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Cramer and Friends Horn Trio, opus 40 by Brahms for Violin, Horn & Piano
Other Works in the Performance Include:
En Foret for Horn and Piano
Solo piano works by Bach and Chopin
Auf dem Strom by Schubert for Soprano, Horn and Piano
Zachary Cramer- French Horn
Local musician Zachary Cramer who has been studying French Horn in
Sweden this past year, will join talent with violinist David Brock and
pianist Obadiah Ariss in playing the Brahms Horn Trio. The concert will
also include soprano Christie Hageman, singing Schubert's Auf dem Strom
(soprano, horn and piano) and piano solos by Dr. Ariss. A reception
with the artists follows the concert where you may enjoy a display of
art provided by the Palette Gallery of Nederland.
Oadiah Ariss - Piano
 Canadian born Dr. Ariss has performed at venues
across North America, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Toronto's
Roy Thomson Hall, the Elora Festival in Ontario, Canada,
and
three engagements at the Colorado Music Festival's Eckstrand
Competition Performance Series. In 2003, Ariss received three
scholarships from the University of Colorado,
including the award for Best Graduate Solo Piano Performance in
recognition of his performance of Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 with the University
of Colorado
Orchestra. Additionally, Ariss was presented with the Audience Choice
award at the 2006 Bruce Eckstrand Graduate Competition Finals. In 2006
Ariss received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University
of Colorado. Previous mentors include Doris Lehnert of the University
of Colorado,
Angela Cheng of the Oberlin Conservatory and James Anagnoson of the
Royal Conservatory of Music. Ariss is Director of Institutional Giving
for the Colorado Symphony Association.
David Block - Violin
David Block is Assistant Concertmaster of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra. Receiving his Bachelor's degree in violin performance from Florida
State University and his Master's degree from the Cleveland Institute of
Music, David has performed in many chamber and orchestral groups during
his 27 years of performance experience including several area orchestras, including the Colorado Chamber Orchestra. David has also played in the Breckenridge Music Festival, The Estes Park Rocky Ridge Arts Camp and the Festival dei Due Mondi in Italy. In his "spare time", he plans to climb 30 mountains...already having conquered 6 this past May! Block, located in the Denver area, has taught violin for 15 years and currently accepts violin students from age 6 and up
who wish to learn in the traditional style. For more information, please
contact David at cloveman@aol.com.
Christie Hageman - Soprano
 Christie Hageman graduated this spring with her Masters of Music
degree from CU Boulder. She is a student of Julie Simson. Originally
from Billings, Montana, Christie graduated with a BM in Vocal
Performance from San Jose State University, California studying with
Erie Mills. While taking a year off, Christie fulfilled her duties as
Miss Montana 2006 traveling her home state and speaking to students
with the platform “Music Makes the Difference.”
Her roles at CU
include the Vixen in The Cunning Little Vixen, Musetta in La Bohème,
Paquette in Candide, Flora in La Traviata, Zerlina
in Don Giovanni, and Emily in Ned Rorem's Our Town. She has performed
with the CU Symphonic Orchestra as
a winner of the concerto competition and placed first in the CU School
of Music Ekstrand graduate performance competition. Christie has also
sung with the Billings Rimrock Opera Company, Billings Symphony
Orchestra, Amalfi Coast Music Festival in Italy, Songfest Young Artist
Program in Washington, and on the Miss America stage in Las Vegas.
Recently, Christie placed first in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild
annual competition and in September will join Opera Colorado as a Young
Artist singing in their outreach productions and in their main stage
production of La Cenerentola as Clorina in spring 2011.
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