The program will feature late 19th and early 20th century French music, including works by Milhaud and Ravel.
Saxophonist Kendra Emery will perform on Sunday at 4 p.m. as part of the Joy of Music Concert Series. The program will feature late 19th and early 20th century French music, including works by Milhaud and Ravel.
WILBRAHAM - The Joy of Music concert series will present saxophonist Kendra Emery on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 758 Main St.
The program will feature late 19th and early 20th century French music, including works by Milhaud and Ravel. These compositions show the deep influence of Spanish and South American music in France at the turn of the century.
The suggested donation is $10, and refreshments will be served following the concert.
Emery is a passionate and enthusiastic performer, educator, and collaborator. She has an interest in creative and unique concert planning; some of her past productions include a four-course dinner concert with original compositions written to accompany each dish and a new film score screening.
She performed at EMM in Joliet, Ill., in 2008. As an active member of the North American Saxophone Alliance, she has performed at two regional conferences, once in 2009 and again in 2011 as well as at the biennial conference in Phoenix in 2012.
As a member of the Vagus Trio she was a national finalist at the Music Teachers National Association chamber music competition in 2011 and the Arriaga chamber music competition in 2012.
Emery also maintains a private saxophone and clarinet studio and gives clinics at schools in Greater Hartford.
She earned her bachelor's degree in saxophone performance from the University of Arizona with a minor in French. As part of her French minor she studied abroad in Paris in the spring of 2007, while there she traveled to take lessons with Raaf Hekkema and Jean-Yves Fourmeau.
She earned her master's degree in saxophone performance from the Hartt School in 2011 under the tutelage of Carrie Koffman and continued her studies there to earn a graduate professional diploma in 2012. In the spring of 2012, Emery was awarded the Hartford Arts and Heritage Jobs Grant for the purchase of a baritone saxophone.