Evening Recitals

Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 p.m.

Angela Hewitt, piano

Angela Hewitt occupies a unique position among today’s leading pianists. With a wide-ranging repertoire and frequent appearances in recital and with major orchestras throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia, she is also an award-winning recording artist whose performances of Bach have established her as one of the composer’s foremost interpreters.

In March 2024, Hewitt embarked on her latest major project titled, “The Mozart Odyssey,” comprising the composer’s complete piano concertos. This follows Hewitt’s highly acclaimed “Bach Odyssey” cycle, in which she performed the complete keyboard works of Bach across 12 recitals worldwide.

Hewitt began her piano studies at age 3, performing in public at 4 and winning her first scholarship a year later. She studied with Jean-Paul Sévilla at the University of Ottawa and, in 1985, won the Toronto International Bach Piano Competition, launching her career. In 2015, she received the highest honor from her native country, becoming a Companion of the Order of Canada; she received the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award three years later. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, has seven honorary doctorates, and is a Visiting Fellow of Peterhouse College in Cambridge.

Hewitt lives in London with homes in Ottawa and Umbria, Italy, where, 20 years ago, she founded the Trasimeno Music Festival, an annual week-long event that draws an audience from all over the world.

Saturday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.

Opening Session Concert
Jane Monheit

Jane Monheit is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist with a deep passion for the Great American Songbook. With many highly acclaimed solo albums, countless awards and accolades, and more than two decades of international touring experience, she has not only been an extremely successful bandleader, but has had the privilege of making music with some of the greatest musicians, arrangers, and producers in jazz.

By 22, Monheit was working with legends such as Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, and Kenny Barron, recording her first albums, and touring the planet. This led to collaborations with jazz luminaries such as Terence Blanchard, Ivan Lins, Tom Harrell, John Pizzarelli, Christian McBride, Vince Mendoza, Jorge Calandrelli, and many more.

After more than 25 years, 13 studio albums, and countless recorded guest appearances, Monheit has continued to tour the world nearly nonstop, playing iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, and headlining at nearly every legendary jazz club on the planet. In addition to touring, she writes English lyrics for Ivan Lins and uses the knowledge and experience she has gained both at Manhattan School of Music and on the legendary bandstands of the world to educate and uplift students worldwide. Monheit resides in Los Angeles with her husband, drummer Rick Montalbano, and their son.