Duo Sorolla has been captivating audiences for over a decade, bringing together new and exciting works alongside the great masterworks and rediscovering lesser known pieces for cello and piano. Duo Sorolla has interpreted a wide range of music including most of the standard repertoire for cello and piano, as well as neglected works, especially music by women and composers of color. Duo Sorolla’s recitals bring together varied works that explore new and traditional approaches to expression, and the Duo enjoys guiding audiences along each program’s unique journey.
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Besufekad Tadesse is a musician and author. Originally from Fort Washington, MD, Besu has been a regular performer for several years, having performed in both local and community venues as well as large concert halls in Beijing, Shanghai, and Washington, DC. In 2022, he self-published his debut novel, "The Ghosts of Poplar Valley", a supernatural horror novella that highlights the atrocities of America's past as a cautionary tale to those in our present.
Saxophonist Brent Birckhead is an award-winning artist whose aesthetic is an intersectional amalgam of traditional and popular styles. Unbound by genre, Birckhead’s approach to woodwind artistry is driven by his compulsion for creative risk and deep respect for legacy. His place in the continuum of a storied lineage begins with his surname, Birckhead, and extends to his extensive musical education and work ethic as a visionary approach to life as a rising leader.
Saxophonist Brent Birckhead is an award-winning artist, whose aesthetic is an intersectional amalgam of traditional and popular styles. Unbound by genre, Birckhead’s approach to woodwind artistry is driven by his compulsion for creative risk and deep respect for legacy. His place in the continuum of a storied lineage begins with his surname, Birckhead, and extends to his extensive musical education and work ethic as a visionary approach to life as a rising leader.
Fantasia on Lobe den Herren. J.S Bach arr. James and Stan Pethel
This arrangement by James and Stan Pethel was originally created for piano and organ, but when the artists of Ensemble Lafayette heard it performed with harp and organ, they immediately tracked down the out of print score and further refined it for their ensemble.
Medium: music
Year: 2023
Details: 5:08
All Things Bright and Beautiful arr. Peter Mathews
Peter Mathews created this wonderful arrangement for harp and organs a gift for Ensemble Lafayette on the tune of Royal Oak.
Year: 2023
Details: 2:29
Wilson Joel, popularly referred to as “Music Magnate” is a Nigerian-born, United States of America based self-taught multi-genre music producer, music director, music composer, audio engineer, song writer, voice and talent coach, multi-instrumentalist and media entrepreneur, who has made tremendous impact within the music and production space, first by his innovation and caliber of artists and creatives whose works he has given direction and prominence.