Family Friendly First Time Concert Goer Free Event

Mary Artmann, cello, and Miles Graber, piano

SFSU School of Music and Dance

Cellist Mary Artmann recently returned to the Bay Area after a 20-year hiatus. She has been freelancing with ensembles such as the Empyrean Ensemble, Fresno Philharmonic, Monterey Symphony and Santa Rosa Symphony. She spent the past five years as a member of the award-winning Veronika String Quartet, in residence at Colorado State University, Pueblo. Artmann received two grants from the New York State Council of the Arts and recorded for Colorado Public Radio, Radio Nuevo Leon, Radio France, WDR (Cologne, Germany) and WBFO’s Opus Classics Series (Buffalo, N.Y.). She has performed and recorded extensively with the Colorado Springs, Buffalo and Rochester philharmonics. She is a former member of the Slee Sinfonietta and the Scandinavian Chamber Orchestra of New York.

Pianist Miles Graber received his musical training at The Juilliard School. He has performed with numerous artists, including Sarah Chang, Cho-Liang Lin, Camilla Wicks, Axel Strauss, Mimi Stillman and Judith LeClair. Graber performs regularly with violinists Christina Mok and Mariya Borozina, flutists Gary Woodward and Amy Likar and clarinetist Tom Rose. Graber is a member of the chamber groups Trio Concertino, MusicAeterna and the Sor Ensemble. Graber has been associated with organizations such as the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Midsummer Mozart, Oakland-East Bay Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Oakland Lyric Opera, Berkeley Opera, Opera San Jose and California Symphony. He has accompanied master classes given by Midori, Joseph Silverstein, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Pamela Frank, Alexander Barantchik, James Galway, Lynn Harrell and Yo-Yo Ma. He is on the faculties of The Crowden School, San Domenico Conservatory and the preparatory division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He is also a collaborative pianist at Northern California Flute Camp.

The SF State School of Music and Dance opens its Concert Music course to the public with engaging recitals featuring student, faculty and guest performances. Enjoy the sounds and sights by solo artists and ensembles in jazz, world, chamber music, strings, choral music, dance and more.