Bonham/Verzosa Viola/Piano Duo

March 23, 2018, Friday, 7:00 PM

Canyon Community Center, 126 Lion Blvd, Springdale, UT

Admission is $10.00 per person for Z-Arts members and $15.00 per person for non-members, cash or check only please, at the door, prior to the performance.

Jason Bonham is known as a recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral musician and educator. Currently, Jason is the Principal Viola with Las Vegas Philharmonic. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony Orchestra, New West Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Arts Viva Symphony Orchestra. In 2016 he performed as guest principal violist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet for the 2016 live radio broadcast of “Coppelia.”

Voltaire Verzosa made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall as a result of winning first prize in the Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition. He has been a guest countertenor soloist with Firenze Strings, the Colorado Springs Symphony, the Chiara String Quartet, the Montana Baroque Ensemble, the Philippine Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Baroque Players, the Boulder Philharmonic and the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society Orchestra, with which he also has performed several times as solo pianist in several piano concertos. Currently he holds the post of Principal Pianist for the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Also in demand as a collaborative pianist, Voltaire coaches classical vocal repertoire, with special emphasis on Baroque vocal performance practices.

Together they will perform pieces from composers Schumann and Janacek with the program centering around music written for fairy tales.

Mr. Bonham and Mr. Verzosa will also do a demonstration at the Springdale Elementary School at 12:30 PM.

 

Western States Arts Federation Support for this event provided by the Western States Arts Federation.

 

This project is supported by Utah Arts and Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts .
Support for this event provided by The National Endowment for the Arts - Art Works

Z-Arts would also like to thank the Holiday Inn Express in Springdale, Utah for providing accommodations to the artists.