Group Photo courtesy of Francesca LaMarca Sacco
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Sad News: In Memoriam
Sally Thomas has passed away: March 20, 1931 - February 17, 2024. This was published in the Juilliard Journal: if you find it difficult to read because of the size, look at the slideshow below which contains the individual paragraphs.
Memories: This video was played at an online gathering on the occasion of her 90th birthday a few years ago.
Click below to play video: (For larger view, click on the arrows in the lower right-hand corner after starting)
James Ehnes, violin
James Ehnes, violin
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February 13, 2024 - sad news: Eric Larsen, former piano faculty and former Director of Meadowmount has passed away in North Carolina. |
American pianist Eric Larsen has been heard in the major concert halls of Russia, Europe, South America, Asia and the United States. He was a member of both the Meadowmount Trio and the American Chamber Trio. His musical collaborators have included Joseph Silverstein, Joshua Bell, Patricia McCarty, Lynn Harrell, Carol Wincenc, Ransom Wilson, James Ehnes, Robert deMaine and the Mendelssohn, Alexander and Wihan String Quartets. His live performances have been broadcast on NPR, WQXR, WFMT, Moscow State Radio and Colombian National Television.
Mr. Larsen has recorded in Moscow for both Melodiya and Russian Disk, in Prague for Equilibrium and Naxos and in the United States for Albany and HM Productions. His discography includes the complete Trios of Brahms, the complete Trios and Quartet of Turina, as well as trios of Beethoven, Dvorak, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky. Naxos has just released his recording of the Chausson Concerto and the Piano Trio. His edited editions of the three Trios of Brahms for Piano, Violin and Cello have been published by International Music Company. His edition of Rags by William Ryden is published by Kalmus Music. As the recipient of major grants from the Mary Duke Biddle and Andrew Mellon Foundations, he has pursued extensive research in the Edvard Grieg Manuscript Collection at Norway’s Bergen Bibliotek.
In 1991 he was asked to create a Piano Program at the Meadowmount School of Music; in 2009 he was appointed Director of this legendary institution. Mr. Larsen’s students have won prizes in major international piano competitions including the
Casagrande, Busoni, International Bach, Josef Hofman and UNISA Pretoria Competitions. He traveled frequently,internationally, to give solo and chamber music master classes. Mr. Larsen has been on the Artist-Faculty of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts 1979-2017.
After retiring from UNCSA and Meadowmount, Eric Larsen was still involved with the UNCSA Chamber Music Festival and the Meadowmount School of Music. A much-beloved teacher and colleague, he will be greatly missed.
Mr. Larsen has recorded in Moscow for both Melodiya and Russian Disk, in Prague for Equilibrium and Naxos and in the United States for Albany and HM Productions. His discography includes the complete Trios of Brahms, the complete Trios and Quartet of Turina, as well as trios of Beethoven, Dvorak, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky. Naxos has just released his recording of the Chausson Concerto and the Piano Trio. His edited editions of the three Trios of Brahms for Piano, Violin and Cello have been published by International Music Company. His edition of Rags by William Ryden is published by Kalmus Music. As the recipient of major grants from the Mary Duke Biddle and Andrew Mellon Foundations, he has pursued extensive research in the Edvard Grieg Manuscript Collection at Norway’s Bergen Bibliotek.
In 1991 he was asked to create a Piano Program at the Meadowmount School of Music; in 2009 he was appointed Director of this legendary institution. Mr. Larsen’s students have won prizes in major international piano competitions including the
Casagrande, Busoni, International Bach, Josef Hofman and UNISA Pretoria Competitions. He traveled frequently,internationally, to give solo and chamber music master classes. Mr. Larsen has been on the Artist-Faculty of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts 1979-2017.
After retiring from UNCSA and Meadowmount, Eric Larsen was still involved with the UNCSA Chamber Music Festival and the Meadowmount School of Music. A much-beloved teacher and colleague, he will be greatly missed.
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Rose Performance Space
Meadowmount enjoys a second performance space in addition to the Ed Lee and Jean Campe Memorial Concert Hall: the Rose Performance Space. The original barn structure was converted into a dormitory in the 1950’s and used as such until the summer of 2011. The building was gutted and completely redesigned. The renovation includes a performance hall, waiting area and space for pre-concert events. The ground floor includes two new teacher studios and the second floor houses four teacher’s assistant studios and a standing room balcony overlooking the performance hall.
