Nathan Carterette

“...flying fingertechnique, lightning-fast parallel chords, flexible register changes... [an] untiring pianist...”

Renate Schmoll
Westfalenpost
March 22, 2006

Past Performances

Tuesdays at Judson

July 20, 2010 at 7:30pm
Judson Manor, Cleveland, OH

Evening recital featuring works of Frederic Chopin, mainly the 24 Preludes, op.28.

Private event.

Mixon Hall

June 20, 2010 at 3:00pm
Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, OH

Solo piano recital at Mixon Hall, June 20th at 3 pm, presented by the Musical Art Society.

Nikolai Medtner: Two Fairy Tales, op.20 (including "The Bells")

Quentin Kim: Sonata in g# minor

Cesar Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue

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Claude Debussy: Masques
D'un cahier d'esquisses
L'isle joyeuse

Bela Bartok: Musiques nocturnes (from "Out of Doors")

Olivier Messiaen: Petites esquisses d'oiseaux

This concert is free, and is made possible by a generous gift from John Nosek.

Piano Duo

May 26, 2010 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Hts, OH

Piano duo concert with Ron Palka, featuring Dvorak's "Out of the Bohemian Forest."

Free.

Kent State University

April 23, 2010 at 7:30pm
Fine Arts Theatre, Kent State University, Stark, OH

Medtner, Fairy Tales op.20 (featuring 'La Campanella')

Quentin Kim, Sonata in g# minor (composed in 2007)

Franck, Prelude, Chorale and Fugue

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Debussy, Masques
Debussy, D'un cahier d'esquisses
Debussy, L'isle joyeuse

Bartok, Musique nocturnes

Messiaen, Petites esquisses d'oiseaux

Dimensions New Music Series

March 22, 2010 at 7:30pm
Austin Peay University, Clarksville, TN

Performance of Chen Yi's "Near Distance" on the Dimensions New Music Series at Austin Peay University.

Brahms - Horn Trio

February 24, 2010 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Hts, OH

Brahms' Horn Trio in E-flat major, featuring Cleveland Orchestra members Jessie McCormick, horn, and Amy Lee, violin.

Part of the Midday Music Mosaic series - free!

Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music

February 14, 2010 at 4:00pm
Kulas Musical Arts Building, 96 Front Street, Berea, OH

with Jessie McCormick, horn and Amy Lee, violin (both members of the Cleveland Orchestra) featuring:

Gyorgi Ligeti Horn Trio and Brahms' Horn Trio in E-flat.

Tuesdays at Judson

February 02, 2010 at 7:00pm
Judson Manor, Cleveland, OH

A program for Tuesdays at Judson, featuring:

Medtner, Two Tales, op.20 (b flat minor and La Campanella)
Quentin Kim, Variations on an ancient Korean melody
Debussy, Masques, D'un cahier d'esquisses, and L'isle joyeuse
Franck, Prelude, Chorale and Fugue.

This is a private event.

Midday Music Mosaic

January 13, 2010 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warresnville Center Rd, Shaker Hts, OH 44122

Solo piano recital featuring:

Variations on an Ancient Korean Melody - Quentin Kim

Masques
D'un cahier d'esquisses
L'isle joyeuse - Claude Debussy

Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue - Cesar Franck

This program is free and will last about 45 minutes.

Musical Art Society

December 11, 2009 at 1:00pm
Private Event

A short piano recital for the Musical Art Society of Cleveland, featuring Brahms Rhapsodies, op.79; Debussy's L'isle joyeuse; and Quentin Kim's fantastic Sonata in g-sharp minor, composed in 2007.

Midday Music Mosaic

December 02, 2009 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

With Bonnie Svetlik, flute. This 45 minute program features Frank Martin's masterpiece, Sonata da chiesa.

For more information call 216.991.3432

Chamber Music Guild

November 30, 2009 at 7:30pm
Judson Manor (The Ballroom): 1890 East 107th Street , Cleveland , OH, 44106

Chamber music with Marisela Sager, flute, and Daniel Pereira, cello, featuring Bach's Flute Sonata in e minor; Copland's Duo for Flute and Piano; and Martinu's Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano.

Tickets are $8 at the door.

