John Mason, French horn
Neil Di Maggio, piano
The Performers
Andrea Di Maggio, Flutist, graduated from San Jose State University, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Music degree where she studied with Isabelle Chapuis. While attending Arizona State University, Andrea held a teaching position and worked with the undergraduate flute majors and music education students, and performed in faculty recitals. Studying with Jill Felber at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Andrea graduated with honors with a Masters Degree in Flute Performance. As flute instructor at Westmont College, she is a founding member of the woodwind quintet Sonos Montecito and a faculty member at the Westmont Academy of Young Artists. Andrea also maintains a small and competitive private flute studio, with students winning awards from the Santa Barbara Music Club, The Music Teachers Association of California, and the National Flute Association. Andrea performs on a Miyazawa flute.
Neil Di Maggio, pianist, enjoys a dual career as solo and collaborative pianist and as a researcher for Westmont College. His performing career has taken him from California to Phoenix to New York City, and he recently served on the faculty of the Westmont Academy for Young Artists. He earned his BM Degree, summa cum laude, from San Jose State University, MM Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory, and MM Degree in Collaborative Piano from UCSB, studying with Paul Berkowitz Anne Epperson, and Yael Weiss. Currently Director of Research in the Office of College Advancement at Westmont, Neil maintains a private piano studio, and his students are frequent award winners with the Santa Barbara Music Club and the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation competitions.
John Mason, French horn, is a freelance musician in the greater Los Angeles area, and records for motion pictures and television. His most recent work includes John Williams: Star Wars Episode VIII, Geostorm, and various Marvel Movie and TV projects, as well as The Black Eyed Peas upcoming album. John also performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Long Beach Symphony, Santa Barbara Opera and Santa Barbara Symphony, and is Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony.
