Springtime muse

J.S. Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite No. 4 (solo cello)
Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro Appassionato
Gabriel Faure: Elegy
César Franck: Sonata in A Major
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas K. 9 and K. 466 (solo piano)
Robert Schumann: Novellette in F Major, Op. 21 (solo piano)

Joseph Irrera, piano
Christopher Thibdeau, cello

Musician Bios:

JOSEPH IRRERA,
has concertized throughout the United States and abroad as soloist and also with his brother John as the Irrera Brothers Piano & Violin Duo. Recent notable concerts have brought Joseph to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and internationally throughout Italy, France, Germany, Bulgaria, and Latin America. Joseph earned his Bachelors and Doctorate degrees from the Eastman School of Music and his Masters from the Peabody Conservatory. His students have won prizes in numerous national and international piano competitions and have gone on to study at music conservatories across the United States. Joseph is a Steinway Artist. 

CHRISTOPHER THIBDEAU,
has a diverse background as both a cellist and a conductor. Recently appointed the Interim Assistant Professor of Strings Education at Kennesaw State University he is also the Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta. Besides his duties with the KSU and MYSO, Christopher is also Assistant Conductor of the Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra and has served as the Interim Music Director of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Mr. Thibdeau's performing and teaching has led him across the US and most recently to Afghanistan, where he taught at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. Christopher earned his Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from the Eastman School of Music where he studied cello with Alan Harris and orchestral conducting with Neil Varon, and his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied with Carl Topilow.