Please RSVP to richjudy00@aol.com

Poulenc Trio

November 18, 2009 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

I join with newlyweds Andria Brennan, oboe and Ian Hoy, bassoon to present a recital of chamber music featuring Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Pianoon the Midday Music Mosaic series.

Also on the program are Debussy Arabesques arranged for oboe, Elgar's Romance for bassoon and piano.

The concert is free.

Shaker Arts Council

October 30, 2009 at 7:30pm
Shaker Heights, OH

Aha! series:

Medtner, Two Fairy Tales op.20 (featuring 'La Campanella')
Quentin Kim, Sonata in g# minor (composed in 2007)
Cesar Franck, Prelude, Chorale and Fugue.

For more information visit http://www.shakerartscouncil.org/

Trinity Cathedral

October 14, 2009 at 12:10pm
Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH

Brownbag lunch concert featuring:
Nikolai Medtner, Two Fairy Tales op.20 (featuring "La Campanella")
Quentin Kim, Sonata in g# minor (composed in 2007)
and Franck's Prelude, Chorale and Fugue.

Free.

http://www.trinitycleveland.org/arts/brownbag.html

Midday Music Mosaic

October 07, 2009 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Midday Music concert featuring the piano music of Brahms:

2 Rhapsodies, op.79

3 Intermezzi, op.117

Capriccio in b minor, op.76 no.2
Capriccio in C major, op.76 no.8

Wiegenlied - the famous lullaby, transcribed for solo piano by Alfred Cortot.

Free.

Suburban Symphony

October 04, 2009 at 3:30pm
Beachwood High School Auditorium, 25100 Fairmount Blvd. Beachwood, OH

Mozart Concerto no.24 in c minor, KV491 (cadenzas by Hummel).

http://www.suburbansymphony.org/

Second Sunday Series

July 12, 2009 at 3:00pm
Church of the Epiphany, 21000 Lake Shore Blvd, Euclid, Ohio

Debut of the Second Sunday Series featuring myself and soprano Amy Christina Hall (with whom I collaborated on Schumann's Frauenliebe und -leben and Mignon Lieder).

Admission is free; freewill donation will be taken.

A reception will follow on the lawn.

Musical Arts Society

May 08, 2009 at 1:00pm
Cleveland, OH

Solo performance for the Musical Arts Society featuring Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, op.24, a piece that Brahms described as his "Lieblingswerk," (favorite work).

It was popularized in the nineteenth century by Clara Schumann, and when the progressive zealot Wagner heard this conservative but supremely creative music, he was said to remark, "One sees what still may be done in the old forms when someone comes along who knows how to use them."

This concert is for Musical Arts Society members.

Midday Music Mosaic

May 06, 2009 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Chamber recital with violinist Daisuke Yamamoto, featuring two works of Brahms: the Sonatensatz in c minor, originally written as a movement in a collaborative sonata to honor Joseph Joachim; and the second sonata in A major, op.100.

Also on the program are Spanish songs of Manuel de Falla arranged for violin, and William Kroll's Banjo and Fiddle.

Admission is free.

Bach Cantatas

April 17, 2009 at 7:30pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Chris Grundy returns to Shaker Heights again for a performance of three Bach cantatas: 56 Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen; 82 Ich habe genug and 158 Der Friede sei mit dir. Nathan Carterette conducts the Christ Church Choir and Friends, and orchestra.

Admission is free, and generous donations are modestly accepted.

Midday Music Mosaic

April 01, 2009 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Brownbag concert with violinist Andrew Sords, featuring among other things Brahms' third violin sonata in d minor.

Free!

Defiance Community Cultural Series

March 22, 2009 at 7:00pm
Defiance College, Arts & Media Center, Defiance, OH

Featuring Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme of Corelli, op.42;
Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin and Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, op.24

For more information, please visit http://www.dctv5.org/dccc.html

Midday Music Mosaic

March 04, 2009 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Solo piano recital on Midday Music Mosaic brownbag lunch series, featuring Brahms Variations on a Theme of Handel, among shorter works of Chopin. Duration: about 45 minutes.

Free!

French Chansons

February 04, 2009 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Baritone Christopher Grundy returns to Cleveland to give a program of French song, featuring works of Ravel, Debussy (Villon Ballades), and Poulenc (Banalites.) Also on the program are two solo pieces, Forlaine and Toccata from Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin.

Admission is free with a donation accepted. The concert lasts about 45 minutes.

