Midweek Musical Matinee: More Musical Excursions w/Chopin & Others

In-Person at the Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road (San Rafael, CA)

Pianist Ian Scarfe continues his exploration of the music of Chopin - and other great composers of the Romantic era!

Join us for this gorgeous program featuring recognizable Romantic-style piano works, such as Preludes, Nocturnes, and Ballades. Frederic Chopin, one of the great pianists & composers of the mid-19th Century, made each of these musical forms famous.

Each one of Chopin's masterpieces will be paired with a similar work by a different composer, allowing us to experience a variety of musical styles, and a chance to compare and contrast some of the great composers of this era.

Save! Get “Early Bird” by purchasing online by May 6th.

Ian Scarfe enjoys a wide ranging career as a concert pianist, an organizer of large-scale musical happenings, and as an advocate for the arts. He is the founder and director of the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, founded in 2011, and balances his dedicated regional work in Northern California with an international career. He holds degrees in musical performance from Willamette University and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and has done years of postgraduate work at both institutions.

As a performer he is equally comfortable as a soloist, recital partner, or in the mix of small or large ensembles. He consistently appears in more than 100 concerts per year, which take him across the United States and Europe. He collaborates regularly with a cast of dozens of professional string players, woodwind players, singers, and orchestras. He is a founding member of several ensembles, including Nonsemble Six, the Vinifera Trio, and the Zurich Beethoven Trio.

Though he enjoys fantastic musical technique and command at the piano, he is perhaps better known for his thoughtful, humorous, and charismatic stage presence. His presentation from the stage ranges from sharing the history of the music being performed, giving specific listening guides about great masterpieces of music, and inviting his audience "behind the scenes" with anecdotes and snapshots of how professional musicians manage the challenges of the works being performed.

"Early Bird" Ticket: $12.50; available only online through May 6th.

" Regular" Ticket: $20; available online and in-person at the Front Desk of the Osher Marin JCC until the performance begins.

All tickets are non-refundable & non-exchangeable.

Midweek Musical Matinees are created and offered by the Osher Marin JCC's (San Rafael, CA) Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living.

ALL ARE WELCOME to join in our activities! JCC members, non-members, those who live near or far, people of all backgrounds, faiths, ethnicities, hair styles, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. "The more the merrier!"

Host or Publisher Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living