ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
The Ann Arbor-based violin/percussion duo offers “Electrovision,” a program juxtaposing acoustic and electronic, new and newer music, harmony and dissonance, and song and dance.
PROGRAM
Steven Snowden: Through the Looking Glass
Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Crown; Sun King
Mark Applebaum: Aphasia
Christos Hatzis arr. Vision Duo: In the Fire of Conflict
Vision Duo: Improvisation for violin and live electronics
Alejandro Viñao: Tumblers for violin, marimba, and electronics
“sweetly lyrical”
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Ariel Horowitz, violin
Britton-René Collins, percussion
Hailed by The Washington Post as “Sweetly Lyrical,” Ariel Horowitz cannot remember life before loving music. A student of Ani Kavafian at the Yale School of Music, Ariel previously studied with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho at The Juilliard School. Prizewinner at the Menuhin, Grumiaux, Stulberg, and Klein International Competitions, Ariel also received a Salon De Virtuosi Career Grant in 2017 and the 2019 Broadus Erle Award in Violin from the Yale School of Music. She has received distinctions from the Yale School of Music Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition and Oneppo Chamber Music Competition, as well as The Juilliard School’s violin concerto competition.
Ariel enjoys an active concert schedule, frequently programming beloved staples of the classical canon alongside both lesser-known works by composers from backgrounds historically underrepresented in classical music as well as her original songs for violin with voice. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Kammerphilharmonie Hamburg, and the Santa Fe ProMusica Orchestra, and in recitals across the United States, Europe, Israel, and South America. In recent seasons, Ariel premiered her original works at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall and the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater.
Percussionist Britton-René Collins has dedicated her artistry to shaping an equitable community for all musicians to thrive equally. Britton-René is a winner of the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and was awarded the Ambassador Prize for exceptional musicianship and demonstrating an active passion for creating social change through her music.
A Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Chicago International Music Competition, Britton-René has performed as a soloist in the United States, Canada, and Europe. She has made several concerto appearances, including the Grammy Award winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Valdosta Symphony, and the Meridian Symphony. In addition to her active solo career, Britton-René enjoys life as a chamber musician and is a percussionist with New York City-based Excelsis Percussion Quartet. She is also the co-founder of Vision Duo alongside violinist Ariel Horowitz.
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Schaver Music Recital Hall - Wayne State University
