Meet the Artists:

The Washington Post has described saxophonist Maureen Walsh as bringing “consummate skill and interpretative sensitivity to the Schmitt, capturing every ounce of its dusky innuendos and mystical exoticism” after a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra. Miss Walsh was a prizewinner of the NSO young soloist competition as well as the Harold Randolf Prize and the Baltimore Music Club competition. In June of 2022 she released a video album featuring her own arrangements of opera fantasy suites along with original illustrations.

Miss Walsh has taken the saxophone from Alaska to Thailand with a blend of classical and contemporary programing which often features a visual element to enhance the experience. In addition to solo recitals, she performs with the Capital Wind Symphony under George Etheridge and the saxophone ensemble Le Revenant.

Miss Walsh studied at the Peabody Conservatory with Gary Louie and received 3 degrees there including a masters. She also studied with the iconic Donald Sinta at the University of Michigan. Currently, she maintains a private studio in Silver Spring, MD with in person and online students from all over the country. To reach younger saxophone students she is developing the Suzuki method for modified reeded recorders in order to introduce the classical saxophone at an earlier age.

Pianist Chewon Park enjoys a multifaceted career as a soloist, teacher, and chamber musician. She has received wide acclaim and awards at several international competitions, including the Grand Prize at the KOPTA competition, 1st prize at the National Scholarship Competition, and 2nd prize at the Estonian National Conservatory International Competition. As a soloist, she has performed with many major orchestras and given numerous performances elsewhere in the United States, Japan, China and Korea.

From 2018-2022, Ms. Park was invited as a Collaborative Piano Fellow at the Bard College Conservatory of Music. In 2016-2018 she was also invited as a Collaborative Piano Fellow at the Bowdoin International Music Festival and worked as a staff pianist at the 2016-2017 Conservatory Audition Workshop in Vermont. She was also accepted as a full scholarship pianist of SongFest and the Tokyo International Vocal Arts Academy. She has acquired a reputation for playing for many world class musicians’ masterclasses, including Robert Mcdonald, Max Levinson, Gil Shaham, Renee Fleming, Paul Katz, Augustin Hadelich, Jeff Irvine, Amit Peled, and more.

Ms. Park received her Graduate Diploma and Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory. She is currently pursuing her DMA degree studying with Rita Sloan at the University of Maryland.