The Friday Noon Concert Series

The Friday Noon Concert Series

presents

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP required

(limited seating available)

Program

Capriccio for Clarinet, Saxophone, and Piano - John Heins 

Hand in Hand - Jessica Krash 

Vignettes - William Grant Still 

Aphrodite in Alba - Jeffrey Chappell 

Artist bios:

During the past five years the Salon Trio has performed throughout the Washington metro area in a program we call “Salon Concerts”. These concerts are presented in the homes of patrons of the arts, willing to host and fund a chamber music recital. As part of these concerts, patrons and their invited guests share an up close and personal encounter. This musical experience not only stimulates our audience’s love of music but also develops a relationship between our trio and our audience.  During each concert, we share personal stories and anecdotes about the composers as well as our knowledge of the music. Following each performance a reception, hosted by the homeowner, provides an opportunity for one on one feedback and is an informal and relaxing interaction with guests. 

Robert DiLutis is Professor of Clarinet at the University of Maryland and in his 6th season as Principal Clarinetist of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.   Mr. DiLutis previously taught at Louisiana State University and held positions with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and Eastman School of Music. His recent recitals and classes have included the Graz Conservatory in Austria, ClarinetPasto in Colombia South America, Cincinnati Clarinet Mini-Fest, University of Michigan, Interlochen Arts Academy and Clarinetfest, Madrid, Spain and Ostend, Belgium. Born in Baltimore, Maryland to a family of musicians, Mr. DiLutis studied with William Blayney and later at the Juilliard School with David Weber of the NYC Ballet. In 1989 he made his Carnegie Recital Hall debut as the winner of the Artist International Chamber Music Competition. As a soloist Mr. DiLutis has performed with the San Antonio Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Baton Rouge Symphony. Mr. DiLutis has toured with the New York Philharmonic and is co-director of the Clarinet Academy of America. In addition to his performance career Mr. DiLutis is the creator of the Reed Machine, a reed making device used by top professionals around the world. Mr. DiLutis is an Artist for Buffet Crampon, Rovner, and Lohff and Pfieffer USA. His work can be heard on the Delos, RM Records and Tonsehen labels.

Hailed as a “highly skillful and an even more highly adventurous player” (Washington City Paper) with “virtuosity, sensitivity, and beauty of tone” (Fanfare), Noah Getz has performed and lectured worldwide, including appearances at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Carnegie Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Brussels, The Polish Woodwind Festival, the Degollado Theater in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Zero Point Festival in Prague, Czech Republic. His premiere of in every way I remember you at the National Gallery of Art was acclaimed as “spectacular and wonderfully provocative” (Washington Post). In 2022, he premiered his Concerto for Bansuri, Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra with the Capital City Symphony in Washington, DC.

An avid chamber musician, Getz has performed with the National Gallery New Music Ensemble, the Zohn Collective, The 21st Century Consort, PostClassical Ensemble, the Empyrean Ensemble, and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble. He received a first-round Grammy nomination with the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet. He has performed frequently with orchestras throughout the country including The New World Symphony, Juilliard Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music Orchestra, Oberlin Orchestra, and the Harrisburg Symphony. His concerto performance of Ode to Lord Buckley is featured in the movie David Amram: The First 80 Years. Getz’s albums Crosscurrents, exploring the intersection of jazz and classical music, and Still Life were released to rave reviews and are available through Albany Records. He has also been featured on Ricardo Zohn Muldoon’s Songtree, Amy William’s Cineshape and Duos and Fernando Benadon’s delight/delirium. In 2020, he released The Salon Sessions with clarinetist Robert DiLutis, and From Bach’s Menagerie on Innova Recording’s Henry Brant Centenary Archives. He is a Musician-In-Residence at American University in Washington, DC.

Mary-Victoria Voutsas is a "powerful", and "enthralling pianist" (Washington City Paper). She has toured extensively as a pianist, and as a classical musician she has performed solo at many notable venues including the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage & Terrace Theatre, the Lisner Auditorium, and many embassies. Ms. Voutsas is also the visiting Artist in Residency for Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts and has done accompaniment/ensemble work for the National Symphony Orchestra and artists such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alison Krauss. Ms. Voutsas also has experience in harpsichord performance, choral conducting, and has studied prepared piano under Dr. Laurie Hudicek. Ms. Voutsas earned her degrees with concentrations in Piano Performance (M.M.) under Dr. Nikita Fitenko, from Catholic University & under Yuliya Gorenman at American University (B.A.)  She has performed master classes and recitals for several acclaimed pianists, including Yuri Didenko, Dr. Joseph Banowetz, and Christopher O'Reilly.  In 2015, at the Kennedy Center, she and the Greek Chamber Music Project released the album, "Hellenic Song: A Musical Migration". The album featured Ms. Voutsas as the first pianist to record the works of Vasily Kalafati. Ms. Voutsas followed up this album release with “The Moon is Red” (2016), a tribute to Manos Hadzidakis’. Both records are available via the Greek Chamber Music Project. 

Ms. Voutsas performed for the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday celebration, and the inaugural concert of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. She was praised in an article later that her "performance enthralled the listeners making the evening a wonderful tribute". Ms. Voutsas has been a part of numerous competitions such as the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev Piano Competition, and holds several awards including the Watkins Prize (2011).. She has performed as a harpsichord soloist for the Rob Kapilow "What Makes It Great?" program in accompanied by the Peabody Chamber Orchestra, as well as with the American University Orchestra (2014) conducted by Yaniv Dinur. 

Ms. Voutsas resides in the Washington D.C. area where she performs regularly, teaches piano and theory, and is completing her DMA. 

Lunch is available for members after the concert