Brahms Clarinet Sonatas

December 17, 2008 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

Performing both of Brahms' clarinet sonatas, op.120 (E-flat major and f minor) with Robert Davis on my Midday Music Mosaic series.

Admission is free and donations accepted!
For more information call 216.991.3432.

Schumann - Song Cycles III: Liederkreis

November 22, 2008 at 4:30pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH

Concerts at the Crossroads presents its next ambitious undertaking, the complete song cycles of Robert Schumann. This series complements the Spring 2007 productions of the Schubert song cycles.

This hour-long program will feature Schumann's two "Liederkreis," op.24 to poems by Heinrich Heine, and op.39 to poems by Joseph von Eichendorff. The songs will be sung by soprano Amy Hall and tenor JR Fralick.

Tickets are $10, and tickets for the entire series can be purchased for $25. Receptions follow each concert.

For more information, call 216.991.3432.

Kent State University

November 14, 2008 at 8:00pm
Kent State University - Stark campus

Solo piano program featuring Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme of Corelli, op.42; Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin; and Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, op.24.

Admission is free!

Music at Main - Goldberg Variations

November 08, 2008 at 2:00pm
Cleveland Public Library, Main Building, 325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114

Performance of Bach's timeless Goldberg Variations in the setting of Cleveland's treasured public library, on their "Music at Main" series. The performance will take place in the 3rd floor of Main Library (the lobby of the Fine Arts and Special Collections Department).

Free and open to all.

Midday Music Mosaic

November 05, 2008 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Joined by flautist Bonnie Svetlik, principal flautist of the Suburban Symphony, performing All-American music to celebrate the end of the long and tortuous election season. This program includes works of Ives, Foster, Griffes, Libby Larsen and others.

Free and please bring a lunch. The duration is 45 minutes!

For more information call 216.991.3432 or email music@cometochristchurch.org

Nathan Carterette at Prince of Peace

October 26, 2008 at 4:00pm
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church: 28455 Center Ridge Road, Westlike, OH 44145

Solo recital to dedicate a new piano at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. The program will feature three Busoni transcriptions of Bach organ chorale preludes in honor of Reformation Day, assorted works of Liszt, and Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, op.24.

Tickets are $15 or $35 for families.
For more information, please call 440.871.5565

Schumann - Song Cycles II: Dichterliebe

October 25, 2008 at 4:30pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH

Concerts at the Crossroads presents its next ambitious undertaking, the complete song cycles of Robert Schumann. This series complements the Spring 2007 productions of the Schubert song cycles.

This hour-long program will feature Schumann's "Carnaval" and his hypnotic and romantic masterpiece, "Dichterliebe," with tenor JR Fralick.

Tickets are $10, and tickets for the entire series can be purchased for $25. Receptions follow each concert.

For more information, call 216.991.3432.

Beethoven Cello Sonatas

October 15, 2008 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

Performing both of Beethoven's cello sonatas, op.102 (C major and D major) with Ida Mercer on my Midday Music Mosaic series.

Admission is free and donations are accepted!
For more information call 216.991.3432.

Schumann - Song Cycles I: Frauenliebe und -leben

October 04, 2008 at 4:30pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH

Concerts at the Crossroads presents its next ambitious undertaking, the complete song cycles of Robert Schumann. This series complements the Spring 2007 productions of the Schubert song cycles.

This hour-long program will feature Schumann's "Davidsbündlertänze" and his masterful narrative in song, "Frauenliebe und -leben," with soprano Amy Hall.

Tickets are $10, and tickets for the entire series can be purchased for $25. Receptions follow each concert.

For more information, call 216.991.3432.

Liszt and Schubert

October 01, 2008 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH

Solo recital of works by Franz Schubert (two Impromptus from op.142) and his admirer and champion Franz Liszt (selected works including "St. Francis de Paole marchant sur les flots").

Admission is free and donations are accepted.

For more information, call 216.991.3432.

Brahms Horn Trio

July 20, 2008 at 7:30pm
Chagrin Falls United Methodist Church, 20 Franklin Street, Chagrin Falls, OH

Chamber music performance featuring Brahms' sublime Horn Trio, op.40 with Dan Anderson, violin and Marty Layman, french horn.
The program also includes Dvorak's Romance, op.11, Mozart's Concert Rondo for horn, and solo pieces of Liszt.

