L'après-midi classique - Concert de harpe et de flûte
Join the Alliance Française for an afternoon of beautiful classical music played by harpist Heather Cornelius, flutist Linda Chatterton and pianist Matthew McCright.
Heather Cornelius is a harpist from St. Paul, Minnesota. Named an honorable mention in the American Harp Society Foundation’s 2020 Anne Adams Awards, she is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts in harp performance at the University of Minnesota. Her doctoral research project focuses on the trust-based relationship between teachers and students, and the importance of this relationship for students living with mental illnesses. Heather also regularly collaborates with composers, helping them to realize their creative vision on the harp. In 2018, she was awarded a grant from the American Harp Society to commission Harp and Guitar Sonata by composer and classical guitarist Nathan Cornelius.
Linda Chatterton has commissioned, recorded and premiered dozens of new works, including music by Edie Hill, Lu Pei, Abbie Betinis, Jocelyn Hagen, David Kechley, Wendy Wan-Ki Lee, Aaron Travers, Takuma Itoh, Brian Ciach and Roberto Sierra. She is a two-time recipient and the only flute soloist to win a McKnight Artist Fellowship for Performing Musicians, and she has received many prizes and awards from the Jerome Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the American Composers Forum. In addition to her concert schedule, Ms. Chatterton is highly regarded for her insightful master classes, and she has served as a mentor to music students at the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts.
Matthew McCright has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific and on such prestigious stages as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and Ireland’s National Concert Hall. He has thrilled audiences and critics alike with imaginative programming that places the greatest piano repertoire alongside the music of today’s most innovative composers. A native of Pennsylvania, McCright now resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is a member of the piano faculty of Carleton College. He is also an accomplished recording artist, having released seven solo recordings; Endurance on the Vox Novus label is the most recent of his seven records.
$5 members
$10 non-members
Please note: In light of recent surges in COVID-19 cases and the prevalence of the Delta variant, we will be requiring all attendees and participants in this event to provide a proof of having received a COVID-19 vaccination or proof of having received a negative result on a COVID-19 test 72 hours prior to the event. We hope that these requirements will allow us to all have a fun and successful event, while keeping ourselves and the people around us safe and healthy! Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with these requirements. Please note masks will be required when not eating or drinking even if you are vaccinated.