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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Nina Bernat and Eleni Katz\n\
 n7 PM Doors & Pre-Reception\n8 PM Recital\n9:30 PM Post-Reception\n\n_____
 \n\n**Nina Bernat & Eleni Katz: Basso Vox: How Low Can You Go?**\n\n[Gotha
 m Arts](https://gothamarts.net) in collaboration with [Groupmuse](https://
 www.groupmuse.com/) is delighted to host an intimate duo recital by bassoo
 nist [Eleni Katz](https://www.elenikatzbassoon.com/) and double bassist [N
 ina Bernat](https://www.ninabernat.com/) featuring a wide range of reperto
 ire from Bach\, Mozart\, and Rossini through to the 21st century.\n\nWine 
 will be served.\n\n**Program**\n\nGIOACHINO ROSSINI  Arias from Barber of 
 Seville\n  Ecco ridente in cielo\n  Una voce poco fa\n  Largo al factorum\
 n\nALBERT ROUSSEL  Duo for Bassoon and Double Bass\n\nREENA ESMAIL  Nadiya
 \n\nMARC MELLITIS Black\n\n*Intermission*\n\nBACH  Suite No. 5\, BWV 1011\
 n\nADOLPHUS HAILSTORK  Bassoon Set Selections\n\nASTOR PIAZZOLLA  Tango Et
 ude No. 3\n\nW. A. MOZART  Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat Major K.
  292/196c\n  I. Allegro\n  II. Andante\n  III. Allegro\n\n_____\n\n**About
  the Artists**\n\n[Watch Elena & Nina perform the slow movement from Mozar
 t's Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat Major](https://www.youtube.com/
 watch?v=JnotU1iQ5Zo)\n\n**About the Artists**\n\n**About Eleni Katz**\n\nH
 ailed for her virtuosity and vibrant musical spirit\, bassoonist **Eleni K
 atz** has established herself as a prominent soloist\, chamber musician\, 
 and orchestral player. Her “thoughtful and expressive” approach to mus
 ic making has led her to performances by the bright blue waters of Bermuda
  to the lights of Carnegie Hall (San Diego Union Tribune).  Eleni is a win
 ner of the 2022 Concert Artist Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and has pe
 rformed with the likes of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center\, La Jol
 la Music Society’s SummerFest\, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. St
 arting in the 2025-26 academic year\, Eleni will begin her role as bassoon
  teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mead Witter S
 chool of Music.\n\nAs a classically trained singer from Iowa City\, Katz h
 as always believed that the bassoon should emulate the organic nature of t
 he human voice and her approach to playing the bassoon has been described 
 as “uncannily human” (The Royal Gazette). In 2021\, she commissioned a
 nd premiered “Sea Glass Partita for Singing Bassoonist” with composer 
 Lila Meretzky. Drawing its lyrics from a poem that Eleni composed\, the pi
 ece intersperses bassoon performance with singing and visual projections. 
 Since the performance of this work\, Eleni has commissioned several other 
 works for bassoon that are multidisciplinary experiences by Tanner Porter\
 , Harry Castle\, and Richard Brasseale. In May 2024\, Eleni Katz co-releas
 ed an album featuring Richard Brasseale’s composition Enlaced Friendship
 \, a work based on her original poetry that premiered at the New World Sym
 phony in April 2023.\n\nA few of Eleni’s 25-26 season highlights include
  performances with Camerata Pacifica\, Charlottesville Chamber Music Festi
 val\, Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota\, and a return to Phoenix Chamber
  Music Society. Other recent appearances include Tallgrass Chamber Music F
 estival\, Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival\, Newport Classical\, 
 Ibagué Festival in Colombia\, a California tour with the Concert Truck\, 
 Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth\, and the Lake George Music Festival. 
 As an orchestral performer\, Eleni has appeared with several groups across
  the country\, including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra\, The Orchestra 
 San Antonio\, the Fort Worth Symphony\, the Sarasota Orchestra\, the Nu De
 co Ensemble\, and as a member of the New World Symphony.\n\nEleni received
  her B.M. at the University of Wisconsin’s Mead Witter School of Music u
 nder Marc Vallon. She earned her master’s degree at the Yale School of M
 usic\, studying with Frank Morelli\, where she was the winner of the Yale 
 Philharmonia’s 2019 Concerto Competition.\n\n**About Nina Bernat**\n\nAm
 erican double bassist **Nina Bernat**\, acclaimed for her interpretive mat
 urity\, expressive depth and technical clarity\, has carved out a distinct
 ive career as a soloist\, redefining the role of her instrument on the wor
 ld stage. She was hailed by the Star Tribune as a "standout" for her recen
 t concerto debut with the Minnesota Orchestra\, praising her performance a
 s "exhilarating\, lovely and lyrical... technically precise and impressive
 ly emotive."\n\nIn 2023\, Nina was awarded both the prestigious Avery Fish
 er Career Grant and first prize at the Concert Artists Guild Elmaleh Compe
 tition. Her recent accolades also include top prizes at the Barbash J.S. B
 ach String Competition\, Minnesota Orchestra Young Artist Competition\, Ju
 illiard Double Bass Competition\, and the International Society of Bassist
 s Solo Competition. She has given New York recital debuts at Weill Recital
  Hall and Merkin Hall\, and has appeared as soloist with the Minnesota Orc
 hestra and Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra.\n\nEngaged in all aspects of doubl
 e bass performance\, she has been invited to perform as guest principal ba
 ssist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Oslo Philharmonic\, servi
 ng under the batons of conductors such as András Schiff and Osmo Vänskä
 . She can also be heard performing with New York-based chamber orchestra S
 ejong Soloists.\n\nWidely recognized for her compelling presence in chambe
 r music settings\, Nina is a member of the Bowers Program of the Chamber M
 usic Society of Lincoln Center and has appeared at renowned festivals such
  as Marlboro Music Festival\, Verbier Festival\, Music@Menlo\, Chamber Mus
 ic Northwest\, and the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival.\n\nShe is qui
 ckly becoming a sought-after pedagogue\, having given masterclasses at the
  Colburn School\, Boston University Tanglewood Institute\, University of T
 exas at Austin among others. She currently serves on the faculty of Stony 
 Brook University. \n\nNina performs on an instrument passed down from her 
 father\, Mark Bernat\, attributed to Guadagnini.
LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York
SUMMARY:Nina Bernat & Eleni Katz: Basso Vox: How Low Can You Go?
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/15911-nina-bernat-eleni-katz-basso-vox
 -how-low-can-you-go
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