Presented Live on YouTube
from Second Stage Amherst 6 pm February 27 TICKETS:$10 Adults; $5 Students
With ticket purchase you will receive a private link to the concert on
AGAR’s YouTube Channel and may view it unlimited times until 11 pm March 26, 2021. Joseph Henson plans to play many of his original tunes aimed at cheering folks up during a mid-winter pandemic. Henson says, “The theme is Music from the Heart, meaning, the songs we'll play have a particular meaning for me personally. For example, my song “Freefall” was written to encourage people to come alongside anyone they know might need a friendly ear.”
Joseph Henson Jazz Project members on “Music for the Heart” are Joseph Henson on Saxophones; Neal Perrine, bass; Jay Ware, drums; and Jon Werking, keyboards. 
Joseph Henson, saxophone, grew up in South Carolina where he attended the University of South Carolina as a music major. While working on his Master’s of Music at the University of North Texas he played in the One O’Clock Lab Band for three consecutive years and studied with Neil Slater, Jim Riggs, and Dan Haerle. From 1997-2018 Henson served as tenor saxophonist in The U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, based in Washington, DC, and was the Enlisted Musical Director from 2015-2018. During his tenure with the Blues, he shared the stage with many jazz legends including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dr. Billie Taylor, Freddie Cole, and Chris Potter. Henson’s compositions and arrangements for the band, including Things Ain’t What they Used To B and Live at Blues Alley can be heard on several Army Blues recordings. Joseph is the director of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at Liberty University and leads his own small group that plays acoustic and electric jazz.
Jon Werking, piano, was born and grew up in upstate NY (upper Hudson Valley) and came to NYC in the late 80s to pursue a career in music. He has been involved in Redeemer’s music ministry for over 25 years and it’s been one of the great blessings of his life. Jon has performed and/or recorded with The Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, Toni Braxton, Patti LaBelle, Deborah Cox, Liza Minelli, Linda Eder, Edwin McCain, The New York Pops, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Albany Symphony, Steven Curtis Chapman, Bruce Hornsby, Roberta Flack, Michael and Randy Brecker, saxophonists Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Evans, The Drummers Steve Gadd, Neil Peart (of Rush), bassist Will Lee of the David Letterman Show. Jon is the featured pianist with the Buddy Rich Big Band on the “Burning for Buddy” tribute album/DVD. He was the in-house accompanist for the “Regis and Kelly Show” from 2005-2007. Jon has just finished a new solo piano CD entitled “Every Horizon”.
Jay Ware, drummer, is an award-winning performing artist, educator, arranger, and music advocate. Completing his undergraduate studies at Mars Hill University with a double major in Music Performance and Music Education, he holds the Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from Appalachian State University. Jay has performed or recorded with over 200 artists, including: Grammy Award winner Delfeayo Marsalis, Grammy nominee Donny McCaslin, Wycliffe Gordon, Jason Marsalis, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Mary Wilson and The Supremes, Pulitzer-Prize winner Gunther Schuller, the Broyhill Chamber Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra and many others. He has performed at Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto Music Festivals, Charlotte Jazz Festival, Cheraw Jazz Festival, American Bandmasters Association, CBDNA, MENC, Percussive Arts Society Days of Percussion nationwide, as well as special appearances on various television and radio broadcasts. He is in high demand as a versatile performing artist, guest conductor, adjudicator, and has offered masterclasses at universities and schools all over the U.S.
Neal Perrine, bass, is a recent alumnus of James Madison University’s jazz studies program. He began playing electric bass at the age of 12, and upright bass at the age of 15 falling in love with jazz while in high. Neal has gotten the opportunity to study bass with Eddie Gomez, Ben Williams, Mimi Jones, Marco Panascia, Lauren Pierce, Sam Suggs, and Karine Chapdelaine to name a few. He performs all over Virginia and has gotten the privilege to perform with jazz greats and local legends such as Nate Smith, Robert Jospe, Devonne Harris, John D’Earth, Bob Hallahan, Charles Owens, Luis Perdomo, Randy Johnston, and Stephanie Nakasian. |
Virtual YouTube Concert
4 pm February 21 to 11 pm April 3, 2021 TICKETS:
$15 Adults $5 Students With ticket purchase
you will receive a private link to the concert on AGAR’s YouTube Channel and may view it unlimited times from 4 pm February 21 to 11 pm April 3, 2021. 
Joseph Haydn composed this work for orchestra in 1786, and made the reduction for string quartet in 1787. This version is now the more popular.
LIYA string quartet members are (above l-r) Yevgeiy Dovgalyuk and Chrsti Salisbury Howell, violins; David Feldman, cello; and Domenico Luca Trombetta, viola. Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc (AGAR) and LIYA String Quartet had planned to bring you this concert in Grace Episcopal Church, Massie's Mill, Virginia, during Lent 2020 when COVID-19 interfered. We are pleased to be able to bring it to you now. 