More information coming soon.

Art Song Festival

May 31, 2008 at 7:30pm
Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

Performance with baritone Christopher Grundy as a culmination concert of the bi-annual Art Song Festival.

For more information, visit http://www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/artsong/.

Cantores Ecclesiae

May 17, 2008 at 7:30pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

All Tudor-music program, with Nathan Carterette on organ for Thomas Weelkes' Nunc dimittis, out of the Sixth Evening Service.

Free-will donation.

For more information, call 216.991.3432.

Nathan Carterette at Cleveland Music School Settlement

May 11, 2008 at 3:00pm
Cleveland Music School Settlement, Cleveland, Ohio

Chamber music with cellist Ida Mercer, featuring Beethoven's sonata in D major, op.102 no.2, and a selection of smaller works such as Saint-Saëns' "The Swan," and Villa-Lobos' "Song of the Black Swan."

Free and open to the public.

Scarlatti and Handel

May 02, 2008 at 8:00pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

As a prelude to the Cleveland Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra's performance of Handel's Water Music, a performance of four Scarlatti sonatas on piano: K24 in A major, K25 in f-sharp minor, K87 in b minor, and K212 in A major.

Tickets $10; $5 under 18.

For more information call 216.991.3432.

Nathan Carterette at CIM

April 27, 2008 at 1:00pm
Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio

Performing with violinist Sarah Whitney the Claude Bolling Suite for Violin and Piano, and transcriptions from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" by Jascha Heifetz.

Austin Peay University

April 11, 2008 at 5:30pm
Concert Hall, Music and Mass Communication Building

Recital with clarinet faculty Mingzhe Wang, featuring Brahms Sonata in E-flat major, and the Schumann Fantasiestücke.

Concert Hall, Music and Mass Communication Building, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.

Schoenberg - Piano Concerto, op.42

March 20, 2008 at 8:00pm
White Hall, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Performance of Schoenberg's only piano concerto with the university orchestra, conducted by Robert Olson, as part of the Schoenberg Festival.

Schoenberg - Fünf Klavierstücke, op.23

March 19, 2008 at 8:00pm
White Hall, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Performance of Schoenberg´s pieces op.23 as part of the university´s Schoenberg Festival.

Midday Music Mosaic

March 12, 2008 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

Lunchtime concert with Cleveland flautist Bonnie Svetlik, featuring Reinecke's "Undine" Sonata, Weaver's Fantasy for Flute and Organ, and other works.

Admission is free!

Piano Recital

March 12, 2008 at 7:00am
Cleveland Hope Lodge, 11432 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, OH

Solo recital at the Hope Lodge featuring Schoenberg's Five pieces op.23, organ chorale preludes of Bach arranged by Feruccio Busoni, and Beethoven's sonata op.90.

Invitation only.

Portrait: New York in September

February 24, 2008 at 3:00am
Pilgrim Church, 2592 West 14th St, Tremont, OH

Portrait, Op. 33
'New York, in September'

Fredric Lissauer
(2000-01)
Admission Free

Piano Nathan Carterette
Clarinet/Alto Saxophone James Kalyn
Harp Hanna Lash
Violin Hanna Frey
Soprano Cassie Okenka
Conductor Harold Levin

Midday Music Mosaic

February 13, 2008 at 12:15pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

A 45 free concert featuring sonatas of W.A. Mozart (K284 in D major), F.J. Haydn (Hob.XVI:49 in E-flat major), and L. van Beethoven (op.90 in e minor).

Vaughan Williams Festival Concert

January 26, 2008 at 3:00pm
Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH

Christopher Grundy and Nathan Carterette return to present a program centered around the great song cycles of Ralph Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel (poems by Robert Louis Stevenson) and Five Mystical Songs (poems by George Herbert).

Grundy, baritone, will perform both cycles as well as the Five Popular Greek Songs of Maurice Ravel, and selections from Benjamin Britten's famous folk-song arrangements. Carterette will accompany on piano, and conducting a combined choir from Christ Church in Shaker Heights; Church of the Covenant in Cleveland; and Cleveland's Trinity Cathedral. Accompanying on organ is Canon for Music at Trinity, Daniel Hathaway.

Admission is free with a $10 suggested donation, and a reception will follow.

