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Upcoming Performances

2026–27 Season

October 23, 2026, 7:30 PM

Two-Piano Recital with Lara Saldanha

Lara Saldanha, piano

Fourth Friday Concert Series, Ruggero Piano

Raleigh, NC

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b; Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op. 17; Bolcom: Four Rags from The Garden of Eden

November 13–14, 2026, 7:30 PM (Nov 13); 3:00 PM (Nov 14)

How to Train Your Dragon in Concert

North Carolina Symphony

Meymandi Concert Hall

Raleigh, NC

Keyboard

December 2, 2026, 7:30 PM

Cello and Piano Recital with Nate Leyland

Nate Leyland, cello

Carol Woods

Chapel Hill, NC

Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135; Nadia Boulanger: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano; Amy Beach: Four Sketches, Op. 15 (solo piano)

January 9, 2027, 5:00–6:00 PM

Two-Piano Recital with Lara Saldanha

Lara Saldanha, piano

Steinway Piano Gallery

Greensboro, NC

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b; Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op. 17; Bolcom: Four Rags from The Garden of Eden

January 21, 2027

Two-Piano Recital with Lara Saldanha

Lara Saldanha, piano

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b; Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op. 17; Bolcom: Four Rags from The Garden of Eden

February 19–20, 2027, 8:00 PM

Beethoven Symphony No. 5

North Carolina Symphony

Meymandi Concert Hall

Raleigh, NC

Revueltas: Homenaje a Federico García Lorca (piano)

February 28, 2027, 2:00 PM

Ciompi Quartet and Friends: Appalachian Spring

Ciompi Quartet and Friends

Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University

Durham, NC

Copland: Appalachian Spring, 13-instrument version (piano)

April 14, 2027, 7:30 PM

Ardora Trio

Ardora Trio

Carol Woods

Chapel Hill, NC

April 30–May 1, 2027, 8:00 PM

Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

North Carolina Symphony

Meymandi Concert Hall

Raleigh, NC

Bartók: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19 (piano)

May 8, 2027, 1:00 PM & 4:00 PM

Carnival of the Animals

North Carolina Symphony

Meymandi Concert Hall

Raleigh, NC

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (piano)

Performance Archive

2025–26 Season

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May 20 & 28, 2026

Ardora Trio — Kaleidoscope: Ravel Piano Trio and More!

Carol Woods (May 20); Cypress of Raleigh (May 28)

Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929, mvt. II; Schubert: Impromptu in G-flat major, Op. 90, No. 3; Monti: Csárdás; Dvořák: Silent Woods, Op. 68, No. 5; Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor, M. 67

February 20–21, 2026

Tchaikovsky 1812 and Violin Concerto

Meymandi Concert Hall

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (celesta)

February 8 & 11, 2026

Ardora Trio — From Court to Café

North Raleigh United Methodist Church (Feb 8); Carol Woods (Feb 11)

Bonis: Soir et Matin; Haydn: Piano Trio No. 41 in E-flat minor, Hob. XV:31; Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63; Schoenfield: Café Music, mvt. I

January 18, 2026

The Classical Concerts Series: Second Classical Concert — Ardora Trio

Saint Francis United Methodist Church

Bonis: Matin; Haydn: Piano Trio No. 41 in E-flat minor, Hob. XV:31; Monti: Csárdás; Dvořák: Silent Woods; Prokofiev: Toccata; Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, mvts. III–IV; Schoenfield: Café Music, mvt. I

December 12–13, 2025

Holiday Pops

Meymandi Concert Hall

Piano, celesta, and keyboard

November 15, 2025

Tunes of Glory Concert Series: Piano Duet Recital with Jae Kim

Swift Creek Baptist Church

Four-hand hymn selections; Bach: “Sheep May Safely Graze,” “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” and “Wachet auf” (“Sleepers, Wake!”); Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (piano four hands); Schubert: Fantasy in F minor, D. 940; Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker March (piano four hands); Mendelssohn/arr. Scott Meek: Wedding March Variations