Domenico Luca Trombetta
Domenico Luca Trombetta (viola) is a native of Catania, Italy. He was admitted into the Istituto Musicale V. Bellini of Catania after a few years of private music instruction. He transferred his studies to the Conservatory of St. Cecilia, Rome, to complete his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Viola Performance with highest honors under the instruction of Margot Burton. During this time, he was also a student at the Perosi Academy of Biella (Italy) studying with Simonide Braconi, the principal viola of La Scala Theater of Milan. Before completing his master’s degree, he studied with Bruno Giuranna, at the Lugano Conservatory (Switzerland). Mr. Trombetta has appeared as the featured soloist in solo concerts and recitals and has performed around the world with numerous chamber ensembles, orchestras, and world-renowned conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Yuri Temirkanov, Marc Soustrot, Ennio Morricone, Nicola Piovani (Music of Life is Beautiful), Lu Ja, and Steven White. He has appeared in concerts with Uto Ughi, Boris Belkin, Robert Cohen, Luisa Castellani, Andrea Bocelli, and Yo-yo Ma. Mr. Trombetta holds a D.M.A. from James Madison University and is currently Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of the String Programs at Liberty University. In addition to his performances with James String Players, James String Quartet, and LIYA String Quartet, Mr. Trombetta is also a frequent performer with Opera on the James and in concert with his wife, soprano Adelaide Muir Trombetta.
Yevgeniy Dovgalyuk
Yevgeniy Dovgalyuk (violin) a native of Riga, Latvia, began studying violin at the age of six. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance from the University of Maryland as well as Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from George Mason University. Winner of numerous performance awards, Dr. Dovgalyuk, has served as Concertmaster with many orchestras throughout his career. Most recently he has accepted the Concertmaster position with the Lynchburg Symphony. Yevgeniy is a regular substitute with the National Symphony Orchestra and joined the NSO on their Russia Tour in March of 2017. He also performs with the Fairfax Symphony, National Philharmonic, and Alexandria Symphony, among others. He is actively involved with Liya Music Camp International in USA and Ukraine where he serves as the Music Director, as well as Liya Christian Ministry, in memory of his sister. He is an assistant violin professor at Liberty University and plays violin with the LIYA Quartet.
David Feldman
David Feldman (cello) performs frequently as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician. He holds multiple cello performance degrees, studying under Alan Weinstein of the Kandinsky Trio at Roanoke College, and Brian Hodges at Boise State University, for whom he was a teaching assistant. He is an alumnus of the Castleman Quartet Program, Bowdoin International Music Festival and the Chautauqua Institution, completing additional studies under Peter Rejto, David Ying, and Steven Doane. Mr. Feldman has been a member of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra since 2008 and has performed as a concerto soloist with the Boise State University Orchestra, the New River Valley Symphony, and the Shenandoah Conservatory Orchestra. His popular music ventures include appearances with Charles Billingsly, D.J. Spooky, Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel, and the Trans Siberian Orchestra, where he was a featured soloist in 2011. Feldman also remains active as a recording studio musician, having worked with artists both nationally and internationally. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Cello at Liberty University since 2015.
Christi Salisbury Howell
Christi Salisbury Howell (violin) holds a Bachelor of Music in violin (2006) from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University; pursued violin studies at the Eastman School of Music (1997-2000) with Mitchell Stern and Ilya Kaler; and studied privately with Manhattan School of Music violin teacher Burton Kaplan (2002-2003.) She was a violin teacher on faculty at the Monmouth Conservatory of Music in Red Bank, New Jersey (2001-2007) while working with mentor and noted teacher Irina Kowalsky. Now in Lynchburg since 2007, Christi is active as a teacher and performer. In addition to her private studio at Salisbury Strings she is an artist in residence at the University of Lynchburg, a violinist in the Liya Quartet, concertmaster of the James Chamber Players, performs regularly with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and the Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra and continues to freelance with various ensembles, colleges and churches throughout central-southwest Virginia. In June 2017 Christi entered the world of historically informed music practice by studying Baroque performance at Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute and since enjoys performing with the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra on Baroque violin. In 2019 she founded Blue Ridge Baroque to bring historical music performed on period instruments to Lynchburg and its regions. Recently in March 2020 she performed the Bach D minor Partita on Baroque violin at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. |
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AGAR’s programs in 2020-2021: Funding has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020; The Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation; and Amherst County Board of Supervisors CARES.
Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. (AGAR) | 156 Patrick Henry Highway, Amherst, VA 24521
US Mail: PO Box 117, Clifford, VA 24533 | (434) 989-3215
Email: AmherstGlebeArts@gmail.com | Facebook: AmherstGlebeArtsResponse
US Mail: PO Box 117, Clifford, VA 24533 | (434) 989-3215
Email: AmherstGlebeArts@gmail.com | Facebook: AmherstGlebeArtsResponse