Companions

January 11, 2008 at 7:30pm
Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH

MegLouise Dance presents "Companions," an unforgettable evening with friends, lovers and the passions they share. Enjoy live performances of Art Song and dance that are subtle, delicious and divine.

Join tenor JR Fralick, soprano Amy Christina Hall and pianist Nathan Carterette as they offer musical selections by Ricky Ian Gordan, Francis Poulenc, Leonard Bernstein and David Ivor Davies. Dancers Emily Balf and Brittany DeSteven perform choreography by Megan Pitcher.

Be transported from Cleveland Public Theatre's Big Box Series to a 1920's parlor party and enjoy an evening of sensuous delight. Contact the box office for tickets, directions and venue details. For additional information, contact MegLouise Dance.

PERFORMANCES ON: Friday, January 11th at 7:30pm
Saturday, January 12th at 7:30pm
Sunday, January 13th at 3:00pm

Email: meglouisedance@yahoo.com
Website: www.meglouisedance.com
Blog: www.meglouisedance.blogspot.com

Bach - Goldberg Variations

December 12, 2007 at 12:00pm
Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH

Trinity Cathedral's free lunchtime series.

http://www.mandpa.org/brownbag/brownbag.html

Weill Recital Hall

November 19, 2007 at 3:01pm
Weill Recital Hall, NY, NY

Performance at the 2005 IBLA Grand Prize Award Concert at Carnegie Hall, featuring piano pieces of Bela Bartók (Improvisations op.20, Allegro barbaro, Musiques nocturnes).

Cleveland Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

May 15, 2007 at 8:00pm
Christ Episcopal Church, Cleveland, OH

Performance of the Bach d minor concerto with the Cleveland Philharmonic's auxiliary chamber ensemble.

Chagrin Valley Chamber Orchestra

April 27, 2007 at 7:30pm
St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Chagrin Valley, OH

Performance of Beethoven's fourth piano concerto, with cadenzas by Leopold Godowsky.

Kent State University

April 18, 2007 at 8:00pm
Fine Arts Theatre, Kent State University, Stark, OH

Solo recital of all sonatas: Scarlatti (K24, K25, K87, K212), Alexander Scriabin (Sonata no.8, op.66), Nikolai Medtner (Sonata tragica, op.39 no.5), and Beethoven (Sonatas op.109 and op.110).

Trinity Cathedral Brownbag Series

April 15, 2007 at 12:00pm
Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, OH

Solo recital of all sonatas: Scarlatti (K24, K25, K212), James MacMillan (Piano Sonata - Cleveland premiere), Alexander Scriabin (Sonata no.8, op.66) and Nikolai Medtner (Sonata tragica, op.39 no.5).

Meister-von-Morgen Reihe

March 19, 2006 at 8:00pm
Werner Richard Saal, Herdecke, Germany

Solo recital of Beethoven (Sonata op.110), Rachmaninoff (Variations on a Theme of Corelli), Ravel (Jeux d'eau), and Dafydd Llywelyn (TimeQuake, part VII/no.2).

Rhein-Ruhr Matinee

March 19, 2006 at 12:00pm
Mühlheim, Germany

Solo recital of Bach (Toccata in g minor, BWV937), Beethoven (Sonata op.110), Ravel (Jeux d'eau and Une barque sur l'océan) and Rachmaninoff (Variations on a Theme of Corelli).

Dorian-Konzerte

October 25, 2005 at 8:00pm
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany

Solo recital of Bach (Toccata & Fugue in g minor, BWV937), Beethoven (Sonata op.110), and Dafydd Llywelyn (TimeQuake part VII/no.2 - World premiere).

Berklee School of Music

September 12, 2005 at 3:00pm
Berklee School of Music, Boston, MA

Lecture and recital on the piano music of Bela Bartók for Berklee's Composer Seminars.

Bartók - Piano Music

April 20, 2005 at 8:00pm
Radford University, VA

The 2005 Radford University Gala Concert featuring Nathan Carterette, winner of the 2004 Bartók-Prokofiev-Kabalevsky competition, playing music of Bela Bartók (Improvisations, op.20, Allegro barbaro).

World Piano Teacher's Association Conference

April 15, 2005 at 3:00am
Yamaha Piano Salon, NY, NY

Lectured and performed the music of Bela Bartók for a conglomeration of international piano teachers.