October 16, 2025

Sabrina Clarke Composition Recital

Carswell Concert Hall, Meredith College

Clarke: Microchimerism; Clarke: Love Songs for Ada; Clarke: Three Seagull Songs

September 26, 2025

Fourth Friday Concert

Bösendorfer Hall at Ruggero Piano

Liszt/Bellini: Réminiscences de Norma for two pianos

September 19–20, 2025

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 and Dvořák New World Symphony

Meymandi Concert Hall

Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5 (celesta)

2024–25 Season

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April 25–26, 2025

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

Meymandi Concert Hall

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, “Organ Symphony” (piano)

April 23; May 4 & 17, 2025

Ardora Trio — Drama in D minor: Arensky and Mendelssohn

Carol Woods (Apr 23); North Raleigh United Methodist Church (May 4); Cypress of Raleigh (May 17)

Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49

March 6, 2025

Piano Ensemble Music by Korean Composers

Carswell Concert Hall, Meredith College

Yea-kyung Chung: Pops Fantasia (two pianos, four hands); Young Nan Park: Ah Rhee Rang (two pianos, six hands); Juri Seo: Pianori for Children (piano four hands); BTS/arr. Bella & Lucas: Butter (piano four hands)

February 28, 2025

Solo Recital — Around the World in 88 Keys: Piano Music from Six Continents

Cary Arts Center

Chopin–Liszt: Six Polish Songs; Rachmaninoff–Wild: Floods of Spring; Zhou Long: Wu Kui; Fred Onovwerosuoke: selections from Twenty-Four Studies in African Rhythms — I. “Okoye,” VI. “Iroro,” and XII. “Agbadza”; Radamés Gnattali: Carinhosa and Negaceando; Amy Beach: By the Still Waters, Op. 114; Carl Vine: Five Bagatelles

February 23, 2025

Solo Recital

Ashe School of Music

Chopin–Liszt: Six Polish Songs; Carl Vine: Five Bagatelles; Rachmaninoff–Wild: Floods of Spring

November 14–17, 2024

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3

Owens Auditorium at Bradshaw Performing Arts Center; Meymandi Concert Hall; Wilson Center

Sarah Gibson: Warp & Weft (piano)

November 9 & 24, 2024

Ardora Trio — Autumnal Melodies: Schubert and Arensky

Brookdale Senior Living (Nov 9); Sounds on Oberlin Concert Series, White Memorial Presbyterian Church (Nov 24)

Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929; Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32, mvt. I

September 11, 2024

Recital with Qi Cao, violin

Carol Woods

He Zhanhao and Chen Gang: The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto; Wieniawski: Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l’opéra Faust de Gounod, Op. 20; John Williams: Schindler’s List

2023–24 Season

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May 21; June 2 & 9, 2024

Ardora Trio — Brahms and Dvořák

Cypress of Raleigh (May 21); North Raleigh United Methodist Church (June 2); Preston Pointe (June 9)

Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1; Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4

April 21, 2024

Piano Recital with Anthony Lee

Bethany United Methodist Church

Rachmaninoff–Wild: Three Song Transcriptions; Schubert: Lebensstürme; Mozart: Sonata in D major, K. 381

April 6, 2024

Peter and the Wolf

Meymandi Concert Hall

Saint-Saëns: “Fossils” from Carnival of the Animals (Piano I); Respighi: “The Cuckoo” (celesta)

February 23–24, 2024

Carlos, Thibaudet, and Pines of Rome

Meymandi Concert Hall

Respighi: Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), P. 141 (celesta); Respighi: Feste romane (Roman Festivals) (piano)

