Soprano Liana Guberman and Clarinetist Nicholas Lewis In Concert at Scarsdale Congregational Church

Soprano Liana Guberman, clarinetist Nicholas Lewis and pianist Brett Terry will appear at The Scarsdale Congregational Concert Series on Friday, May 1, 7:00 p.m.

Soprano Liana Guberman is gaining attention for her artistry and musicianship in operas, recitals, concerts, competitions, and other venues. Liana is a Young Artist with Palm Beach Opera, where she is covering the roles of Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème and Masha in Benjamin Moore's Enemies, A Love Story. Liana was a Fellow in 2014 at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, where she sang Micaëla in Carmen and the soprano solo in Mahler's 4th Symphony with Maestro James Gaffigan. Other operatic roles include Mimì in La Bohème and the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro with Brooklyn's LoftOpera and Parasha in Stravinsky's Mavra and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Mannes Opera. Liana was a 2014 award winner of the Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition, the Licia Albanese-Puccini Competition, and the Giulio Gari Foundation Competition. Since 2013, Ms. Guberman has also been the soprano soloist and section leader at The Scarsdale Congregational Church.

Clarinetist Nicholas Lewis has cultivated a career spanning a broad range of styles and activities, including the written traditional, improvisation, composition, and education. He has held positions with the Williamsburg and Richmond symphonies as well as Howard and Virginia Union Universities. He has also performed with the Akron, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Westmoreland symphonies, as well as the Baltimore Opera Orchestra and the Brevard, Gateways, and Pittsburgh New Music Festival orchestras. Mr. Lewis is also the co-founder of the BLAK-New Blues Ensemble, based at Duke University. His performances have ranged from Mozart's Concerto for Clarinet and Sinfonia Concertante, to David Baker's Jazz Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra, to multiple premieres of new music by composers including Craig DeAlmedia, Anthony Kelley, Aristides Llaneza, and more, to jazz and blues improvisation. His own compositions include Souls Intertwined for Symphonic Brass and Brass Band; Herr Rubik, Toy 4 Abi; and Water Music.

Nicholas holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in music from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as the Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School where he also studied at the Institute of Sacred Music. He currently serves on the faculty of Bard College as Assistant Dean of the College and Community Life Chaplain.

A festive reception will follow the concert. Tickets are $20 and will be available at the door.

Friday, May 1, 7:00 p.m.

The Scarsdale Congregational Church

1 Heathcote Road

Scarsdale, NY 10583