Music Makes the World Go Round

2023Fri10Feb7:00 pmFri9:00 pmMusic Makes the World Go RoundMaranatha Baptist University invites you to the 2023 Artist Series.

Event Details

This free concert is performed by Daniel Birnschein, trumpet, and Grace Betry, piano and will be held in the gymnasium.

Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Daniel Birnschein began taking piano lessons at age 8 and received his first trumpet for his 10th birthday. Birnschein is the former principal trumpet of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra (2019-2021), the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra (2005-2015), where he appeared as a soloist three times, and the Champaign-Urbana Symphony (2008-2009). In June 2021, he performed a world premiere of Amy Mills concerto for trumpet and string orchestra “Journey One: Hints of the Middle East” with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Birnschein is currently the principal trumpet of the Wisconsin Philharmonic and second trumpet of the Milwaukee Ballet orchestra. He currently resides in Watertown, Wisconsin, with his wife and five boys. He maintains an active teaching studio both in person and online.

At an early age, Grace Betry started piano lessons with her dad every week in order to one day just be able to play in her church. However, her time spent with her dad gave her a love of music that sparked a desire to pursue music for life. Betry received her undergrad in Piano Pedagogy and Piano Performance in 2020 from Maranatha Baptist University under the instruction of June Brus. She discovered a love for collaborating during her undergrad studies and decided to pursue that area further. Betry received a master’s degree in Collaborative Piano: Instrumental under Elena Abend at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2022. Throughout her career, Betry has received professional instruction under many talented musicians.

Birnschein and Betry will be joined by guest artists Dr. David Ledgerwood, Dr. David Brown, June Brus, Jeremiah Willson, Melody Steinbart, Joel Montgomery, and Joshua Wright. Birnschein and friends will enthrall the audience with music from around the world such as Argentina, Israel, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, and America. You will hear music by favorite composers Copland, Shostakovich, and Rimski-Korsakov.

When

(Friday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Where

Maranatha Baptist University

745 W Main Street

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