Performers
Lara St. John, Violin
Matt Herskowitz, Piano

Program
DEBUSSY CLAUDE DEBUSSY Violin Sonata in G Minor
TRAD. Ah Ya Zayn (arr. John Kameel Farah)
TRAD. Čoček (arr. Milica Paranosic)
TRAD. Sari Siroun Yar (arr. Serouj Kradjian)
MATT HERSKOWITZ Nagilara
MARTIN KENNEDY Czardashian Rhapsody

Called a “volcanic violinist with a huge, fabulous tone” (Los Angeles Times), Lara St. John is equally at home with classical works, new music, folk, and beyond. She is joined by multifaceted pianist Matt Herskowitz, recognized for his jazz, world music, and free improvisation skills. The duo performs a deliciously eclectic program that features Debussy’s Violin Sonata (a work filled with verve and light), Milica Paranosic’s arrangement of the traditional Macedonian circle dance Čoček, Martin Kennedy’s spectacularly virtuosic and wildly raucous Czardashian Rhapsody, and much more.