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 Karen Kevra has won attention
as one of the country's outstanding flutists through her distinctive
warm and extroverted performances and has been hailed as "having
a musical focus and depth seen in few flutists anywhere."
Kevra's
recording of Works for Flute and Piano of Louis Moyse-CRI CD888
earned a 2003 Grammy nomination and accolades from numerous American
reviewers. Fanfare Magazine called the disc, "A must for
flute fanciers and anyone else with ears.", and Classics
Today.com gave it a top 10/10 rating and awarded it "Disc
of the Month". Romantic Music for Flute and Piano, her latest
CD was praised by the Boston Musical Intelligencer for "sublimely
satisfying flute-playing, while superstar flutist Sir James Galway
called it "an outstanding performance".
Kevra
has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe (including
performances at Carnegie Hall, the French Embassy in Washington
D.C., and on French National Television) and has shared the stage
with Jaime Laredo, the Paris Piano Trio, Trio Pasquier, Borromeo
String Quartet and Trey Anastasio of Phish. She has a special
affinity for opera and performs in the orchestras of Boston Lyric
Opera, and the Green Mountain Opera Festival. In demand as a
soloist, of her 2011 West Coast tour, The San Francisco Classical
Voice called her "...a most excellent soloist….elegantly
beautiful."
Kevra
is the founder and Artistic Director of Capital City Concerts
and directs Summer Music from Greensboro, both based in Vermont.
When she's not playing the flute, you can find her at home preparing
Middle Eastern feasts, digging in the garden, and listening to
her beloved Red Sox on the radio.
 Anna Reinersman, harpist, began
her harp studies at the age of 7, holding her first position
as Principal Harp for the Rocky Mountain Symphony in Utah at
the age of 14. Praised by The New York Times as “an elegant
harpist”, she performs extensively throughout New York and
Boston. Ms. Reinersman recently returned from a tour of Japan
with the Metropolitan Opera, playing “La Boheme” and
is currently in the pit for the revival of “On A Clear Day
You Can See Forever” starring Harry Connick, Jr. She was
the harpist for the entire run of the Broadway smash hit “The
Producers” and has performed with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s,
the Mostly Mozart Music Festival, and has toured the country
with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. She maintains an active
career as a chamber musician with the Locrian Chamber Players,
a contemporary ensemble, the Chameleon Arts Ensemble, a Boston
based chamber group and the Larkspur Trio. Comfortable in a variety
of musical settings, she has performed with such contemporary
pop artists as Joni Mitchell, Diana Krall, Alicia Keyes, and
the indie band Hem. Ms. Reinersman is also cofounder and codirector
of the Carolina Chamber Music Festival She can be heard on the
soundtrack of the most recent “The Producers” movie,
the cast album for the Broadway revival of “Finian’s
Rainbow”, and various other commercial recordings.
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