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Bethany Thompson, cello

Ruth Bachorik, piano

“Cello Kaleidoscope: Colors of the Unfamiliar”

 

Enjoy beauty and surprise through a multi-faceted array of music for solo cello and cello/piano duo.

Join Bethany Thompson and Ruth Bachorik for a varied and colorful exploration of lesser-known gems for the cello. Showcasing the cello’s versatility, this program includes music by musicians ranging from cellist-performers Piatigorsky, Gerber, Matz, Frano-Mendes and Brey to composers Dvorak, Elgar, and Prokofiev.

 

EVENT DETAILS

WHEN

February 9, 2024

WHERE

Maranatha Baptist University Gym

WHAT TIME

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

COST

Free Admission

STREAM

mbu.edu/live

WE WOULD BE THRILLED FOR YOU TO JOIN US FOR THIS FORMAL EVENING OF MUSIC!

About the Artists

Bethany Thompson, cello

Bethany Thompson relishes using music to connect with people, whether through performing or teaching. She earned a doctorate in cello performance from the University of North Carolina- Greensboro while conducting research on the benefits of music for youth in detention. She currently directs string programs in the Florida Juvenile Justice system. Bethany founded and directed a similar program with detained teens in North Carolina, and her research has been published in the String Research Journal. Currently, she also directs a string program with foster-involved children in a residential community. In addition to traditional venues such as orchestral and chamber work, she has been a regular performer in a pediatric ward and performed in juvenile and adult prisons. And as a soloist, Bethany has performed over 350 solo cello programs for retirement communities in four states, with repertoire including classical, fiddle, popular, Irish, and Broadway music with the stories of the music woven throughout the program. Bethany also spent four years in the Philippines, where she taught cello, double bass, and music theory at a college in Manila. She also taught and recorded in Hong Kong and Australia. 

Ruth Bachorik, piano

Ruth Bachorik grew up in a house that was often filled with the sounds of someone singing or practicing a piano or brass instrument.  She took piano lessons throughout grade school and high school, and began teaching young students while still in high school.  Ruth earned a B.S. degree at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College where godly teachers challenged her in opportunities for growth and ministry in music.  Ruth graduated from Bob Jones University with a M.M. in Piano Performance, and throughout the years, has taught piano lessons and participated in chamber groups. For the past 21 years, Ruth and her husband Doug and their family lived in Metro Manila, Philippines, where they taught music and ministry classes at a Bible college.