December 22–23, 2023

A Candlelight Christmas

Meymandi Concert Hall

Keyboard

November 21, 2023

Holiday Pops

Paramount Theatre

Keyboard

Earlier Seasons

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May 5, 2023

Piano Recital with Daniel Anastasio and Geraldine Ong

Tuesday Musical Club

Ravel: La valse for two pianos; Prokofiev: Toccata, solo; Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2 for two pianos, mvts. I–II

April 14 & 16, 2023

Climb Every Mountain: A Revue of Rodgers and Hammerstein Musicals

Bennack Concert Hall, University of the Incarnate Word

Pianist for the full production

February 17, 2023

Sacred Art Song Recital with Julian Vera, baritone

St. Francis of Assisi

Mendelssohn: Elijah, Part I; Dvořák: Biblical Songs, Op. 99, Nos. 1–4; Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Nos. 65–66; Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121, Nos. 1–4; Malotte: The Lord’s Prayer

November 18 & 20, 2022

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Bennack Concert Hall, University of the Incarnate Word

Pianist for the full production

November 4, 2022

Ribas-Dominicci Opera by Nathan Felix

Texas Public Radio

Pianist for the full opera

October 28–29, 2022

Preludes and Pierrot Lunaire

Diane Bennack Concert Hall, University of the Incarnate Word

Paolo Geminiani: A Pale Night Music (solo); Anne McAninch: 1947 R No. 2; Hao Zhen: Moon Swim; William Jae: Pierrot Watches Us Laugh and Clap

October 27, 2022

Faculty Recital with Daniel Anastasio and Geraldine Ong

McAllister Auditorium, San Antonio College

Debussy/arr. Ravel: Nocturnes, Nos. 1–3 (two pianos); Glinka–Balakirev: The Lark (solo)

May 4, 2022

Faculty Recital with Daniel Anastasio

McAllister Auditorium, San Antonio College

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b (two pianos); Chopin–Liszt: Six Polish Songs (solo)

April 5 & 7, 2022

Piano Duet Recital with Wayne Ching

Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, presented by the Texas Hill Country Consortium (Apr 5); Bennack Concert Hall, University of the Incarnate Word (Apr 7)

Röntgen: Waltzes for Piano Four Hands; Debussy: Six Épigraphes antiques; Bernstein/arr. Harmon: Overture to Candide; Schubert: Fantasy in F minor, D. 940; Ravel/arr. Garban: La valse

January 7 & 21, 2022

Ariosa Piano Trio — Beethoven and Brahms

Winston Churchill High School (Jan 7); Yvonne Cosgrove Concert Series, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church (Jan 21)

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 1; Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1

November 12, 2021

“The Four Harpsichord Concert” with Nathan Felix

San Antonio Museum of Art

Nathan Felix: Black Neon Rose

February 12, 2020

10 Sacred Songs of John Ness Beck with Wayne Davis

Seddon Recital Hall, University of the Incarnate Word

February 6, 2020

SCI Region VI Spring 2020 Conference — Concert 1

Parker Chapel, Trinity University

Jason Bahr: Piano Preludes, Nos. 7, 9, 11, 12, and 15

October 6 & 10, 2019

Piano Trio Recital with Bassam Nashawati and Benjamin Westney

Seddon Recital Hall, University of the Incarnate Word (Oct 6); McAllister Auditorium, San Antonio College (Oct 10)

Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”); Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor

September 27, 2019

NACUSA Concert

Seddon Recital Hall, University of the Incarnate Word

Greg A. Steinke: Random Blackouts I

June 21, 2019

360° View: Women in Music

Radius Center

Joan Trimble: The Humours of Carrick; Joan Trimble: The Green Bough; Joan Trimble: Buttermilk Point; Amy Beach: Prelude from Suite for Two Pianos

February 20, 2019

Solo Faculty Recital, with Geraldine Ong (four hands)

McAllister Auditorium, San Antonio College

Bach: Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906; Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 47 in B minor, Hob. XVI:32; Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52; Dutilleux: Piano Sonata, III. Choral et variations; Schubert: Fantasy in F minor, D. 940 (four hands)

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