Saturday, September 17, 2011
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Nelson Music Room
Duke University, East Duke Building, 1304 Campus Drive, Durham 27708
See the program on our YouTube channel: ChurchofBeethovenD
and from the links below.
Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land, John Thomas, Harp
Nataliana, Henson-Conant, Harp
Sonata for Flute and Piano, Mehran Rouhani
Vocalise, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Spoken Word Art
Spoken Word Artist
Willa Brigham
Nyquist Music members:
Pianist Milo Fryling
Harpist Amy Kortus
Flautist Ehsan Samei
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Nelson Music Room
Duke University, East Duke Building, 1304 Campus Drive, Durham 27708
See the program on our YouTube channel: ChurchofBeethovenD
and from the links below.
Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land, John Thomas, Harp
Nataliana, Henson-Conant, Harp
Sonata for Flute and Piano, Mehran Rouhani
Vocalise, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Spoken Word Art
Spoken Word Artist
Willa Brigham
Nyquist Music members:
Pianist Milo Fryling
Harpist Amy Kortus
Flautist Ehsan Samei
Performer Biographies
Willa Brigham
Welcome to the wonderful wacky world of Willa Brigham who is host of the Emmy Award winning Television show, Smart Start Kids, an inspirational speaker, fabulous story teller, Performing Artist and Carolina Ha Ha's Entertainer of the Year. She is an awesome one woman adventure. Her contagious energy inspires, challenges and moves audiences of all ages. She is a native of Tuskegee, Alabama and a graduate of Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama and Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana.
Mrs. Brigham is an avid writer of short stories, poems and songs. Her recordings include Something Good, Stinky Johnson and Other Tales, Happy Healthy Habits, What You See and Willa Will.
This national talent has shared her presentations with audiences of all ages from coast to coast and on cruise ships sailing on the Caribbean. Her songs and stories are not only fun and entertaining, they also contain education components and life long lessons that can be useful for all the days of your life. Simply stated, time with Willa will leave you feeling better about yourself and the world we live in. Her talents and high energy have been channeled into some challenging and diverse opportunities. In addition to her Emmy, coast to coast speaking engagements and delightful CD's, Willa is also a Teacher of Creative Arts in public school and an avid quilter. She is very active in community service and professional organizations and Willa's passion for entertaining brings laughter to audiences of all ages. See more about Willa Brigham at www.willabrigham.com www.CDbaby.com/willabrigham on twitter: willastory
Presenting members of Nyquist Music:
Nyquist Music is an ensemble of classical musicians established in 1997. The ensemble, which includes professional scientists and academicians, asserts that truth and beauty are two reflections of the same reality, and strives to be an embodiment of that assertion. The group is named after the Nyquist Principle which describes a fundamental scientific limitation in capturing an ideal representation of an entity, a metaphor for an artistic ideal of perfection. see more about Nyquist Music at www.nyquistmusic.org
Milo Fryling
Milo Fryling, originally from New Jersey, has a background in music and physics. Classically trained at Oberlin and Aspen Music School, he is also a fluent improvisationalist. On piano, he performs solo and chamber music, and has released a CD entitled "At the Leading Edge of Memory". His love for vocal music and dance has led him to direct music for Finnish, German and church choirs, modern and tap dancers, and musical theater. He teaches small classes and private lessons in sight-singing and piano in Chapel Hill.
Amy Kortus
Amy Kortus is a classically trained harpist who has been playing and performing since she was sixteen. She enjoys playing a wide variety of music, including classical, celtic and contemporary, and has a particular affection for old hymns. She studied under Faye Seaman at Wheaton College and served as the harpist for the Drake Hotel in Chicago. She performs regularly around the Triangle for special events, and teaches harp lessons out of her private studio in Durham, NC.
Ehsan Samei
Ehsan Samei, a native of Iran, was a professional flautist with a number of professional ensembles before changing fields and pursuing medical physics. Currently an imaging scientist and a professor of radiology, he gives occasional concerts and participates in various musical performances.
Welcome to the wonderful wacky world of Willa Brigham who is host of the Emmy Award winning Television show, Smart Start Kids, an inspirational speaker, fabulous story teller, Performing Artist and Carolina Ha Ha's Entertainer of the Year. She is an awesome one woman adventure. Her contagious energy inspires, challenges and moves audiences of all ages. She is a native of Tuskegee, Alabama and a graduate of Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama and Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana.
Mrs. Brigham is an avid writer of short stories, poems and songs. Her recordings include Something Good, Stinky Johnson and Other Tales, Happy Healthy Habits, What You See and Willa Will.
This national talent has shared her presentations with audiences of all ages from coast to coast and on cruise ships sailing on the Caribbean. Her songs and stories are not only fun and entertaining, they also contain education components and life long lessons that can be useful for all the days of your life. Simply stated, time with Willa will leave you feeling better about yourself and the world we live in. Her talents and high energy have been channeled into some challenging and diverse opportunities. In addition to her Emmy, coast to coast speaking engagements and delightful CD's, Willa is also a Teacher of Creative Arts in public school and an avid quilter. She is very active in community service and professional organizations and Willa's passion for entertaining brings laughter to audiences of all ages. See more about Willa Brigham at www.willabrigham.com www.CDbaby.com/willabrigham on twitter: willastory
Presenting members of Nyquist Music:
Nyquist Music is an ensemble of classical musicians established in 1997. The ensemble, which includes professional scientists and academicians, asserts that truth and beauty are two reflections of the same reality, and strives to be an embodiment of that assertion. The group is named after the Nyquist Principle which describes a fundamental scientific limitation in capturing an ideal representation of an entity, a metaphor for an artistic ideal of perfection. see more about Nyquist Music at www.nyquistmusic.org
Milo Fryling
Milo Fryling, originally from New Jersey, has a background in music and physics. Classically trained at Oberlin and Aspen Music School, he is also a fluent improvisationalist. On piano, he performs solo and chamber music, and has released a CD entitled "At the Leading Edge of Memory". His love for vocal music and dance has led him to direct music for Finnish, German and church choirs, modern and tap dancers, and musical theater. He teaches small classes and private lessons in sight-singing and piano in Chapel Hill.
Amy Kortus
Amy Kortus is a classically trained harpist who has been playing and performing since she was sixteen. She enjoys playing a wide variety of music, including classical, celtic and contemporary, and has a particular affection for old hymns. She studied under Faye Seaman at Wheaton College and served as the harpist for the Drake Hotel in Chicago. She performs regularly around the Triangle for special events, and teaches harp lessons out of her private studio in Durham, NC.
Ehsan Samei
Ehsan Samei, a native of Iran, was a professional flautist with a number of professional ensembles before changing fields and pursuing medical physics. Currently an imaging scientist and a professor of radiology, he gives occasional concerts and participates in various musical performances.