Faculty Recital at Cal State Northridge includes a preview of Russell Steinberg’s Wall Cycle for soprano, oboe, and strings. Performed by Soprano Erica Davis, Oboe Kathryn Pisaro, and a string ensemble. Program also includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

SEP 20th, CSUN MUSIC faculty duo of Kathryn Pisaro (oboe) and Erica Lazerow Davis (soprano), perform a combined recital that features Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 and the famous Bell Song from Delibes’ Lakme. Also included are several world premieres and an improvisation for oboe and electric guitar.

Joining Erica Davis and Kathryn Pisaro are Erick Jovel on trumpet, Niv Ashkanazy on violin, Sarah Wass on flute, Timothy Howard on continuo, Yoko Mizuno on piano, Mike Fink, guitar, and an alumni ensemble of string players led by Alisa Luera, Alizah Chao, Luigi Ito, and Benz Marston.  The recital features world premieres by Meredith Brammeier, Alex Bozman, Christian Hablewitz, John Pisaro, and Russell Steinberg.

Soprano Erica Lazerow Davis, praised by the LA Times for her “opulent” voice, has performed with numerous opera companies and in concert works by Pergolesi, Handel, Bach, and Britten. A CSUN faculty member since 2012, she is a founding member of the chamber ensemble Convivia and is featured on its CD O sacrum convivium.

Oboist and music historian Kathryn Gleasman Pisaro has performed with the Chicago Symphony, LA Philharmonic, and alongside artists from Pavarotti to Ray Charles. She has toured internationally as a soloist, recorded across genres from classical to jazz and rock, and is featured on albums with Poi Dog Pondering.