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Sarah MacDonald, flute & Cheryl Emery-Karapita, piano
February 4 | 12:15 p.m. | University Recital Hall
Free admission, everyone welcome

The program features flute repertoire including the remarkable Sonata in D Major by Sergei Prokofiev. 

Canadian flutist Sarah MacDonald is a prominent freelance artist in Calgary and Southern Alberta. Sarah enjoys a varied performance career that includes orchestral, solo and chamber music. As a teacher, Sarah has been active in both Calgary and Lethbridge for well over a decade, teaching students of all levels and ages.

Sarah received her first Juno nomination as a soloist on the Luminous Voices album “Sea Dreams” released in 2020. She has performed regularly with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra since the age of 24 with experience in every position including piccolo. She has been a featured soloist with many ensembles including the Kensington Sinfonia, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, University of Lethbridge Music at Noon Series, Cantando Festival and Luminous Voices.

Sarah holds a BMus from the University of Calgary, a MMus from the Royal Northern College of Music and an ADD from the University of Cincinnati. She has studied with many of the world’s premiere flutists including Peter Lloyd, Dr. Bradley Garner, Lorna McGhee and William Bennett.

Canadian Pianist Cheryl Emery-Karapita specializes in the field of song in recital with Canadian vocal and instrumental talent. After completing a M.Mus in Vocal Operatic Coaching at McGill, Cheryl moved to Europe to pursue a Post-Graduate degree in Concert Collaborative Piano with Julius Drake at the Kunst Universität in Graz, Austria. In addition to studies in Graz, Cheryl spent two summers in Baden bei Wien working with Helmut Deutsch, Roger Vignoles, Rudolph Jansen and Wolfram Rieger at the Franz Schubert-Institut. Current activities include recital and recording projects, teaching students at Lethbridge Piano Intensive and Casa Art Centre, collaborating with Mezzo Soprano Liesel Fedkenheuer (Calgary), Ventus Women’s Choir (Lethbridge), Juno nominated Luminous Voices (Calgary), and Fourtitude (Lethbridge).