Eric Zivian (piano, fortepiano)

Eric Zivian is a fortepianist, modern pianist and composer. He has performed with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Santa Rosa Symphony and the Toronto Symphony, among others. He is a founder and Music Director of the Valley of the Moon Music Festival, a festival in Sonoma …

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The Benvenue Fortepiano Trio

Monica Huggett, violin Tanya Tomkins, cello Eric Zivian, fortepiano

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The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music

Emmanuel Music was founded in 1970 by Craig Smith to perform the complete cycle of over 200 sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in the liturgical setting for which they were intended, an endeavor twice completed and a tradition which continues today. Over the years, Emmanuel Music has garnered critical and …

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Matthew Barley (cello)

Matthew Barley is known internationally as cellist, improviser, arranger, music animateur and Artistic Director of Between The Notes. Having worked in nearly 50 countries, he is as comfortable playing concertos with the Czech Philharmonic or New Zealand Symphony as he is improvising with Amjad Ali Khan, Talvin Singh, Julian Joseph …

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Kathryn Tickell

Kathryn Tickell’s roots are in the North Tyne Valley of Northumberland, where many of her relatives still play traditional music. Her father, Mike Tickell, is an acclaimed performer of the songs of this area. Kathryn took up the Northumbrian smallpipes at the age of nine and by the age of …

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