Concert Details

Friday, January 18, 2003, 6PM
The House of the Association of the City of New York
Honoring Andrew Thomas, Director, The Juilliard School Pre-College Division

Saturday, January 19, 2003, 6PM
Immanuel Lutheran Church

David Bernard, Conductor
Marc Cerri, French Horn
Susanne Chen, Bassoon

Beethoven Overture to "Egmont"  
Lachner Concertino für Fagott und Waldhorn, Op. 43
Brahms Symphony No. 1, Op. 68

About the Soloists

A native of California, Marc Cerri earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Horn Performance from San Francisco State University, where he studied Horn with Bill Klingelhoffer and Bob Ward and conducting with J. Karla Lemon. While in school, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Oakland Youth Orchestra (CA) and participated in the Altenberg Music Festival (Germany) as Assistant Conductor of the East-West International Symphony Orchestra. Upon graduating in 1995, Marc moved to New York to co-found and direct the Manhattan Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, during which time he continued his conducting studies at The Juilliard School with Vincent La Selva. Currently, Marc plays horn in several New York City orchestras, is co-founder and hornist for the Eastern Winds quintet, serves as Assistant Conductor of the Centre Symphony and is the Music Librarian for the 92nd St. Y Orchestra. He also owns and operates the music publishing company M.J. Cerri (www.mjcerri.com) which focuses on wind music from the 18th century to the present.

Susanne Chen, of Chinese heritage, was born and raised in German Switzerland. She started playing the bassoon at the age of 19 and studied privately with Manfred Sax in Zurich. She moved to New York in 1997 and continued private instruction with Kim Laskowski. This past fall, she began undergraduate diploma studies at the Mannes College of Music under the tutelage of Marc Goldberg. An active freelancer, Susanne has worked with a variety of groups, including the Conductors’ Institute Orchestra at Bard College and the Spectrum Symphony. She is a founding member of the Eastern Winds quintet and has participated in master classes with Patricia Rogers and Linda Harwell. Susanne is also very involved in the avant-garde jazz scene where she has performed with Michael Rabinowitz, Butch Morris, and the Quantum Group. She can be heard on composer/violist Jessica Pavone’s album "27 Epigrams" (available at www.peacockrecords.com). Additionally, Susanne holds graduate degrees in Information Systems and Psychology and works part-time as a web designer and computer programmer. She also owns and operates the web site www.bassoons.com.