On January 23, Guest artist Andréa Picard Boecker performed a violin and piano recital with College of Ozarks piano professor Dr. Clara Christian. Ms. Boecker has performed internationally and currently plays with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. When not performing, she teaches at the Peabody Preparatory of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
The program featured works by Northern European composers, and began with a set of Swedish dances by German composer Max Bruch; Prokofiev and Sibelius followed. A crowd favorite was “Partita for solo violin” by Vytautas Barkauskas, a composer from Lithuania. Barkauskas’ five movements feature rich textures, shifting moods, and unique harmonies. The program ended in Norway, with a suite by Sinding and a sonata by Grieg.
